SDLA - DPO-DSA-70000-B, MSO-70000 - Win XP V1.3.90

The Serial Data Link Analysis (SDLA) application software offers the capability to emulate the serial data channel, de-embed a fixture or other network, and add or remove equalization.

The functions are requirements of high speed serial data standards, such as SATA/SAS, USB3, and PCI Express. With the advanced option (SLA), the user can add processing of waveforms with FFE and DFE equalizations and automatic equalizer training.

The resulting waveforms can be further processed using the scope's built-in analysis tools as well as DPOJET for advanced measurement and jitter analysis.

Version: V1.3.90
Software Type: Application

Release Date: Mar 02 2012 - 08:00 am
Part Number: 066109203

Pre-Requisites/System Requirements

Release Notes

Instructions

Prerequisites

Prerequisites:
This application is for 32bit operating systems only. The SDLA application is compatible with all DPO/DSA/70000/B and MSO70000 oscilloscopes that have bandwidth of 4GHz or higher.

- The oscilloscope firmware version required for this release is: 5.3.0
- If DPOJET is to be used with SDLA, the DPOJET version needed is 3.5.0 or greater.

Release Notes

Date: 28 October, 2008
Updates:  28 November, 2011

Product: SDLA (Signal Data Link Analysis Tools)
First release:
Version: v1.0.0
Second release:
Versoin v1.1.0
Third release:
Version v1.2.90 (on 32bit Windows XP system)
Version v1.2.95 (on 64bit Windows 7 system)
Maitenance release on v1.2:
Version v1.3.90 (on 32bit Windows XP system)
Version v1.3.95 (on 64bit Windows 7 system)

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Contents of this Readme File:

1. System Requirements
2. Contents of Distribution
3. New Features
4. Release Notes
5. Known Problems
6. Installation
7. Contact Information

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1. System Requirements

- The SDLA application is compatible with all DPO70K, DSA70K and MSO70K
oscilloscopes that have bandwidth of 4GHz or higher.

- The oscilloscope firmware version required for this release is:

Model Number                    Firmware

DPO & DSA & MSO scopes          v5.3.0 or greater (on 32bit Windows XP system)
v6.2.0 or greater (on 64bit Windows 7 system)

- The SDLA v1.3 supersedes all prior versions of the application on scopes with
TekScope 5.3 or greater (32-bit) or TekScope 6.2 or greater (64-bit).

- The TekVisa version required for this release is 3.3.7.0 or greater.

- The MATLAB Component Runtime, v7.7 (Release 2007b) on Windows XP
system or v7.15 (Release 2011a) on Windows 7 systemfrom The MathWorks, Inc
is required for this release; it will automatically be installed if necessary
as part of the SDLA installation process.

- When DPOJET application is used with SDLA,  the version of DPOJET needs to be
v3.5.0 or greater.

- Disk space requirements:

* 126 MB of free disk space to install this application.
* 15 GB or more of free disk space for file-backed data objects created
when performing up to 99 measurements on long-record waveforms.

- A keyboard and mouse are required. Alt-Tab keys are used to switch between
SDLA and other applications.

- It may be necessary to configure file/folder properties to allow users
privileges to create and modify files.  Consult the appropriate Microsoft
documentation for details.

The following folders and their contents may need to be so configured:
C:\Program Files\TekApplications\SDLA
C:\TekApplications\SDLA on Windows XP system
C:\Users\Public\Tektronix\TekApplications\SDLA on Windows 7 system

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2. Contents of Distribution

- Tektronix SDLA.
- The MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB Component Runtime v7.7 on Windows XP system
and MATLAB Compile Runtime v7.15 on Windows 7 system.
- Application files located in C:\TekApplications\SDLA:
* Example waveform files for use with the tutorial
* Example s parameter data files for use with tutorial
* Setup files for SAS 6Gb/s standard and for PCIE 8GT/s standard.

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3. Main Features

- Channel embed and de-embed with auto/manual bandwidth limit control.
- Fixture de-embed with auto/manual bandwidth limit control.
- Pre-/De-Emphasis add/removal with manual bandwidth limit control.
- FFE/DFE equalization with software clock recovery.
- Auto set DPOJET to perform eye diagram analysis on up to 4 test points.
- Time domain and frequency domain plots of linear filter responses.

Version 1.1 of SDLA added the following capabilities:

- GPIB program control of the SDLA application
- CTLE equalization for the EQ block
- Enhanced UI progress status messages
- Enhanced window control while using SDLA.
- Enhanced SDLA SW reliability

Version 1.2 of SDLA added the following capabilities:

- PCIE 8GT/s compliance DFE and CTLE optimization.
- General IIR filter support in CTLE.
- S-parameter re-normalization.
- Enhanced customer bandwidth limit filter design.
- Enhanced de-embed algorithm.

Version 1.3 of SDLA is a maintennce release following version 1.2 for defect fix.

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4. Release Notes

- HELP TEXT FOR OTHER LANGUAGES
Help text PDF files for SDLA are available for other languages on the Tekronix
web site www.Tektronix.com.

- OPTION LEVELS
SDLA is available in two versions, known as SDLA Essentials and SDLA
Advanced.  Both versions are installed by default; a software security key
determines which version is run.

- FREE TRIALS
This application generally requires a software security key to operate.  The
application offers ten (10) free trials for evaluation.  Once the ten free
trials are exhausted, a software security key may be purchased from
Tektronix to permanently enable the software on your oscilloscope.

- SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
SDLA is powered by MATLAB Software.  MATLAB is a registered trademark of
The MathWorks, Inc.  Tektronix' limited rights to the deployment of MATLAB
are governed by a license agreement which can be found in the following
directory:  C:\Program Files\MATLAB\MATLAB Component Runtime\v77 on
Windos XP system, C:\Program Files\MATLAB\MATLAB Compile Runtime\Win64\v715
on Windows 7 system.

- SOFTWARE UPDATES: REQUIRED REBOOTS
When upgrading to a newer version of the software, reboots may be required
both when uninstalling the old version and when installing the new.  Please
heed any reboot instructions provided by the InstallShield.

- SWITCHING BETWEEN APPLICATIONS
* It is possible to switch between SDLA and some other applications while
retaining measurement setup and results.  However, SDLA's operation must
be completed before switching.

- RECORD LENGTH LIMITATIONS
* Equalizer processes the first 4 million samples on Windows XP system,
first 10 million samples on Windows 7 system.

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5. Known Problems

- SDLA control window may go behind Tekscope application window. Use Alt-Tab
keys to switch between SDLA and other applications.

- Before run Analyze in SDLA, DPOJET should have been started already. Try to
click "Analyze" button in SDLA before DPOJET starts, an error message could
appear saying DPOJET can not be started. Make sure DPOJET has started, then
clicking "Analyze" button in SDLA again will setup DPOJET to draw eye diagrams.

- Clock recovery in equalizer requires accurate bit rate input. Try to measure
signal's bit rate using DPOJET at the test point close to transmitter to get
accurate reading on bit rate value.

- When a very long record length is used, Math4 at TpC may have not been updated
when equalizer tries to start processing. When this happens, wait Math4
waveform is on display, then go to equalizer menu, click "Run Eq" button to
equalize TpC waveform.

- When source is a math waveform that relies on another math expression rather
than a live source or reference waveform, (for example, source is Math1 where
MATH1 = arbFilt(MATH2) and MATH2 = CH1 - CH3), SDLA code will fail to
recognize that an acquisition must be triggered.  Try to avoid math-on-math
expressions.  For the above example, use MATH1 = arbFilt(CH1 - CH3).

- When waveforms are greater than 4M(32bit system)/10M(64bit system) in length
the EQ block will only process the first 4/10M of the record.  The user may
still have eye diagrams of test points in SDLA on the waveforms that are
greater than 4/10M but the eye diagram for the EQ will be limited to 4/10M
of data.  Also for this case the scale of the time domain screen plot on
the scope will be different for the EQ waveform than for the other SDLA test
point waveforms.

- When waverforms are 10M or longer the Math waveforms for the test points
may not be able to turn on if the scope runs out of memory.  If this
occurs then messages appear suggesting that record length be reduced.

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6. Installation

By default, the SDLA application resides on the hard drive of your oscilloscope.
If the application is not installed on the hard drive or an update is desired,
it can be downloaded from the Tektronix website at http://www.tektronix.com.
Click on "Downloads, Manuals & Documentation" under "Support" and use "SDLA" in
the 'Search by keyword' control.Run the downloaded executable on the instrument.

- Follow the instructions given by the InstallShield Wizard.

- If this is an update to an existing install, the old version will be uninstalled
and you Will need to restart the installation following completion of this task.

- When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard asks if you want to
restart the oscilloscope. Click Yes.

- Enter the authorized Option Installation Key to enable the application.
The key is specific to the serialized oscilloscope and options for which it was
purchased. To enter the key number, follow these steps:

a. If the oscilloscope is powered on in the toolbar mode (default), select the
Menu button (upper right corner of the display) to put the oscilloscope into
menu-bar mode. In menu-bar mode, you should see a Windows PC-style menu across
the top of the display.

b. Go to the Utilities menu in the menu bar and select Option Installation.

c. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the alphanumeric key number exactly
as it is printed on the rear-panel label.

The SDLA application is now ready for use.  Start the application through
any of the oscilloscope menu selections under Analyze>Serial Data Link Analysis

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7. Contact Information

- Telephone:
Contact your North America Tektronix Representative at 1-800-833-9200
Sales support,      select option 1
Service support,    select option 2
Technical support,  select option 3

For product support outside of North America, contact your local Tektronix
sales office or distributor.

-WEB:
http://www.tektronix.com.

To check for software updates, Click on "Downloads, Manuals & Documentation"
under "Support" and use "SDLA" in the 'Search by keyword' control.

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Instructions

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This software applies to: DPO70404, DPO70604, DPO70804, DSA70404, DSA70604, DSA70804, DPO71254, DPO71604, DPO72004, DSA71254, DSA71604, DSA72004, DPO70404B, DPO70604B, DPO70804B, DPO71254B, DPO71604B, DPO72004B, DSA70404B, DSA70604B, DSA70804B, DSA71254B, DSA71604B, DSA72004B, MSO70404, MSO70604, MSO70804, MSO71254, MSO71604, MSO72004, Automotive