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 |