Installation guide

ParBERT Overview Getting Started
Agilent 81250 ParBERT Installation Guide, February 2002 19
Overview of modules and frontends The following table summarizes the presently supported hardware
components. The table is sorted according to frequency requirements.
For details please refer to the Agilent 81250 ParBERT Technical
Specifications.
Software Components
The software necessary for using ParBERT is delivered on the User
Software CD (Agilent E4875-10001) with the following:
• ParBERT User Software
The ParBERT user software (Agilent E4875A) provides an easy-to-use,
intuitive graphical user interface for setting up, running and analyzing
tests.
• ParBERT Measurement Software.
The measurement software gives you a fast and easy-to-use graphical
access for running and evaluating complex bit error measurements,
for example, DUT output timing measurement or eye opening
measurement. For further information, refer to Agilent ParBERT
81250 Measurement Software in the online help.
• Plug and Play drivers
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05 or higher
Table 1 Supported Modules and Frontends
Max. data rate Generator Analyzer Clock module Comment
43.2 Gbit/s Modules: E4868A MUX E4869A DEMUX E4808A ParBERT 43G special
10.8 Gbit/s Modules: E4866A E4867A E4808A No frontends—one module
per channel
3.35 Gbit/s Modules: E4861B E4861B E4808A Two frontends per module
Frontends: E4862B E4863B
2.7 Gbit/s Modules: E4861A E4861A E4808A, E4805B Two frontends per module
Frontends: E4862A E4863A
1.65 Gbit/s
a
Modules: E4861A E4861A E4808A, E4805B Two frontends per module
Frontends: E4864A E4865A
675 Mbit/s Modules: E4832A E4832A E4808A, E4805B Four frontends per module
Frontends: E4838A, E4843A E4835A E4835A means 2 frontends
a
E4864A and E4865A frontends delivered before February, 2002, are confined to 1.35 Gbit/s.