See also GRL PCIe Receiver test solutions for the Anritsu MP1900A and Keysight and Tektronix scopes:
Quickly characterize the performance of your PCIe 6.0 or earlier Transmitter Design
Overview
- Automates PCIe Transmitter testing to PCIe 6.0 (64 GT/s) & earlier CEM, M.2 and U.2 specifications at the push of a button
- Automates any compatible Keysight or Tektronix oscilloscope in one solution
- Increases test efficiency with automated test mode cycling and offline processing
- Compatible with PCI-SIG official Compliance Base Boards (CBBs) and Compliance Load Boards (CLBs)
- Runs on oscilloscope OS or remotely over Win7+ PC
Description
GRL’s PCIe Transmitter Compliance Test Solution provides comprehensive automation of PCIe 6.0 and earlier Transmitter CEM (Card Electro Mechanical), M.2 and U.2 Specification Compliance testing at 64, 32, 16, 8, 5, and 2.5 GT/s data rates with any compatible Tektronix or Keysight oscilloscope.
GRL-PXE-TX increases test efficiency by automating power and signal quality test sequencing and offline processing of captured waveforms following PCI-SIG-approved Methods of Implementation (MOIs) with Keysight or Tektronix real-time oscilloscopes using existing PCI-SIG Compliance Base Boards (CBBs) and Compliance Load Boards (CLBs).
GRL-PXE-TX software works with the optional GRL PCIe P1 controller (GRL-PXE-P1), with up to 8X faster test throughput performance possible on a multi-core PC. GRL-PXE-P1 quickly captures waveforms, freeing up the oscilloscope for other work, and is automatically programmed to capture only the waveforms for the test that the user wants to perform.
GRL-PXE-TX can be configured to capture and test all waveforms in a PCIe 1.0 to 6.0 system (lane, data rate, preset), or individual waveforms, and performs all SigTest signal quality and de-emphasis compliance tests. The software’s multi-threading of SigTest further reduces test time.
Key Features
Key features of GRL-PXE-TX PCIe Transmitter Test Automation Solution for Tektronix and Keysight scopes:
- Runs on Keysight or Tektronix Windows 7+ scope or external PC
- Capture First, Process Later – Frees up Scope!
- Automatically sets up scope and captures required waveforms
- Automates CBB/CLB power and signal quality test sequence
- Automates 100MHz toggles for waveform capture
- Performs SigTest signal quality and de-emphasis tests
- Automatic report generation
- API available for remote control via native Python
Note: All PCIe 6.0 transmitter tests can be run for informational purposes only at present.
