24 Keysight M8000 Series of BER Test Solutions User Guide
1 Introduction
Overview
J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT
The Keysight J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT enables fast,
accurate receiver characterization of single-and multi-lane devices
running up to 16 or 32 Gb/s.
With today’s highest level of integration, the M8020A streamlines your test
setup. In addition, automated in situ calibration of signal conditions
ensures accurate and repeatable measurements.
Figure 1 Typical base M8020A instrument configuration
Key Features
• Data rates up to 8.5 and 16 Gb/s expandable to 32 Gb/s
• 1 to 4 BERT channels in a 5-slot AXIe chassis
• Integrated and calibrated jitter injection: RJ, PJ1, PJ2, SJ, BUJ,
sinusoidal level interference (common-mode and differential-mode),
SSC (triangular and arbitrary, residual) and Clock/2
• 8 tap de-emphasis, positive and negative
• Integrated and adjustable Intersymbol Interference
• Interactive link training for PCI Express
• Built-in clock recovery and equalization
• All options and modules are upgradeable