Introspect Technology FAQs

The current release of Introspect ESP Software supports Python 2.7. (more)

Yes, this is possible across any number of lanes (depending on user selection). The loopback capability of the SV1C is truly flexible and includes:

– Retiming of data for the purpose of decoupling DUT receiver performance from DUT transmitter performance
– Latency alignment during loopback
– Arbitrary jitter or skew injection on loopback data
The following block diagrams show two common loopback configurations that can be used with the SV1C. In the first configuration, a single DUT’s transmitter and receiver channels are connected together through the SV1C. In the second configuration, arbitrary pattern testing can be performed on an end-to-end communications link. The SV1C is used to pass data through from a traffic generator (such as an end-point on a real system board) to the DUT while stressing the DUT receiver with jitter or skew. (more)

The SV1C is a truly integrated instrument. The following is a list of all available DUT interface ports. All of these are on-the-fly programmable through the USB connection to the PC-operated Introspect ESP Software.
High-Speed Transmitters: 8
High-Speed Receivers: 8
Reference Clock Input: 1
Reference Clock Output: 2
Auxiliary Transmitter/Receiver Pair: 1
Auxiliary Expansion Bus: 1 (includes triggers, flags, single-ended I/O, differential I/O)
Auxiliary Power Supply: 1 (more)

Yes, all measurement results are available in CSV format by default. Other data file formats are available as well. (more)

The SV1C sets a new standard for USB modular instruments. Its measurement science rivals the most advanced tools on the market, while the USB control through the Introspect ESP software allows for converting any PC or laptop into a high-end instrumentation and automation tool. A single SV1C is equivalent to $1M+ of conventional tools because it integrates 8 high-performance pattern generators, 8 high-performance pattern detectors, 8 signal-analyzers, 8 jitter-injection sources, 8 jitter analyzers, in addition to various clock and control resources. (more)

A shmoo is a multi-dimensional visualization tool that allows you to rapidly and effectively see trends in your data. The Introspect ESP Software contains automatic code generation wizards for shmoo plot generation, allowing you to analyze a multitude of variables over thousands of settings without having to write any code. Then, once you execute your Test Procedure, the viewer displays the multi-dimensional results data, performs automatic optimization analysis on it, and even gives you one-dimensional cross-section views of it. (more)

The SV1C contains deep pattern memory that is programmable on an individual basis with respect to lanes and with respect to receivers and transmitters. That is, each transmitter and each receiver can have its own pattern definition.

Like user patterns, each transmitter and each receiver can be driven by a pattern sequencer program. And, the instrument can store/cache multiple sequencer programs at any given time. (more)