DVI Software ensures oscilloscope compliance.
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Designed for Infiniium 4-channel, 4 and 6 GHz oscilloscopes and InfiniiMax probes, N5394A software gives engineers insight into designs, ensuring that they meet DVI specification before they are sent to compliance test labs. It configures oscilloscope for each test, provides connection information, and generates results report, including margin analysis, to show engineers how close their product is to passing or failing specification.
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Agilent Technologies Announces Digital Visual Interface Software for Infiniium Scopes and InfiniiMax Probes
Electrical Performance and Compliance Application Reduces Compliance Test Times from Hours to Minutes
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 19, 2005 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) application for use with its four-channel, 4- and 6-GHz Infiniium digital storage oscilloscopes and InfiniiMax active probing solutions. The N5394A electrical performance and compliance application helps design engineers reduce compliance test times from hours to minutes, lowering the cost of test, decreasing manufacturing risks and speeding products such as computers and peripherals to market.
The N5394A gives engineers insight into their designs quickly, helping to ensure their designs will meet the DVI specification before final products are sent to independent compliance test labs. For example, the data eye mask test procedure, which can take more than 30 minutes per data channel to configure, can be done in less than five minutes using Agilent's compliance test software. The DVI specification provides a high-speed digital connection for visual data types that is display-technology independent. This specification enables all segments of the PC industry to unite around one monitor interface specification.
"Agilent has demonstrated an automated DVI compliance test solution that accurately measures transmitter performance with a high degree of repeatability," said Mark Williams, director of technical marketing, PC/display products at Silicon Image, a leader in the DVI industry. "This performance is crucial to troubleshoot DVI problems and ensure universal interoperability. Additionally, the software interface is intuitive and provides some of the most comprehensive and useful compliance reports we've seen."
"We have seen many systems shift from analog VGA display outputs to the digital/analog DVI interface," said Karl Kachigan, signal integrity program manager in Agilent's Multi Industry Business Unit. "The N5394A will help our customers get to compliance testing quickly by automating several challenging measurements. We appreciate the close working relationship we have had with Silicon Image to help us meet the needs of engineers' compliance test requirements."
The N5394A automatically configures the oscilloscope for each test, provides connection information and generates a results report. The report, which includes margin analysis, shows design engineers how close their product is to passing or failing a particular specification. The depth of the analysis reduces the skill level requirements of the operator and eliminates the need to manually configure the oscilloscope and visually interpret individual measurements.
In addition, the margin analysis report shows how closely devices passed or failed each test. This analysis, coupled with a debug mode that lets operators modify the default test parameters, helps engineers analyze potential problems and provides immediate insight into yields.
Further Information
Additional information about the Agilent N5394A DVI compliance test software for the Infiniium 54854A and 54855A digital storage oscilloscopes is available at agilent.com/find/scope-apps.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The Agilent N5394A DVI compliance test software is shipping now and is available for order at a base price of $3,995.
The Agilent Infiniium 54854A 4-GHz oscilloscope, 54855A 6-GHz oscilloscope, and 1130 Series InfiniiMax active probes have been shipping since Feb. 2003.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
