User`s guide

Data Standards Tools
PCI Express
Fibre Channel Compliance
Serial ATA
InfiniBand
PCI Express Tools
PCI Express 1.1 Hardware Clock Recovery (CR) Tool
PCI Express 1.1 Software Clock Recovery (CR) Tool
PCI Express 1.1 Clock Analysis Tool
PCI Express 1.0 Tool
Applications of PCI Express Tools
• SERDES, plug in card, • PLL's
• NEWCARD interface, • clocks
• Switches, • Bridges,
• motherboards, • Cables,
Overview
The PCI Express Tools provide both timing and amplitude compliance measurements in any environment,
system or IC, electrical or optical. Compliance tests can be completed in seconds with a simple pass/fail
indication for each test parameter. It is the most comprehensive and easy to use signal integrity test
solution on the market today.
The PCI Express Tool accurately determines device performance by quantifying random and deterministic
jitter components. In addition, the PCI Express Tool can quickly isolate and quantify unwanted
deterministic jitter due to crosstalk and EMI with a spectral view of jitter as well as Perform eye diagram
analysis for a quick qualitative view of device performance.
PCI Express 1.1 Hardware Clock Recovery (CR) Tool Overview
This tool uses the Multi-Rate Clock Recovery option. The option provides a compliant clock with
characteristics as required in the PCI Express Specification. The PCI Express specification identifies a test
pattern to be used for all signal integrity tests. This pattern is 40-bits long and is composed of the
following bits: K28.5, D21.5, K28.5, D10.2 which is 0011111010 1010101010 1100000101 0101010101 in
binary or 3eaaac1555 in Hex. This pattern is automatically loaded into the PCI Express Compliance tool.
If you want to use a different pattern, it can be manually loaded into the tool by selecting the 'Pattern
Options’ button and then selecting the 'Load Pattern' button. You can load any of the standard
compliance patterns saved on the
SIA-3000 or you can load a pattern you've created using the "Known
Pattern With Marker" tool.
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