
System Details and Performance Specifications
Serial BERT 12.5 Gb/s User Guide 29
The PRBS bit stream consists of data generated by one of five patterns, listed
in Table 7. The pattern length is a system configuration setting, selected by
changing the Config State “PAT xxxx” setting, detailed in Section 4.2.3.
Table 7. N4962A PRBS generator patterns
31
– 1
31
+ X
28
+ 1 = 0
Hz
-T 0.150
23
23
18
15
15
14
7
7
6
3.5 Error Detector
The error detector counts errors in the input bit stream, based on the
configuration settings and the RX 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 error detector samples the input bit stream on the rising edge of the clock.
If the clock transition occurs near the data transition – that is, if the clock and
the data are changing at the same time – the sampled data value is uncertain,
which may result in high BER. This is illustrated in Figure 13.
To ensure the clock and data transition points are correctly offset, the error
detector features a user-adjustable 360-degree electronic phase shifter. The
phase shifter delays the clock input to the detector, allowing the user to select
the optimal sampling point. The N4962A can automatically adjust the receiver
phase to the best sampling point, detailed in Section 4.6.
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