Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer: User Guide

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Date 4/01/2024
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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 2.1.16. COM Analysis 2.1.17. Link Builder
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

2.3.3.3. Options

In this panel, you can manage the Channel Viewer’s projects and settings.

  • Load: Loads previously saved Channel Viewer settings (including the channel list).
  • Save and Save as: Saves the current Channel Viewer configurations and channel list.
  • Save plot as image: Saves the current plot as an image file.
  • Options: Opens the Channel Viewer’s Options window. The Options window is described below.
Figure 175.  Systems Options

Use this panel to select the following plot options:

  • Enable Instant Plot—Enable and disable instant channel plotting when a new channel is added to the channel list. When you disable this option, you must click Plot to plot the channel response.
  • Plot Combined Channel Response—When you enable this option, the Channel Observer cascades the channels with Loss type and plots it along with other channel characteristics. The crosstalk channels (NEXT and FEXT) are not cascaded.
  • Auto. S-parameter Configuration Checker (ASCC)—Enable and disable the ASCC function. The Channel Viewer uses the ASCC function to determine the port configuration of S-parameters. When you disable ASCC, you must manually select the port configuration of each S-parameter channel model.
  • Enable Channel Wizard—If checked, when you select a channel file, Channel Wizard helps configure the channel configuration. If unchecked, you must manually configure the channel configuration.
  • S-parameter Integrity Check—If enabled, Channel Wizard checks the channel integrity (the passivity and causality). If Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer has problems with opening or accessing an S-parameter, you can disable the S-parameter Integrity Check.
  • Touchstone 2.0 Support—Enable or disable Touchstone 2.0 S-parameter file support.
  • Plot Axis Precision—You can set the number of decimal points in the x- and y-axis of all plots.
  • Time Domain Plot—Channel Views can automatically choose the common channel characteristics for time-domain analysis. For example, when Auto is selected, Channel Viewer chooses Sdd21 for impulse response, single bit response, and step response plots, and chooses Sdd11 for the TDR plot. If Auto Skip is selected, Channel Viewer chooses the likely matched channel types (if you selected any) for time domain analysis. For example, if you choose Sdd11, Sdd12, Sdd21, and Sdd22 and want to plot single bit responses, Sdd12 and Sdd21 are used for the plots, and Sdd11 and Sdd22 are skipped. When "Plot as is" is selected, Channel Viewer plots all time domain results for all selected S-parameter items.
  • Impulse Response / Single Bit Response Options—You can specify stimulus amplitude for impulse response and single-bit response calculations. The default value is 0.5 V (single-ended).
Figure 176. Save Plot as Image
Figure 177. Output Options Configuration Panel

Use this panel to select the following configuration options:

  • S-parameter Options
    • Extrap Method
      • Default—Linear extrapolation.
      • IL Fitting Extrapolation—Extrapolation is done by the insertion loss fitting method.
    • Extrap Usage—This menu selects the method used in the extrapolation S-parameter channel model.
      • Default—The S-parameter is extrapolated but is capped at the final amplitude value.
      • Always Apply—The S-parameter is extrapolated without restriction.
  • Causality Check Options
    • SP Extrap Method—This menu selects the S-parameter extrapolation method.
      • Default—Insertion loss fitting extrapolation method.
      • Last Amplitude Value—Linear extrapolation capped by the last amplitude value.
    • Extrap Usage—This menu selects the method used in the extrapolation S-parameter channel model. This entry only applies during S-parameter causality checking.
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