Tektronix Launches Automated Test and Debug Solution for SFP+ Standard

The new TEKEXP SFP-TX option for DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series oscilloscopes helps users easily select measurements for SFF-8431 SFP+ testing and provides the ability to perform all measurements with one click. Automation options help engineers efficiently meet compliance requirements and generate detailed reports. In addition, users can change test limits for advanced margin and performance testing. The new SFP-TX option for the popular DPOJET jitter analysis software greatly simplifies the SFF-8431 SFP+ testing task. All masks, limits, and measurement parameters are automatically configured, and a new user interface based on measurement standards is provided to flexibly change the selected measurements and measurement configurations.

"The dramatic increase in bandwidth demands and the growing number of high-performance servers being deployed worldwide are driving the need for 10 GbE Ethernet and new SFP+-based connectivity options," said Roy Siegel, general manager of Tektronix's Oscilloscope Business Unit. "By providing the industry's first automation and debug solution for validating SFF-8431 SFP+ designs, Tektronix is ​​helping companies developing SFP+ products more easily bring innovative products to market with assurance that they meet regulatory requirements and provide optimal performance and reliability."

高速连接解决方案市场的领先公司PLX Technology的PHY产品系统工程总监Dimitry Taich，强调了自动解决方案化在满足客户要求方面的重要作用。Taich表示：“产品上市速度在这个行业至关重要。我们当然也可以自己设计自动化测试解决方案，但我们现在可以将资源集中用于我们的核心领域，而让像泰克公司这样的合作伙伴来提供如 SFP-TX这样的强大自动化解决方案，来显著减少我们的测试时间。”

Six new measurements have been added, including VMA, rise time, Tx-Qsq, DDPWS, fall time, and uncorrelated jitter (UJ). Corresponding installation files are provided according to different signal types such as 8180, PRBS9, and PRBS 31. These signal-specific installation files help users perform measurements on different signal types or enter analysis and debugging modes.

Once the test bench is set up and the device under test is connected, the user simply presses the "Run" button to execute the selected test. The SFP-TX solution will remind the user to put the device under test into different test modes by displaying information at regular intervals.