FC-16G DPOJET Option Datasheet

Features & Benefits

• Simplified Scope Setup, Limits, and Standard Specific Measurements - The Tektronix FC-16G DPOJET Option Simplifies test setup which reduces human error and results in faster and more accurate compliance testing of FC-PI-5 designs
• Flexible Limits – FC-16G allows engineers to seamless transition to debug environment in event of observing a compliance failure
• Detailed Test Reports – Tektronix FC-16G solution provides Printable reports results, margin and statistical data enhances analysis capabilities and allows for results sharing
• Integrated Method of Implementation Document – MOI Document which is bundled as part of the FC-16G solution ensures that proper steps are taken to execute Compliance tests
• FC-PI-5 Clause 9 Electrical Physical Layer Test Suite Version 1.1 Specification – FC-16G solution Ensures that your results are recognized and accurate to industry standards
• FC-16G Fixturing - Tektronix provides the complete solution to compliance verification and debug; including Oscilloscopes, Software, and Fixtures all from a single Test and Manufacturing vendor
• Reduces Testing Time – FC-16G solution takes roughly 10 minutes to perform all Compliance measurements, reducing testing time up to 80% as compared to manual testing method
• Scope Support - FC-16G software can be installed and run on Tektronix DPO/DSA/MSO Oscilloscopes with bandwidth ≥20 GHz. Design Engineers using Tektronix Oscilloscopes can always install FC-16G on their existing oscilloscopes
• Offline Waveform Support - FC-16G provides Validation and Design Engineers the Ability to Run Tests on Stored Waveforms reducing the dependency on availability of DUT
• Floating License Option - Provides Engineers with Tektronix Floating License Installation Option ensuring multiple use of one software license across instruments

Applications

Ethernet FC-16G Transmitter Testing for:

• Device silicon validation
• System compliance and debug
• Manufacturing test

About Option FC-16G Compliance and Debug Solution

Option FC-16G provides a standard user interface for FC-PI-5 testing within the DPOJET environment. The software automatically configures all limit and measurement parameters, reducing the learning curve to create and run compliance tests. FC-16G contains all standard-specific measurements including Deterministic Jitter, Uncorrelated Jitter, DDPWS, and Transmitter Output Waveform Requirements. This approach helps engineers reduce their testing time by up to 80% as compared to manually configured testing.

Option FC-16G includes setup files for different signal types such as N1N0, PRBS7, PRBS9, PRBS11, PRBS15, PRBS20, PRBS23 and PRBS31. This feature lets users test their device using different supported signal patterns while in debug mode.

Additionally, FC-16G is fully integrated into DPOJET. On seeing a failure, users have the flexibility to add a new measurement which could help them further debug and root cause their device failure.

About FC-PI-5 Technology

Fibre Channel, or FC, is a gigabit-speed, bidirectional point-to-point serial data channel network technology, primarily used for high-performance information transport (such as storage networking). Fibre Channel is standardized by the T11 Technical Committee of the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS), an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited standards committee.

Despite its name, Fibre Channel signaling can run on twisted pair copper wire in addition to fiber-optic cables.

While 16GFC doubles the throughput of 8GFC, the line rate of the signal only increases to 14.025 Gbps because of a more-efficient encoding scheme. 16GFC uses 64b/66b encoding.

The physical interface (FC-0) is specified in FC-PI-5[5]. FC-0 consists of transmission media, transmitter devices, receiver devices and their interfaces.

Clause 9 of FC-PI-5 describes the electrical interface specification for 1600-DF-EL-S and 1600-DF-EA-S:

Method Of Implementation (MOI) Document

The FC-16G MOI document (included with the software) provides a list of supported measurements, connection diagrams, and in-depth details of the measurement and oscilloscope settings. Use the MOI to make sure that the measurements and results comply with industry standards.

Detailed Results and Reporting Feature

The FC-16G application generates detailed HTML reports that include the performance, status, and test results of your device. Report generation tools also provide features such as auto-incremented report file names, adding user comments to a report, and listing complete instrument and measurement configuration details.

The application also captures and saves measurement screen shots in reports for future reference.

Setup Diagrams

FC-16G runs on Tektronix DPO/DSA/MSO Series Real Time Oscilloscopes with a bandwidth ≥20 GHz.

Use TCA-292D (TekConnect to 2.92 mm adapter with 33 GHz bandwidth) with DPO/DSA73304D oscilloscopes.

Comprehensive Test Coverage

Available FC-16G measurements