Rohde & Schwarz RTP044 - Test Equipment

Compliance tests
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Also, option R&S RTP K83 enables the automatic processing of PCIe 3.0 compliance
tests.
The PCIe compliance test procedures are described in a separate manual:
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R&S®RTO-K81, R&S®RTP-K81/-K83, PCIe Compliance Test, User Manual"
20.5.1 Test equipment
PCIe 1.1 / PCIe 2.0 Test Equipment
For PCIe compliance tests, the following test equipment is needed:
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R&S RTP oscilloscope with at least 6 GHz bandwidth, 2 channels and 20 GS/s
available
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Probes/cables:
– Two SMP to SMA cables or
– Two single-ended probes with at least 6GHz bandwidth bandwidth or
– One differential probe with at least 6GHz bandwidth bandwidth
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R&S RTP-K81 PCIe compliance test option (required option, installed on the oscil-
loscope)
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Recommended test fixture:
– For Add-In card testing: PCI Express Compliance Base Board (CBB2.0) from
PCI-SIG
– For System Board testing: PCI Express Compliance Load Board (CLB2.0) from
PCI-SIG
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The free-of-charge R&S ScopeSuite software, which can be installed on a com-
puter or directly on the oscilloscope.
PCIe 3.0 Test Equipment
For PCIe compliance tests, the following test equipment is needed:
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R&S RTP oscilloscope with at least 16 GHz bandwidth, 2 channels and 40 GS/s
available
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Probes/cables:
– Two SMP to SMA cables or
– Two single-ended probes with at least 6GHz bandwidth bandwidth or
– One differential probe with at least 6GHz bandwidth bandwidth
– Two R&S RTP-ZMA40 Amplifier probe tips.
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R&S RTP -K83 PCIe compliance test option (required option, installed on the oscil-
loscope)
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Recommended test fixture:
– For Add-In card testing: PCI Express Compliance Base Board (CBB3.0) from
PCI-SIG
– For System Board testing: PCI Express Compliance Load Board (CLB3.0) from
PCI-SIG
PCIe compliance tests (option R&S
RTP-K81)