PB200 - Tektronix Bit Error Rate Testers

Tektronix PB200 Overview

The PB200 is particularly suited to packet-based systems. It is ideal for component or sub-system development testing of TDMA, B-ISDN, FITL, ATM, Satellite modems and similar communications protocols

• Packet or Cell BER Testing
• DC to 200 Mbits/s Data Rate, NRZ-1
• 256 Kbits Programmable WORD, PRBS, 1'''s Density and Selectable Mixed Mode
• Auto Search and Auto Sync Capability
• Controllable Gapped Tx Clock
• Automatic Eye-width Measurement and Extrapolation
• Clock/Data Delay up to 32 ns in 20 ps Increments
• Variable Data/Clock Amplitude and Offset Including ECL, PECL and High-Z TTL
• Mixed-mode Testing
• Pattern Editor Software for Custom Word Patterns (PC Windows-based)
•  PRBS: 2N - 1, N = 31, 23, 15, 11, 10, 9, 7.
• Programmable word: 256 Kbits maximum, 8-Bit resolution.
• Mark density: PRBS 2¹⁰ 1 (1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 7/8).
• Mixed mode frame: 256 Kbits maximum, 8-Bit resolution.
• Error injection:
• Error: Single, Rate, External (TTL).
• Field select: Overhead, payload or both.
• Error rates: Error rate of 10-n, n = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.