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BA-1600 - 1.6T Bit Analyzer

World-class series of 1.6T electrical BER testers, with 4 and 8 channel PAM4 coding options for ultimate flexibility

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Key Features

Full lifecycle validation for 1.6T, 800G and 400G across lab, fab and live environments
Superior hardware design: native electrical interface, excellent signal quality, clean eye diagram and low error floor
High-performance signal integrity and BER testing for validating compliance and performance in next-gen 1.6T designs
Flexible, cost-effective: choose 8 channel unit for transceiver testing, or 4-channel unit for high-speed component testing
User-friendly GUI streamlines workflows, and reduces learning curves
PAM4 support for validating high-speed signaling performance
FEC generation and analysis testing to ensure data integrity over ultra-fast connections
Real-time FEC analysis: testing of pre/post FEC BER, symbol error distribution and FEC margin
Powerful equalizer and channel simulator: powerful equalizer includes CTLE
I²C register read/write access enables the direct control and monitoring of device parameters for fast, low-level diagnostics and efficient debugging
‘Save-and-load’ functionality for all applicable parameters reduces valuable time and ensures test consistency
Automation simplifies complex test configurations and speeds up validation

Applications

Test and validation of 1.6T transceivers
Testing high throughput in manufacturing
800G/1.6T interconnect testing
Hyperscalers and AI data centers

Description

The BA-1600 1.6T Bit Analyzer provides full lifecycle coverage from lab to fab, delivering both speed and simplicity through API-controlled automation. It supports 8-channel PAM4 coding with data rates of 106.25, 53.125, and 26.5625 GBd per lane.


The BA-1600 1.6T Bit Analyzer in a nutshell:
  • Supports 1.6T PAM4 testing as an electrical BERT.
  • Validates 1.6T Ethernet for R&D, production, and test labs.
  • Enables FEC generation and analysis.

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BA-1600 - English (June 06, 2025)
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