1. Define System
| Name | Description | Entry Value(s) | Status | Type | Limits | Comment |
| ChAnalysisName | Channel analysis name | Channel | Must be an AnalysisName for successfully run SerDes System Tool (Single Channel/ Redriver/ Retimer) | |||
| JitterUnits | Jitter data units option | Integer | [0,1] |
0 = time in seconds 1 = UI units (bit unit time interval in the range [0, 0.5]) |
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| Dj | Additional worst case half peak to peak deterministic jitter | Real | >= 0 | Value in JitterUnits | ||
| DCD | Additional half peak to peak duty cycle distortion. | Real | >= 0 | Value in JitterUnits | ||
| Sj | Additional half peak to peak amplitude sinusoidal jitter. | Real | >= 0 | Value in JitterUnits | ||
| Rj | Additional standard deviation of white Gaussian phase noise jitter | Real | >= 0 | Value in JitterUnits |
2. Setup Analysis
| Name | Description | Entry Value(s) | Status | Type | Limits | Comment |
| AnalysisName | Analysis name | String | Alpha-numeric characters or underbar - case sensitive - start with alpha character | |||
| SamplingTOffset | Sampling time offset from eye center for BER measurements | Real | [-0.5, 0.5] | Value in UI units | ||
| CrossingVOffset | Sampling voltage offset from 0 for BER measurements | Real | Value in voltage units | |||
| BERContour1 | BER level for 1st BER contour | Real | (0,1e-4] | Value is unitless (not log10) | ||
| BERContour2 | BER level for 2nd BER contour | Real | (0,1e-4] | Value is unitless (not log10) | ||
| BERContour3 | BER level for 3rd BER contour | Real | (0,1e-4] | Value is unitless (not log10) | ||
| DisplayTOption | Time display option | Integer | [0,3] |
0 = time in sec 1 = offset from eye center in sec 2 = UI units 3 = offset from eye center in UI units |
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| EyeWidthOption | Eye width (time) vs BER calculation option | Integer | [0,1] |
0 = Right + Left timing bathtub BER curve value distance at CrossingVOffset. 1 = 2*min(Right or Left) timing bathtub BER curve value distance at CrossingVOffset. |
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| EyeHeightOption | Eye height (amplitude) vs BER calculation option | Integer | [0,1] |
0 = Right + Left amplitude bathtub BER curve value distance at SamplingTOffset. 1 = 2*min(Right or Left) amplitude bathtub BER curve value distance at SamplingTOffset. |
3. Run Analysis
| Select to run analysis | Waiting to run |
4. Display Results
| Display | Action |
| Analysis log file | |
| 1. System eye worst/best case contours; no additional applied jitter | |
| 2. Applied jitter PDF | |
| 3. System eye amplitude PDF | |
| 4. System eye timing PDF | |
| 5. System eye density plot | |
| 6. System eye amplitude bathtub BER | |
| 7. System eye timing bathtub BER | |
| 8. System BER vs eye height | |
| 9. System BER vs eye width | |
| 10. System constant BER eye contours |