Full specifications

MA-4000 - All-in-one BER tester - MCB for 100G/400G

All-in-one solution to transceiver mass production with integration of bit error rate tester, module compliance board (MCB) and power supply

Overview

All-in-one solution to transceiver mass production with integration of bit error rate tester, module compliance board (MCB) and power supply

Key features

8 channels, 10-28 GBd supporting PAM4 and NRZ
Integrated MCB (no RF cable required)
High flexibility supporting the most popular transceivers. Daughter cards available: QSFP-DD, OSFP, QSFP28, SFP28, SFP-DD
Future-proof design with replaceable MCB
I²C control function supported
Pre- and post-FEC BER

Key features

8 channels, 10-28 GBd supporting PAM4 and NRZ

Integrated MCB (no RF cable required)

High flexibility supporting the most popular transceivers. Daughter cards available: QSFP-DD, OSFP, QSFP28, SFP28, SFP-DD

Future-proof design with replaceable MCB

I²C control function supported

Pre- and post-FEC BER

Applications

Test and validation of transceivers and cables

Test of FPGA, Module Compliance Board (MCB) and Host Compliance Board (HCB)

Technical specifications
Number of channels	8
Data rate per lane (GBd)	25.78125, 26.5625, 27.95, 28.05, 28.125, 28.9 (PAM4/NRZ) 9.95328, 10, 10.3125, 10.709, 11.3176, 12.5, 14.025, 21, 24.33024, 25 (NRZ only)
Data rate adjustment (ppm)	0 to ±300
Modulation	NRZ/PAM4
Pattern	PRBS 7/9/11/13/15/23/31, PRBS7Q-31Q (PPG and ED) PRBS16, SSPRQ, user-defined pattern (PPG only)
Maximum amplitude (mVppd)	1500
Rise time / Fall time (ps)	15/15 (20% to 80%)
PAM4 eye width (ps)	17 (zero hit)
Jitter rms (fs)	500
Sensitivity (mVppd)	200 (PAM4 26.5625 GBd) 150 (NRZ 25.78125 GBd)
Clock output amplitude (mVppd)	400
Clock output ratio	/2, /4, /8, /16, /32, /64
Output voltage (V)	3.1 to 3.5
Adjustable step (mV)	25
Max power (W)	15
Current monitoring	Supported
Built-in I2C and I/O control	Supported
^{All specifications are typical at 23 °C ± 2 °C unless otherwise specified.}

General specifications
Size (H x W x D)	114 mm x 220 mm x 517 mm (4.5 in x 8.7 in x 20.4 in)
Weight	≤10 kg (22 lb)
Temperature	Operating: 5 °C to 40 °C (41 °F to 104 °F) Storage: –20 °C to 70 °C (–4 °F to 158 °F)
Relative humidity	20% to 80%
Diameter of tube fitting joint	6 mm
Tube operating pressure	Up to 1.0 MPa
Power^a	100/120 Vac (50/60/400 Hz) 220/240 Vac (50/60 Hz) 60 W typical/80 W max.
Access interface	Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45 port)
^{a. Operate with supply voltage fluctuations up to ±10 % of the nominal voltage. All specifications are typical at 23 °C ± 2 °C unless otherwise specified.}