Table 13: Signal Conditioning Mode Settings - Tektronix OI1125 Instruction Manual

OI1125 E/O Transmitter Instruction Manual
Oscilloscope Setup. Set the TDS8000 Vertical settings as follows:
NOTE. Due to differences in oscilloscope firmware, your setup steps may differ
slightly.
1. From the toolbar, select Setup→Vertical.
2. Click the Optical>> button.
3. Set the Signal Conditioning mode:
a. In the Wavelength field, select 1550 from the drop-down menu.
b. In the Filter field, select OC-48 from the drop-down menu.
NOTE. You must change the Filter field setting when you take measurements at
other data rates. See Table 13.
A filter is not used for the 12.50 Gb/s data rate. Instead, set the Filter field to
None, and set the bandwidth to 12.50 GHz.

Table 13: Signal conditioning mode settings

Data rate, Wavelength
Gb/s field setting
2.48832 1550
9.95328 1550
12.50000 1550
4. Select the Trig tab to set the trigger parameters.
a. In the Trigger Source box, select External Direct.
Preview the Eye Pattern.
1. Turn the BERT data and clock outputs on.
2. Enable the transmitter.
3. Turn on the channel that the optical module is plugged into.
4. Press Autoset and then adjust the horizontal scaling to display an eye pattern.
The oscilloscope displays an eye pattern as shown in Figure 17 on page 47.
Performance Verification
Filter field Bandwidth
setting setting, GHz
OC-48 –––––––
OC-192 –––––––
None 12.50
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