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Operating N5980A with the User Interface
Running the BER Test
The User Software supports a quick pass/fail measurement, which is
generally used for testing the DUT in manufacturing. This
measurement allows you to count the number of bit errors during a
user specified gating time. The result of the measurement is
displayed as Gating Errors, Gating BER, and by a simple red (=fail)
/ green (=pass) color coding of the Gating BER bar.
1 To run the basic measurement, click on Start Gating Period or
F12.
2 In case you want to stop the running measurement, click on:
3 Once the measurement is complete, the results would appear as
follows:
NOTE
The Gating Time can be modified in Advanced Mode.
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