
De-emphasis setting on TX side 
Normal Operating mode on TX side-> RX.Detect enabled 
Equalizer setting on TX side 
Power on PI3EQX501(I) both TX and RX sides. 
Equalizer setting on RX side 
Normal Operating mode on RX side-> RX.Detect enabled 
De-emphasis setting on RX side 
PI3EQX501(I) 
PI3EQX501(I) EVB Rev.A User Manual 
                                                            By YT Tso, Anne Wu and Jessy Chen 
  Introduce: 
PI3EQX501(I) is a 1-channel low power high performance 5.0Gbps signal ReDriver designed for USB3.0 
protocol. The device provides programmable Equalization (EQ) and De-Emphasis (DE) to optimize 
performance over a variety of physical mediums by reducing Inter-Symbol Interference (ISI) 
  Quick Start — For Default Setting: 
To start-up the PI3EQX501(I) EVB, complete the following steps: 
For TX test, 
1. Check the head pin status and follow Table 1 
2. Connect the JP4 on EVB to PC’s USB3.0 port through a USB3.0 Type A to B cable. 
3. Plug the USB3.0 device into EVB USB Type-A connector JP6 through USB3.0 cable 
For RX test, 
4. Check the head pin status and follow Table 1 
5. Connect the JP10 on EVB to PC’s USB3.0 port through a USB3.0 Type A to B cable. 
6. Plug the USB3.0 device into EVB USB Type-A connector JP11 through USB3.0 cable 
Figure 1(a) Top view of PI3EQX501(I) EVB                  Figure 1(b) Bottom view of PI3EQX501(I) EVB 
Table 1--Header pin is set as defaulted on EVB. 
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Pin name for 
PI3EQX501(I) 
Pin name for 
PI3EQX501(I) 
JP12 short to GND: EQ=3dB on RX side 
JP15 short to GND: DE=0dB on RX side 
JP8 short to GND: EQ=3dB on TX side 
JP3 short to GND: DE=0dB on TX side 
JP9 short: Power on PI3EQX501 (I) 
Equalizer setting: 
De- emphasis setting: 
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PI3EQX501(I) EVB Schematic 
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PCB Layout 
Figure 2, Top view of PI3EQX501(I) EVB Layout 
Figure 3, Bottom view of PI3EQX501(I) EVB Layout 
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