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The Keysight M8050A BERT enables success in chip deployments of 800G/1.6T, PCIe, USB4 and other leading technologies.
Module type
Pattern Generator
Number of channels
1, 2
Standards
PCIe 7.0, PCIe 6.0, PCIe 5.0, USB4, 400/800/1600 GbE, OIF-CEI-112G, OIF-CEI-224G
Line coding
NRZ, PAM4, PAM6, PAM8
Supported data rates
120 Gbaud
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The M8050A helps engineers design and characterize chips, devices, transceiver modules, sub-components, boards, and systems. Quickly test serial I/O ports operating at data rates up to 120 GBd across the server, computing, data center, and communication industries. Combining the M8050A BERT with a Keysight UXR-Series 80 GHz oscilloscope gives you a full 1.6T receiver and transmitter test solution to assess your Ethernet systems.
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