Tektronix 071-0590-00 Symmetrical, Low-Jitter Output Waveforms, Sample Applications

Getting Started

Symmetrical, Low-Jitter Output Waveforms

The GB1400 generates low-jitter, symmetrical waveforms over its entire operating frequency range. The clock and data ports provide both true and inverted output signals. The instrument can drive single-ended or differential ECL inputs.

Applications

The GB1400 is focused on the research, design, and manufacturing of telecommunication components, modules, or links operating at data rates to 1400 Mb/s. It is frequently employed in testing and development well under this top speed rating, where sharp clock and data waveforms are especially desired, or where additional frequency range is thought to be needed in the future.

Sample Applications

∙Development of Gigabit LAN/Data Comm Devices:

∙High-Speed Fibre Channel, Ethernet

∙Digital Video (MPEG, SDV, HDDV)

∙Wideband Satellite Data Links

∙SONET/SDH Network Devices up to OC-12e/STM4e

∙High-speed GaAs/ECL/E/O device testing

∙Test Clock Recovery Circuits

∙Parallel-to-Serial Analysis with Tektronix MB100

∙Testing of High Speed Fibre Channel links up to 1,063 Mb/s

∙Gigabit Ethernet at 1,250 Mb/s.

∙Testing of high-speed Optical Busses (Opto Bus, Opto Bahn) at 800 Mb/s per channel.

∙Satellite system testing and TDMA (Burst Mode) at 400, 800 Mb/s

∙GaAs, ECL and optical component testing

PRBS Or User-Defined Test Patterns

The GB1400 can generate pseudo-random bit sequences (PRBS) up to 223−1 bits and others up to 1-Mbit in length, via user-programmable patterns. Patterns can be created locally using setup menus or externally by using a workstation or PC. A PC Windows-based MLPE Pattern Editor software package comes with the

1-Mbit Memory Option. Externally created patterns can be downloaded via the GPIB or RS-232 port. All user patterns are saved in battery-backed RAM.

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