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Keysight U4431A MIPI M-PHY Protocol Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide

 

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Page 1: ...Keysight U4431A MIPI M PHY Protocol Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide ...

Page 2: ...ware and or software described in this document are furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accor dance with the terms of such license Restricted Rights Legend If software is for use in the performance of a U S Government prime contract or subcon tract Software is delivered and licensed as Commercial computer software as defined in DFAR 252 227 7014 June 1995 or as a commercial...

Page 3: ... cause a potential shock hazard that could result in personal injury Fuses See the user s guide or operator s manual for information about line fuse replacement Some instruments contain an internal fuse which is not user accessible Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Do Not Remove the Instrument Cover Only qualified se...

Page 4: ...urrent Earth ground terminal Protective earth ground terminal Frame or chassis ground terminal Terminal is at earth potential Equipotentiality N Neutral conductor on permanently installed equipment L Line conductor on permanently installed equipment On mains supply Off mains supply Standby mains supply The instrument is not completely disconnected from the mains supply when the power switch is in ...

Page 5: ...ution refer to accompanying documentation Caution risk of electric shock Do not apply around or remove from HAZARDOUS LIVE conductors Application around and removal from HAZARDOUS LIVE conductors is permitted Caution hot surface Ionizing radiation CAT I IEC Measurement Category I CAT II Measurement Category II CAT III Measurement Category III CAT IV Measurement Category IV Symbol Description ...

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Page 9: ...ICES NMB 001 compliance marking to the Canadian EMC standard KC certification mark to demonstrate compliance with the South Korean EMC requirements South Korean Class A EMC declaration This equipment is Class A suitable for professional use and is for use in electromagnetic environments outside of the home Safety Symbols Description This product complies with the WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC marking ...

Page 10: ...uations See Also For information on Keysight AXIe chassis U4431A module how to set up the chassis module and host computer and how to obtain and install the associated software components see Keysight AXIe based Logic Analysis and Protocol Test Modules Installation Guide This guide is available on www keysight com and is also installed with the Logic Analyzer software For information on how to use...

Page 11: ... PHY Signal to U4433A Flying Lead Mapping 20 Supported Link Configurations 21 Example For a x1 Tx or Rx sublink probing 22 Example For a x2 Tx and Rx sublinks bidirectional probing 23 U4433A Probe Dimensions 24 U4433A Probe DC Load Model 25 N5426A ZIF Tips 26 Installing a U4433A Probe 28 Labeling the Probes 29 Probe Characteristics 30 3 Setting up a U4432A SMA Differential Probe Configuration U443...

Page 12: ...12 Keysight U4431A MIPI M PHY Protocol Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide Contents Probe Characteristics 38 Index ...

Page 13: ...ysight U4431A MIPI M PHY Protocol Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide 1 U4431A Module U4431A Module Hardware Components 14 This chapter provides information on the hardware components of the U4431A module ...

Page 14: ...ysight tools and viewers available in the Keysight Logic and Protocol Analyzer GUI You can use a single U4431A module to capture M PHY traffic on a unidirectional link either Tx or Rx sublink or a bidirectional link Tx and Rx sublinks A single U4431A module supports data capture for a link width of up to 4 lanes per sublink The following figure displays a U4431A module with its components labeled ...

Page 15: ...lane is in the STALL state the power saving state in HS MODE Yellow This means that the lane is transmitting LS BURST in LS MODE Blinking Yellow This means that the lane is in the SLEEP state the power saving state in LS MODE Off This means that the lane is not configured available Based on the link width that you select in the U4431 Connection Setup tab of the Logic and Protocol Analyzer GUI the ...

Page 16: ... how to obtain and install the associated software components see Keysight AXIe based Logic Analysis and Protocol Test Modules Installation Guide This guide is available on www keysight com and is also installed with the Logic and Protocol Analyzer software Refer to the Keysight Logic and Protocol Analyzer Online Help installed and integrated with the Keysight Logic and Protocol Analyzer software ...

Page 17: ...Flying Lead Probe Description 18 M PHY Signal to U4433A Flying Lead Mapping 20 Supported Link Configurations 21 U4433A Probe Dimensions 24 U4433A Probe DC Load Model 25 N5426A ZIF Tips 26 Installing a U4433A Probe 28 Probe Characteristics 30 This chapter provides information on the U4433A Differential ZIF Flying Leads probe used with the U4431A M PHY Analyzer module ...

Page 18: ... lanes of both Tx as well as Rx sublinks using a single U4431A module A U4433A probe allows you to probe individual lanes You connect a U4433A probe to the DUT by connecting the leads of the probe via Zero Insertion Force ZIF tips to the DUT You can make these connections at multiple target points on the DUT This allows flexible connections to individual signals and eliminates the need to have sig...

Page 19: ...e and these are labeled as 0 1 2 and 3 Each flying lead cable when connected to the DUT allows you to probe a lane which refers to either a Tx differential pair OR an Rx differential pair for a given lane The tip of each flying lead has positions for four pins as displayed in the following figure Pin 1 connects to the negative side of the differential probe input and pin 4 to the positive side The...

Page 20: ...d Mapping The following table provides a mapping between the M PHY signals to be probed and the U4433A flying lead cable and its pins to be used M PHY Signal to be Probed Flying Lead Cable to Use Flying Lead Cable Pin to Use D0_N D0 1 D0_P 4 D1_N D1 1 D1_P 4 D2_N D2 1 D2_P 4 D3_N D3 1 D3_P 4 Clk P Clk 1 Currently not supported 1 Clk N Clk 0 Currently not supported 3 ...

Page 21: ... and Rx sublinks For instance a x2 linkwidth for the Tx sublink and a x4 linkwidth for the Rx sublink Supported Link Configuration Number of Probe s Required Module Pod s to be used Number of Flying Lead Tips to be used One sublink of a link Unidirectional For a x1 Tx or Rx sublink probing 1 U4433A probe Pod1 1 For a x2 Tx or Rx sublink probing 1 U4433A probe Pod1 2 For a x3 Tx or Rx sublink probi...

Page 22: ...rotocol Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide The following are some examples illustrating the U4433A probe configurations Example For a x1 Tx or Rx sublink probing The following figure illustrates a x1 unidirectional probing setup using a U4433A probe Figure 3 x1 Unidirectional Probing Setup ...

Page 23: ...Probing Guide 23 Setting up a U4432A SMA Differential Probe Configuration 2 Example For a x2 Tx and Rx sublinks bidirectional probing The following figure illustrates a x2 bidirectional probing setup using U4433A probes Figure 4 x2 Bidirectional Probing Setup ...

Page 24: ... up a U4432A SMA Differential Probe Configuration 24 Keysight U4431A MIPI M PHY Protocol Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide U4433A Probe Dimensions Figure 5 U4433A Probe Dimensions All dimensions are in inches ...

Page 25: ...Keysight U4431A MIPI M PHY Protocol Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide 25 Setting up a U4432A SMA Differential Probe Configuration 2 U4433A Probe DC Load Model Figure 6 U4433A DC Load Model ...

Page 26: ...ed onto the DUT on the other end The following figure displays a N5426A ZIF tip soldered onto a DUT and ready to be connected to a flying lead cable of the probe Figure 8 U4433A Probe Connection to ZIP Tip You need to solder the ZIF tips onto the DUT before plugging in the flying lead cables in these tips Refer to the topic Installing a U4433A Probe on page 28 to know how to attach a ZIF tip to a ...

Page 27: ...Keysight U4431A MIPI M PHY Protocol Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide 27 Setting up a U4432A SMA Differential Probe Configuration 2 N5426A ZIF Tip Dimensions Figure 9 N5426A Zip Tip Dimensions ...

Page 28: ...Apply flux to the solder and ZIF tip d Solder the ZIF tip onto the DUT e Apply a 3M foam tape under the soldered tip To view a demo on how to attach a ZIF tip to a DUT go to www keysight com search for N5426A and click the demo file displayed under Document Library Demos link 4 Lift the latch of the soldered ZIF tip to allow the insertion of the flying lead cable into the tip with zero insertion f...

Page 29: ...with the color coding of the label on the Analyzer module s Pod input location in which you plugged the probe The following figure displays a U4433A probe s module connector and cable housing block with Pod and channel labels placed Figure 11 U4433 Channel Label and Pod Label NOTE Be careful while plugging in or out a flying lead cable from the soldered ZIF Tip While detaching a module connector f...

Page 30: ...haracteristics Description Value Electrical Characteristics Input 10 V max common mode Capacitive loading 0 250 fF Other Characteristics Temperature Operating range 5 to 40 C Storage 40 to 70 C temperature Humidity Operating 80 RH 40 C temperature Storage 90 RH 65 C Vibration 2 09 Grms 5 to 500 Hz random Shock 1 6 m s 63 in s 2 mS half sine ...

Page 31: ... Differential Probe Description 32 Labeling and Color Coding of Coaxial Cables 34 Supported Link Configurations 35 U4432A Probe DC Load Model 36 Connecting the U4432A Probe to the U4431A Module and DUT 37 Probe Characteristics 38 This chapter provides information on the U4432A SMA Differential probe used with the U4431A M PHY Analyzer module ...

Page 32: ...y find the U4432A SMA probe particularly useful to get quick connections to a prototype s existing SMA connectors A single U4432A probe provides support for probing one to four lanes of a Tx or an Rx sublink of an M PHY link For a bidirectional probing you need a single U4431A module and a set of two U4432A probes one probe each for one to four lanes of each sublink The U4431A module has two analy...

Page 33: ...o one of the two pod inputs available on the front panel of the U4431A Analyzer module Coaxial Cables with SMA Connectors This component connects the U4432A probe to the DUT There are 21 SMA cables in each probe Each cable connects to the positive or negative side of the differential probe input for a Tx or an Rx lane In this probe a pair of same colored cables represent the positive and negative ...

Page 34: ...les NOTE In addition to the M PHY data lines the probe also provides a reference clock to the DUT However currently the U4431A module does not support receiving or supplying an external reference clock Label Color Coding Pin Number Refn Red with white 5 Refp Red 7 TX0n White with white 11 TX0p White 13 RX0n Black with white 12 RX0p Black 14 TX1n Violet with white 18 TX1p Violet 20 RX1n Blue with w...

Page 35: ...x and Rx sublinks For instance a x2 linkwidth for the Tx sublink and a x4 linkwidth for the Rx sublink Supported Link Configuration Number of Probe s Required Module Pod s to be used Number of SMA cable pair to be used One sublink of a link Unidirectional For a x1 Tx or Rx sublink probing 1 U4432A probe Pod1 1 For a x2 Tx or Rx sublink probing 1 U4432A probe Pod1 2 For a x3 Tx or Rx sublink probin...

Page 36: ...lerated when running in Large Amplitude LA mode Alternately the 5340 104 10DB pick off tee from Picosecond Pulse Labs has demonstrated an impedance model similar to the U4432A probe Refer to the load model as described in the Picosecond Pulse Labs data sheet The following figure displays the load model for each U4432A differential channel pair Figure 13 Differential Channel Pair of Load Model ...

Page 37: ...page 34 to verify which coaxial cables to connect a Based on the link width needed connect the set of cables for M Phy data lanes 0 to 3 You may leave the coaxial cables for the unused data lanes disconnected b Connect the cable for the DUT s supply voltage sense signal labeled Vsense to the DUT s power supply The DUT sends this signal to the module to indicate when the module can actively send M ...

Page 38: ...mum Vdiff 100 mV Input Impedance DC 128 typical Other Characteristics Temperature Operating range 5 to 40 C Storage 40 to 70 C temperature Humidity Operating 80 RH 40 C temperature Storage 90 RH 65 C Vibration Operating 0 21 Grms 5 to 500 Hz random Survival 2 09 Grms 5 to 500 Hz random Shock 1 6 m s 60 in s 2 mS half sine Altitude Operating 10 Kilo feet 3 1 Kilometers Storage 15 Kilo feet 4 6 Kilo...

Page 39: ...model 36 M module components 14 N N5426A ZIF Tip Dimensions 27 N5426A ZIF tip kit 26 P pin to signal mapping 20 probe characteristics 30 38 S safety summary 3 SMA probe 32 T trigger in out connectors 15 U U4432A 32 U4433 pod and channel labels 29 U4433 Reference Clock Connector 19 V Vsen 37 W www keysight com 3 6 10 Z zero insertion force connector 26 ZIF tip 26 ...

Page 40: ...Index 40 Keysight U4431A MIPI M PHY Analyzer Hardware and Probing Guide ...

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