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13-GHz ’scope for serial data

Comprising a serial-data analyser (SDA13000), an active differential probe (D13000PS), plus a suite of debug and analysis tools, LeCroy’s latest offering for testing high-speed serial-data buses has a bandwidth of 13 GHz, a sample rate of 40G Samples/sec, and 100M points per channel memory. LeCroy’s SDA13000 troubleshoots physical-layer problems during development and delivers a solution for compliance testing of next-generation serialdata standards. Both compliance and debug tests—specifically for PCI-Express, FB DIMM, and Fibre Channel—are easy to set up and use with an integrated PLL (phase-locked loop). The debug tools include an eye-violation locator and an ISI (inter-symbol interference) plot to understand which bit or bit combination is contributing the most errors. Other tools include a PJ (periodic jitter) breakdown feature to help the engineer understand which frequency is contributing the most periodic jitter to the total jitter. Features also include Eye Doctor, WaveScan and 8b/10b decode and search capabilities. The SDA13000 costs €99,000, an optional extension to 100 Mpoints of memory is €6490, and the D13000PS 13-GHz probe sells for €13,360.

LeCroy, www.lecroy.com