Anritsu adds PAM4 evaluation to BERTWave MP2110A Sampling Oscilloscope
Anritsu Co. now offers Signal Processing Software Option-098 for its BERTWave Sampling Oscilloscope MP2110A. The option enables the oscilloscope to evaluate PAM4 differential electrical signals via standards-compliant measurement of IEEE 802.3 electrical interfaces on 50 to 400G optical modules.
The BERTWave MP2110A combines a sampling oscilloscope for evaluating waveforms and a BERT for measuring bit error rates. It offers simultaneous, parallel measurement of four channels – and, with the addition of Option-098, those interfaces can now be PAM4 electrical interfaces. The instrument also supports measurement using the IEEE 802.3 digital filter and equalizer, while the new Embedding/De-embedding function facilitates calibration of the measurement environment, including cables, etc. Installation of the built-in Clock Recovery Option-054 permits configuration of a trigger-signal-free measurement environment, says the company.
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