Pattern Lock Setup Tab
Pattern Lock Setup
The Pattern Lock Setup tab of the Trigger dialog settings allows you to manually configure pattern triggering. N1000A-PLK, N109x-series DCA-M PLK, and 86100D-ETR instruments can internally generate a pattern trigger off the supplied clock. When Pattern Lock is turned on, the instrument automatically detects symbol rate, pattern length, and trigger divide ratio and generates the pattern trigger. Pattern Lock is automatically turned on whenever Jitter Mode is entered and can be turned on in Eye/Mask and Oscilloscope Modes. To turn Pattern Lock on 
and off 
, click the Pattern Lock button that is shown along the bottom of the application or on dialog box's General Trigger Setup tab. To automatically and immediately detect symbol rate, pattern length, and trigger divide ratio, click Autodetect Parameters Now, which is located on the General Trigger Setup tab.
Symbol Rate
Select Auto Detect to have the symbol rate automatically detected whenever Autodetect Parameters Now (General Trigger Setup tab) is clicked or an Auto Scale is performed (in Jitter mode or Pattern Lock turned on). To manually enter the symbol rate, clear the Auto Detect, and enter the symbol rate, which can be any rate between 50 MHz and 160 GBd. For rates greater than 23.2 GBd, you must provide a divided trigger. Click Select From List to select standard optical and digital telecommunications rates. The same symbol rate list appears in Jitter, Eye/Mask, and Oscilloscope Modes and in the Timebase Setup dialog box when Units is set to Unit Interval (UI).
| Minimum Value | Maximum Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Symbol Rate | 50 MBd | 160 GBd |
| Pattern Length | 1 symbol | 2 23 symbols |
| Pattern Length (in Jitter Mode) | 1 symbol | 2 16 symbols |
Clock Ratio
The Clock Ratio allows you to select either an Integer sub rate of the symbol rate or a Fractional sub rate for pattern lock. When a Fractional Clock Ratio is entered, the resulting Clock Divide Ratio is listed on the dialog but cannot be edited. While using this feature, pattern parameters cannot be autodetected.
The Fractional setting is supported by N1000A DCA-X and DCA-M modules with regular pattern lock (not RapidEye or FlexEye). Fractional clock ratios require either a Manufacturing (N1010200A) or Research and Development (N1010100A) package licenses. Fractional clock ratios are not supported by the 86100D.
Clock Divide Ratio
Select Auto Detect check box to have the trigger divide ratio automatically detected whenever Autodetect Parameters Now (General Trigger Setup tab) is clicked or an Auto Scale is performed (in Jitter mode or Pattern Lock turned on). You can use the down arrow to select from several common clock divide ratios. In some situations, you may need to enter a trigger divide ratio for a trigger that is a divided rate from the symbol rate. For example, for rates greater then 23.2 GBd, you must provide a divided trigger.
Pattern Length
Select Auto Detect to have the pattern length automatically detected whenever Autodetect Parameters Now (General Trigger Setup tab) is clicked or an Auto Scale is performed (in Jitter mode or Pattern Lock turned on). To manually enter the pattern length, clear the Auto Detect, and enter the length of the test pattern in symbols, which can be any value between 1 and 223. In Jitter Mode, the maximum pattern length is 216.
| Selection | Format | Number of Symbols |
Description | |
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| NRZ | PAM4 | |||
| 40 - PCIe Compliance | ♦ | ♦ | 40
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| 62 - PAM4 Clock | ♦ | 62
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| 120 - FC RPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 120
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| 384 - 802.3ae TWDP segment | ♦ | ♦ | 384
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| 640 PCIe Idle | ♦ | ♦ | 640
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| 1280 - FDDI Jitter | ♦ | 1280
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| 2640 - CJPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 2640
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| 2280 - CRPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 2280
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| 3360 - CRPAT (2) | ♦ | ♦ | 3360
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| 3760 - CJPAT (2) | ♦ | ♦ | 3760
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| 3780 - XAUI CRPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 3780
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| 3820 - XAUI CJPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 3820
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| 5280 - GbE Test Frame | ♦ | ♦ | 5280
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| 7641 - XAUI CJPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 7641
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| 9000 - JTPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 9000
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| 15562 - CEI Stress | ♦ | ♦ | 15562
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| 18944 - CEI Stress | ♦ | ♦ | 18944
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| 20480 - SPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 20480
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| 20840 - CSPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 20840
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| 21760 - CJTPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 21760
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| 30240 - XAUI CRPAT | ♦ | ♦ | 30240
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| 33792 - 10GbE | ♦ | ♦ | 33792
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| 90000 - FDDI Wander | ♦ | ♦ | 90000
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| 92160 - SATA | ♦ | ♦ | 92160
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| 311040 - SONET CID | ♦ | ♦ | 311040
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| PRBS 7 (127 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 127
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27−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (127 symbols). |
| PRBS 7 (128 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 128
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27 pseudo-random symbol sequence (128 symbols). |
| PRBS 9 (511 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 511
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29−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (511 symbols). |
| PRBS 9 (512 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 512
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29 pseudo-random symbol sequence (512 symbols). |
| PRBS 10 (1023 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 1023
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210−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (1,023 symbols). |
| PRBS 10 (1024 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 1024
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210 pseudo-random symbol sequence (1,024 symbols). |
| PRBS 11 (2047 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 2047
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211−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (2,047 symbols). |
| PRBS 11 (2048 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 2048
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211 pseudo-random symbol sequence (2,048 symbols). |
| PRBS 13 (8191 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 8191
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213−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (8,191 symbols). |
| PRBS 13 (8192 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 8192
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213 pseudo-random symbol sequence (8,192 symbols). |
| PRBS 15 (32767 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 32767
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215−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (32,767 symbols). |
| PRBS 15 (32768 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 32768
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215 pseudo-random symbol sequence (32,768 symbols). |
| PRBS 16 (65535 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 65535
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21−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (65,535 symbols). |
| PRBS 16 (65536 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 65536
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216 pseudo-random symbol sequence (65,536 symbols). |
| PRBS 20 (1048575 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 1048575
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21−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (1,048,575 symbols). |
| PRBS 20 (1048576 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 1048576
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220 pseudo-random symbol sequence (1,048,576 symbols). |
| PRBS 23 (8388607 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 8388607
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21−1 pseudo-random symbol sequence (8,388,607 symbols). |
| PRBS 23 (8388608 symbols) | ♦ | ♦ | 8388608
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220 pseudo-random symbol sequence (8,388,608 symbols). |
| K28.5 (20 symbols) | ♦ | 20
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Signal Type (Jitter Mode)
Specify the input signal type: Clock or Data. As a default, Auto Detect is selected, and the instrument automatically detects the signal type. The Signal Type setting can also be accessed on the Jitter Measurements tab of the Configure Jitter Mode Measurements dialog. If a poorly-defined signal can not be automatically detected, unselect the Auto Detect feature.
Reference Symbol
The ability to select the pattern reference symbol is provided by the Pattern Analysis feature (F-PAT) which is included in the R&D Package license. You may need to update your R&D package version.
The reference symbol settings set the pattern's reference symbol and aligns the timebase with the reference symbol.The reference symbol is set to the display's left edge. These settings are mutually exclusive.
Click Auto Detect to automatically determine the reference symbol to a consistent pattern location based on the longest run of symbols with a preference for lowest-level symbols. The timebase is aligned with the reference symbol.
Click Set To Current Timebase to realigns the timebase to use the left edge of the screen as the reference symbol for the pattern. Once you have used this setting, you cannot undo it and clicking Setup > Undo has no effect.
The Set To Current Timebase setting is only available in Scope mode.
To select the symbol, use one of the following two methods.
- Use the Find symbol sequence dialog. In FlexDCA's menu, click Tools > Find....
- Use the Pattern Navigation Display to select the symbol. To view the Pattern Navigation Display, expand the pattern bar that is shown above the display when pattern lock is enabled. The gray box highlights the symbol shown on the display. You can drag the gray box over the pattern to scroll the displayed symbols.