BERTs, Digitizers, and DAQs Catalog

BERTs, Digitizers, and DAQs Catalog

Catalogs

The Keysight BERTs, Digitizers, and DAQs Catalog provides a comprehensive overview of instruments designed for high-speed digital receiver characterization, precise waveform capture, and scalable data acquisition across research labs and production environments. The catalog is organized into high-performance bit error ratio testers (BERTs), modular digitizers, and modular DAQs:
 

  • High-performance BERTs are offered in one capability class, the XE8-class, and include the M8000 Series BERTs. These BERTs enable high-speed digital interface testing with precise pattern generation, error detection, and enhanced timing analysis from 32 Gbaud to 120 Gbaud. These BERTs support modular configurations with pattern generators, error analyzers, and clock data recovery modules, and they enabling scalable testing of one or two channels using NRZ, PAM3, PAM4, PAM6, or PAM8 line coding schemes. Additionally, they integrate enhanced signal processing technologies such as de-emphasis, adjustable ISI, clock recovery, and equalization to reduce setup time, minimize calibration, and streamline testing workflows. Used across a wide range of applications — including data center interconnects, optical transceivers, high-speed memory interfaces, and next-generation serial buses — these BERTs support critical standards including PCIe, DDR, USB, and Ethernet (100G / 400G / 800G / 1.6T).

  • Modular digitizers are high-performance signal acquisition instruments designed for fast, precise waveform capture in automated test and measurement systems. Built on PXIe and AXIe, they offer fast sampling rates and wide bandwidths in a compact form factor, making them ideal for complex test environments in aerospace and defense, communications, and semiconductor testing. PXIe digitizers offer two to eight channels with sampling rates up to 4.8 GSa/s. AXIe digitizers support up to four channels and 32 GSa/s sampling rates.

  • Modular DAQs provide flexible, scalable, and precise data acquisition and are designed to accurately capture and digitize electrical and physical signals such as voltage, current, temperature, and pressure from real-world environments. Built-in multiplexers sequentially route multiple input channels into a single analog-to-digital converter (ADC), rapidly switching between them for efficient data acquisition in a single DAQ unit. Fast scanning rates up to 1,000 channels per second with a built-in 6½-digit DMM and compatibility with up to 14 input signal types enable precise, high-speed data acquisition. Additionally, microwave switching supports DC to microwave frequency measurements in a single test setup, enabling efficient, repeatable test setups. Further simulate or detect digital patterns using up to 64-bit I/O, programmable polarity, 5 V thresholds, handshaking protocols, and onboard memory. The DAQ’s modular architecture scales from compact 3-slot chassis to high-density 8-slot configurations. With more than 30 plug-in modules, users can tailor systems for their application needs.
     

Software and accessories extend measurement capability across all instrument types. Software suites support configuration and automation, signal generation and simulation, data capture and analysis, measurement control and reporting, and conformance testing. Accessories include ISI channel boards, interference sources, rack-mount kits, terminal and configuration blocks, extender boards, thermocouple and thermistor kits, and cabling.
 

Keysight Support Services can reduce your learning curve, enhance your uptime, ensure the accuracy of your testing equipment, and provide the expertise you require, precisely when and where you need it. Maximize your instrument uptime, quickly optimize your test measurements, and get the answers you need at our fastest available times. KeysightCare curated support plans bundle critical services with prioritized response and turnaround times. High-performance instruments include one year of KeysightCare Assured.
 

Overall, the BERTs, Digitizers, and DAQs Catalog serves as a guide to selecting the right instrument for applications ranging from early research and standards conformance testing to high-throughput manufacturing. With high performance BERTs, versatile modular digitizers, scalable DAQs, robust software and accessories, and comprehensive support services, Keysight provides the tools needed to characterize high-speed digital links, capture precision waveforms, and acquire multi-signal data across demanding test environments.