User`s guide

PCI Express 1.0a Tool Overview
The PCI Express 1.0a Tool provides 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 1.0a Tool accurately determines device performance by quantifying random and
deterministic jitter components. In addition, the PCI Express 1.0a 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.
Making a PCI Express 1.0a Measurement
Setup Directions
This tool requires the SIA-3000 to have the Clock Recovery option installed. A pattern marker is
necessary and is possibly derived from the data pattern generator. But, in many cases, this signal is not
externally available and it is useful to have the SIA-3000 Pattern Marker (PM50) option. The data pattern
is a repeating 40-bit pattern as specified: {0011111010 1010101010 1100000101 0101010101}.
• Connect the SIA-3000 as shown below. The Data pattern is input to the Clock Recovery input.
The Clock Recovery Data output is looped back to IN1 with the PM50 option.
• From the Main Menu, press "Data Standards" and PCI Express to open the tool.
• Choose the "Compliance Point."
To perform the measurement:
• Press "Single/Acquire." Several views are available once the measurement is complete. All views
are displayed with the results summarized to the left of the plot. The specification value, the
measured value and Pass or Fail is displayed. Additional values are displayed below. These values
are not directly required for the Specification, but are useful for diagnostic purposes in the event
that a test fails or only passes by a small margin. The Summary view shows the specification
revision that the tool will measure. Many specifications continue to evolve and may change.
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