Performing System Level Test

Modern backplanes can be verified by making physical signal measurements or by simulating the channel operating margin (COM). Verify the backplane by making physical signal measurements at multiple test points of the system. When performing a system-level test, the signal quality of each Plug-In-Card (PIC) should be verified against its specification before being inserted into the backplane.

Modeling tools such as Tektronix “SDLA” are available for use on oscilloscopes that use both physical and simulated parameters to model the signal path for measurement.

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