Agilent Technologies N4962A Manuel utilisateur

Agilent N4962A

Serial BERT 12.5 Gb/s

User Guide

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Safety Summary

General Safety Precautions

The following general safety precautions

must be observed during all phases of

operation of this instrument. Failure to

comply with these precautions or with

specific warnings elsewhere in this manual

violates safety standards of design,

manufacture, and intended use of the

instrument.

Agilent Technologies Inc. assumes no

liability for the customer's failure to comply

with these requirements.

Before operation, review the instrument and

manual for safety markings and instructions.

You must follow these to ensure safe

operation and to maintain the instrument in

safe condition.

Initial Inspection

Inspect the shipping container for damage. If

there is damage to the container or

cushioning, keep them until you have

checked the contents of the shipment for

completeness and verified the instrument

both mechanically and electrically. The

Performance Tests give procedures for

checking the operation of the instrument. If

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WARNING To avoid hazardous electrical

shock, do not perform electrical tests when

there are signs of shipping damage to any

portion of the outer enclosure (covers,

panels, etc.).

General

This product is a Safety Class 1 product

(provided with a protective earthing ground

incorporated in the power cord). The mains

plug shall only be inserted in a socket outlet

provided with a protective earth contact.

Any interruption of the protective conductor,

inside or outside of the instrument, will

make the instrument dangerous. Intentional

interruption is prohibited.

Environment Conditions

This instrument is intended for indoor use in

an installation category II, pollution degree 2

environment per IEC 61010 Second Edition

and 664 respectively. It is designed to

operate within a temperature range of 10 to

40 °C at a maximum relative humidity of 80%

for temperatures up to 31 °C, decreasing

linearly to 50% relative humidity at 40 °C at

an altitude of 2000 meters.

This module can be stored or shipped at

temperatures between -40°C and +70°C.

Protect the module from temperature

extremes that may cause condensation

within it.

Before Applying Power

Verify that all safety precautions are taken.

The power cable inlet of the instrument

serves as a device to disconnect from the

mains in case of hazard. The instrument

must be positioned so that the operator can

easily access the power cable inlet. When

the instrument is rack mounted the rack

must be provided with an easily accessible

mains switch.

Ground the Instrument

Install the instrument so that the ON / OFF

switch is readily identifiable and is easily

reached by the operator. The ON / OFF

switch is the instrument disconnecting

device. It disconnects the mains circuits

from the mains supply before other parts of

the instrument. Or the detachable power

cord can be removed from the electrical

supply. Alternately, an externally installed

switch or circuit breaker which is readily

identifiable and is easily reached by the

operator may be used as a disconnecting

device.

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Atmosphere

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presence of flammable gases or fumes.

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EMC compliance.

Indicates that protective earthing ground is

incorporated in the power cord.

This symbol indicates that internal circuits can be

damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD),

therefore, avoid applying static discharges to the

panel input connectors.

This mark indicates compliance with the Canadian

EMC regulations.

ISM 1-A

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CE Marking to state compliance within the

European Community: This product is in

conformity with the relevant European Directives:

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Directive 2006/95/EC.

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hazardous or toxic substance elements are

expected to leak or deteriorate during normal use.

Forty years is the expected useful life of the

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certification.

The KC mark includes the marking’s identifier

code that has up to 26 digits and follows this

format: KCC-VWX-YYY-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

This symbol indicates that the instrument requires

alternating current (AC) input.

This symbol indicates that the power line switch

is in the ON position.

This symbol indicates that the power line switch

is in the OFF position.

Environmental Information

This product complies with the WEEE Directive

(2002/96/EC) marketing requirements. The affixed

label indicates that you must not discard this

electrical/electronic product in domestic household

waste.

Product category: With reference to the equipment

types in the WEEE Directive Annexure I, this product

is classed as a “Monitoring and Control

instrumentation” product.

Do not dispose in domestic household waste.

To return unwanted products, contact your local

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Contents

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Contents

1Getting Started ......................................................................................................... 9

1.1 General.............................................................................................................. 9

1.2 N4962A Operation Overview ....................................................................... 11

1.3 Getting Started with the N4962A Serial BERT 12.5 Gb/s...................... 12

1.3.1 Unpacking and Installation........................................................... 12

1.3.2 Safety and Regulatory.................................................................... 12

1.3.3 Declaration of Conformity............................................................. 13

1.3.4 Important Notes.............................................................................. 13

1.3.5 Performance Recommendations.................................................. 14

1.4 Connect the Hardware.................................................................................. 14

1.5 Turn It On........................................................................................................ 15

1.6 Align Clock and Data .................................................................................... 15

1.7 Make the Measurement............................................................................... 15

2N4962A System Overview..................................................................................... 17

2.1 Front Panel Quick Reference....................................................................... 19

2.2 Rear Panel Quick Reference........................................................................ 22

2.3Connector Care .............................................................................................. 23

3System Details and Performance Specifications............................................... 25

3.1 General............................................................................................................ 25

3.2 Safety and Regulatory................................................................................... 26

3.3 Internal Clock ................................................................................................. 27

3.4 PRBS Generator............................................................................................. 30

3.5 Error Detector................................................................................................. 32

3.6 Data Path ........................................................................................................ 34

4Operation................................................................................................................. 37

4.1 General Information ...................................................................................... 37

4.1.1 Performance Recommendations.................................................. 38

4.1.2 Connector Care............................................................................... 38

4.2 Front Panel Interface .................................................................................... 39

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4.2.1 Front Panel – Display Panel.......................................................... 40

4.2.2 Front Panel – Local, Receiver, and Data Path Controls........... 41

4.2.3 Front Panel – Configuration Adjustment Controls.................... 43

4.2.4 Front Panel – Display Selection Controls................................... 48

4.3 Rear Panel Interface ..................................................................................... 51

4.4 Power-On State.............................................................................................. 53

4.5 System Verification ....................................................................................... 54

4.5.1 Self Test Mode................................................................................ 54

4.5.2 Error Free Test ................................................................................ 55

4.5.3 High BER Test................................................................................. 55

4.5.4 Low BER Test.................................................................................. 56

4.6 BER Detector Clock Phase Adjustment..................................................... 56

4.7 Basic BER Measurement............................................................................. 59

5Remote GPIB Interface.......................................................................................... 61

5.1 GPIB Capabilities........................................................................................... 62

5.2 GPIB Command Syntax ................................................................................ 63

5.2.1 Command Structure....................................................................... 64

5.3 IEEE Common Commands............................................................................ 65

5.4 SCPI Mandated Commands......................................................................... 66

5.5 N4962A Device Commands ......................................................................... 66

5.5.1 Internal Clock Commands............................................................. 67

5.5.2 PRBS Pattern Commands ............................................................. 70

5.5.3 Measurment Commands............................................................... 74

5.6 Examples......................................................................................................... 83

6Returning the N4962A Serial BERT to Agilent Technologies ......................... 87

Getting Started

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1Getting Started

1.1 General

The N4962A serial BERT 12.5 Gb/s operates from 500 Mb/s

– 12.5 Gb/s

referencing an external clock, and from 9.85

– 11.35 Gb/s with the

programmable internal clock.

The N4962A includes:

•Internal clock system

•PRBS generator

•Error detector

Key Features

•Low cost, high performance

•Programmable output amplitude control

•Electronic receiver clock phase adjust

•Differential inputs and outputs

•Synchronous clock & pattern triggers

•Selectable pattern lengths, mark density

•Data Thru switch on Receiver for use with Oscilloscope on received

data

•Controlled with GPIB control bus format

Internal clock system

•

Internal clock 9.85 to 11.35 GHz

•External clock input for 0.5 to 12.5 GHz operation

PRBS generator

•

Selectable PRBS patterns:

oLengths: 27-1, 210-1, 215-1, 223-1, 231-1

oMark densities: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8

•Adjustable PRBS amplitude:

oVoltage: 0.3 - 1.8 V pp per output

oStep size: 10 mV

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10 Serial BERT 12.5 Gb/s User Guide

Error detector

•Automatic sampling point adjustment

•Elapsed time BER measurements

•Manual threshold adjustment)

Operating modes

•

Disabled ('safe mode': no output)

•Enabled (PRBS output enabled)

•Thru (no detector; inputs connected to Data Thru connectors on back

panel)

Display

•

LED indicators

•Multifunction alphanumeric display

Data entry / interface

•

Push-button control (local)

•Remote GPIB (IEEE 488.2-1992)

•Compatible with N4980A multi-instrument BERT software user

interface

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