Checking the Agilent N4916B
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4
Disable the outputs of the
J-BERT and use a 2.4 mm
cable (m-m) and connect
the pattern generator's
Data Out port to the
Input port of the N4916B.
1
Mount the SMA 50 Ohm
termination on the unused
Data Out port of the pattern
generator using the SMA
to 2.4 mm adapter.
2
Restore the N4903B user
interface from the
Windows taskbar.
3
Connect the N4916B to the Pattern Generator
From the Navigation Menu,
select
External Instrument(s)
and then click
Config
to
access
Config
window.
The
Config
window displays a list of instruments
externally connected to the Serial BERT N4903B
along with the functions associated with them.
If the setup is used for the first time, perform the
calibrated settings. Refer to the help system for
detailed calibration instructions.
Let’s follow the next steps to enable these functions.
5
Enabling Clock Multiplier
Select the
Clock Multiplier
function to open
the
Clock Multiplier Connection
dialog.
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If you select the Clock Multiplier function,
a new menu entry is added to the
External
Instrument(s)
submenu.
From the Navigation Menu, select
External Instrument(s)
and then click
Clock Multiplier-DATAOUT
to access
Clock Multiplier-DATAOUT
window.
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8
Set the values as following:
- Input Frequency: 1 to 7
.6 GHz
- Termination Voltage: -2.0 V to 2.0 V
5
Select the
De-Emphasis
function to open
the
De-Emphasis Connection
dialog.
Enabling De-Emphasis
Press
Enable
to activate the connection between the N4903B
and the N4916B and also enables the output of the J-BERT.
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A selected checkbox corresponding to the
function indicates that the connection is
established between the N4903B and
N4916B.
From the
Navigation Menu
, select
PG Setup
and click
Data Output
to access
Data Output
window.
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Set the values as following:
- Pre-Cursor :
- Post-Cursor1 : -
- Post-Cursor2 :
0 dB to 12.04 dB
12.04 dB to 0 dB
-8 dB to 0 dB