Serial Communications
Serial data buses provide the networking, interconnect, and communication capability necessary to connect computers and embedded devices through industry-accepted interfaces. Tektronix provides a powerful and comprehensive test instrument portfolio for a variety of standards, including: USB, PCI Express, Ethernet, CAN/LIN/FlexRay, I2C, I2S, MIPI, and more.
- Electrical Design Validation and Compliance
- Digital Validation and Debug
- Signal Path Characterization
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Videos
- H600/SA2600: Spectrogram Features Video
This video user guide describes the Spectrogram features of the H600/SA2600 Spectrum Analyzer. - Connecting To Your Device Under Test Video
Jit Lim shows a suite of probes and fixtures that facilitate connection to single-ended and differential signals, and technologies like Ethernet and USB. - Digital Debugging Tips Using a Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Webinar
In this webinar, learn about the powerful digital analysis capability of the Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) Series, and how to speed debug of the Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) Series, and how to speed debug of digital circuits. - Debugging a Mixed Signal Embedded Design
A typical embedded design may incorporate various analog signals, high-speed and low-speed serial digital communication, microprocessor buses and more. This application note walks you through the debug of a mixed signal embedded design using Tektronix oscilloscopes. - Simplifying Validation and Debug of USB 3.0 Designs Webinar
Universal Serial Bus has become known as the de facto standard for connecting personal computers and other peripheral devices. In this webinar you will learn techniques and tools to simplify the validation and debug progress for USB 3.0 PHY designs and the concepts needed to tackle the latest challenges in USB 3.0 transmitter, receiver and cable/channel testing.
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These videos will cover serial data fundamentals including clock recovery, jitter analysis and compliance testing. Additional advanced topics include receiver testing and equalization.
Application Notes
- Digital Debug Poster
Covers the most common signal anomalies, and offers essential tips and techniques for debugging digital signals. Ideal size (11" x 17") for your lab, office or anywhere you use your oscilloscope. - Trigger at a New Level: Pinpoint™ Triggering
This document discusses some fundamentals of triggering, and how Pinpoint triggering takes triggering in real-time oscilloscopes to a new level. - Serial Communications Testing Solutions
Support for Testing of Transmitter, Receiver, and Interconnect - The Basics of Serial Data Compliance and Validation Measurements
This primer is designed to help you understand the common aspects of serial data transmission and to explain the analog and digital measurement requirements that apply to these emerging serial technologies - Teranetics Turns to Tektronix to Validate First Dual-Port 10GBASE-T PHY Case Study
Teranetics Case Study -- Testing for 10GBASE-T Standard
