Hi, I know there must be someone in the list can give me help in this topic. The eye mask test is used in a lots standard specs for signal quality test. For example, FC standard specified the TX output eye mask and receiver input eye mask. When the eye patterns are measured in the lab, there are so many variations. The uncertainty of anyone of those variations can make the test fail or pass. Here I list a few variations: a.) Number of samples be taken for each test (hundreds/thousands/forever?). b.) What kind of trigger signal used for the test. Use recovered clock from CDR, or use golden PLL clock? c.) What kind of data patterns should be used(CJPAT/PRBS or others)? d.) No any eye mask violation can be accepted? Or a few violations cab be accepted for TX output eye mask? In general, is there any STANDARD PROCEDURES to make eye mask measurement with those standard specs? Thanks! Jinhua Chen Signal Integrity EMC Corp. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu