Keysight M8050A High-Performance BERT Getting Started Guide
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Introduction
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Table 7
Front Panel LEDs
M8046A Front Panel Inputs/Outputs Ports
Table 8
M8046A Front Panel Inputs/Outputs Ports
Connector Name
Active when...
Color
Fail
power-up fault condition
red
Access
power-up ready state
green
Clk In x
on when output active and CLK detected
green
Ctrl Out x
on when output active
green
Ctrl In x
logic state is detected
green
Data In
data received
green
CAUTION
The inputs of the M8046A module are sensitive to static electricity.
Therefore, take necessary anti-static precautions, such as wearing a
grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage.
Component
Description
Data In and /Data In
Differential data inputs (3.5 mm, female)
Clk In
Clock input to sample the incoming data. Full/half and quarter-rate clock.
Single ended. CTRL IN can be used as sequence trigger or pattern capture
event.
Ctrl Out A
Outputs a pulse in case of an error. Generates a pulse or static high/low if used
from sequencer.
Ctrl In A
Functionality can be selected as: sequence trigger, pattern capture event.
Rec Clk Out
This output provides a recovered clock when using the integrated clock recovery
function of M8046A.It can be used to trigger a DCA sampling oscilloscope.
