Which do you feel is a better test for determining signal integrity: the eye pattern test or
the BER test? Explain your answer.
Answer the following questions regarding the DS92LV16 BLVDS SerDes device: (a)
What is the maximum data rate (exclude clock bits) at which it can transmit? (b) What is the
maximum data rate at which it can receive? (c) If it is both transmitting and receiving simultaneously, what is its maximum full-duplex data rate? (d) By how much can the transmit and
receive clocks of two connected DS92LV16s differ and still allow proper data transmission
between them? (e) What is the range of frequencies over which the transmit clock and receive
clock can properly operate? (f) How many bits of parallel data are converted into the serial bit
stream? (g) What is the mathematical relationship among the number of bits in the parallel data,
the transmit clock frequency, and the transmitted serial data rate? (h) If two embedded clock bits
are added to every 16 data bits, what is the maximum full-duplex signaling rate of bits being
driven onto serial lines?
