Keysight M8000 Series of BER Test Solutions User Guide 217
User Interface - M8020A Display Views 4
Creating Patterns for AWG(s)
The M8070A software provides Pattern Editor for M8195A/M8196A
module as well. The functionality of the Pattern Editor is same as for other
modules. You can create, edit, load patterns and perform the pattern
settings in the same way as done for other modules. For more details, refer
to Pattern Editor on page 395.
However for bit coded patterns, the Pattern Editor allows you to view the
symbols in the PAM4 No Coding and PAM4 Gray Coding. These options
are available in the Settings > Data View Mode.
The following figure shows an example of bit symbol, viewed in the PAM4
Gray Coding.
In the PAM4 No Coding mode, the bit sequence 00 maps to symbol 0, 10
maps to symbol 2 and 11 maps to symbol 3.
In the PAM4 Gray Coding mode, the bit sequence 00 maps to symbol 0, 00
maps to symbol 0, 01 maps to symbol 1, 11 maps to symbol 2 and
10 maps to symbol 3.
Sequence Settings for AWG(s)
The M8070A software provides Sequence Editor which can be used with
most of the devices supported by M8070A. The functionality of the
Sequence Editor is the same as for other modules. You can create, edit,
load patterns and perform sequence settings in the same way as done in