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Setting up External Instrument(s)
Setting up External Instrument(s) - Concepts
The External Instrument(s) menu allows you to enable external instruments
connected to Serial BERT through a user interface. Currently, the following external
instruments can be connected to Serial BERT:
1
N4916A De-Emphasis Signal Converter
For more details, refer to the section “N4916A De-Emphasis Signal Converter”
on page 16.
2
N4916B De-Emphasis Signal Converter
For more details, refer to the section “N4916B De-Emphasis Signal Converter”
on page 16.
3
N4876A 28 Gb/s Multiplexer 2:1
For more details, refer to the section “N4876A 28 Gb/s Multiplexer 2:1” on
page 17.
4
M8061A 28 Gb/s Multiplexer with De-emphasis
For more details, refer to the section “M8061A 28 Gb/s Multiplexer with De-
emphasis” on page 17.
Understanding the N4916A/B De-Emphasis Signal Converter
The De-Emphasis Signal Converter can be connected between the Data Out port
of the pattern generator and the DUT. It converts the generated rectangular NRZ
signal to a de-emphasized differential signal.
N O T E
The de-emphasis functionality is supported by both N4916A and N4916B.
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