
Keysight M8040A High-Performance BERT Getting Started Guide
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Introduction
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M8045A High-Performance BERT Pattern Generator-Clock Module
The M8045A is an instrument module that can be installed into the
M9505A 5-slot AXIe Chassis. This module occupies three slots.
M8045A Features
• Up to two Pattern Generator channels per 2-slot-module
• Symbol rate 2 to 64.8 GBaud
• NRZ and PAM-4 format is software-selectable
• Minimum data rate = 2 Gb/s
• PAM-4 up to 64 Gbaud
• Built in de-emphasis
• Built in and calibrated jitter generation
• External jitter modulation per channel
• Remote head to get close to the DUT
• Pattern memory, PRBS, pattern sequencing
• Sequencing control by external control signals
Refer to the
Online Help
installed and integrated into the M8070A
software to learn about how to use this module.
M8045A Module Components
The following figure displays the front panel of the M8045A module:
Figure 5
M8045A module front panel