Serial Data Analyzer
SDA 18000 / SDA 13000 / SDA 11000 / SDA 9000
SDA 18000
The SDA 18000 serial data analyzer is a true breakthrough in signal analysis. It delivers the industry’s highest true analog bandwidth—18 GHz—as well as a combined highest sampling rate of 60 GS/s and memory of up to 150 million points available in a real-time test instrument. Based on the industry’s most advanced digital oscilloscope platform, the SDA 18000 is a 4-channel real-time serial data analyzer that offers outstanding analysis capabilities that normally would require two or three different analyzers.
Put these benefits to work for you :
- Pristine signal integrity measurements
- Accurate jitter analysis
- Powerful advanced waveform analysis
- Stable, repeatable results
Sampling Oscilloscope Speed with Real Time Capabilities
The SDA 18000 has sufficient bandwidth to allow real-time measurements of the fastest serial data standards entering active development today, including 10 Gb/s Ethernet, and Fibre Channel 8.5. Previously, serial data measurements and jitter analysis of these signals could only be made with a sampling oscilloscope, a technique confined to monitoring well-behaved signals or small sequences of a repetitive bit pattern. Capturing the data stream in real time with multiple points per transition edge with digitizing resolution as low as 16 ps per point allows the SDA 18000 to recover the embedded clock, and phase lock to it, for precise jitter measurements. Now a complete breakdown of jitter composition is possible, even with non-repeating patterns or “live” data. The user can instantly switch back to the individual bit pattern or the specific location where the mask violation has occurred. Sampling at 60 GS/s assures excellent waveform capture fidelity, and the 150 million point memory depth allows the capture of long serial data patterns. This is most helpful in locating the sources of low frequency jitter modulation or tracking spread spectrum clocked (SSC) data.
SDA 13000, SDA 11000, and SDA 9000 – for Mid-speed Serial Data
The 13 GHz SDA 13000 is ideal for analysis in systems with serial data rates up to 7 Gb/s, while the 11 GHz SDA 11000 and 9 GHz SDA 9000 support rates up to 6.25 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s respectively. The three instruments feature an architecture supporting 2 channels at full BW. Each instrument shares the same advanced serial data and jitter analysis capabilities of the SDA 18000, including Q-Scale analysis. Lower bandwidth applications from 6 GHz to 4 GHz are also well served by a number of models in each bandwidth.
New Q-Scale Analysis for Unique Insight
A remarkable innovation included with the SDA Series is the Q-Scale analysis and plot view, a dramatic improvement that provides much more insight into jitter than any other method. Q-Scale analysis uses an alternative method of breaking down jitter components. It also incorporates enhancements in extrapolating the jitter histogram tails, improving the accuracy, stability, and measurement convergence time.
The Q-Scale plot provides a visual representation of jitter breakdown, which is much more intuitive than a traditional bathtub curve.
Data Rate Configuration Chart
| Standard | Data Rate / Symbol Rate | Rise Time ps min (20%-80%) | Minimum Bandwidth | Recommended Oscilloscope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCI Express® Gen2 | 5Gb/s | 30 ps | 12.5 GHz(Base Spec) | SDA 13000 |
| SATA II/III | Gen2 3 Gb/s Gen3 6 Gb/s |
100 ps (Gen1) 67 ps (Gen2) |
> 10 GHz (SATA II) |
SDA 11000 SDA 13000 |
| XAUI X2 | 6.25 Gb/s | 30 ps | ≥ 11 GHz | SDA 11000 |
| Fibre Channel 8.5 | 8.5 Gb/s | 30 ps | 18 GHz (Fibre Channel) |
SDA 18000 |
| SAS II/SAS 6G | SAS II 3 Gb/s SAS 6G 6 Gb/s |
67 ps (Gen1) 33 ps (Gen2) |
> 10 GHz (SAS II/SAS 6G) |
SDA 18000 |
| FB-DIMM | FBD1 4.8 Gb/s FBD2 9.6 Gb/s |
30 ps | > 10 GHz (FB-DIMM) ≥ 13 GHz (FB-DIMM) |
SDA 9000 or SDA 11000 SDA 13000 |
| 10 Gb Ethernet | 18 GHz (10 Gb Ethernet) |
SDA 18000 |
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