Altera Arria V SoC User Manual

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Chapter 5: Board Test System

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Using the Board Test System

June 2014

Altera Corporation

Arria V SoC Development Kit

User Guide

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Detected errors

—Displays the number of bit errors detected by the error checking

circuitry.

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BER

—Displays the bit error rate of the interface.

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PLL lock

—Displays Yes if the SDI PLL is locked.

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Pattern sync

—Displays Yes if the receiver has detected the input data pattern.

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Start—

Starts the PRBS data test and begins to monitor and update screen with

live test results.

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Stop

—Stops the PRBS data test.

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Insert Error

—Inserts an error into an SDI data stream that is detected by the

receiver when in loopback using the included video cable.

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Clear

—Clears the Detected errors counter.

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PMA Setting

—Opens the PMA settings window that allows for adjusting the

analog transceiver settings, such as output voltage, loopback settings, and
equalization.

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PRBS

(list)—Selects the transmit pattern and sets the receive error detection

circuitry to expect the same pattern for use in loopback testing.

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