Jitter Measurement and Timing Analysis

Jitter degrades system performance and eludes troubleshooting efforts just when you can't afford the time to track it down. Dealing with jitter is now a mandatory part of any high-speed design and many serial data standards require extensive jitter compliance tests as well.

Whether you need a quick clock jitter measurement or a thorough analysis of a BER performance problem, Tektronix' comprehensive test instrumentation portfolio enables you to meet your design goals and compliance requirements.

Finding and Fixing Jitter Sources Fact Sheet
Obtaining Standard-specific Compliance Fact Sheet
Finding and Fixing Effects of Jitter and Noise Fact Sheet

Product	Description
Oscilloscope	MSO/DPO5000 Series
	DPO7000 Series
	DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series
	DSA8300 Sampling Oscilloscopes
Application Software	DPOJET Jitter and Eye Diagram And Analysis Tools
Application Software	80SJNB Jitter, Noise and BER Analysis Software
Signal Generator	AWG7000 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators
Signal Generator	AWG5000 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators
Jitter Generation Software	SerialXpress® Jitter Generation Software
Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer	RSA3000 Series with Option 21 RSA5000 Series with Option 11 RSA6000 Series with Option 11
Bit Error Rate Tester	BERTScope BSA Series

	Product Series
Six Sigma’ Mask Testing with a BERTScope® Bit Error Rate Tester Using Six Sigma for citical insight.	BERTScope CR
Stressed Eye: “Know What You’re Really Testing With” Using BER-based analysis to improve stress calibration measurements.	BERTScope CR
BERTScope® Bit Error Rate Testers Jitter Map “Under the Hood” A New Methodology for Jitter Separation	BERTScope CR
Comparing Jitter Using a BERTScope® Bit Error Rate Testing Comparison of DCD and F/2 Jitter.	BERTScope CR
Evaluating Stress Components using BER-Based Jitter Measurements Self-verified jitter measurements using a BER-based Jitter Peak measurement.	BERTScope CR
Bridging the Gap Between BER and Eye Diagrams — A BER Contour Tutorial Introduction to the BER Contour measurement.	BERTScope CR
PCI Express® Transmitter PLL Testing — A Comparison of Methods Overview of significant methods for performing PLL Testing	BERTScope CR
How Do You Get the Most Out of Your Tektronix Performance Oscilloscope Understand the important signal acquisition and usability features of your oscilloscope to achieve quicker results.	DPO7000
The Basics of Serial Data Compliance and Validation Measurements This primer is designed to help you understand the common aspects of serial data transmission and to explain the analog and digital measurement requirements that apply to these emerging serial technologies	TLA7SA00
Choose the Right Platform for Your Jitter Measurements This document will explain some essential jitter terms, and then go on to discuss jitter measurements and the tools best suited for evaluating and quantifying jitter, when working with serial data communication architectures.	DSA8300

	Product Series
Jitter Correlation Reference Guide Jitter can be described as unwanted timing variation in any series of clock or data pulses. There are a variety of methods that are useful to measure jitter. A few common oscilloscope methods are discussed here, as well as reasons why the answers from any one method may or may not agree with another method. This becomes a serious matter when someone wants to verify your results.

Product Series

Jitter Correlation Reference Guide

Jitter can be described as unwanted timing variation in any series of clock or data pulses. There are a variety of methods that are useful to measure jitter. A few common oscilloscope methods are discussed here, as well as reasons why the answers from any one method may or may not agree with another method. This becomes a serious matter when someone wants to verify your results.

	Product Series
Anatomy of Jitter This webinar describe the different categories and types of jitter; the origins and interrelationships and how they can be used to diagnois, characterize and debug system hardware. Plus, explain how these various jitter measurements are applicable to your specific application.
The Impact of Clock Recovery on Your Serial Data Measurements This video discusses the basics of clock recovery impact on your measurements. Why it is needed, the effect on jitter, as well as calibration considerations.
Dual-Dirac Jitter Model This video is a refresher of the Dual-Dirac Jitter Model, which is one of the tools available for predicting your system's performance and troubleshooting/improving the system or components of the system.
Avoiding Pitfalls in Jitter Measurements This webinar discusses common pitfalls when making jitter measurements and how you can avoid them when making your measurements.
Tektronix DPOJET Real-time Jitter and Timing Analysis DPOJET is the premiere eye-diagram, jitter, and timing analysis package available for real-time oscilloscopes.
Jitter and Eye Analysis Tools Video - DPOJET Watch this video to see how the Tektronix DPOJET jitter and eye analysis tools transform complex jitter analysis into simple and easy measurement tasks.	DPO7000
How to Choose the Right Platform for Jitter Measurements Learn what to consider when selecting a platform for jitter measurements.	BERTScope BSA
Beyond Receiver Interoperability Testing Webinar This 45 minute, live webinar will focus on the latest tools and techniques for properly performing jitter tolerance and stressed receiver sensitivity testing - including characterization and margin testing of next generation receivers. .	BERTScope BSA
Measure with Tektronix: Triggering using Pinpoint Trigger System Video Learn how to Trigger on complex events using a Pinpoint Triggering System.	DPO7000
Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Performs Jitter Measurements Tutorial In this presentation, we will begin with a basic overview of jitter. Proceed with a discussion on what are some of the important measurement challenges to consider when analyzing jitter. Then conclude by highlighting some of the key Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer capabilities that solve these challenges.

Jitter Measurement and Timing Analysis

Jitter degrades system performance and eludes troubleshooting efforts just when you can't afford the time to track it down. Dealing with jitter is now a mandatory part of any high-speed design and many serial data standards require extensive jitter compliance tests as well.

Jitter Measurement and Timing Analysis

Six Sigma’ Mask Testing with a BERTScope® Bit Error Rate Tester

Stressed Eye: “Know What You’re Really Testing With”

BERTScope® Bit Error Rate Testers Jitter Map “Under the Hood”

Comparing Jitter Using a BERTScope® Bit Error Rate Testing

Evaluating Stress Components using BER-Based Jitter Measurements

Bridging the Gap Between BER and Eye Diagrams — A BER Contour Tutorial

PCI Express® Transmitter PLL Testing — A Comparison of Methods

How Do You Get the Most Out of Your Tektronix Performance Oscilloscope

The Basics of Serial Data Compliance and Validation Measurements

Choose the Right Platform for Your Jitter Measurements

Jitter Correlation Reference Guide

Anatomy of Jitter

The Impact of Clock Recovery on Your Serial Data Measurements

Dual-Dirac Jitter Model

Avoiding Pitfalls in Jitter Measurements

Tektronix DPOJET Real-time Jitter and Timing Analysis

Jitter and Eye Analysis Tools Video - DPOJET

How to Choose the Right Platform for Jitter Measurements

Beyond Receiver Interoperability Testing Webinar

Measure with Tektronix: Triggering using Pinpoint Trigger System Video

Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Performs Jitter Measurements Tutorial

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