Keysight Technologies N1091 CA Series User manual

Keysight N1091..CA Series IEEE
802.3 NRZ Compliance and
Debug Application
Getting Started

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Contents
Contents
1 Introduction
Installing the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application 5
Recommended Equipment 6
Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC 8
Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on a PC without FlexDCA 11
Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on the 86100D Oscilloscope 16
Starting the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application 19
Connecting to External Instruments 20
2 Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App and FlexDCA on a PC
Connecting the Equipment 34
Installing the I/O Library Suite 34
Installing the N1010A FlexDCA Application 35
Installing the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application 40
Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to 86100D or N1000A 43
Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to N109X Oscilloscope and N107X 49
Starting the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application 50
Connecting to the Network Analyzer 52
Connecting to the N4877A 53
Connecting to the Switch Matrix 54
3 Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA
Connecting the Equipment 60
Place the 86100D in Standard Configuration 61
Installing the I/O Library Suite 61
Installing the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application 62
Validating 86100D’s or N1000A’s SCPI Server Setup 65
Adding 86100D or N1000A to Keysight Connection Expert 66
Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to N109X Oscilloscope and N107X 74
Starting the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application 75
Connecting to the Network Analyzer 77

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Connecting to the N4877A 78
Connecting to the Switch Matrix 79
4 Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on the oscilloscope
Connecting the Equipment 85
Place the 86100D in Standard Configuration 86
Installing the I/O Library Suite 86
Installing the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application 87
Configuring FlexDCA’s SCPI Server Setup 90
Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to N109X Oscilloscope and N107X 91
Starting the IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App-Series Compliance Test Application 92
Connecting to the Network Analyzer 93
Connecting to the N4877A 94
Connecting to the Switch Matrix 95

Keysight N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application
Getting Started
1Introduction
Use the instructions in this Guide to install and set up the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ
Compliance Test Application. Once the procedures in this document are completed, you can begin
compliance testing. Information on using the application is included in the application’s Online Help.
Your licenses determine where you install the IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App and FlexDCA applications.
The IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App license allows you to install the application on either a specific PC or a
specific N1000A or 86100D DCA-X instrument. This selection is made at the time you redeem your
licenses.
Installing the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application
1 Select from one of the three different test-equipment configurations shown in the following
pages. The configuration that you select depends on where the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ
Compliance Test Application is installed, as determined by the licenses, and whether you are
using the N1010A FlexDCA application.
2 After locating the figure that matches your setup, follow the recommended procedure.
Configuration DCA-X Supported Configurations DCA-M Supported Configurations
IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on a
PC with FlexDCA
A PC attached to an N1000A or 86100D
DCA-X oscilloscope (in Legacy
configuration) over LAN. The PC has IEEE
802.3 NRZ Test App software application,
N1010A FlexDCA, N1010100A (F-AEYE)
for N1000A or 86100DU-401 licenses, and
IO Connection Expert installed on it.
A PC directly connected to the N109X with a USB cable. The PC has IEEE 802.3 NRZ
Test App software application, N1010A FlexDCA, N109x-401 license or F-AEYE
license under N1010100A R&D package, and IO Connection Expert installed on it.
IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on a
PC without FlexDCA
A PC attached to N1000A or 86100D
DCA-X oscilloscope (in Standard
configuration) over LAN. The PC has IEEE
802.3 NRZ Test App software application,
N1010100A (F-AEYE) for N1000A or
86100DU-401 licenses, and IO Connection
Expert installed on it.
Configuration 1: Connect the primary test system PC to a low-cost modern PC via
LAN. The FlexDCA interface resides on the second PC. The second PC is then
connected to the N109x via USB. This eliminates most issues of compatibility
between an existing test system PC and the N109X hardware and can greatly simplify
converting an 86100D system to an N109X system.
Configuration 2: An N1000A or 86100D mainframe connected to the N109X with a
USB cable. The N1000A or 86100D has FlexDCA installed on it. The N1000A or
86100D can then be controlled via GPIB or LAN by a PC that has IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test
App installed on it.
The PC with IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App has N109x-401 license or F-AEYE license
under N1010100A R&D package and IO Connection Expert installed on it.
IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on
the oscilloscope
N1000A or 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope in
Standard configuration. The oscilloscope
has IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App,
86100DU-401 license or F-AEYE license
under N1010100A R&D package, and IO
Connection Expert installed on it.
An N1000A or 86100D mainframe connected to the N109X with a USB cable. The
86100D has FlexDCA and IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App installed on it.

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Recommended Equipment
Table 1 lists the recommended equipment. The equipment you select depends on the supported test
equipment that is available to you.
Table 1 Recommended equipment to run tests on the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application
Equipment Configuration
Single Plug-In Module Setup Multiple Module Setup
Oscilloscope N1000A DCA-X with options:
N1000A-LOJ Low jitter timebase
N1000A-PLK Pattern lock trigger hardware
F-JIT Enhanced Jitter Analysis option under N1010100A R&D package
F-EQ Equalizers option under N1010100A R&D package
Or
86100D DCA-X*with options:
86100D-ETR Extended Trigger
86100D-200 or F-JIT Enhanced Jitter Analysis option under N1010100A R&D package
86100D-201 or F-EQ Advanced Waveform Analysis option under N1010100A R&D package
Or any of these
N1092 C/E Optical + Two Electrical Channels
N1094A Two Electrical Channels
N1094B Four Electrical Channels
86100D Plug-In Module 86108A or 86108B with options LBW/HBW and 216/232.
Option JSA provides improved jitter measurement accuracy
(optional).
N1060A.
86112A, 54754A, 86117A, or 86118A-H01.
86107A (any option).
N1045A, N1045B, N1055A, N1046A 75/85/100 GHz.
N1060A
Clock/Data Recovery and
Demultiplexer†
N4877A-216/232 Clock Data Recovery & Demultiplexer.
N1076 A/B, N1077A, N1078A Clock Data Recovery.
Software N1091APCA, N1091BMCA, N1091BACA, and N1091BJCA IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Application.
86100DU-401 Advanced Eye Software (for measuring jitter at PRBS31) or F-AEYE under N1010100A R&D package.
Keysight I/O Libraries, 16.3 or higher
Option N1010A-SIM or F-SIM InfiniiSim DCA Waveform Transformation Toolset under N1010100A R&D package.
Provides InfiniiSim Transform operators to FlexDCA.
Performance Network Analyzer
(PNA) or Economy Network Analyzer
(ENA)
Any 4-port model with frequency range of at least 19 GHz
(ENA also covers the 1 MHz termination mismatch test)
The network analyzer is used to perform return-loss measurements.
Switching Test Set (optional) Keysight U3020A S26 DC to 26.5 GHz, or BitifEye BIT 2100
Matched Cable Set 86108B- CA2 or 86108B-CA3 (quantity 1)
Phase Trimmers 86108B-PT2 or 86108B-PT3 (quantity 2)
DC Blocks 86108B-DC3, N9398C, N9399C, or 11742A (quantity 2)
Pick-Off N/A N4915A-015 (quantity 2)
Test Adapters (optional) Visit http://shop.wilder-tech.com/category_s/42.htm
* FlexDCA version A.05.80 or greater
† If you have access to the clock for the device, you can connect the clock to the 86100D’s Trigger input instead of
using the clock recovery

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Table 2 Available Clauses Versus Installed License
NOTE
The IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App application cannot be installed on an 86100A, 86100B, or 86100C.
IEEE 802.3
Designation
Installed License
N1091APCA N1091BMCA N1091BACA N1091BJCA
10GBASE-KR √
40GBASE-KR4 √
40GBASE-CR4 √
100GBASE-CR10 √
100GBASE-KR4 √
100GBASE-CR4 √
XLAUI √
CAUI √
XLPPI √
CPPI √

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Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC
If your licenses allow for installing the software as marked by the red star in the following
diagrams, go to Chapter 2, “Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App and FlexDCA on a PC”.
Figure 1 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App and N1010A FlexDCA installed on PC connected to 86100D DCA-X Oscilloscope

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Figure 2 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App and N1010A FlexDCA installed on PC connected to N1000A DCA-X Oscilloscope

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Figure 3 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App and N1010A FlexDCA Installed on PC connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope

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Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on a PC without FlexDCA
If your licenses allow for installing the software as marked by the red star in this diagram,
go to Chapter 3, “Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA”.
Figure 4 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on PC connected to 86100D DCA-X Oscilloscope

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Figure 5 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on PC connected to N1000A DCA-X Oscilloscope

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Figure 6 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscil-
loscope via another PC

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Figure 7 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscil-
loscope via 86100 DCA-X Oscilloscope

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Figure 8 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscil-
loscope via N1000A DCA-X Oscilloscope

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Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on the 86100D Oscilloscope
If your licenses allow for installing the software as marked by the red star in this diagram,
go to Chapter 4, “Installing IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App on the oscilloscope”.
Figure 9 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on 86100D
Figure 10 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on N1000A

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Figure 11 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on 86100D connected to a DCA-M setup

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Figure 12 IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App Installed on N1000A connected to a DCA-M setup

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Starting the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application
After you install the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application on a PC (with or
without the N1010A FlexDCA interface) or on the N1000A or 86100D Oscilloscope, refer to the
following sections to start the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application:
• If the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application and the N1010A FlexDCA
Software are installed on the same PC and the DCA-X or DCA-M Oscilloscope is being accessed
remotely, see “Starting the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application” on
page 50.
• If the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application is installed on a PC (but the
N1010A FlexDCA Software is not installed) and the DCA-X or DCA-M Oscilloscope is being
accessed remotely, see “Starting the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test
Application” on page 75.
• If the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application is installed on the N1000A
or 86100D Oscilloscope, see “Starting the IEEE 802.3 NRZ Test App-Series Compliance Test
Application” on page 92.

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Connecting to External Instruments
Most of the measurements in the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application use
an N1000A or 86100D DCA-X or a supported DCA-M (N1092C/E, N1094A, N1094B) sampling
oscilloscope. However, for return loss compliance tests, a network analyzer is required.
The current version of the N1091..CA Series IEEE 802.3 NRZ Compliance Test Application requires
Socket connections for ENAs as well as PNAs.
Note that the Keysight I/O Library Suite must be installed before you proceed with connecting to the
network analyzer. The user interface for Keysight Connection Expert 2017 (Version 18.0) and higher
is slightly different from its previous versions, such as Version 17.2 or earlier.
Connection using Keysight Connection Expert v17.2 (or earlier)
1 Locate and record the ENA/PNA instrument’s Hostname (Full Computer Name). Refer to the
respective network analyzer’s documentation for locating this information.
2FromtheWindowsStart menu, click All Programs>Keysight Connection Expert to launch Connection
Expert. Refer to Keysight IO Libraries Suite for information on how to install the Keysight
Connection Expert.
Figure 13 Launching the Keysight Connection Expert
3 In Keysight Connection Expert, click the Manual Configuration tab.