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Fully automated PCIe 6.0 Test and Validation Solution

04 October 2022 - Tektronix, in collaboration with Anritsu, introduced an intuitive new PCIe 6.0 Receiver Test Solution that equips engineers to test PCIe 6.0 (Base) receivers and addresses ever-growing performance demands of the next generation of high performance systems. With this release, Tektronix provides a cohesive PCIe 6.0 transmitter and receiver test solution that delivers faster test times, higher-quality measurements, and an intuitive user interface.

Data-intensive markets like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, and data centers use PCIe as a de-facto standard. While the recently released Gen 6.0 standard provides fast speeds to handle such workloads, testing brings a unique set of challenges to companies charged with integrating PCIe 6.0 on their devices.

PCIe receiver validation is notoriously difficult due to the sensitivity of calibrating the stressed eye signal across a high loss channel. Tektronix's PCIe receiver test solutions provide confidence that designs are thoroughly tested at the required bit error rate (BER) target. The intuitive step-by-step tools provide link training routines for the Anritsu MP1900A BERT to ensure the receiver is tested accurately.

The Tektronix PCIe 6.0 Base Rx Solution includes the fastest 64 GT/s (PAM4) Rx calibration in the industry. Novel algorithms efficiently address the new challenge of calibrating the Transmitter's additional pre-cursor added to the 6.0 Base specification.

High Quality Measurements

The Tektronix PAMJET DSP tool provides critical 64 GT/s jitter and noise measurements with advanced instrument noise compensation. This fully automated solution leverages the first-to-market 6.0 Base Tx solution techniques and enhances the capabilities to address Receiver challenges at the latest data rate introduced by the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG®).

The TekRxTest automation software provides a single control panel with the power to manage a Tektronix oscilloscope and Anritsu BERT during receiver calibration. This intuitive software wizard guides users through short- and long-channel calibration steps with ease, resulting in an accurate and repeatable calibration at 64 GT/s.

Based on the previous receiver test solutions, Tektronix and Anritsu started collaborating early for PCIe 6.0. "A combined solution integrating the Anritsu MP1900A and Tektronix DPO70000SX Real-Time Oscilloscopes delivers an innovative improvement to the market and a complete physical layer PCIe test system that can be expanded to PCIe 6.0 as the market continues to develop technologies for high-speed networks," said Kazuhiro Fujinuma, Director of Solution Marketing Department Service Infrastructure Division for Anritsu Corporation.

Leading electronics design and automation company Synopsys collaborated with Tektronix on early validation of their PCIe 6.0 DesignWare® IP, providing early-stage prototypes for Tektronix' partnership with Anritsu.

Availability

Tektronix's PCIe 6.0 Receiver Test Solution is available worldwide for use with DPO70000SX Real-Time Oscilloscopes.

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