User`s guide

Perform Placement Button - Automatically places an arm edge in a low transition portion of the pattern.
Periodic Jitter (PJ) - Periodic Jitter (PJ) is caused by one or more sine waves and its harmonics. It is typically the
result of signal crosstalk. Jitter that is sinusoidal and is bounded.
Plot Display - Display plots overlaid or stacked in rows on top of one another.
Plot Interpreter - This module helps the user interpret plots of actual measurements and to understand how to
continue analysis and provide the most comprehensive "picture" of signal integrity. Jitter has many components
that can influence each other in many combinations. Therefore, this interpreter only offers general ideas and
descriptions of acquired measurements. It will not always describe the exact cause of jitter on measured signals or
the exact procedure to continue analysis. The interpreter is intended to serve only as a guide to offer possible
directions of troubleshooting, analysis or study.
Plot to Add - Select from available plots on the desktop to add to the current composite plot.
Plot to Delete - Select from available plots on the desktop to add to the current composite plot.
Plots - Displays graphical equivalent or textual summary of composite data.
Power Units - Select from units of dBm,
µW, or mW for all power measurements.
PPM Samples - The number of sample taken when acquiring the histogram used for calculating the PPM deltas (PPM
plus and PPM minus).
Previous Command (View menu) - Switch back to the previous window pane.
Print command (Tool menu) - Use this selection to print a tool view. This command presents a Print
dialog box, where you may specify the range of pages to be printed, the number of copies, the
destination printer and other printer setup options. Shortcut Keys: CTRL+P
Print Preview command (Tool menu) - Use this selection to display the active tool view as it would appear when
printed. When you choose this command, the main window will be replaced with a print preview window in
which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format. The print preview toolbar offers you options to
view either one or two pages at a time; move back and forth through the tool view; zoom in and out of pages; and
initiate a print job.
Print Setup command (Tool menu) - This selection presents a Print Setup dialog box where you specify the printer
and its connection. This selection also presents options for adding or removing printers.
Print Setup dialog box - The following options allow you to select the destination printer and its connection.
Printer - Select the printer you want to use. Choose the Default Printer; or choose the Specific Printer option and
select one of the current installed printers shown in the box. You install printers and configure ports using the
Windows Control Panel.
Orientation - Choose Portrait or Landscape.
Paper Size - Select the size of paper that the tool view is to be printed on.
Paper Source - Some printers offer multiple trays for different paper sources. Specify the tray here.
Options - Displays a dialog box where you can make additional choices about printing, specific to the type of
printer you have selected.
Network... - Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.
Fiber Channel Protocol
Probability Density Function (PDF) - A mathematical model
showing a representation of the probabilities for all possible
values of a given variable.
Gigabit Protocol
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Protocol - Select either Fibre Channel or Gigabit Ethernet.
Speed = 1X Speed = 2X
Fibre Channel (FC) 1.0625 Gb/s 2.125 Gb/s
Gigabit Ethernet (GBE) 1.25 Gb/s 2.5 Gb/s
Protocol (Optical) - Select the data communication protocol of the
signal being analyzed. This will configure the settings on the
OE-2 and lock them for that protocol. If you want to define
your own instrument settings, choose "User defined" which
will allow all settings to be changed.
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