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Application Examples
PCIe Gen3/4/5 Base Specification Receiver Test
Calibration Channel
Tx out
Rx in: Victim
Rx in: Aggressor
Synthesizer
Jitter Modulation Source
Noise Generation Source
PPG
ED
MP1900A
Test Board
Remote Control
Test Report
PHY IC
Test signal calibration
Required Items
• Cross Talk Test
• Jitter Tolerance Test
• Emphasis Eect Validation
• Supports Common/Separate Clock Architecture
PCI Express Gen5 Base Solution Features
• All-in-One Crosstalk Test using 2ch PPG
• Automatic Calibration using Variable ISI Option Without Changing
Calibrated Channel Connection
• True BER Measurement using SKP OS Filtering Function
• Support for All SRIS, SRNS, and Common Clock Architectures
Crosstalk Test
Crosstalk has a large impact on the integrity of 32 GT/s Gen5 signals.
Crosstalk can be evaluated easily with good reproducibility using the
2ch PPG with a high differential amplitude of up to 2.6 Vpp.
SKP OS Filtering
The SKIP Symbol used to absorb frequency deviation must be excluded
from the target BER measurement. The Error Detector automatically
discriminates between Data and SKIP symbols to measure the true BER.
This function supports PCIe Gen1 to Gen5.
Data SKPData Data SKPDataSKP DataData DataData
Error
Detection
Variable ISI Function
Calibration can be performed without changing the trace connection by
generating a signal simulating channel loss using the Emphasis function
supporting up to 10Taps (MU195020A-011, 021 options).