Method for optimized rendering of eye diagrams synchronized to a recovered clock and based on a single shot acquisition

摘要

A first method for rendering an eye diagram synchronized to a recovered clock and based on a single shot acquisition of a digital storage oscilloscope, acquires a waveform and measures the timing of its edges. It then estimates the symbol rate of the waveform and derives clock signals in accordance with the edge timing and the estimated symbol rate. The waveform data is then sliced into frames with respect to the derived clock signals, and the frames are partially overlapped and aligned to form an eye diagram. In a second embodiment of the invention, the frames are aligned, without being overlapped, to form an eye diagram.