Keysight (formerly Agilent) N4952A-E32

DESCRIPTION

The Keysight (formerly Agilent) N4952A-E32 error detector remote heads operates from 5 to 32 Gb/s in a single band with no gaps or missing data rates.
The N4952A-E32 is compatible with the N4960A Serial BERT (Bit Error Rate Tester) controller, and can be used to test high data rate devices such as 100 Gigabit Ethernet applications. The N4952A-E32 error detector supports PRBS or user patterns.

Here are the specifications of the N4952A-E32 Error Detector Remote Head:

• Frequency: 1 to 16 GHz with no remote heads connected, 2 to 8.5 GHz when one or two 17 Gb/s remote heads are connected, 2.5 to 16 GHz when one or two 32 Gb/s remote heads are connected
• Frequency resolution: 1 kHz (front panel)
• Outputs: Jitter (stressed), Delay, and Divided (non-stressed)
• Output configuration (all outputs): Differential, with amplitude, offset and termination voltage adjustment (can be used single-ended without terminating unused outputs)
• Amplitude range: 300 mV to 1.7 V (p-p), single-ended
• Offset range: ?2.4 to 2.4 V (limited by termination voltage, see Figure 24) On divided clock output, this is only valid when the divide ratio is a power of 2
• Termination voltage range: ?2.4 to 2.4 V (limited by offset voltage, see Figure 24)
• Rise time: (20% to 80%) < 23 ps typical
• Intrinsic jitter: < 700 fs rms typical from 2 to 16 GHz
• Jitter and delay outputs: 50% ?5%
• Divided output: 50% ?5% at divide ratios which are a power of 2, Duty cycle varies between 33 and 66% at divide ratios which are not a power of 2 50% ?10% when divide ratio is set to 1 for amplitudes = 500 mV
• Frequency accuracy: ? 1 ppm typical, ? 5 ppm maximum
• Reference frequency: 10.0 MHz, single-ended output and input on rear panel
• External clock: Single-ended input can be substituted for internal synthesizer

Specifications

• Data rate range: 5 to 32.0 Gb/s
• Data rate resolution: 2 kb/s
• Input range: 100 mV to 1 V (p-p) single ended