Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer: User Guide

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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Overview 2. Functional Description 3. Tutorial: PCI Express* 8GT 4. Document Revision History for Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer User Guide
1. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Overview x
1.1. System Requirements 1.2. Installation 1.3. Program and File Types 1.4. Accessing the User Guide
2. Functional Description x
2.1. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Control Module 2.2. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Data Viewer Module 2.3. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Viewer Module 2.4. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Batch Simulation Controller 2.5. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Designer
2.1. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Control Module x
2.1.1. Constructing Communication Links in the Link Designer Module 2.1.2. Link and Simulation Setting 2.1.3. Transmitter Setting 2.1.4. Receiver Setting 2.1.5. IBIS-AMI Wrapper 2.1.6. Channel Setting 2.1.7. Batch Channel Simulation Configuration 2.1.8. Crosstalk Aggressor Transmitter Setting 2.1.9. Repeater and Retimer Configurations 2.1.10. Noise Source Link Component 2.1.11. System Options 2.1.12. Project Management Functions 2.1.13. Archiving and Unarchiving Projects 2.1.14. Device Model Importer 2.1.15. Analysis Functions and Pre-Simulation and Pre-Analysis Checklists Pre-Simulation Checklist SNDR Pre-Analysis Checklist Pulse Fitting Pre-Analysis Checklist Jnu/Jrms Pre-Analysis Checklist 2.1.16. COM Analysis
2.1.3. Transmitter Setting x
2.1.3.1. Jitter/Noise Component 2.1.3.2. Transmitter Options 2.1.3.3. Characterization Data Access 2.1.3.4. IBIS-AMI Transmitter Configuration 2.1.3.5. Pulse Fitting Analysis 2.1.3.6. SNDR Analysis 2.1.3.7. Jnu/Jrms/EOJ Analysis 2.1.3.8. Clock Path Custom Transmitter
2.1.4. Receiver Setting x
2.1.4.1. Jitter/Noise Setting 2.1.4.2. Characterization Data Access 2.1.4.3. Receiver Options 2.1.4.4. IBIS-AMI Receiver Configuration 2.1.4.5. Custom Receiver With Input Clock
2.1.9. Repeater and Retimer Configurations x
2.1.9.1. Repeater/Retimer RX Configuration 2.1.9.2. Repeater/Retimer TX Configuration
2.3. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Viewer Module x
2.3.1. Channel Plot Panel 2.3.2. Channel List Panel 2.3.3. Plot Option Panel
2.3.3. Plot Option Panel x
2.3.3.1. S-parameter Mode Panel 2.3.3.2. Plot Configuration Panel 2.3.3.3. Options
3. Tutorial: PCI Express* 8GT x
3.1. Methodology 3.2. Setup and Initialization 3.3. Analysis
3.2. Setup and Initialization x
3.2.1. Setting Up the Control Module 3.2.2. Constructing the Channel 3.2.3. Completing the System
1. Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Overview
2. Functional Description
3. Tutorial: PCI Express* 8GT
4. Document Revision History for Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer User Guide

2.1.15. Analysis Functions and Pre-Simulation and Pre-Analysis Checklists

The Analysis menu contains the following link/channel analysis functions:

  • Simulate: Performs link simulation and link analysis.
  • COM Analysis: Performs COM analysis on the current link or channel configuration. See COM Analysis for details.
  • SNDR Analysis: Performs transmitter or channel output waveform SNDR analysis. See SNDR Analysis for details.
  • Pulse Fitting Analysis: Performs transmitter or channel output waveform FIR and pulse fitting analysis. See Pulse Fitting Analysis for details.
  • Jnu/Jrms Analysis: Performs transmitter or channel output waveform PAM4 Jnu/Jrms/EOJ analysis. See Jnu/Jrms/EOJ Analysis for details.

Pre-simulation and pre-analysis checklists allow you to review and update important or significant settings before launching the simulation or analysis. The changes that you apply to pre-simulation and pre-analysis checklists are applied to your link settings, unless noted otherwise in each checklist. Finally, the checklists allow you to proceed or cancel the simulation or analysis.

Pre-Simulation Checklist

Pressing the simulate icon or selecting Simulate from the Analysis pull-down menu brings up the pre-simulation checklist. This checklist allows you to change the simulation mode, output option, test point location, probe type, and jitter analysis options. It also allows changes to simulation options, where you can select certain analysis features to be performed within a simulation. Press Full Analysis Simulation to check and include all selectable analysis options in the simulation. Press Express Simulation to uncheck and exclude all selectable analysis options in the simulation.

Figure 103. Pre-Simulation Checklist User Interface

SNDR Pre-Analysis Checklist

Clicking SNDR Calc or selecting SNDR Analysis from the Analysis pull-down menu brings up the SNDR pre-analysis checklist. This checklist allows you to change SNDR analysis methods and associated parameters.

Figure 104. SNDR Pre-Analysis Checklist User Interface

Pulse Fitting Pre-Analysis Checklist

Clicking Pulse Fitting Calc or selecting Pulse Fitting Analysis from the Analysis pull-down menu brings up the pulse fitting pre-analysis checklist. This checklist allows you to change the FIR and pulse fitting analysis methods and associated parameters.

Figure 105. Pulse/FIR Fitting Pre-Analysis Checklist User Interface

Jnu/Jrms Pre-Analysis Checklist

Clicking Jnu/Jrms Calc or selecting Jnu/Jrms Analysis from the Analysis pull-down menu brings up the Jnu/Jrms pre-analysis checklist. This checklist allows you to change the PAM4 Jnu/Jrms/EOJ analysis method and associated parameters.

Figure 106. Jnu/Jrms Pre-Analysis Checklist User Interface
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