
Device Status Tab
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On the bottom right hand side of the monitor are the three buttons used to manipulate the data within the
monitor. The export raw data button allows the user to export this collected data as an excel spreadsheet
with values to interpret the darkness of the eye monitor. The export density button allows the user to
export the collected density values from the eye monitor plot, again as an excel spreadsheet with the
values of density as the cell values. The clear plots button allows the user to clear the eye monitor before
capturing the next set of data.
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Device Status Tab
This tab gives a brief summary of the status on all of the channels in the device. This includes whether
there is a signal or a lock on each channel, as well as a summary of the CTLE, DFE, EOM, and transmit
settings for the channel.
Figure 8. Device Status Tab
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Transmitter Tab
The transmitter tab controls the various level settings for VOD, the 3 taps of the FIR filter, and in addition
has indicators for when a signal is detected as well as when the CDR locks for all 16 transmitter channels
as shown in
Figure 9
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The ‘Channel Select’ pull down menu is used to select which of the 16 channels is being modified. For the
Channel Indicators box, when a signal is detected the ‘Signal Detect’ indicator will switch from being red
and reading No Signal to green and should read Signal Detected. If the CDR locks to the applied data
rate, the indicator should switch to green and read CDR Locked. The ‘Reset’ push button is used to reset
the default transmitter settings. By default the ‘SM Enabled’ icon should be selected to enable the state
machine. In order to force the channel in question to be active as opposed to relying on signal detect,
‘Force Enabled’ can be selected. Conversely, in order to disable a channel regardless of whether a signal
is detected ‘Force Disabled’ can be selected.