
Keysight M8070A Programming Guide
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Recommended Programming Techniques
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8b10b Coding
To encode an 8b10b symbol 16 bits (2 bytes) are used.
Table 13
8b10b coding
Table 14
Variant for captured pattern
Bit Offset/Range
Bit (range) Name
Description
7:0
Data
Symbol data
8
K/D
0 = D-character, 1 = K-character
9
Reserved for future use. Must be set
to 0
10
Mask
Mask (if present, ignored on DataOut)
11
Squelch
Squelch (if present, ignored on
DataIn)
12
Enable scrambler
Enable scrambler (ignored on DataIn)
13
Pause scrambler
Pause scrambler (ignored on DataIn)
14
Reset scrambler
Reset scrambler (ignored on DataIn)
15
Start of Frame
Start of Frame (ignored on DataOut)
Bit Offset/Range
Bit (range) Name
Description
7:0
Data
Symbol data
8
K/D
0 = D-character, 1 = K-character
9
Reserved for future use. Must be set
to 0
10
Error
Error (ignored on DataOut, ignored on
DataIn)
15:11
Squelch
Reserved for future use. Must be set
to 0