Automate physical-layer compliance tests
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 3/1/2007
Products that use a serial data bus require physical layer (PHY) compliance testing to an industry standard. Often, the standard specifies waveform shapes and eye-diagram limits that you view on an oscilloscope. LeCroy's QualiPHY accessory lets you automate PHY testing on Ultra Wideband (UWB), SerialATA (SATA), Ethernet, USB, and fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) serial buses.
QualiPHY includes software and a test fixture that lets you make all oscilloscope measurements required by a standard. The software operates with all LeCroy scopes that have 2-GHz or higher bandwidth. You can run the QualiPHY software either directly in the scope or on a remote PC connected to the scope by IEEE 488 or Ethernet. The software controls the scope, collects the data, and produces test reports in HTML, RTF, PDF, or XML format.
Prices: UWB—$6995, SATA—$4995, FB-DIMM—$4995, Ethernet—$2995, USB—$2995. LeCroy, www.lecroy.com.
