15 | Keysight | N4960A Serial BERT 17 and 32 Gb/s - Data Sheet
Configuration guide
Step 1. Select the controller
Description
N4960A-CJ0
N4960A-CJ1
Periodic jitter
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Single tone sinusoidal jitter
Multi-tone sinusoidal jitter
Random jitter
Spread spectrum clock
Step 2. Select the pattern generator(s)1
Description
N4951A
N4951B
N4951B
P17
P32
H17
H32
D17
D32
Data rate, 4 to 17 Gb/s
√
√
√
√
√
Data rate, 5 to 32 Gb/s
√
√
√
√
√
√
Data output connectors, 2.92 mm
Data output connectors, 2.4 mm
√
√
√
Output amplitude, single-ended,
max 1.0 V (p-p)
√
√
Output amplitude, single-ended,
max 1.5 V (p-p)
√
Output amplitude, single-ended,
max 3.0 V (p-p)
√
√
√
√
Rise time (20% to 80%),
15 to 17 ps typical
√
√
√
√
√
Rise time (20% to 80%), 12 ps typical
5 tap de-emphasis
1. A second pattern generator may be selected that connects to the N4960A Delay connector.
Step 3. Select the error detector
Description
N4952A-E17
N4952A-E32
Data rate, 4 to 17 Gb/s
Data rate, 5 to 32 Gb/s
√
√
Step 4. Select optional software
Description
Model Number
N4980A
Multi-instrument BERT software
Jitter tolerance software package
N4980A-JTS
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