ValiFrame Getting Started DisplayPort_1.01
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1. test is aborted there is a question mark in the icon Note The test output can be opened again by double clicking on the procedure name The Excel will be opened again and you can store the result by Excel directly If a procedure was run more than once after expanding the tree below of this procedure the results are visible as a list Figure 9 After all tests are run a report can be generated and printed out by the print entry in the file menu You can also use the Save as workbook functionality to create an Excel worksheet with multiple sheets one for each test result as well a summary sheet and a instrument list You ll find more detailed information about the system in the User Manual 102. rame Configuration Wizard Step 2 Station Configuration Pattern Generator Noise SOUrCE Agilent al 50A This configuration uses the Agilent 011504 as random jitter source and 100 MHz sinusoidal jitter generator 4 ParBERT TG is ued as the pattern generator Cancel Figure 3 Selection of the Station Setup F ValiFrame Configuration Wizard Step 3 Instrument Configuration Mote the predefined addresses may not be correct Instruments Mode Instrument Type Address Description Offline AgE 4438C TCPIPO 192 168 0 70 singh Inject the jitter wia clock input for a 7 13G ParBE Offline AgDSO TCPRIPO 192 168 071 2sinsh Realtime scope for performing the calibration anc Offline DisplayPort Test E 7232A 192 168 0 112 DisplayPort Application unning on the real time Offline ParBERT Clock Systern localhost DSRA ParBEART Data Generation Offline ParBERT Clock Systern localhost D SREB ParBEART Clock Generation Offline Pulse Function Arbitra Ger TOPIPO TS2 166 077 fost Agilent Pulse Pattern Generator for Noise and Hi Offline Aus Channel Controller 0 AU Channel Controller to access the DisplayPc Instrument Address Po Apply Address Check Connections Figure 4 Station Configuration Dialog After the installation all instruments are configured in the Offline mode which is a mode where ValiFrame doesn t connect to an instrument see figure 4 This mode can be used for demo purposes but if you want to c
3. ValiFrame Getting started DisplayPort Installation If this is the first installation on this PC ValiFrame needs some Prerequisites e Microsoft Windows XP SP 2 or later e Agilent VISA IO Library 14 1 or higher e Microsoft Excel 2003 or higher e Microsoft Net Framework Redistributable 2 0 The most of them can be found on the Installation CD except Windows and the Office package from Microsoft If you already have installed a previous version of ValiFrame please uninstall it first Now execute the new installer Setup Setup Guide ParBERT 7G based config First you need to have all necessary equipment for the Display Port setup Therefore you require the following hardware components e ParBERT System o VXI Frame o 1 Slot O Commander Firewire connector o 2 Clock modules o 2 3 7G Generator modules or 1 7G and 1 3 4G Generator module e 3 matched Pairs SMA Cables 1 m 6 cables e 5 additional SMA Cables e 1 Shortcut e 1DP Fixture Plug 1 DP Fixture Receptacle BIT DP RTF 0001 see www bitifeye com e 1 Cable Emulator e 1 Aux Channel Controller e 81150A Pulse Function Arbitrary Generator e For Calibration o 1DSO with E7232A o 1differential Probe Head N5380A o 1differential Probe 1169A e Controller PC with LAN USB and Firewire connectors e Power cords for each instrument e LAN switch or router e 3 LAN Cables e 6 Blocking Capacitors 11742A e 8x Adapter 2 4mm m to 3 5mm f 11901C Note The equipment list sho
4. ams gt BitifEye gt ValiFrame in the start menu of Windows ValiFrame will connect to all instruments that are not in the Offline mode and is ready for use if all connections can be initialized successfully In the next step the DUT has to be configured by clicking on the Configure DUT button in the upper tool bar leftmost button After that a configure dialog will appear Figure 7 F Co nfigure Product Product Product Number DisplayPort e Serial Humber Product Type Sink a Fort Hame 1 Description Number of Lanefst 1 a Spec Version 1 1 Test UserName DisplayPort Tester Comment Initial Start Date 1727 2009 12 54 28 PM Compliance Mode Last Test Date 4 21 2009 12 54 25 PM Expert Mode Sink PH Test C Use Reverse PRBS C Use dummy AUX Channel Controller Error Counter doesn t support reset on read Tethered Cable Device Power Dividers used for adjacent lanes L Skip Link Training Sink Capabilities C HER Figure 7 Display Port Product Configure Dialog Fill out the product number serial number and optionally other fields required for your desired test mode and setup This information will then be visible in the measurement reports If a data base is connected the product number and serial number are used to find the DUT later in the database Note In most cases you also will find a selection for Compliance and Expert Mode to set the test mode In Compliance Mo
5. de the tests will be run according to the test specification In the Expert Mode the DUT can be characterized It is possible that additional test procedures are visible in this mode and that also the tests itself will work in another way Press the Ok button and then ValiFrame is ready to use DisplayPort Getting Started Guide V1 01 Run Tests a CRA DisplayPort 1 1 d Calibration Swing Calibration ABR 12 11 2008 1 16 18 PM Swing Calibration ABRA SSC 1271172008 1 20 31 PM Random Jitter Calibration RBA 12 11 2008 1 21 34 PM Total Jitter Calibration RBR 12 11 2008 1 25 22 PM Swing Calibration HBR 12 11 2008 1 33 01 PM Swing Calibration HBA SSC 1271172008 1 38 18 PM Random Jitter Calibration HBR 1271172008 1 39 37 PM Total Jitter Calibration HBR 1271572008 10 38 43 AM High Speed Sinusoidal Jitter Calibration 12 11 2008 1 59 26 PM d Sink Lane 0 sl Jitter Tolerance Test 4 MHz 5J ABR Lane ae Jitter Tolerance Test 10 MHz 20 MHz 5J ABR Lane 0 oie Jitter Tolerance Test 2 MHz 5J 55C ABR Lane 0 AH Jitter Tolerance Test 10 MHz 20 MHz 5J 55C ABR Lane 0 ae Jitter Tolerance Test 2 MHz 5J HBR Lane 0 ae Jitter Tolerance Test 10 MHz 20 MHz 5J HBR Lane 0 ae Jitter Tolerance Test 100 MHz 5 HER Lane 0 oi Jitter Tolerance Test 2 MHz 5J 55C HER Lane 0 Figure 8 Test Procedure Tree section HOODOO After the configuration of the DUT you will see on the left side the test procedure tree Figure 8 It contains the list of t
6. e proper connection by using the Check Connections button Registration ValiFrame Test Automatisation Site code FES4FFE5 01E5 534C C971 1419 Days left 30 Uses left NAA C Unlock application oe Application status EVALUATION ccd ties Figure 5 Registration dialog If you start ValiFrame without a valid registration key you will get a dialog like this ValiFrame can be used for 30 days without registration You get the registration key by sending a mail to licensing bitifeye com with the following information Customer Name lt company gt Certificate Number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX from your purchased delivery of ValiFrame Site code lt from the dialog above gt Machine ID MID lt from the dialog above gt Within 3 working days after sending the mail to BitifEye you will get the activation code which has to be filled in the dialog DisplayPort Getting Started Guide V1 01 Use ValiFrame File Station Sequencer Help S 4 wi Last 12 months f k gt ES jy 2 z Configure DUT P Print Properties Log Tree Log List Mae DisplayPort not configured Severity Context Text E Level Rea Time Location Info GUI Graphical user interface fully initialized Detail 1 24 2008 9 58 05 4M Ready Serial Bus Family DisplayPort Station Figure 6 ValiFrame GUI before configure Start ValiFrame by double clicking on the ValiFrame icon on the desktop or selecting Progr
7. eed With Next Procedure Procedure Failed Case Behavior Proceed With Next Procedure Repetition T b linimum Yoltage 15 m Maxinium oltage 1 5 Step Voltage 100 m Figure 10 Properties If you selected the expert mode there is also the freedom for the user to change some test parameters The available parameters can be seen in the properties tree on the right side of the user interface Figure 10 if not press the Properties button in the toolbar If you click on the name of a test procedure the properties of this procedure will be automatically shown in the properties tree In the expert mode you have also the opportunity to change the values of the properties To run the selected tests press the start button The tests will be run in the order of the tree There may be still some manual interactions necessary by the user i e change connections but this will be requested by dialogs which pop up at the moment the test requires the interaction Many tests produce direct data output which can be seen online in a separately opened Excel Worksheet Once the test is run this Excel Worksheet is closed but you can open it again by double clicking on the test item al DisplayPort a m Calibration a ME EE DE 1 25 2008 3 21 34 PM 1 25 2008 3 20 38 PM mie Swing Calibration RBA Figure 11 Test Results If the test succeeds the test icon is a green smiley if it fails it is a red smiley Gs and if the
8. est procedures grouped by the procedure type In most cases you will have a group of tests for calibration and another one for tests The calibration tests are necessary to calibrate the station and they have to be executed before the other tests are running If you ve run the calibration in the past the results of the last calibration will be used for doing the tests with the DUT The other group contains the tests itself a per b c mel Sink v Jitter Tolerance Test 2 MHz SJ RBR Lane 0 Vinge Jitter Tolerance Test 2 MHz SJ ABR Lane 0 ktm Jitter Tolerance Test 10 MHz 20 MHz SJ RBR Lane 0 ite Jitter Tolerance Test 10 MHz 20 MHz SJ RBR Lane 0 MINOT Jitter Tolerance Test 2 MHz SJ HBR Lane 0 Jitter Tolerance Test 2 MHz SJ HBR Lane 0 vle Jitter Tolerance Test 10 MHz 20 MHz SJ HBR Lane 0 ae Jitter Tolerance Test 10 MHz 20 MHz SJ HBR Lane 0 ptm Jitter Tolerance Test 100 MHz SJ HBR Lane 0 gum Jitter Tolerance Test 100 MHz SJ HBR Lane 0 Figure 9 This illustrates the possibilities to select the tests a all tests selected b only some of the tests selected For the DUT tests you can select the complete group by clicking on the check box at the complete group or by clicking on all single tests Figure 9 a But you can select each single test on the other hand Figure 9 b A selected test will be indicated by a checked checkbox in front of the name of the procedure El Swing Calibration RER Procedure Error Case Behavior Proc
9. ontrol a real instrument you have to setup the connection to this instrument The most instruments are using a VISA connection except the ParBERT 81200A and the DisplayPort Test Controller For the VISA connection you have to setup the instruments first with the VISA Connection Expert Right click on the VISA icon in the task bar and then select first entry Agilent Connection Expert After setting up the instruments with the connection expert you can get the right connection string for the instrument from the VISA address field Select an instrument in the instrument list The address will be shown in the instrument address text field of the Configuration Dialog and can be edited there The easiest way is to copy and paste the connection string from the Connection Expert into the instrument address field of the Station Configuration and hit the Apply Address button afterwards The setup of the ParBERT firmware connection is not done by VISA ParBERT uses a TCPIP socket connection Here the address field contains the IP address of the host or the hostname followed by a colon followed by the system name i e localhost DSRA The DisplayPort Test Controller also uses a socket connection and only requires the IP address After editing the address flag and removing the Offline flag of the instrument ValiFrame will use the connection string for connecting to the instrument You can verify the instrument addresses as well as th
10. r source Connect the RF output of the SG to the clock input of the ParBERT system with one generator left one in Figure 1 and the output of the 81150A to the Delay Control Vic Alatu DArt Att it ax rarrna g i NANA 11 AA VISp layPort Getting Started Guide V1 01 a J Input of the ParBERT generator module of the left ParBERT system Connect the differential probe to the oscilloscope and the differential probe head to the differential probe Terminate the differential probe with a shortcut The Blocking Capacitors have to be connected to the ParBERT entries and the SMA cables to the Blocking Capacitors Switch on all instruments Note The setup doesn t show the required TTCs as well as the ISI traces required for compliance testing Connect all instruments to the controller PC The DSO the SG and the 81150A have to be connected via LAN The ParBERT has to be connected via Firewire All LAN instruments need either a fixed IP address or a DHCP server in the network First Setup After the installation you will find two new icons on your desktop and in the start menu ValiFrame and ValiFrame Station Configuration Enez The ValiFrame Station Configuration is necessary for setting up iie instrument connection For DisplayPort 3 different Station Settings are possible one with a ParBERT 7G one with a ParBERT 7G 3 4G combination and one based on the N4903A J BERT that is also recommended K Vali
11. ws basic requirements however you might need additional accessories for testing see the actual version of the DisplayPort config list Setup Guide J BERT based config The J BERT based configuration also requires a couple of items The most important ones are listed below e 1N4903A J BERT with ISI and Internal Jitter Sources option e 3 matched Pairs SMA Cables 1 m 6 cables e 5 additional SMA Cables e 1DP Fixture Plug 1 DP Fixture Receptacle BIT DP RTF 0001 see www bitifeye com e 1 Cable Emulator e 1 Aux Channel Controller e For Calibration o 1DSO with E7232A o 1differential Probe Head N5380A o 1differential Probe 1169A e Controller PC with LAN and Firewire connectors e Power cords for each instrument e LAN switch or router e 3 LAN Cables e 4 Blocking Capacitors 11742A e 2 power divider e 4x Adapter 2 4mm m to 3 5mm f 11901C DisplayPort Getting Started Guide V1 01 Setup Guide further details i aE 1m oo og LAN Firewire os A S54 UCCC UOG U4 EE O00 Da Of ODOC OO oo O oa 7 eao Blocking A Capacitor besss a Hep ngee RO a a 0 B ES p areari amp Se Fs Channel __ Channeld dw o L3 Differential Probe 7 z z DisplayPort Fixture DisplayPort Fixture ShortCut Figure 1 Connection Setup for Display Port Check if you have all necessary components available Afterwards connect all instruments to a powe
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