The mobile device design world continues to adapt MIPI Alliance standards, making the need for engineers versed in electrical PHY layer compliance testing for higher-speed M-PHY serial interconnects greater than ever. A full set of tests for both the transmitter and the receiver are required to validate these designs – a tough task as both speed and complexity increase.
Understanding how to setup and perform critical verification and debug test doesn’t have to be a painful process however. To assist fellow engineers in the quest to better understand all things MIPI M-PHY, Chris J. Loberg, senior technical marketing manager at Tektronix, penned a technical how-to article for EDN. In his editorial, Loberg describes how automated test tools can provide simplified test setups and comprehensive test case coverage for testing both transmitter and receiver interfaces of M-PHY designs – ultimately making the life of a mobile device design engineer a bit easier.
Specifically, Loberg provides an overview of:
- MIPI technologies
- M-PHY transmitter testing
- PSD measurements
- Test instrument considerations
- Transmitter test solutions
- Receiver testing for M-PHY
- Receiver test solutions
- M-PHY protocol testing
- And how the Oscilloscope works as a bit error detector.
Are you a designer working on MIPI M-PHY technology and face a number of difficult testing challenges? Want to dig deeper into MIPI M-PHY compliance and testing solutions? Want to know more about automated test tools that provide simplified test setups and comprehensive test case coverage for both transmitter and receiver interfaces of M-PHY designs? Then you are you going to want to check out Chris’ EDN article.
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