HP N5990A Test automation software platform Datasheet

Agilent Technologies
N5990A Test Automation
Software Platform
Generic Stimulus/Response Test Software
Ideal for Established and Emerging High-Speed Buses
Data Sheet, Version 2.3
Overview
• Genuine bus test solution
• Supports MIPI D-PHY, HDMI,
DisplayPort, PCI Express®, SATA and
USB 2.0, other standards are under
development
• Single and multi-lane device testing
• Complements and enhances Infiniium
oscilloscope bus test software applications
• Fast system calibration
• One button compliance tests
• Characterization mode for in-depth
testing
• Supports real-time parameter changes
of amplitude levels etc.
• Results in Microsoft® Excel format for
easy post-processing
• Optional interfaces to web and database servers
• Optional user programming for legacy
code integration (e.g. LabView, VEE,
C++)
• Complementary services
N5990A takes test automation
to the next level of performance
and convenience
On-the-fly
parameter
changes, e.g.
of jitter mix
Features and Benefits
Interfaces to servers (Option 101)
Test automation software platform N5990A
Graphics viewer
(MS Excel)
Report generator
Core
GUI, test platform and
sequencer
▪ Logging
▪ Component loader
▪ Base data structure
▪ ...
MS Excel
(single Visual Basic macro)
Database
Web reporting tool
▪ DUT results
▪ Errors
▪ Data analysis
▪ Process data
...
Instrument drivers
BERTs, scopes, DMMs...
Multi-bus
support
(Option 002)
High-speed electrical
Rx/sink tests
▪
▪
▪
▪
Verification data
Adjustment data
Process data
Environmental data
Web server
PCIe, SATA, USB,
HDMI, DisplayPort...
Interfaces to electrical
Tx/source tests
Additional options
DUTs
PCI Express add-in
card, HDMI Rx, ...
Client PCs
(e.g., user programming)
Figure 1. Software platform block diagram
Turn your system into a
solution
An efficient test strategy is a
proven competitive advantage.
Agilent Technologies N5990A test
automation software platform is a
key element of winning strategies.
By combining the performance of
your instruments with the convenience of your PC, the N5990A provides unprecedented test integration,
high throughput and ease-of-use for a
wide range of stimulus and response
systems. It is this level of control that
turns a collection of instruments into
a generic test solution.
Fast and reliable testing
The comprehensive N5990A software
platform increases testing speed,
reduces test costs and ensures greater thoroughness than manual electrical testing. Using PCI Express as
an example, it is suitable for testing
devices such as transmitters, receivers and bridges, network adapters,
DSP, TV and data acquisition cards,
whether you are evaluating production ready prototypes or development
boards or chipsets.
Proven reference solution
The N5990A has proven its compliance testing abilities at many interoperability workshops (“plug fests”)
since its introduction in January
2
2006. As a result, N5990A is recommended e.g. in the HMDI CTS 1.3b
and the SATA RSG MOI 1.2. N5990A
already delivers what competitive
products are just starting to explore.
Receiver tests
The N5990A’s receiver test options
provide dedicated receiver and sink
compliance tests for popular and
emerging digital buses. The libraries
ideally complement Agilent’s portfolio of transmitter and source test
software applications for computer
buses such as PCI Express (N5393A)
or video buses like HDMI (N5399A).
Apart from the fast reassurance of
the compliance mode, the characterization mode offers in-depth analysis.
Features and Benefits
Integrated, generic solution
Standardize your tests
Maximum throughput
The N5990A supports a broad portfolio
of Agilent instruments, such as serial
bit error ratio testers (BERTs), the multichannel ParBERT platform, and Infiniium
oscilloscopes (see Figure 2). It also makes
controlling jitter sources, like function,
arbitrary waveform, or high-quality signal
generators, efficient and convenient.
The automation platform makes it simple
to test multiple buses. User selectable
tests, such as the crucial jitter tolerance
tests, are consistent for buses as different
as HDMI, SATA or PCI Express. This
translates to significant productivity gains.
More time is gained by the common Excel
format for reporting results (see Figure 3),
and common data structures for advanced
data management using data bases.
The N5990A’s software architecture is
based on C# code in the Microsoft .NET
framework. This ensures fast interaction,
calibration and test execution for greater
throughput than competitive platforms.
You can select the hardware performance
you need to test your specific DUT, single
or multi-lane. The N5990A’s software layers complement the instrument software
seamlessly to provide a common, generic
test environment.
As an example, for HDMI 1.3 the long
calibration and test execution times of the
old 1.2a solutions were reduced by an
order of magnitude.
BitifEye services
Customization
Test
sequencer
N5990A test automation software platform
Test automation
User programming (Option 500)
Legacy
code
C++
Tx test
software
SATA Tx
N5411A
USB Tx
N5416A
RSG and receiver tests
SATA Rx
N5990A-103
Rx test
software
VEE,
Labview
C#
Remote interface (Option 203)
HDMI source
PCIeTM Tx
N5399A
N5399A
PCIe Rx
N5990A-101
...
... Tx
USB Rx
N5990A-102
... Rx
N5990A-1xx
TDR
PLTS
Instrument
firmware
Standard
instruments
Real-time
oscilloscopes
Pulse data
generators
Bit error
ratio testers
ParBERT
Figure 2. Test platform elements for digital stimulus/response test, example SATA
3
Features and Benefits
User programming
The test platform is flexible and open. This
means you can integrate your own C#
code or program your own test sequences
with the user programming option.
You can also easily integrate software
dynamic link libraries (dlls) implemented
in graphical environments such as
LabView or VEE (contact Agilent).
Strong partnership for flexibility
and support
Based on an Agilent manufacturing test
program, the test software and services
provider BitifEye digital test solutions
developed the N5990A software platform.
Agilent guarantees worldwide service and
support. To meet specific needs, BitifEye
offers customization services (see www.
bitifeye.com).
Figure 3. User interface and results display
Rx add in card jitter tolerance
Test selection
The test automation software plat-form
lets you select tests from an intuitive treestructure with multiple levels of detail.
A key element of the platform is the test
sequencer. This lets you define which tests
are to run, for example, and the number of
repetitions (loops).
Characterization mode
175
159.5
144
128.5
The test automation software platform
provides test results in Microsoft Excel
format. When you measure parameter
curves, it delivers both the curves (see
Figure 4) and a data table.
The N5990A displays and updates all the
results on-line. After stopping or pausing
the sequencer, you can access any result
for analysis at your convenience.
Compliance and
characterization modes
In compliance mode, you run individual
tests as specified by the applicable standards. In characterization mode, experienced users have access to test properties
such as frequency range, frequency step
width and limits (see Figure 5). This makes
it easy to perform margin tests.
Jitter [ps]
Test results
113
97.5
82
66.5
51
35.5
20
1
10
Frequency [MHz]
Max passed jitter (lane 0)
Max passed jitter (lane 1)
Minimum spec
Figure 4. Multi-lane jitter tolerance test results
4
100
Computer Bus Applications - PCI Express
Compliance test and
characterization
Receiver jitter tolerance tests
complement transmitter tests
Options 101 and 201 simplify PCI Express
receiver and transmitter characterization
as well as compliance testing.
Option 101 provides the important jitter
tolerance test. In the configuration shown
below (see Figure 6), a function generator
inserts sinusoidal jitter. This PCI Express
receiver test complements the transmitter
compliance tests conducted on Infiniium
ocscilloscopes (N5393A). The oscilloscope
is needed for the transmitter tests.
The PCI Express receiver tests (N5990A
Option 101) fully support Agilent
Technologies’ ParBERT 81250 parallel
bit error ratio tester, as well as Agilents’
J-BERT N4903A high-performance serial
BERT. This ensures you can test single lane
and multi-lane receivers efficiently. For
ParBERT configurations exceeding four
lanes, the high-lane count
Option 003 is required.
The N5393A is exclusively integrated into
the N5990A and enhanced with option
201. This lets you select test parameters
conveniently on the PC controller. You
can use the PC to display and analyse
oscilloscope data too, so that productivity
is further increased.
Figure 5. Test selection details (characterization mode)
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Computer Bus Applications - PCI Express
CBB and CLB support
The configuration in Figure 6 tests multilane add-in cards, using a graphics card
as an example. The DUT is plugged into a
Compliance Base Board (CBB) available
from the PCI-SIG®.
The CBB needs to be modified slightly
for use with the N5990A. Details are
available from Agilent. Agilent can also
provide details for system board tests
using a Compliance Load Board (CLB, also
available from the PCI-SIG).
Test coverage
See Table 1 below. For PCI Express Gen 2,
please contact Agilent.
Figure 6. PCI Express test station
Table 1. PCI Express 1.0a and 1.1 test coverage
Test
number
Assertion
Description
1.4
PHY .3.3#2
Non-SSC transmitter data rate
x
1.5
PHY .3.2#1, 2, 14, PHY .3.3#1,
4, 9, EM.4#13, 14, 15, 19, 20
Signal quality
x
1.6
PHY .3.1#12, 26
TX DC common mode voltage
x
1.12
PHY .3.3#3
TX output rise/fall time
x
1.13
PHY .3.3#5
TX RMS AC common mode voltage
x
1.21
PHY .3.4#1, 6, EM.4#21
Receiver sensitivity
1.24
EM .4#4
Wake enabled platform vaux power
6
N5393A
N5990A
Opt 101
x
x
Computer Bus Applications - SATA
Test the standard with the
standard
In the past years, serial ATA (serial
advanced technology attachment or SATA)
became the de-facto standard for connecting hard drives into computer systems.
SATA is by design less susceptible to crosstalk and EMI than its predecessor parallel
implementation. Testing it to the standard
defined by the SATA-IO (International
Organization, www.serialata.org) to
guarantee compatibility and inter operability however is still mandatory and actually
vital to vendors.
The coverage of the receiver tests N5990A
Option 103 is given in Table 2. The crucial
receiver jitter tests are provided for Gen1
and Gen2 devices in both the pure compliance and the advanced expert mode. For
device characterization, complementary
tests are available in expert mode.
The full range of the Agilent N5411A
oscilloscope SATA electrical performance
measurements, such as general specifications and transmitted signal requirements,
is available for PC-controlled test through
the interface Option N5990A-203. See the
N5411A data sheet 5989-3662EN for the
long list of supported measurements.
System calibration
Convenient, automated RX tests
So far, SATA compliance and interoperability testing have been conducted mainly
manually. The N5990A test automation
software platform now provides rapid
testing and fully controls the test setup,
incl. sinusoidal and random noise sources
(Figure 7).
Interface to oscilloscope
transmitter tests
Figure 7. Automated SATA
test station – user-friendly, full
automation is achieved by supporting
the Agilent N4915A-005 SATA switch
This initial step is mandatory for reliable
measurements. It used to be slow and
inconvenient in the past. N5990A’s
automated calibration provides a new user
experience. Stress your device with precisely calibrated jitter! The oscilloscope is
needed for the calibration of the receiver
test subsystem.
Interface to SATA control
software
N5990A Option 103 requires that the
device is in the far end re-timed loopback
(BIST-L) mode. This can be achieved
with commercial or custom control
software. Option 103 supports the ULINK
DriveMaster software.
Test results
The SATA test data is available in the
common, ready-to-use N5990A Microsoft
Excel format graphs and data tables
(Figure 8). This enables quick and easy
post-processing.
Receiver jitter tolerance
SATA 3 Gb/s device
Figure 8. Excel results for Maximum passed jitter
Table 2. SATA receiver test coverage (host and device DUTs)
Use Model
Interoperability tests
Characterization
Test
requirement
Test name
Compliance
mode
Expert
mode
RSG-01
Gen1 (1.5 Gb/s) receiver jitter test
x
x
RSG-02
Gen2 (3 Gb/s) receiver jitter test
x
x
Rcvr differential sensitivity (Gen1, Gen2)
x
Rcvr. jitter tolerance (Gen1, Gen2)
x
Rcvr. constant parameter stress test (Gen1, Gen2)
x
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Computer Bus Applications - USB
Why still test USB?
USB is a well-established bus technology.
One might be tempted to believe that no
additional testing is required but the contrary is true. Chip designs which combine
new and traditional interfaces may invoke
painful bugs - on the traditional intefaces
too!
Broadest USB receiver tests
coverage
The N5990A Option 102 provides unprecedented USB 2.0 receiver device test
coverage. The crucial jitter tolerance test is
suported as well as other critical tests (see
Table 3). Note that USB host receiver tests
are not supplied!
Figure 10. N5990A USB test selection
USB test station
A full USB device test station (see Figure
9) comprises of an 81134A data generator
with an ESG jitter source, an Infiniium
oscilloscope, a USB fixture and the USB
test software. The oscilloscope is needed
for the transmitter tests and the calibration
of the receiver test subsystem.
Automated USB tests
The N5990A test software automation
platform user interface is common across
all bus test applications (see Figure 10),
regardless of whether the bus is emerging
or established, such as USB. This leverage
tremendously increases productivity.
Complementing USB
transmitter tests
The N5990A Option 102 complements the
Infiniium oscilloscope transmitter compliance test software N516A. The transmitter
test software is currently being integrated
into the test software automation platform.
It is already available for PCI Express and
HDMI.
Receiver tests
As an example, the jitter tolerance characterization results of a good device are
shown in Figure 11.
Figure 9. N5990A USB test solution
Table 3. USB 2.0 device test coverage For USB 3.0 please contact Agilent.
N5990A
Option 102
Receiver test name
EL_11
Receiver data rate
EL_13
Receiver differential voltage
EL_13
Receiver jitter tolerance
EL_15
Receiver common mode
voltage
EL_16
Receiver squelch detection
EL_18
Receiver minimum SYNC
field
Max passed jitter
Jitter capability
Min Spec
Receiver jitter tolerance
USB 2.0 device
Figure 11. USB jitter tolerance
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Consumer Electronics and Video Test Applications - HDMI
Go beyond the instruments
Broadest test automation
By combining the performance of Agilent
instruments with the flexibility of a PC (see
Figure 12), N5990A provides unprecedented test integration, minimum calibration time and maximum test throughput as
well as ease-of-use for HDMI test. It is this
level of control and performance which
leap-frogs competitive solutions.
N5990A supports the Infiniium oscilloscopes recommended for HDMI.
The N5399A source test software is
complemented with sink tests conducted
with the E4887A TMDS signal generator (see
Table 4). The oscilloscope is needed for the
transmitter tests and the calibration of the
receiver test subsystem.
Fast and reliable HDMI testing
Additional value is provided by the integration of the quantum data 882EA video test
instrument which covers EDID, video, CEC
and CTS-approved HDCP tests (Figure 13).
The comprehensive N5990A automation
software platform increases testing
speed, reduces test cost and ensures
greater thoroughness than manual HDMI
compliance testing and characterization.
Competitive, stand-alone software applications are often outperformed by a factor
of two or more.
Full support for independent
clock and data jitter insertion
N5990A enables and fully supports the
unique independent clock and data jitter
insertion capability of the Agilent TMDS
signal generator.
Figure 13. Integrated HDMI EDID, CEC
and HDCP tests
This capability was already required in
previous versions of the HDMI specification such as 1.2a for the crucial jitter
tolerance test. Due to the limitations of the
old HDMI test solutions, it however could
not be implemented in the past. Now
available with HDMI 1.3, this functionality
is especially appealing for in-depth device
characterization.
Figure 12. N5990A HDMI test solution
Table 4. HDMI test coverage by CTS 1.3b test ID and name
N5399A & Source test name
N5990A
Option 250
N5990A
Option
150
Sink and cable test name N5990A
Test name
Option 350
7-2
TMDS VL
5-3
TMDS data eye diagram
8-1
EDID readable
7-4
TMDS rise & fall times
8-5
TMDS min. differential sensitivity
8-2
EDID VESA structure
7-5
TMDS over/undershoot
8-6
TMDS intra-pair skew
8-3
CEA timing extension
structure
7-6
TMDS inter-pair skew
8-7
TMDS jitter tolerance
8-17
861B format support
7-7
TMDS intra-pair skew
8-15
Character synchronization
8-18
HDMI format support
7-8
TMDS clock duty cycle
8-19
Pixel encoding
8-19
Pixel encoding
7-9
TMDS clock jitter
8-20
Video format timing
8-20
Video format timing
7-10
TMDS data eye diagram
8-22
Audio sample packet jitter
2C-01 to 2C-04
HDCP tests
8-24
Interoperability with DVI
CECT 7 to 11
CEC tests
8-25
Deep
color1
1. See E4887A data sheet for supported video formats
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Consumer Electronics and Video Test Applications - DisplayPort
DisplayPort, an emerging standard
DisplayPort defines a high-bandwidth
interface for connecting laptops or
personal computers with display monitors
or connecting computers with high-definition consumer electronic devices. VESA,
an organization comprised of leading
companies in the high definition digital
display industry drives the development of
this new digital interface.
Meet the test requirements
As part of its standards compliance, VESA
has established a comprehensive compliance test program for DisplayPort that
includes product certification, at independent third-party test houses, for physical
layer and link layer compliance testing.
Physical layer test is comprised of source,
sink and cable (media) tests detailed in
the DisplayPort CTS (compliance test
specification). The Agilent test products
and methodologies are approved as MOI
(method of implementation) by VESA.
Automated tests
As with all other supported computer
bus or video standard tests, the N5990A
software platform provides fast, calibrated, automated receiver testing. The
receiver tests, N5990A Option 155 (Figure
14) require DUT register access. They
complement the Infiniium oscilloscope
transmitter compliance test software
U7232A. U7232A is fully integrated into
the N5990A with Option 255.
Figure 14. N5990A display port receiver jitter tolerance test
Compliance and characterization
Supported hardware
In the configuration dialog (Figure 15)
the user selects between compliance and
expert mode. The latter provides access to
all relevant test parameters for advanced
tasks such as debugging, validation,
characterization and margin test.
The standard DisplayPort receiver test
setup is given in Figure 16. It is based
on the J-BERT N4903A, the W2641A
test fixture, the W2642A DisplayPort test
controller, the N4915A-006 ISI generator
and an external PC running N5990A. The
oscilloscope is needed for the transmitter
tests and the calibration of the receiver
test subsystem.
For investment protection of HDMI
customers, the TMDS signal generator
E4887A-007 is supported alternatively.
Note that in this setup, an additional
81150A jitter source is needed.
The source tests are conducted with
DSO80000B or DSO90000A Series
oscilloscopes.
Figure 15. Configuration screen
Table 5. Display port test coverage
Receiver test name
RBR and HBR sensitivity tests
RBR and HBR jitter tolerance tests
RBR and HBR intra-pair skew test
Variable parameter test (user-selectable swing, SJ and RJ)
Figure 16. Receiver test station
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Consumer Electronics and Video Test Applications – MIPI D-PHY
MIPI, the mobile standard
The Mobile Industry Processor Interface
(MIPI™) Alliance is an open membership
organization that includes leading companies in the mobile industry that share
the objective of defining and promoting
open specifications for interfaces in mobile
terminals. MIPI specifications establish
standards for hardware and software
interfaces between the processors and
peripherals typically found in mobile
terminal systems such as cell phones.
MIPI D-PHY operates at about 500 Mbits/s.
Meet the test requirements
As part of its standards compliance, the
MIPI Alliance has established a comprehensive compliance test program for MIPI
D-PHY that includes product certification
at independent third-party test houses for
physical layer and link layer compliance
testing. Physical layer test is comprised of
receiver and transmitter tests detailed in
the MIPI D-PHY compliance test suite. The
Agilent test products and methodologies
are approved as MOI (method of implementation) by the MIPI Alliance.
at about 500 Mbits/s. The receiver tests,
N5990A Option 160, complement the
Infiniium oscilloscope transmitter compliance test software U7238A. U7238A is
fully integrated into N5990A with Option
260. Option 361 provides control of the
PPI interface for frame error detection. The
test automation software provides compliance tests and device characterization,
incl. margin test.
Supported hardware
The standard MIPI receiver test setup
is shown in Figure 18. It is based on a
ParBERT 81250A with external clock, jitter
and noise sources, a logic analyzer, an
oscilloscope and an external PC running
the N5990A software.
MIPI D-PHY frame generator
For investment protection of HDMI and
DisplayPort customers, the MIPI receiver
test configurations are extensions of the
TMDS signal generators, E4887A.
The MIPI frame generator (Figure 17)
allows conducting semi-automatic tests,
e.g. for debugging. It provides full
calibration and control of the receiver test
hardware (Figure 18), including real-time
parameter changes.
The source tests are conducted with
DSO80000B or DSO90000A Series
oscilloscopes. The oscilloscope is needed
for the calibration of the receiver test
subsystem.
Automated tests
Like for all other supported computer bus
or video standard tests, the N5990A software platform provides fast, calibrated,
automated testing. MIPI D-PHY operates
Figure 17. MIPI frame generator
Table 6. MIPI D-PHY test coverage
Receiver Test Name
Common-mode voltage tolerance (VCMRX(DC))
Differential input high threshold (VIDTH)
HS Rx
tests
Differential input low threshold (VIDTL)
Single-ended input high voltage (VIHHS)
Single-ended input low voltage (VILHS)
Common-mode interference beyond 450 MHz (∆VCMRX(HF))
Common-mode interference 50MHz – 450MHz (∆VCMRX(LF))
Logic 1 input voltage (VIH)
LP Rx
tests
Logic 0 input voltage, non-ULP state (VIL)
Input pulse rejection (eSPIKE)
Minimum pulse width response (TMIN-RX)
Figure 18. Receiver test station
Interference tolerance (VINT and FINT)
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Instrument Compatibility
The following instruments are supported for the applications indicated.
Table 7. Instrument compatibility (Agilent instruments if no vendor mentioned)
Recommended instrument
Max. data rate or
bandwidth
PCIe
USB
SATA
81134A
HDMI
DisplayPort
ParBERT
J-BERT
MIPI
D-PHY
J-BERT
Generator
81250 ParBERT
3.4 Gb/s, 7 Gb/s or 13.5
Gb/s
N4903A J-BERT
7 Gb/s or 12.5 Gb/s
81134A
3.35 Gb/s
x1
x
x1, 2
x
x
x
x
x
Jitter source
x
x
N4903A J-BERT
100 MHz PJ and RJ
E4438C
Options 504, 601, 1E5
20 MHz SJ depending
on amplitude
x
N5182A Option 503, 654
25 MHz SJ depending
on amplitude
x
81150A-002
Up to 240 MHz SJ and
RJ
x
x
x3
x3
x
x
x1
33220A, 33250A, E4438C
Error detector
16800/16900 Series logic
analyzer, OR...
x4
Crescent heart
SATA-II-FER adapter
x
x5
x
N4903A-C07 or N4903A-C13
Oscilloscope7, 8
x6
N5393A
N5416A
N5411A
N5399A
DSO81304B, DSO 91304A
13 GHz
x
x
x
DSO81204B, DSO 91204A
12 GHz
x
x
x
DSO81004B, DSO 91204A
10 GHz
x
x
x
DSO80804B, DSO 90804A
8 GHz
x
x
54855A9,
6 GHz
x
x
DSO 90604A
U7232A
U7238A
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1. Configurations and specifications: see E4887A data sheet (5989-5537EN)
2. E4887A-003 not supported
3. 81150A required
4. E5378A and N4219B required, supported logic analyzer configurations, see N4219B product overview (5989-1762EN)
5. For PPI support (N5990A-361), configuration depends on the specific implementation of the PPI interface
6. W2642A required
7. All applications except PCIe: oscilloscope required for the calibration of the receiver test subsystem.
DisplayPort: N4903A-C07 or N4903A-C13 error detector can be used alternatively.
8.
N5990A supports Agilent Infiniium oscilloscopes through the electrical performance specification applications, transmitter tests,
and compliance software applications shown to the right
9. 4 channels required for USB, not supported for MIPI™
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System Requirements
Minimum system requirements
for the Agilent N5990A
PC hardware requirements and
recommendations
• 1.6 GHz CPU x86
Software requirements
• Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or
higher, English version
• Microsoft .NET Framework
version 2.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or
higher
• Agilent IO Libraries Suite 14.0 or higher
• Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or higher,
English version
Note: Microsoft Excel is not included in
the N5990A. It must be furnished by the
customer, e.g., as part of MS Office.
• 512 MB RAM or higher
recommended
• 100 MB free hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive (if installing from CD)
• Super VGA (800 x 600) display or
higher resolution monitor with
256 colors or more
• PC keyboard and 2-button mouse
• Required connectivity options
• for instrumentation:
◦ IEEE 1394 (Firewire®)
◦ LAN
◦ depending on configuration:
GPIB or Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB
interface
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Measurement Requirements
Computer bus test
PCI Express
To run the N5990A PCI Express receiver
tests (Option 101), the DUT must support
loopback mode. A CBB or CLB might be
required to connect to the DUT.
SATA
The N5990A RSG/Rcvr tests require
the far end retimed loopback mode
(BIST-L). Control software is available for
example from ULINK Technology (www.
ulinktech.com). For the full equipment
list, refer to the latest Agilent “method of
implementation” (MOI) at
www.sata-io.org or
www.agilent.com.
USB
See the “Recommended Test Equipment”
sections in the N5416A data sheet (59894044EN). Note that N5990A currently
only supports the 81134A pulse pattern
generator. In case you need support for
your 81130A, contact Agilent. In addition
the following accessories are needed:
Consumer electronics and
video test
HDMI
Depending on the test (sink, source or
cable test), accessories such as cable
emulators, TPAs (test point access assemblies), transition time converters or bias
tee-kits are required. For details, see the
E4887A data sheet (5989-5537EN) or
www.bitifeye.com.
DisplayPort
A W2641A test point access adaptor
is required. For automated receiver
jitter tolerance testing a DisplayPort test
controller (DPTC) W2642A is mandatory,
and the DUT must support the register
access indicated in CTS 1.1, chapter 4. For
the calibration of the receiver test setup, a
receptacle fixture is needed (see below).
• (1) W2641A test adaptor
• (1) W2642A DPTC
• (1) N4915-006 cable emulator
• (2) 11636B power divider
• (2) 15433B 500 ps TTCs
• (4) E4809-61603 matched pair cables
• (1) matched pair SMA cables
• (4) N5460A matched pair cables
• (2) SMA cables
• (6) N9398C blocking capacitors
(E4887A: alternatively bias tee kit,
BIT-HDMI-BTK-xxxx)
• (6) 15435A 156 ps TTCs
• (1) BIT-DP-RTF-0001; receptacle test
fixture kit (for Rx tests) or 1 x BIT-DPCBL-0001 cable test kit, see
www.bitifeye.com.
For the full list of accessories, contact
Agilent.
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MIPI
DUT configuration and frame error
rate counting via the PPI (PHY protocol
interface) are required. Note that the PPI
definition is still only informative.
See the configuration guide
(5989-8379EN).
Configuration Examples
Table 8. N5990A example configurations
PCI Express®
Application
Mandatory1, 2
Recommended
Receiver test (up to 4 channels)
N5990A Option 010
N5990A Option 101
N5990A Option 003
N5990A Option 001
Receiver test (> 4 channels)
Transmitter test
N5990A Option 201
N5393A
E2688A
N5400A
Receiver test
N5990A Option 010
N5990A Option 102
Transmitter test
N5990A Option 202
N5416A
RSG/Rcvr. tests
N5990A Option 010
N5990A Option 103
Transmitter test
N5990A Option 203
N5411A
N5400A
Sink test, cable test (5 - 3)
N5990A Option 010
N5990A Option 150
N5399A
Source test
N5990A Option 250
N5399A
EDID, CEC, video and HDCP tests
N5990A Option 350
Receiver tests
N5990A Option 010
N5990A Option 155
N5384A
N5400A
N5403A
Transmitter test
N5990A Option 255
U7232A
Receiver tests
N5990A Option 010
N5990A Option 160
N5990A Option 361
N5384A
Transmitter tests
N5990A Option 260
U7238A
Multi-bus test
Receiver and transmitter tests
Configure as above for the
individual bus,
N5990A Option 002
N5990A Option 001
Legacy code
Configure as above for the
individual bus,
N5990A Option 500
N5990A Option 001
integration,
Communication and interaction with
e.g. C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, VEE or
LabView code
user programming
User programming
Templates for custom
calibration and test procedures
and instrument drivers
USB
SATA
HDMI
DisplayPort
MIPI
N5990A Option 001
N5990A Option 001
N5990A Option 001
N5990A Option 001
N5990A Option 001
N5990A Option 362
1. For Transmitter Test with DSO90000 Series oscilloscopes, DSO90000A-011 or N5452A required
2. Some transmitter test software options may be available as options of oscilloscope digital signal analyzer configurations
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Ordering Information
To meet your requirements, please select the models and options for your application from the following table.
Table 9. Ordering information
Model number
Description
N5990A-010
Test automation software platform, required for all other options
N5990A-001
Interfaces to databases (Microsoft SQL and MySQL) and web browsers
N5990A-002
Multi-bus support, required if you want to test more than one bus standard on
the same platform
N5990A-003
PCI Express® high-lane count (> 4) option, required to test more than 4 lanes in
parallel
N5990A-500
User programming (API including templates)
Option class high-speed electrical receiver / sink test libraries
N5990A-101
PCI Express for ParBERT 3.3 Gb/s and J-BERT N4903A
N5990A-102
USB 2.0 for 81134A
N5990A-103
SATA RSG/Rcvr. for 81134A
N5990A-150
HDMI for ParBERT
N5990A-155
DisplayPort for ParBERT and J-BERT N4903A
N5990A-160
MIPI D-PHY for ParBERT
Option class interfaces to high-speed electrical transmitter / source tests (on Infiniium oscilloscopes)
N5990A-201
Interface to N5393A PCI Express software (N5393A not included)
N5990A-202
Interface to N5416A USB software (N5416A not included)
N5990A-203
Interface to N5411A SATA software (N5411A not included)
N5990A-250
Interface to N5399A HDMI software (N5399A not included)
N5990A-255
Interface to U7232A DisplayPort software (U7232A not included)
N5990A-260
Interface to U7238A MIPI D-PHY software (U7238A not included)
Option class protocol, content protection test and control libraries
N5990A-350
HDMI EDID, CEC, video and HDCP tests with Quantum Data 882EA
N5990A-361
MIPI D-PHY PPI control
N5990A-362
MIPI D-PHY Frame Generator (for semi-automatic signal generation)
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Related literature
Table 10 . Related literature
Publication number
Automated PCI Express Receiver Test Application Note
5989-5500EN
HDMI Sink and Source Compliance Test and Characterization Data Sheet
5989-4959EN
ParBERT 81250A Product Overview
5968-9188E
J-BERT N4903A High-Performance Serial BERT Data Sheet
5989-2899EN
81134A Pulse Pattern Generator Data Sheet
5988-5549EN
N5393A PCI Express Electrical Performance Validation and Compliance Software Data Sheet
5989-1240EN
N5399A HDMI Electrical Performance Validation and Compliance Software Data Sheet
5989-3047EN
81150A Pulse Function Arbitrary Noise Generator Data Sheet
5989-6433EN
N5416A Infiniium USB Test Option Data Sheet
5989-4044EN
N5411A Serial ATA Software Data Sheet
5989-3662EN
U7232A DisplayPort Electrical Performance Validation and Compliance Software Data Sheet
5989-7198EN
U7238A MIPI D-PHY Compliance Test Software for Infiniium Oscilloscopes Data Sheet
5989-9337EN
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