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Auxiliary output (AUX OUT)
This output can be used to provide either clock or data signals:
Clock: clock signals from the input or the recovered clock signals
in CDR mode.
Data: weighted and sampled data.
Table 26. Specifi cations for the auxiliary output
Amplitude 600 mV typical
Interface AC coupled, 50 Ω nominal
Connector SMA female
Gating input (GATE IN)
If a logical high is applied to the gating input the analyzer will
ignore the incoming bits during a BER measurement. The ignored
bit sequence is a multiple of 512 bits. For measuring data in
bursts of bits, rather than a continuous stream of bits, a special
operating mode is used. This is the burst sync mode. In this case,
the signal at the gating input controls the synchronization and the
error counting for each burst.
This is an important feature for recirculation loop measurements.
If clock data recovery (CDR) is used to recover the clock from the
burst data, the CDR takes 2 µs from the start of the burst data
to settle. The number of bits needed to synchronize itself during
a burst depends on whether the pattern consists of hardware
based PRBS data or memory based data. To run properly in burst
mode the system needs a backlash of data after the gating input
returns to high. During each burst, the gating input has to remain
passive.
Error Detector Specifi cations
Table 27. Specifi cations for gating input
Burst synchronization time 1536 bits for PRBS
15 kbit for pattern
Backlash 1536 bits in non-CDR mode
1.5 µs in CDR-mode
Gate passive time
2560 bits in non-CDR mode
2560 bits or 1.5 µs whichever
is longer, in CDR mode
Interface levels TTL levels
Pulse width 256 clock periods
Connector SMA female
Pattern capture
The error detector can capture up to 32 MB data bits from the
device under test. The captured data bits are displayed in the
pattern editor in hex or binary format. The data bits can be
used as expected data for BER testing or can be saved for post
processing.
Figure 28. Burst mode allows recirculation loop testing
Checked data
Backlash
CDR
settling
time
Sync. time
Burst
High
Low
Gate input
Data input
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