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High-Speed Test Challenges Oscilloscope/Digitizer Performance Requirements Automated Test Challenges Addressing Automated Test Challenges With the Industrys Highest Performance PXI Digitizers
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OC768 10 GbE OC192 XFI SXI, TFI OC48 4G FibreChannel XAUI Rapid IO 2G FibreChannel InfiniBand Rambus 800 Mhz RSL OC12/ST3 HyperTransport CEI
ShortReach
CEI
Long Reac h
10.0
6.25 Gbps
Multiple data lanes
SATA III (6 Gb) PCI Express II (5-6 Gb) SATA II (3 Gb) PCI Express 1394b SATA II
(1.5Gb)
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Open standards
Interoperability is key to success
Compliance test requirements
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There are two kinds of designers . . . those that have signal integrity problems . . . and those that will.
Sun Microsystems
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Increase crosstalk
EMI goes up
Clean, fast transitions Stable, valid logic levels Accurate placement in time Free of transients
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Displays waveform details, edges, and noise Detects and displays transients
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Signal fidelity: Can I trust my measurement system to give an accurate representation of my signal?
How do you know if your measurement setup provides good signal fidelity?
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Measurement Bandwidth
Oscilloscope Bandwidth Must have sufficient bandwidth to capture highfrequency components Bandwidth specified at -3 dB point
Bandwidth
>5
th
Harmonic
Sample Rate
Sample Rate Determines how frequently an oscilloscope takes a sample Faster sample rate, greater resolution and waveform detail Wider margins in production test may demand less oversampling Required Sample Rate
Sample Rate
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2.5 X
fHighest
Sample Rate
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10 X
fHighest
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Vertical Resolution
Vertical resolution refers to how many different voltage changes you can measure
Amplitude (V) 10.00 8.75 7.50 6.25 5.00 3.75 2.50 1.25 0
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Sources of Error Differential Nonlinearity Integral Nonlinearity Missing Codes Aperture Uncertainty Noise
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Input the same 5 Gbit/s signal to both instruments High ENOB translates into more margin and better repeatability! Vendor A 11.4 ps 521 mV
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R&D
Validation
Production Test
Customized measurements
A digitizer provides Oscilloscopes features optimized for Quick Visualization automated test
Interactive Use High Bandwidth
Hybrid
The digitizing oscilloscope Modular Digitizers provides insight into the High Throughput analog domain.
Integration Compact Size
Systems
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vendors Sharing of clocks and triggers Future-proofing for upgraded capability Synchronizing channels in large systems
from multiple
or latency Limited Rack Space Stand-alone oscilloscopes can consume 7U to 8U of rack space Power Constraints
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Addressing Automated Test Challenges With the Industrys Highest Performance PXI Digitizers
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NI PXIe-5185 NI PXIe-5186 3 GHz 5 GHz 12.5 GS/s (1 ch) 6.25 GS/s (2 ch) 2
8-Bit ADC
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Rack Space
Digital multimeter, battery simulator, signal generator, spectrum analyzer, digitizer, switch, digital I/O, coprocessor, RF transceiver, embedded PC
Custom Measurements
NI LabVIEW Toolkits
Jitter Analysis
Signal Processing
Modulation
Spectral Meas.
Processing
Upgrade to the latest processor technology using embedded controllers
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Summary
For high-speed digitizers, ENOB offers the best figure of merit for comparing noise performance Tektronix, Enabling Technology in the NI PXIe-5185/86 delivers superior signal fidelity with low noise and high ENOB NI PXIe-5185/86 modules are optimized for automated test
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For NI PXIe-5185/86 product information, visit ni.com/high-speed-digitizer . To learn more about PXI and its benefits for automated test, visit ni.com/automatedtest .
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