288 Keysight M8000 Series of BER Test Solutions User Guide
5 Setting up Generator
Error Insertion
To test error correction algorithms, alarms and other functions that are
embedded in the data pattern, you can insert logic errors (flipped bits) into
the pattern.
For the error insertion, go to Menu Bar > Data Out and select Error
Insertion function block from the Parameters window.
The instrument provides several options for inserting error bits manually or
automatically. You have the following options for inserting errors into the
output data stream:
Insert Single Bit Stream
To insert single bit stream:
• Click the slide switch to turn on the Error Insertion state.
• Select the supported mode from the drop-down list.
• Select the error ratio from the drop-down list.
Insert Single Bit Error
• To manually insert a single bit error into the output stream:
•Click the Data Out port.