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Summary of Contents for AT4039EML

Page 1: ...AT4039EML 4 Lane 23 29 46 58 GBaud Bit Error Ratio Tester 400G NRZ PAM4 AT4039EML BERT User Guide www multilaneinc com...

Page 2: ...of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 or subparagraphs c 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software RestrictedRights clause at FAR 52 227 19 as applicabl...

Page 3: ...alled Firmware Revision 14 Line Rate Configuration Applies to all channels at once 14 Mode Clock Out Settings Apply to all channels at once 15 Per Channel Settings 16 Taking Measurements 20 Bit Error...

Page 4: ...igure 9 Ethernet Configuration 13 Figure 10 AT4039EML GUI 13 Figure 11 Default Inner and Outer settings of 1000 and 2000 20 Figure 12 Outer Eye is set 1600 Inner eye kept at 2000 20 Figure 13 BER Cont...

Page 5: ...ratings information before making connectionsto the product Do not applya potential toany terminal includingthe commonterminal thatexceedsthe maximumrating of that terminal Do Not Operate Without Cove...

Page 6: ...t covers the followinginformation Describes the capabilities of the instrument how to install it and its software packages Explainshow to operate the instrumentfor Pattern Generation Error Detection h...

Page 7: ...s advanceddevelopmentand test tools MultiLane has the resources andknow how to meet customer s product development and design requirements Our R D has a proven track record in delivering leading edge...

Page 8: ...ATE The ATE versioniscalledAT4039EML and iscompatible withthe AdvantestV93000 HSIOtest head extenderframe twinning Hardware Packages AT4039EML 4 x 28G NRZ PAM4 and 4 x 56G NRZ PAM4 Channels BERT in a...

Page 9: ...AT4039EML User Manual 5 P a g e COMMUNICATION TEST MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS Figure 2 The buildingblocksofthe test head extender FamilyBoard Base Frame Pogo Segment DUT Load board...

Page 10: ...AT4039EML User Manual 6 P a g e COMMUNICATION TEST MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS Figure 3 V93Kframewith 4 Multilanecassettesinstalled Figure 4 ComponentsoftheMultilanesub systeminside theV93Kframe...

Page 11: ...connectors are labeled U450 U451 U452 and U453 4 Power connector Each backplane has a 12V 13A powerconnector 5 Clock out Clock out from a BERT is available as a differential pairat the indicated SMP 6...

Page 12: ...ting of the channels is simultaneousinone move Alsothe bandwidthof the coaxial assemblyis 50 GHz All APIs are available for Linux and testedunder SmarTest 7 For the listof APIs and how to use them ple...

Page 13: ...ML4039EML AT4039EML WindowsGUI USB driver Overview AT4039EML is a low cost simple to use fully integrated ultra compact USB Fast Ethernet controlled instrument that combines the functions and features...

Page 14: ...r ML IPChanger InstrumentGUI runs on Windows XP 32 64 bit Windows7 8 and 10 NOTE These applications require the Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 If the Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 is needed it can be downl...

Page 15: ...cations Windows7 or greater Minimum 1 GB RAM 1 Ethernet card to establishconnectionwiththe device USB Connector Pentium4 processor 2 0 GHz or greater NET Framework 3 5 sp1 NOTE It is recommended to co...

Page 16: ...ou print a label withthe newlyassignedIP address and stick it on the instrument If for some reason youcannot rememberwhatIP addressyour instrumenthas youwill have touse the USBinterface togetherwithth...

Page 17: ...ONS Figure 8 EthernetConfiguration The instrumentisnowpoweredupand connectedthrough the right IPaddress Next you needto configure the signal generated GUI Overview Figure 9 AT4039EMLGUI In your instru...

Page 18: ...rrect polarity and PRBS kindis detectedon the error detector If the temperature reaches 65C the electronicswill autoshut off Reading the installed Firmware Revision The installedfirmware versionisdisp...

Page 19: ...pes require a clock frequency above 2 GHz To get the AT4039EML to output that go under mode settings and select the Clock out to be Monitor Choose the denominator so that the result is within the scop...

Page 20: ...10 3 Per ChannelSettings You can adjust these settingson a per channel basis These are The AT4039EML can output a wide range of pre defined patterns In addition to the PRBS patterns there are lineari...

Page 21: ...M levels are denoted 0 1 2 and 3 Example 2 to transmit a stair signal 0123 fill out the fields with repetitions of 1E In the RX Pattern menu one can browse all the patterns with which error detection...

Page 22: ...e default amplitude control is calibrated in millivolt values but does not allow you to change the equalizer settings If you need to change the FFE tap settings please go to then enable Advanced Setti...

Page 23: ...lease ensure that the sum of pre post and main cursors is 1000 to have optimal performance If the sum of taps exceeds 1000 linearity of the TX signal cannot be maintained Pre cursor effect on a pulse...

Page 24: ...urements the instrument ports should be in the loopback mode which meansTX port shouldbe connectedto the RX port usinga balloon and the PPG and ED patterns shouldmatch One doesnot necessarilyneedtosup...

Page 25: ...stop until the user intervenesandclicks the stop button BER can also be set to run unit a target value is reached or until a certain number of bitshas been transmitted unitsof 10 gigabits The Timer le...

Page 26: ...shootthe link You can thinkof it as a scope builtinto the receiverand it works evenif you do not have pattern lock For both NRZ and PAMsignals the histogram graph is shown as follows Figure 14 PAMHist...

Page 27: ...sure the strengthof the received signal itis givenin dB Figure 16 SNRratio for PAMsignal Log file System In the AT4039EML BERT there isa log file system where everyexceptionhandledor unhandledby the G...

Page 28: ...weekof work Saving and LoadingSettings The instrumentalways savesthe last usedsettingsin non volatile memory These settingsare automatically restoredthe nexttime you connect to the BERT In addition yo...

Page 29: ...IP Address and Update Firmware The AT4039EML has two PC interfaces USB and Ethernet The USB interface isonly for changing the IP address of the instrumentand for updatingfirmware One cannot interact...

Page 30: ...Maintenance nextto the USB radio button selection 3 Connect to your instrumentusing the USB option 4 Clickon IP Configuration to substitute the oldIP with the newdesiredone 5 Powercycle the instrumen...

Page 31: ...2 168 1 5 see Figure 19 6 Clickon Connect then Load Hex File 7 Clickon Erase Program Verify and waittill it displaysupdate success then click Run Application 8 Powercycle the instrument Figure 19 Firm...

Page 32: ...e into the PC and connect it to the panel Make sure the PC can locate and install the driver If thisdoes not happen automatically you will needto give Windowsthe path to the driver sfolder USB Driver...

Page 33: ...earch for the driversoftware Select Browse my computer for driver software A dialogbox appears asking for the Driversoftware path Enter the path and click Next A security dialogbox appears select Inst...

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