The Anritsu MP1900A Signal Quality Analyzer-R is a modular Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) mainframe engineered for physical layer characterization of high-speed serial interfaces up to 512 Gbit/s. Supporting both NRZ and PAM4 signaling, the 8-slot mainframe accommodates Pulse Pattern Generators, Error Detectors, jitter/noise injection modules, and synthesizers for comprehensive signal quality analysis across Ethernet, PCIe, USB, Thunderbolt, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, SAS, DisplayPort, and CEI standards.
Technical Specifications
• Transmission Capacity: Up to 512 Gbit/s
• Mainframe Slots: 8-slot modular architecture
• NRZ Operation: 2.4 Gbit/s to 32.1 Gbit/s (up to 64.2 Gbaud); supports up to 16 channels at 32 Gbit/s bandwidth
• PAM4 Operation: 2.4 to 64.2 Gbaud; up to 8 channels at 32 Gbit/s or 4 channels at 64 Gbit/s bandwidth
• Output Amplitude (Single-end): 0.1 Vp-p to 1.3 Vp-p
• Output Amplitude (Differential): 0.2 Vp-p to 2.6 Vp-p
• Intrinsic Jitter (PPG): 115 fs rms (typ.)
• ED Input Sensitivity: 15 mV typical (EYE Height)
• ED Analog Bandwidth: 40 GHz
• Emphasis: 10-tap built-in
• Low-Frequency Equalizer: ≤1 GHz, 2 dB typ.
• DFE: 1.4 dB typ.
• CTLE: Multi-band (8 Gbit/s, 16 Gbit/s, 28 Gbit/s bandwidths)
– Key Features
• Jitter injection: SJ, RJ, BUJ, SSC
• Noise injection: CM, DM, white noise modes
• Variable ISI adjustment for intersymbol interference analysis
• RS-FEC pattern support with real-time PCIe 6.0 uncorrectable error measurement
• PCIe 6.0 Base Specification Receiver Test with Link Training and LTSSM analysis
• SRNS support with SKP filtering
• USB 3.2 Electrical Compliance Test instrument certification
– Typical Applications
• Data-center interconnect validation
• Ethernet physical layer testing (100 GbE through 800 GbE)
• PCIe Gen1–Gen6 compliance and characterization
• USB 3.2 Gen1/2 and USB4 link training validation
• Thunderbolt signal integrity analysis
• InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, SAS, DisplayPort, and CEI-28G/56G/112G measurements
– Compatibility & Integration
• Remote control: GPIB, LAN (10/100/1000 Base-T)
• Peripherals: USB (6×), VGA (1×), HDMI (1×)
