User guide

Preparing the Test

What Are We Testing?

Reset the instrument.

Use either navigation Menu or press

the button present on

the instrument to switch

to the PG Setup.

PG Setup

Now select the logic

family LVDS for the data

and clock port.

Let’s increase the

signal’s data offset by

100mV. Just tip the

offset field.

The quickest way to familiarize yourself with the instrument is to set up a

short test. You can test the BER on a cable. All you need for this test is an

APC/RPC cable for the data port connection and an APC/RPC-SMA adapter

cable to connect the PG clock output to the ED clock input.

Setting up the Pattern Generator

First we need to set up the pattern generator.

To keep things simple, let's set up LVDS logic

levels for both the data and clock output.

This sets all voltages

and parameters to

default values.

The pattern generator's

output ports are always active.

Therefore, you must be sure that

your device can handle these

ranges before you connect it.

You can change the output

signal parameters according

to the needs of your device.

Use the Up and Down

buttons below the knob

to position the cursor.

Turn the fine-tuning knob until

you have the desired value.

Click Data Output for Data Output

Setup, or click Clock/Trigger

Output for Clock Output Setup.