Agilent Technologies N4903A Serial BERT – J-BERT – High-Performance – 150Mb/s to 7Gb/s or to 12.5Gb/s – With complete Jitter Tolerance
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Description
The Agilent Technologies N4903A Serial BERT, commonly known as J-BERT, is a high-performance serial data communications testing and analysis equipment. It has an extraordinary speed range, starting at 150Mb/s and increasing to 7Gb/s or even 12.5Gb/s. This broad range makes it suited for a wide range of applications, delivering precise and dependable results across a wide range of data transfer speeds. The N4903A’s comprehensive Jitter Tolerance capabilities is one of its notable characteristics. Jitter is a crucial aspect in determining the quality and reliability of data transmission, and this instrument allows thorough jitter tolerance analysis and monitoring. Overall, the Agilent Technologies N4903A Serial BERT is a strong and adaptable tool for precision testing and evaluation of electronic devices.
Specifications
- Product Type: Serial Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT)
- Data Rate Range:
- Model options: 150 Mb/s to 7 Gb/s or 150 Mb/s to 12.5 Gb/s
- Output Data Format: NRZ (Non-Return-to-Zero)
- Jitter Tolerance Testing: Complete jitter tolerance analysis with sinusoidal jitter injection
- Built-in Jitter Sources:
- Sinusoidal Jitter (SJ)
- Random Jitter (RJ)
- Duty Cycle Distortion (DCD)
- Periodic Jitter (PJ)
- Bounded Uncorrelated Jitter (BUJ)
- Jitter Modulation Frequency: 10 Hz to 100 MHz
- Pattern Generator:
- PRBS Patterns: PRBS7, PRBS9, PRBS11, PRBS15, PRBS23, PRBS31, and custom user-defined patterns
- Pattern Length: Up to 2^31 – 1 bits
- Error Detector:
- Error Analysis: Real-time error detection with error counting and BER calculation
- Measurement Resolution: 10^-12 BER or better
- Output Voltage Range:
- Differential Output: 0.2 V to 3.0 V (peak-to-peak)
- Single-ended Output: 0.1 V to 1.5 V (peak-to-peak)
- Cross Point Control: Adjustable from 20% to 80% of the signal amplitude
- Eye Diagram Analysis: Support for real-time eye diagrams with customizable masks
- Clock Outputs: Adjustable clock output frequency from 150 MHz to 12.5 GHz
- Signal Conditioning:
- Adjustable pre-emphasis and de-emphasis
- Differential and single-ended signal support
- User Interface: Graphical user interface (GUI) with software control, remote access via LAN or GPIB
- Connectivity: SMA (3.5 mm) connectors for input and output signals
- Operating Temperature Range: 0°C to 40°C
- Dimensions: Rack-mountable, 19-inch standard size
- Applications: High-speed serial data testing, jitter tolerance testing, signal integrity analysis, compliance testing for high-speed communication standards
Laboratory Calibration
Micro Precision operates 36 laboratories globally providing reliable localized support
- Certified metrologists staffing laboratories in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
- Comprehensive scopes of accreditation to meet a broad range of customer needs
- Expedited calibration services available
- Pickup and delivery services available
- Environmentally controlled facilities to ensure high quality and accurate calibrations and measurements.
Laboratory Calibration
Micro Precision operates 36 laboratories globally providing reliable localized support
- Certified metrologists staffing laboratories in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
- Comprehensive scopes of accreditation to meet a broad range of customer needs
- Expedited calibration services available
- Pickup and delivery services available
- Environmentally controlled facilities to ensure high quality and accurate calibrations and measurements.
Quality Certified Test Equipment Repair Services
When a piece of equipment fails you have the option to repair or replace that item. Oftentimes repair is an economical and efficient solution. Micro Precision’s repair offering provides advantages to our customers:
- Cost effective; often less than OEM
- Efficient; often much better turn-time than the OEM
- Flexibility; willingness to work with customers to meet their needs
- Warranted repairs
- Ability to service many obsolete instruments
Quality Certified Test Equipment Repair Services
When a piece of equipment fails you have the option to repair or replace that item. Oftentimes repair is an economical and efficient solution. Micro Precision’s repair offering provides advantages to our customers:
- Cost effective; often less than OEM
- Efficient; often much better turn-time than the OEM
- Flexibility; willingness to work with customers to meet their needs
- Warranted repairs
- Ability to service many obsolete instruments
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From the leasing of specialized electronic equipment for a specific task, to the purchase of physical and dimensional tools, we offer leasing services as well as used test equipment sales. We also locate hard-to-find electronics, and provide flexible options to meet ever-changing equipment needs.
Cost Effective Test Equipment Options
From the leasing of specialized electronic equipment for a specific task, to the purchase of physical and dimensional tools, we offer leasing services as well as used test equipment sales. We also locate hard-to-find electronics, and provide flexible options to meet ever-changing equipment needs.
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