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Software for the DCA-X Oscilloscope by Agilent

By Natasha Townsend | June 28, 2012

Agilent N1012A compliance test software is the industry’s first automated application for the Optical Internetworking Forum’s Common Electrical Interface (OIF CEI) 3.0 Implementation Agreement. The N1012A has two new test applications that leverage the high bandwidth and low jitter performance of the Infiniium 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope. The user-defined application enables engineers to rapidly develop their own automated test applications. Both software packages help developers save time and money.

Using multiple lanes at 25 to 28 Gb/s, these high data rates increase the importance of flawless equipment interoperability, which necessitates more extensive equipment testing and stringent test limits. The Implementation Agreement covers eight interfaces with nearly 120 tests. Several other standards also address tests at these data rates.

The compliance software performs a wide range of oscilloscope-based and network analyzer-based tests for the Implementation Agreement. The software also provides 5 to 28 Gb/s physical-layer transmitter measurements for engineers designing to the requirements of OIF CEI 3.0.

The user-defined application expands the capability of the existing N5467A user-defined application to include the 86100D DCA-X. Users can create their own tests, automated test groups, test limits with descriptions, measurement configurations, and customized reports.

The new applications for 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope provide design and validation engineers with a fast and easy way to verify physical-layer transmitter compliance to the appropriate standards.

Agilent N1012A compliance test software:

  • Provides automation of the nearly 120 tests in the OIF-CEI 3.0 agreement, including eye, waveform, jitter, return loss and resistance tests.
  • Supports use of Agilent’s 86108B precision waveform analyzer, other dual-electrical receivers, clock recovery and precision timebase products, and Agilent’s precision network analyzer family.
  • Enables fast de-skew of cables and automatic determination of optimal peaking values for continuous time linear equalization.
  • Displays the results in a flexible report format.
  • Provides a margin analysis that shows how closely a device passes or fails each test.

The Agilent N1019A user-defined application:

  • Enables fast creation of multiple tests on the 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope and other equipment.
  • Takes full advantage of the SCPI recorder feature within the FlexDCA interface.
  • Supports interfacing with the device under test for sequencing and control.
  • Enables testing against compliance limits and reporting of pass/fail margins.
  • Displays results in a flexible report format.

Agilent
www.agilent.com

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