N109310CA SFF-8431 (SFP+)

N109310CA SFF-8431 (SFP+)

Compliance and Debug Application for N1000A/86100D DCA-X and N109X DCA-M Oscilloscopes

Be Confident with Compliant Measurements

Easy-to-use compliance application that enables you to:

The N109310CA is an easy-to-use electrical TX test application that enables you to:

• Save time in understanding details of standards

• Reduce your SFP+ test times from hours to minutes

• Debug your device using custom configurations

The greatly increased worldwide demand for video and data transfer has created new requirements for network expansion, driving innovative network elements for operation up to 100 Gb/s. New designs are facing more challenges while transferring these signals on printed circuit boards within hosts and modules, even for short distances. Measuring the SFF-8431 parameters can take a full day when manually characterized, and recalculating factors and equation-driven limits adds to the time the designer spends on testing.

Keysight Technologies Inc. created the N109310CA SFF-8431 Compliance and Debug Application to simplify measuring these transmitter parameters and to obtain full results to test limits in a few minutes. This will keep you focused on getting your products to market knowing that your results are built on the heritage and consistency of Keysight measurement technology.

Transform Complexity into Simplicity

Satisfying the broad requirements of the SFF-8431 Specifications can be very complex. The data rate for each test group varies based on which standard is being addressed in the product design. The tests between each SFF-8431 group vary, as do the test limits. An example of one group of tests is below. The time for your test development team to read and interpret the specification and then implement that understanding into test plans can take several months of effort.

Development and characterization of advanced integrated circuits is time-consuming and expensive. Designers utilize test adapters to fully characterize their parts for use in their own or their customer’s circuits. For more information about these adapters, please visit http://shop.wildertech.com/category_s/35.htm.

By pairing your test adapter or complance board with the N1000A/86100D, N1060A and N109310CA software, you will have the simplest and most powerful solution available to optimize your designs and offer the best products to your customers. Depending on your equipment setup, phase trimmers and a pair of cables complement your setup for the most consistent and accurate measurements.

Hosts and modules have unique interface connectors and require compliance boards or test adapters to enable connection to test equipment. Designers endeavor to minimize the trace lengths on the compliance boards and cable lengths.

The N109310CA software also supports a variety of other DCA configurations (see ordering guide), including the N1094A DCA-M oscilloscope and N1076B Electrical clock Recovery.

Debug and Verify Your Designs Quickly and Easily

Select industry-leading hardware

Configure your oscilloscope for a module (as below) or multi-module (listed in ordering guide). Connect your device through the recommended phase trimmers to have access to measurements with intrinsic jitter as low as 50 fs. For return loss, also connect the Economy or Performance Network Analyzer, which are controlled by the N109310CA for S-parameter measurements.

Select any SFP+ transmit interface

The N109310CA SFF-8431 Compliance and Debug Application covers all host and module transmitter tests as well as verification of the test signals for receiver compliance. Click on the desired test group, and the appropriate tests are offered in Select Tests.