
System Details and Performance Specifications
Serial BERT 12.5 Gb/s User Guide 27
The TX clock, available from the buffered HF TrigO and TX CKO connectors,
features the optional addition of an external jitter signal.
To add jitter to the PRBS clock, and therefore to the PRBS output signal, switch
into jitter-injection mode by changing the Config State “Jitter” setting to 1, and
apply a DC to 100 MHz sinusoid to the JitterI connector. The jitter input signal
will be FM modulated onto the clock; the amount of added jitter corresponds to
the amplitude of the input signal.
The Jitter setting of 0 will still FM modulate any signal under 100 kHz. To
properly ensure no jitter is added, disconnect any source from the JitterI
connector.
Table 5. Parameters for N4962A internal clock jitter injection (JitterI)
MHz
pp max
Hz, up to 0.15 UI ≥ 10 MHz
Female SMA, single-ended, DC coupled, 50 Ω impedance
Switch to jitter-injection mode before applying a signal to JitterI
3.4 PRBS Generator
The PRBS generator creates a continuous bit stream based on the
configuration settings and the TX CKI input clock rate. The internal clock can
be used for 9.85 to 11.35 Gb/s operation, or an external clock can be used for
500 Mb/s to 12.5 Gb/s operation. The PRBS generator and error detector must
be clocked at the same rate.
The PRBS generator configuration includes selectable pattern length, mark
space density ratio, and digital error injection settings. The PRBS also features
polarity control to allow for both inverting and non-inverting DUTs. These
configuration settings are detailed in Section 4.2.
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