Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer: User Guide

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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 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

4. Document Revision History for Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer User Guide

Document Version Changes
2023.07.10 Added Intel Agilex 5 device support.
2023.04.19
  • Updated the product family name to "Intel Agilex 7."
  • Added symbol/FEC error analysis support.
2022.10.18
  • Added custom clock path transmitter and receiver support.
  • Added 100GAUI-1 C2M, 200GAUI-2 C2M, 400GAUI-4 C2M, and CEI-112G-VSR COM/ERL compliance tests.
2022.04.27
  • Updated Intel Agilex PLL naming scheme.
  • Updated jitter analysis usage.
  • Updated ITOL random noise calibration usage.
2021.11.03
  • Improved Intel Agilex F-tile and R-tile support.
  • Added forwarding clock simulation capabilities (beta).
  • Added Low Latency FEC RS (272, 258) modeling support.
  • Improved PAM4 Jnu/Jrms/EOJ analysis performance and accuracy.
  • Updated 106/112Gb/s COM/ERL support.
  • Added 2-port return loss S-parameter handling capabilities.
2021.04.13
  • Improved Intel Agilex F-tile support.
  • Added Intel® Math Kernel Library (MKL) support.
  • Added JESD204 FEC modeling support.
  • Added JESD204C.1 channel compliance test support.
  • Added batch channel compliance test support.
  • Improved PAM4 Jnu/Jrms/EOJ analysis performance and accuracy.
2020.12.16
  • Added support for Intel Agilex R-tile (with wrapper), Intel Agilex F-tile general-purpose transceiver block (with wrapper), Intel Agilex F-tile high-speed transceiver block (with wrapper), PCI Express* 32GT reference transceiver.
  • Added COM and ERL support for IEEE 802.3ck (100GBASE-KR1/CR1, 200GBASE-KR2/CR2, 400GBASE-KR4/CR4, 100GAUI-1 C2C, 200GAUI-2 C2C, 400GAUI-4 C2C, OIF-CEI-112G-LR, OIF-CEI-112G-MR.
  • Added ITOL COM Random Noise Calibration support and wizard.
  • Added COM Analysis wizard.
  • Updated PAM4 Jnu/Jrms analysis.
  • Added noise source bandwidth default settings in System Options.
  • Added options to change simulation sampling rate.
2020.05.05
  • Updated the software library requirements to Visual C++ 2017 and .NET 4.8.
  • Updated SNDR and Pulse and FIR Fitting analysis capabilities and user interfaces.
  • Added PAM4 Jnu/Jrms analysis feature (beta).
  • Added Package Designer.
  • Added pre-simulation and pre-analysis checklists.
  • Added descriptions for how to resolve simulation issues related to legacy Intel® Stratix® 10 L-/H-tile receiver IBIS-AMI models due to the software’s write-protection enforcement.
2019.11.04
  • Added support for Intel® Stratix® 10 P-tile.
  • Added support for Intel Agilex E-tile and P-tile.
  • Updated work and user directory location settings.
  • Updated the GUI for the main module, Data Viewer, and Channel Viewer.
  • Added floating tap FFE/DFE support in the technology receiver model.
  • Added the XML simulation report in the Data Viewer.
  • Added the 100GBASE-KR (current trending specification draft) COM computation in the Channel Viewer and main module.
  • Improved the COM analysis plot capabilities in the Channel Viewer.
  • Improved the COM results report in the Channel Viewer and main module.
  • Added the Project Archiver/Unarchiver.
  • Added the Intel® Device Model Importer.
  • Added COM support in main module.
2019.05.31
  • Changed Automotive to Military.
  • Changed the storage space system requirement from 4 to 8 GB.
  • Added capability to specify simulation time work directory to improve simulation efficiency.
  • Added full mixed mode simulation for any transmitter and custom receiver.
  • Added Effective Return Loss (ERL) support in Channel Viewer.
  • Added crosstalk extraction capability in Channel Designer.
2018.10.29
  • Changed the storage space system requirement from 3 to 4 GB.
  • Added instructions for how to use local storage space instead of network storage to improve simulation time.
  • Added the ICN simulation method and configuration user interface.
  • Updated CSV Eye Diagram Import and Analysis options for the Data Viewer Module: updated CSV Eye Diagram Data Format 2 and added FEC simulation support.
2018.05.07
  • Added notes on installation and operating storage space’s impact on tool performance.
  • Added Intel® Stratix® 10 E-tile support.
  • Added "CSV Eye Diagram Import and Analysis" support in the Data Viewer.
  • Added customizable COM analysis support.
  • Changed the temperature ranges for A10 Industrial from -40 °C to 100 °C and for A10 Automotive from -40 °C to 125 °C.
  • Added Accessing the User Guide.
2017.11.06
  • "JNEye" name changed to "Advanced Link Analyzer."
  • Added Intel® Stratix® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX support.
  • Added a note "For PAM-4 link simulations, Intel recommends to use Height as the FOM to get better results" in FOM of Link Optimization.
  • "CMN" added to the "Transmitter Intrinsic Jitter and Noise Types" table.
  • "InpN" added to the "Receiver Intrinsic Jitter and Noise Types" table.
  • Added a new topic "IBIS-AMI Wrapper".
  • "COM Analyzer" added to "Plot Configuration Panel".
  • Removed 28 Gbps simulation tutorial.
2017.05.08
  • Added PCI Express* 16GT device model.
  • Added new equalization capabilities for receiver technology model.
  • Added common-mode noise model and simulation capability.
  • Added transmitter FIR fitting and SNDR analysis capabilities.
  • Enhanced eye diagram masks capabilities.
2016.10.31
  • Added descriptions for new link components: Repeater/Retimer TX, Repeater/Retimer RX and Noise Source.
  • Added new options in the Channel Analysis and Compliance Module in Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Viewer.
  • Updated Intel® Arria® 10 device model.
2016.05.03
  • Added PCB stackup configuration to the Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Designer section.
  • Updated the PCI Express* tutorial with new simulation results.
  • Updated the OIF CEI VSR tutorial with simulation results.
  • Updated GUI screenshots to reflect 16.0 changes.
2015.11.02
  • Added coupled stripline and coupled microstrip information to the Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Designer section.
  • Updated the PCI Express* tutorial with new simulation results.
  • Updated the OIF CEI VSR tutorial with simulation results.
  • Changed Quartus II software references to Quartus Prime software.
  • Updated GUI screenshots to reflect 15.1 changes.
2015.05.04
  • Updated channel compliance check and analysis documentation in the Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Viewer section.
  • Updated the PCI Express* tutorial with new measurements and results.
  • Updated the OIF VSR tutorial with new configuration and results.
  • Updated most GUI screenshots to reflect 15.0 changes.
2014.12.15
  • Added the Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Designer section.
  • Added channel compliance check and analysis documentation in the Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Viewer section.
  • Updated the two tutorials with new measurements and results.
  • Updated all GUI screenshots with new plots.
2014.06.30
  • Incorporated new features of the Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Channel Viewer.
  • Added new waveform display feature.
  • Updated the Intel® Arria® 10 models.
  • Updated all GUI screenshots with new plots.
2013.12.09 Initial release.
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