:SOURce:PATTern

Source:
Simulate
Meas. mode:
Scope
Eye
Jitter
Flex Apps:
FlexDCA
FlexRT

Command Syntax

:SOURceN:PATTern <pattern>

<pattern> is a argument selected from those listed in the following table.

Where N identifies a simulated module's specific channel and must be selected from {1:8}{A|B|C|D}. For example, SOURce3C.

Query Syntax

:SOURceN:PATTern?

Description

On simulated modules, selects the pattern for the source waveform. To apply the pattern to the source waveform, use the :SOURce<N>:WTYPe DATA command. The patterns listed in the following table can be selected using the listed command arguments.

Standard Pattern Selections
Selection Format Command
Argument
Description
NRZ PAM4
One - Zero OZERo Pattern of repeating 101010…
PRBS 7 (127 symbols) PRBS7 27−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (127 symbols).
PRBS 7 (128 symbols) EPRBs7 27 pseudo-random symbol sequence (128 symbols).
PRBS 9 (511 symbols) PRBS9 29−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (511 symbols).
PRBS 9 (512 symbols) EPRBs9 29 pseudo-random symbol sequence (512 symbols).
PRBS 11 (2047 symbols) PRBS11 211−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (2,047 symbols).
PRBS 11 (2048 symbols) EPRBs11 211 pseudo-random symbol sequence (2,048 symbols).
PRBS 13 (8191 symbols) PRBS13 213−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (8,191 symbols).
PRBS 13 (8192 symbols) EPRBs13 213 pseudo-random symbol sequence (8,192 symbols).
PRBS 15 (32767 symbols) PRBS15 215−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (32,767 symbols).
PRBS 15 (32768 symbols) EPRBs15 215 pseudo-random symbol sequence (32,768 symbols).
Linearity (160 symbols) LPAM4
JP01A (2 symbols)   JPA A signal with repeated sequence of 2 symbols that transition from level 0 to level 1.
JP01B (62 symbols)   JPB A signal with 15 pairs of symbols that transition from level 0 to level 1 followed by 16 pairs of symbols that transition from level 1 to level 0 for for a total of 62 symbols.
JP01C (62 symbols) JPC A signal with 15 pairs of symbols that transition from level 0 to level 3 followed by 16 pairs of symbols that transition from level 3 to level 0 for for a total of 62 symbols.
JP03A (2 symbols)   JPA A signal with repeated sequence of 2 symbols that transition from level 0 to level 3.
JP03B (62 symbols)   JPB A signal with 15 pairs of symbols that transition from level 0 to level 3 followed by 16 pairs of symbols that transition from level 3 to level 0 for for a total of 62 symbols.
JP03C (62 symbols)   JPC A signal with 15 pairs of symbols that transition from level 0 to level 3 followed by 16 pairs of symbols that transition from level 3 to level 0 for for a total of 62 symbols.
PRBS9Q (511 symbols) PRBQ9 PRBS9Q (511 symbols).
PRBS13Q (8191 symbols) PRBQ13 PRBS13Q (8,191 symbols).
SSPRQ (65535 symbols) QSSPr SSPRQ (65,535 symbols).

Requires FlexDCA revision A.02.00 and above.