U7246A and U7246B SD UHS-I Card Compliance Test Application

Data Sheet

Features The SD UHS-I card compliance test application offers several features to simplify the validation of your SD UHS-I card designs:

– Setup wizard for quick setup, configuration and test

– User-selected tests and configurations based on SD version 3.0 specifications and Test Spec for Card Ver3.00

– Integrated DUT control capability to provide read-write burst signal separation on the same bus in real-time mode, allowing a precise waveform capture as defined in SD UHS-I card compliance condition

– Test framework provides powerful characterization through multiple trials that show a full array of statistics for each measurement and returns the worst measurement value

The Keysight Technologies, Inc. SD UHS-I card compliance test application provides a fast and easy way to test, debug and characterize your SD UHS-I card designs.

The tests performed by the SD UHS-I compliance test software are based on the SD 1 version 3.0 specifications and Test Spec for Card Ver3.00. The test application offers a user-friendly setup wizard and a comprehensive report that includes margin analysis.

The next-generation SDXC memory card specification with increased bus interface of UHS-I speeds up to 104 MB per second or higher, dramatically improves consumers’ digital lifestyles by increasing storage capacity to 2 TB.

The compliance test offers bus timing analysis on the command and data lines with eye diagram measurements for all UHS-I speed modes including Default and High speed mode.

The compliance test also covers current consumption tests for all UHS-I speed modes including Default and High speed mode. The SD UHS-I card compliance test application is compatible with Keysight Infiniium 9000 and 90000 Series oscilloscopes.

Comprehensive Test Coverage

With the SD UHS-I card compliance test application, you can use the same oscilloscope you use for everyday debugging to perform automated testing and margin analysis based on the SD timing and current consumption specifications. The application automatically configures the oscilloscope for each test and provides informative results.

It includes margin analysis indicating how close your device comes to passing or failing the test for each specification. Some of the difficulties in performing the compliance tests are connecting to the target device, configuring the oscilloscope, performing the tests and analyzing the measured results.

The SD UHS-I card compliance test application does most of this work for you by using the automated test engine platform with the integrated DUT control capability.

Easy Test Definition

The test application enhances the usability of Keysight Infiniium oscilloscopes for testing SD UHS-I card devices. The Keysight automated test framework guides you quickly through the steps required to define the setup, perform the tests and view the test results. You can select a category of tests or specify individual tests.

The user interface is designed to minimize unnecessary reconnections, which saves time and minimizes potential operator error. You can save the tests and configurations as project files and recall them later for quick testing and review of previous results. Clear menus let you perform tests with minimum mouse clicks.

Configurability and Guided Connection

The SD UHS-I card compliance test application provides flexibility in your test setup. The SD UHS-I card compliance test application provides you with user-defined controls for critical test parameters such as sampling rate, number of acquisition points used for analysis and customizable violation settings. Once you have configured the tests, the connection page will display the connection diagram for the test you have selected.

With the multiple test trial capability, you can extensively characterize the performance of your SD UHS-I card devices. You can run the selected tests until the stop condition is met. The application will then save the worst-case conditions and help you track down the anomalies in your signals.

In addition to providing you with measurement results, the SD USH-1 card compliance test application reports how close you are to the specified limit. You can specify the level at which warnings are to be issued. You are provided with a full array of statistics for each measurement, and you can save worst-case conditions to extensively test the performance of your device.

Thorough Performance Reporting

The SD UHS-I card compliance test application generates thorough HTML reports that capture the performance, status and margins of your device. It also captures screen shots of critical measurements for your reference and documentation. This report is suitable for printing and sharing with your vendors, customers or colleagues.

Automation

You can completely automate execution of your application’s tests and Add-Ins from a separate PC using the included N5452A Remote Interface feature. You can even create and execute automation scripts right inside the application using a convenient built-in client.

The commands required for each task may be created using a command wizard or from “remote hints” accessible throughout the user interface.

Using automation, you can accelerate complex testing scenarios and even automate manual tasks such as:

– Opening projects, executing tests and saving results

– Executing tests repeatedly while changing configurations

– Sending commands to external instruments

– Executing tests out of order