NEX-SERIALPROBE

Single Lane (One Differential Pair) PCI-Express (PCI-Ex) or Serial RapidIO (SRIO) Probe

Designed for customer targets that do not place all the serial lanes in one physical location on the PCB. Prior to this solution there was a requirement to route all of the lanes to be monitored to one set of pads on the customer target. This often caused routing issues that were difficult or impossible to overcome. The design of NEX-SERIALPROBE provides the ability to probe individual lanes on a target without the requirement of any added pads. By connecting the probe to available vias or other similar points on a target, the NEX-SERIALPROBE can be attached to designs without added test points.

The NEX-SERIALPROBE was designed for use with preprocessor boxes such as the Tektronix TMS817/818 PCI-Express support or the Nexus Technology NEX-SRIO. The NEX-SERIALPROBE is essentially a single-lane version of the eight-lane probe that Tektronix ships with their TMS817/818 product. NEX-SERIALPROBE offers the same specifications and feature set as the TMS817/818 probe or the NEX-MIDBUS probe.

Connection to a target is made with two, replaceable, 200-ohm, 1/4-W, 1% resistors with 0.0177" legs (Digi-Key P/N: P200CACT-ND). Connection to test points is variable. Single probe resistor separation can vary between 0.05" and 0.3".

  • Single lane PCI-Express probe, compatible with the Tektronix TMS817/818 PCI-Express support
    • Same cable length, electrical loading and electrical performance
    • Connects directly to the TMS817/818 box, replacing the Tektronix supplied, eight-lane probe
  • Single lane Serial RapidIO (SRIO) probe, compatible with NEX-SRIO
  • Does not require special connection pads to be added to the customer target
  • Acquires signals up to 3.125GHz
  • Connection is made to the target with two resistors that are small enough to attach to most PCB vias
  • Provides the ability to easily probe serial lanes that are not physically grouped together
  • For the customer that can not use the Tektronix mid-bus connection or do not use the PCI-Express slot

Ordering Information

Please send quote requests to quotes@nexustechnology.com. Purchase orders can be faxed to 877-595-8118.

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