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System and method for adjusting a serial communications link

US8018989B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

Richard Nygaard · Colorado Springs, US
Robert Saponas · Colorado Springs, US
William Schulze · Westerville, US
Hugh Wallace · Fort Collins, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2007
Grant date	Sep 13, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B17/20
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for adjusting a serial communications link includes a system under test including at least one transmitter and at least one receiver coupled together via a serial data communications link, wherein at least one of the transmitter and the receiver has at least one tunable parameter, at least one controller coupled to at least one of a transmitter and a receiver via a joint test action group JTAG interface, and logic configured to adjust the at least one tunable parameter to optimize a performance of the serial data communications link.

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