Tektronix, Inc. (NYSE: TEK), provider of test and measurement solutions for communications and network equipment makers, announced a new class of communications signal analyzer (CSA).
The CSA7000 Series' flagship product, the CSA7404, is the first and only real-time digital oscilloscope to specifically address the design of high-speed electrical and optical systems with data rates of up to 2.5 Gigabits per second (Gb/s).

Clock recovery extracts a clock from the user's serial data stream, providing single-connection convenience while producing a robust eye pattern for compliance testing. The 32-bit serial trigger provides a powerful new tool for navigating through serial data streams and isolating pattern-dependent effects. The CSA7404 delivers unmatched versatility in compliance mask testing, allowing users to select from among optical and electrical standards, such as ANSI T1.102, ITU-T G.703, SDH/SONET, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, InfiniBand, USB, Serial ATA and IEEE 1394, at rates up to 2.5 Gb/s, without any hardware changes.

The second member of the new series, the CSA7154, gives customers who don't need the blazing performance of the CSA7404, an alternative model. With the same integrated ORR, clock recovery, and serial trigger as the top-line model, the CSA7154 is still a feature-rich instrument. This analyzer's 1.5 GHz electrical bandwidth and 20 GS/s sample rate make it well suited for development and verification use at data rates up to 1.25 Gb/s.

January.2002