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About the SerDes System Single Channel Tool...
Typical SerDes System Characteristics and Displays...

1. Define Analysis Name - Recall prior analysis. Note: Recall is under development and not available at this time.

Description and Name Prefix Name Status Comment Action Action
Analysis name: Serdes_ Alpha-numeric characters or underbar - case sensitive - start with alpha character Info...

2. Define Transmitter - model is linear and time invariant (LTI).

Name Description Entry Value(s) Status Type Limits Comment Action
TransmitterType Transmitter type Integer [0, 5]

0 = None
1 = FFE
2 = FFE with value range
3 = FFE with code range
4 = Model with multiple step responses
5 = Tx LTI IBIS-AMI model

3. Define Channel - model is linear and time invariant (LTI).

Name Description Entry Value(s) Status Type Limits Comment Action
ChannelType Channel specification type Integer [ 0, 3]

0 = None
1 = Channel implulse data
2 = Channel S-parameter data
3 = Tx pkg + channel + Rx pkg

4. Define Receiver Front End - model is linear and time invariant (LTI).

Name Description Entry Value(s) Status Type Limits Comment Action
ReceiverFEType Receiver front end type Integer [0, 4]

0 = None
1 = 1 section or AGC only
2 = 2 sections
3 = 3 sections
4 = 4 sections
5 = Rx LTI IBIS-AMI model

5. Define Receiver CDR/DFE - model is nonlinear and time variant (NLTV); forces Bit-by-bit Analysis mode.

Name Description Entry Value(s) Status Type Limits Comment Action
ReceiverCDRDFEType Receiver CDR/DFE type Integer [0, 6]

0 = None
1 = Pass-thru bit-by-bit analysis
2 = CDR only
3 = CDR + DFE
4 = CDR + DFE with value range
5 = CDR + DFE with code range
6 = Rx NLTV AMI model

6. Setup Analysis - With LTI system, analysis uses Statistical mode. With NLTV system, analysis uses Bit-by-bit mode.

- Order IBIS complaint IBIS-AMI models for use in any compliant Channel Simulator. Note: Ordering IBIS-AMI models is under development and not available at this time.

Name Description Entry Value(s) Status Type Limits Comment Action
BitRate Bit rate (symbol rate for PAM4) Real > 0 Bits (symbols) per second
SamplesPerBit Samples per bit (samples per symbol for PAM4) Integer [4, 128]
SetupOptions Setup analysis options Integer [0, 1]

0 = No
1 = Yes
SetupBitByBitMode Setup bit-by-bit mode Integer [0, 1]

0 = No
1 = Yes
GenerateModels Generate IBIS-AMI models
Generate models after Run with satisfactory results		 Integer [0, 1, 2, 3]

0 = No
1 = Yes: Tx only
2 = Yes: Rx only
3 = Yes: Tx and Rx

 Info...

7. Run Analysis

Select to run analysis Waiting to run

8. Display Results

Display Action
Analysis log file
1. Channel and System LTI spectrum magnitude
2. Channel and System LTI spectrum phase
3. Channel data impulse response
4. System LTI impulse response
5. System worst/best case eye contours
6. System amplitude bathtub BER
7. System waveform

9. Download Channel Data Files

Item Action
Total channel causal impulse file
Download
Go to the Eye Analysis Tool for detail eye analysis for this SerDes system (set ChAnalysisName = Serdes_'Analysis name')...

Use the View S-Parameters Tool to view S-Parameters defined in a file...
Use the Compare S-Parameters Tool to compare the S-Parameters from two files...
Use the Causal S-parameters Tool to generate causal S-parameters for a given S-parameters file...