Lab WM786 - Creating Eye Diagrams for Low Speed Serial Signals using WaveScan

Use ScanOverlay in WaveScan to create eye diagrams for low speed serial signals.
Creating Eye Diagrams for Low Speed LAB WM-786
Serial Signals using WaveScan


February, 2011

The eye diagram is a very easy way for signal quality to be assessed in
Summary
serial data. It is a standard analysis tool for high speed data signals such
Use ScanOverlay in as PCI Express, SAS, SATA, etc. In serial buses such as I2C, LIN, CAN
WaveScan to create eye Bus or similar low speed buses it is far less common, but offers an easy
diagrams for low speed serial way to assess the signal quality. In contrast to the high speed bus
signals. systems, the "Low Speed" seria