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BERT Settings
Refer to front panel section 4.4.2.26.3 for detailed information about BERT Settings.
BERT Measurement Status
BERT Status is only available via the Test Utilities screen in the Browser. The Status information, shown in Figure
266, displays measurements for Channel 1, Channel 2, and the Combiner (if enabled) when a BER test is running.
Figure 266: Test Utilities, BERT Status
Colored indicators are always grey when inactive, or an associated color during a test. The status display continually
updates for the duration of a BER test.
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Enabled
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Green when enabled
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Running
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Green when running
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Inverted
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Yellow if inverted
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Sync Loss
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Red when sync loss occurs
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Time Count (seconds)
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Time in seconds since starting or restarting the current BER test
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Bit Count
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Number of bits passed during BER test
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Bit Error Count
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Number of errored bits
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Errored Seconds
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Number of seconds during the test in which errors occurred
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Error Rate
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Bit error rate in scientific notation
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Update On/Off button
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Freezes the state of the Status window for easy viewing, but the test continues to
run as prescribed in the BERT Settings (limited or continuous)
An example of the Status screen when a BER test is running is shown in Figure 267.
