Jitter Measurement and Timing Analysis

Understanding timing jitter has become a mandatory part of high-speed communications system design. Many of today’s serial data standards require extensive jitter compliance tests. 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 – fast.

DPOJET Jitter & Timing Analysis for Real-Time Oscilloscopes: DPOJET is a popular tool for debugging communications system designs to find the sources of timing/jitter issues. DPOJET adopts a flexible jitter measurement approach suitable for debug with a variety of clock recovery methods.

80SJNB Jitter & Timing Analysis for Sampling Oscilloscopes: When used with the Tektronix DSA8300 Sampling Oscilloscope, 80SJNB analysis software performs timing and noise-based analysis to get a 3-D view of the eye diagram performance for deep, accurate evaluation on signals with speeds up to and beyond 50GHz.

JMAP Jitter Mapping and Decomposition Analysis for BERTScope BSA Series: Unlike traditional BERT’s, the BERTScope utilizes unique JMAP analysis to provide jitter decomposition into its random and deterministic components for a deeper understanding of errors on long patterns.

Data Sheet

Library

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Understanding and Characterizing Timing Jitter Primer Timing jitter is the unwelcome companion of all electrical systems that use voltage transitions to represent timing information. This paper focuses primarily on jitter in electrical systems.
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.
Characterizing Phase Locked Loops Using Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers This application note presents an overview of Phase Locked Loop operation including both linear and non-linear effects. It also shows measurements of these effects in both the time and frequency domains using Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers.
Anatomy of an Eye Diagram Description of an eye diagram, how it is constructed, and common method for generating one.
Characterizing an SFP+ Transceiver at the 16G Fibre Channel Rate Measurements needed to test an SFP+ transceiver to the 16G Fibre Channel standard.
Clock Recovery Primer+ Part 1 Look at clock recovery from a practical point of view, Part 1.
Clock Recovery Primer+ Part 2 Look at clock recovery from a practical point of view, Part 2.
Clock Recovery’s Impact on Test and Measurement This application note discusses the outside influences that can disturb the relationship between data and how it is clocked.
Dual-Dirac+ Scope Histograms and BERTScan Measurements Introduction to Dual-Dirac.
Stress Calibration for Jitter >1UI A practical methods for stress calibration.

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Understanding and Characterizing Timing Jitter Primer

Timing jitter is the unwelcome companion of all electrical systems that use voltage transitions to represent timing information. This paper focuses primarily on jitter in electrical systems.

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.

Characterizing Phase Locked Loops Using Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers

This application note presents an overview of Phase Locked Loop operation including both linear and non-linear effects. It also shows measurements of these effects in both the time and frequency domains using Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers.

Anatomy of an Eye Diagram

Description of an eye diagram, how it is constructed, and common method for generating one.

Characterizing an SFP+ Transceiver at the 16G Fibre Channel Rate

Measurements needed to test an SFP+ transceiver to the 16G Fibre Channel standard.

Clock Recovery Primer+ Part 1

Look at clock recovery from a practical point of view, Part 1.

Clock Recovery Primer+ Part 2

Look at clock recovery from a practical point of view, Part 2.

Clock Recovery’s Impact on Test and Measurement

This application note discusses the outside influences that can disturb the relationship between data and how it is clocked.

Dual-Dirac+ Scope Histograms and BERTScan Measurements

Introduction to Dual-Dirac.

Stress Calibration for Jitter >1UI

A practical methods for stress calibration.

Debug Timing Issues with DPOJET, the Core Analysis Engine

This video will show you how DPOJET plays a role as the core analysis engine in the...

Duration: 0:00
Tektronix DPOJET Real-time Jitter and Timing Analysis

The powerful capabilities of DPOJET provide the highest sensitivity and accuracy...

Duration: 4:45
Jitter and Eye Analysis Tools Video - DPOJET

Jitter can be a serious problem for high speed digital designs as analyzing signals...

Duration: 2:39
Measure with Tektronix: Triggering using Pinpoint Trigger System

Measure with Tektronix: Triggering using Pinpoint Trigger System. Learn how to...

Duration: 1:51

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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.
How to Choose the Right Platform for Jitter Measurements	Learn what to consider when selecting a platform for jitter measurements.
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. .

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Bertscope Software Release V.10.10.1006
80SJNB JITTER, NOISE, AND BER ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
80A07 CLK REC. CONTROL SW, SW DEV KIT

Jitter Measurement and Timing Analysis

Anatomy of Jitter

The Impact of Clock Recovery on Your Serial Data Measurements

Dual-Dirac Jitter Model

Avoiding Pitfalls in Jitter Measurements

How to Choose the Right Platform for Jitter Measurements

Beyond Receiver Interoperability Testing Webinar

Bertscope Software Release V.10.10.1006

80SJNB JITTER, NOISE, AND BER ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

80A07 CLK REC. CONTROL SW, SW DEV KIT