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Part Number: TUSB8041A Tool/software: Cascading USB hubs means to connect a root USB hub to the next tier which has another one or more hubs and few other devices and carrying forth in multiple tiers of hubs and devices . The USB standard specifies the…
Part Number: LMH1297
Tool/software:
SDI and Ethernet retimers provide a feature to capture:
1). HEO/VEO indicating horizontal and vertical eye opening
2). Additionally one can capture post equalized eye diagram as well.
Attached file discusses these…
Part Number: DP83826E Tool/software: MSE/SNR can be determined via Reg 0x225. Please note that this is an extended register and needs 4-step extended register access to read appropriate values.
Once the hex value is obtained, convert to decimal and compare…
Part Number: DS320PR810 Other Parts Discussed in Thread: SN75LVPE5412 , Tool/software: Could I disable the equalization of a TI PCIe redriver by setting the EQ index to 0?
Part Number: DS320PR810
Tool/software:
Is cascading redrivers (placing multiple redrivers between root complex and endpoint, one after another) a valid method for extending the reach of a PCIe link beyond what one redriver can handle?
Part Number: DP83867E Tool/software: Ethernet compliance testing is the process of verifying that Ethernet devices and systems adhere to established industry standards and protocols.
The current Rev C of SNLA239C provides a script that excludes essential…
Part Number: DS125BR111 Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DS100BR111 , EQ BOOST settings are the same as the CTLE settings.
I am going to give a more concrete definition of the CTLE gain curves.
Above are the CTLE gain curves for the DS100BR111. If you look…
Part Number: DS320PR410
Do PCIe redrivers support polarity inversion of differential channels? How can this affect the schematic and layout of my PCIe redriver?
Part Number: DS110DF111 In this FAQ, I will explain how common 10G ethernet specifications fit into a typical application. The below application diagram comes from the DS110DF111 datasheet.
Many 10G ethernet specifications are defined by the IEEE 802…