
PEX 8618 Quick Start Hardware Design Guide – Version 1.2
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Systems with short Links and/or power-sensitive applications (
such as
mobile platforms) can optionally decide to
use low-swing output drive levels (400 mV
P-P
). In the PEX 8618, this can be accomplished by setting the
SerDes
Drive Level
register for a specific Lane to 01000b (400 mV
P-P
), and the
Post-Cursor Emphasis Level
register to
00000b (no de-emphasis).
Equation 1. PEX 8618 Transmitter Drive Level
(a) V
TRANS
= V
DRV_LVL
+ V
POST_EMP
(b) V
NON-TRANS
= V
DRV_LVL
- V
POST_EMP
(c) V
TX-DE-RATIO-3.5DB
= 20 log (V
NON-TRANS
/ V
TRANS
)
Example 1. Setting for Lane 0 Transmitter to 3.5 dB
Port 0
SerDes Drive Level
register, offset B98h[4:0] = 01111b (750 mVpp)
Port 0
Post-Cursor Emphasis Level
register, offset BA8h[4:0] = 01101b (162.5 mVpp)
V
TRANS
= 750 mV + 162.5 mV = 912.5 mVpp
V
NON-TRANS
=
750 mV - 162.5 mV = 587.5 mVpp
V
TX-DE-RATIO-3.5 DB
= 20 log (587.5/912.5) = -3.82 dB