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In case of problems, please refer to 

the User Guide of your N4880A.

Operating the Agilent N4880A

Operation Example of PCIe with J-BERT 

The 

raphical user interface controls and monitors 

the connected Reference Clock Multiplier.  For complete details, refer to the User Guide.

N4880A Reference Clock Multiplier g

Set BERT 

Clock Divider

 in the J-BERTs Pattern Generator.

Follow the given instructions to set 

Clock Divider

  on J-BERT:

  a. Switch to 

PG - Setup

 > 

Bit Rate Setup

  b. Keep the 

Clock Source

 as 

External

.

  c. Select the 

Divider

 value as displayed on 

      N4880As user interface.

3

Supply 100 MHz to the 

Reference Clock In

 Port

4

If the supplied 

Reference Clock

 

is correct the 

PLL Lock status

 

light shows green.

5

4

2

3

5

Select BERT 

Clock Frequency

.

2

1

B

C

On the N4880A GUI, select 

PCIe

 tab.

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Содержание N4880A

Страница 1: ...efer to the Online Help of your Reference Clock Multiplier N4880A For more information visit The Help also offers printable versions of the User Guide www agilent com find n4880 You only need a few minutes to get started with the N4880A This Getting Started Brochure helps you to quickly install and operate the instrument ...

Страница 2: ... II pollution degree 2 environment It is designed to operate within a temperature range of 5 40 C 40 105 F at a maximum relative humidity of 95 and at altitudes of up to 2000 meters Refer to the specifications tables for the ac mains voltage requirements and ambient operating temperature range Do Not Remove the Instrument Cover This product is marked with a warning symbol when it is necessary for ...

Страница 3: ...um power consumption is 80 VA The power supply automatically adapts to the applied AC power Auto Selection and monitors the AC power range The mains plug can only be inserted in a socket outlet that provides protective earth contact Any interruption of the protective earth contact inside or outside the instrument makes any operation of the instrument dangerous Intentional interruption is prohibite...

Страница 4: ...ly green when instrument is ON powered Red when instrument is OFF in power standby mode 3 CLOCK OUT Clock Output 4 REFERENCE CLOCK IN Non Inverted data input REFERENCE CLOCK IN Inverted data input Software Requirements Pre requisites for installing the Agilent N4880A software The supported Operating System are Windows XP SP3 English 32 bit Windows Vista SP2 English 32 bit Windows Vista SP2 English...

Страница 5: ... the revision of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite is 15 5 or later You may wish to connect a keyboard and mouse to your J BERT N4903B This is not mandatory but convenient and should be done when the instrument is switched off 1 Open the Utility menu and click Minimize GUI 4 Switch on the J BERT N4903B 2 You can use the Agilent Connection Expert which makes it easy to configure USB instruments for SC...

Страница 6: ... via USB to the corresponding J BERT or PC Reference Clock Multiplier 5 Install the N4880A software package before connecting the device with your computer otherwise there can be connection problems The latest N4880A software can be found at www agilent com find n4880 The device driver is installed via the installation program and can also be found in the Driver folder inside the installation dire...

Страница 7: ...and one of the rear USB ports of your N4903B 3 Depending on your Windows version when you connect the N4880A for the first time the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard appears Select Install the software automatically and follow the onscreen steps 4 Click Next until the wizard finishes 5 Windows will automatically identify the N4880A as N4880A Reference Clock Multiplier The the latest versions of Wi...

Страница 8: ...e Clock Multiplier g Set BERT Clock Divider in the J BERTs Pattern Generator Follow the given instructions to set Clock Divider on J BERT a Switch to PG Setup Bit Rate Setup b Keep the Clock Source as External c Select the Divider value as displayed on N4880As user interface 3 Supply 100 MHz to the Reference Clock In Port 4 If the supplied Reference Clock is correct the PLL Lock status light shows...

Страница 9: ...nce Clock Frequency and the BERT Clock Frequency are co dependent in this mode therefore the Reference Clock Frequency will adjust accordingly Operation Example of MIPI with J BERT On the N4880A GUI select MIPI tab 1 Select Reference Clock Frequency 2 Select BERT Clock Frequency 3 Set BERT Clock Divider in the J BERTs Pattern Generator 4 Supply the necessary Reference Frequency to the Reference Cl...

Страница 10: ...RTs PG Data Out with the DUTs Data In 1 Connect J BERTs PG CLK In with the N4880As CLK Out 2 Connect J BERTs ED Data In with the DUTs Data Out 3 Connect J BERTs ED CLK In with the J BERTs Trigger Out 4 Connect N4880As CLK In with the DUTs CLK OUT 5 This completes the basic information on N4880A In case of problems please refer to the User Guide of your N4880A CLK IN PG DATA OUT PG TRIG OUT CLK IN ...

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