DDR2 Recommended Equipment

DDR2 SDRAM has several improvements over DDR SDRAM. DDR2 SDRAM clock rates are higher, thus increasing the memory data rates. Signal integrity becomes more important for reliable memory operation as the clock rates increase. As clock rates increase, signal traces on the circuit boards become transmission lines and proper layout and termination at the end of the signal traces becomes more important.

Supported SDRAM standards
SDRAM	Data Rate MT/S	Clock MHz	VDD V
DDR2-400	400	200	1.8
DDR2-533	533	267	1.8
DDR2-667	667	334	1.8
DDR2-800	800	400	1.8
DDR2-1066	1066	533	1.8

DDR2 Electrical Validation and Debug

Recommended for DDR 2 Electrical Validation and Debug		Quantity
Oscilloscope	Tektronix Real Time DPO/DSA Oscilloscope (DPO/DSA70804 or higher)	1
Analysis Software	Opt. DDRA - DDR Memory Bus Analysis Opt. ASM - Advanced Event Search And Mark Opt. DJA - DPOJET Jitter and Eye Diagram Analysis - Advanced	1 each
Active Differential Probe	P7300 or P7500 Series Differential Probes	2 or more

DDR2 Digital Validation and Debug

Recommended for DDR Digital Validation and Debug*		Quantity
Logic Analyzer Mainframe	TLA7012 Portable or TLA7016 Benchtop	1
Logic Analyzer Module*	TLA7BB4 Module	1 or more^*
Test Fixture/Support Package	Nexus Technology NEXVu DDR Support
Probing	Different options are available: Tektronix midbus probes or Nexus slot interposer and instrumented DIMMs
*Exact configuration may vary depending on your DDR standard and speed. Please contact your local Tektronix Sales representative for a detailed recommendation.

DDR2 Circuit Board Verification & Signal Path Characterization

Recommended for DDR 1, 2 and 3 Circuit Board Verification & Signal Path Characterization		Quantity
Sampling Oscilloscope	DSA8200 Sampling Oscilloscope	1
Modules	80E04 or 80E10 TDR Sampling Module	1
Analysis Software	80SSPAR IConnect S-parameter Software	1