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Test environment setup and test selection (continued)
The U7232A software guides you
through selecting important test
process information. These are briefly
described below.
• Device ID: enter the device name
and other pertinent information.
• Operator ID: for compliance test
houses to identify the operator for
QA process.
• Project ID: for compliance test
houses that identify projects by
number, this enables the report to
carry a key identification number to
a contract.
• Device type: allows you to select
between cable test, sink test and
source test suite.
• Test type: define whether tests will
be single-ended or differential, see
Figure 3.
• Test mode: select between
compliance conditions and user-
specified modes.
• DUT definition: select the
capabilities of the DUT you wish
to test, see Figure 4.
• Test fixture selection: select the
test fixture used, see Figure 5.
• Connection type: single-ended
versus differential connection:
choose between using two
channels of the scope to make a
differential measurement using an
‘A minus B’ technique or by using
a differential probe on each scope
channel for each lane, see Figure 5.
• Number of channels: you may
choose to test a 1, 2, 4 channel
connection, see Figure 4. (Note:
differential connection allows full
lane selection, while single-ended
can only support testing 1 or 2
lanes.), see Figure 5.
• Oscilloscope connection: this screen
allows you to assign oscilloscope
channels and device lanes to test,
see Figure 8.
For convenience, these parameters can
be saved in a template file. In order
to execute your planned testing, the
test software needs to know what you
want to test and how you want to test.
For instance, you have a source device
and want to test the differential tests
in compliance mode. This information
is conveyed to the user and easily
selected in the test process setup
screen as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. U7232A Test process setup screen: select test objectives and
device and test type
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