To simplifying serial bus test complexity Tektronix, Inc. is releasing a broad set of oscilloscope firmware and software upgrades. These are designed to simplify and shorten serial bus debug cycles and enhance support for a number of important serial bus standards including PCI Express, CAN/LIN, FlexRay, MIL-STD-1553B and MOST (Media Oriented System Transport).
The company is aiming to build a deep level of intelligence about serial buses into its performance oscilloscope series.
With signal complexity rising, capturing a unique event on an oscilloscope requires a trigger system with a high degree of flexibility. To meet this need the company is offering its flexible trigger system: Visual Trigger.
This system allows engineers to create highly customisable shapes using a mouse or touchscreen that closely match the desired waveform of interest.
This is said to be a highly intuitive capability that can change interaction with the trigger system on an oscilloscope.
Also, with a new Mark All Trigger Events capability, the system ensures capture and search of all potential complex behaviours in a given acquisition of interest.
As serial bus speeds continue to increase, crosstalk has emerged as a growing concern. With this latest update users will be better equipped to identify crosstalk in their designs without having to resort to a bit error rate tester.
The DPOJET jitter and eye diagram analysis tool now incorporates an algorithm for correctly identifying crosstalk induced jitter as bounded uncorrelated jitter (BUJ). This means real-time oscilloscopes can be used for measuring total jitter and can separate crosstalk or ISI from other jitter sources.
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