Keysight Technologies M8046A

Option	Description
M8046A-0A3	Equalizer License
M8046A-0A4	Clock Recovery for 32 Gbaud, License
M8046A-0A5	Clock Recovery Extension up to 64 Gbaud, License
M8046A-0P3	PAM-4 Decoding up to 32 GBaud
M8046A-0P6	PAM-4 Extension up to 64 Gbaud, License
M8046A-0S1	Interactive Link Training for PCIe 8/16/32 GT/s, License
M8046A-0S2	SKP OS Filtering for PCIe 8/16/32 GT/s and CCIX 20/25 Gb/s, License
M8046A-801	Cable, 2.92 mm (m) to 2.92 mm (m), Length 0.5 m
M8046A-A32	Analyzer, one Channel, Data Rate up to 32 GBaud, NRZ
M8046A-A64	Analyzer, one Channel, Data Rate up to 64 GBaud, NRZ
M8046A-C02	Hardware Assembly for 64 Gbaud, Revision L2
M8046A-C04	Hardware Assembly for 64 Gbaud, Revision L3
M8046A-C07	Hardware Assembly for 64 GBaud, Revision L4
M8046A-DEM	Demo License, Clockgroup-wide License - For internal use only
M8051A-801	Clock Distribution Cable for M8051A and M8046A

Product Overview

The M8046A supports symbol rates up to 32 Gbaud and 64 Gbaud, the default is 32 Gbaud and NRZ format. The analyzer module can be used for error analysis in conjunction with the M8045A pattern generator and the M8195A/M8196A arbitrary waveform generator.

The M8046A is not a standalone model. It is part of a M8040A BERT system.

The Keysight M8040A is a highly integrated BERT for physical layer characterization and compliance testing. With support for PAM-4 and NRZ signals and data rates up to 64 GBaud (corresponds to 128 Gbit/s) it covers all flavors of 200 and 400 GbE standards.

The M8040A is designed for R&D and test engineers who characterize chips, devices, transceiver modules and sub-components, boards and systems with serial I/O ports operating with data rates up to 32 GBaud and 64 GBaud in the data center and communications industry.

The M8040A can be used for receiver (input) testing for many popular interconnect standards that use PAM-4 and NRZ data formats, such as: 400 GbE, 50/100/200 GbE, OIF CEI-56G and CEI-112G, 64G/112G Fibre Channel, Infiniband-HDR and proprietary interfaces for chip-to-chip, chip-to-module, backplanes, repeaters and active optical cables.

Key Features

Data rates from 2 to 32 and 64 GBaud for pattern generator and analyzer

PAM-4 and NRZ selectable from user interface

Built-in de-emphasis with 4 taps

Integrated and calibrated jitter injection: RJ, PJ1, PJ2, SJ, BUJ, and clk/2 jitter

Two pattern generator channels per module to emulate aggressor lane

Short connections to the DUT with remote heads for the pattern generator

True PAM-4 error detection in real-time for low BER levels

All options and modules are upgradeable

The remote head M8057A is required for each channel and is required for NRZ and PAM-4 signals.It contains an adjustable gain amplifier without re-timer. Users can select NRZ or PAM-4 coding and de-emphasis taps settings from the user interface with no need to reconnect cables. The cable between the remote head and the module is 0.85 m long. This allows positioning the remote head closely to the test board for the device under test.

Specifications
J-Bert High-Performance BERT; 32/64 GBaud
Ordering Information
Model	Description
M8040A-BU1	Bundle consisting of one M9505A 5-slot AXIe Chassis and one M9537A AXIe Embedded PC Controller with 16GB RAM option
M8040A-BU2	Bundle consisting of one M9505A 5-slot AXIe Chassis
M8040A-BU3	Bundle consisting of one M9505A 5-slot AXIe Chassis and one M9537A AXIe Embedded PC Controller with 16GB RAM and Windows 10 Option

Specifications
M8040A High-Performance BERT 64 Gbaud
Model/Module Options Overview
Model	Option	Description
M8040A	--	High-performance BERT 64 Gbaud (systemizing number for factory pre-installation)
Pattern Generator and Clock Module, 32/64 Gbaud, 3-Slot AXIe
M8045A	G32	Pattern generator one channel NRZ, data rate up to 32 Gbaud (requires remote head, M8057A/B)
M8045A	G64	Pattern generator one channel NRZ, data rate up to 64 Gbaud (requires remote head, M8057A/B)
M8045A	0G2	Second channel, hardware and license (requires remote head, M8057A/B)
M8045A	0G3	Advanced jitter sources for receiver characterization, module-wide license
M8045A	0G4	De-emphasis, module-wide license
M8045A	0G6	Reference clock multiplier, module-wide license
M8045A	0G9	Forward Error Correction (FEC) encoding, module-wide license
M8045A	0P3	PAM4 encoding up to 32 Gbaud, module-wide license
M8045A	0P6 Only with G64, 0P3/UP3	Extension to PAM4 encoding up to 64 Gbaud, module-wide license
M8045A	801 Qty 2 recommended	Short cable 1.85 mm (m) to 1.85 mm (m), 0.15 m, absolute matching 699 ps ± 1 ps
M8057A	--	Remote head for M8045A pattern generator, 1 channe
M8046A	--	Analyzer Module, 32/64 Gbaud, 1-slot AXIe
M8046A	A32	Analyzer, one channel, data rate up to 32 Gbaud, NRZ
M8046A	A64	Analyzer, one channel, data rate up to 64 Gbaud, NRZ
M8046A	0A3 Only with A64	Equalization, license (only needed for > 32 Gbaud)
M8046A	0P3	PAM4 decoding up to 32 Gbaud, license
M8046A	0P6 Only with A64, 0P3, 0A3	PAM4 decoding extension to 58 Gbaud, license
M8046A	0A4	Clock recovery for 32 Gbaud, license
M8046A	0A5 Only with A64 and 0A4	Clock recovery extension to 64 Gbaud, license
M8046A	0S1 Requires 0A4, 0G4	Interactive link training for PCIe, license
M8046A	0S2	SKP OS filtering for PCIe and CCIX, license
M8046A	0S3 Requires 0A4	Interactive link training for USB 3.2, license
M8046A	0S4 Opt. 0A4 recommended	SKP OS filtering for USB 3.x, license
M8046A	0S6 Opt. 0A4 recommended	ALIGN filtering for SATA 3/6G, SAS 3/6/12G, license
M8046A	0N2 Opt. 0S2 required	PCIe Filtering of SKP OS Extension for 64 GT/s
M8046A	801 Qty 1 recommended	Cable 2.92 mm (m) to 2.92 mm (m), 0.5 m for clock input
M8046A	002 Qty 1 recommended	Matched cable pair 2.4 mm(m) to 2.4 mm (m)
Software and Chassis
M8070B	unlicensed	System software for M8000 Series
M8070ADVB	1FP/1TP/ 1NP/1UP ¹	Advanced measurement package
M8070EDAB	1FP/1TP/ 1NP/1UP ¹	Error distribution analysis package
M8040A	BU2	5-slot AXIe chassis with USB option
M8040A	BU3	5-slot AXIe chassis with USB option and embedded controller M9537A