Picotest VRTS3 Distributed System Demo Board

Product Code: VRTS3

The Picotest VTS3 Demo Board contains eight individual circuit sections as identified in the table below. These circuits are typical in most distributed systems providing an excellent test bed for demonstrating non-invasive, in-system measurement, optimization and troubleshooting techniques. VRTS3 Board Sections Section Function POL 5V USB input to 3.3V 2.8MHz switching regulator REF03 2.5V low noise voltage reference OPAMP 245MHz Bandwidth unity gain opamp buffer LDO LD1086 voltage regulator 5V USB input to 3.3V output CLOCKS/BUFFERS 10MHz and 125MHz clocks CALIBRATION Short-Open-Load and 1 Ohm calibration ports PLANES & CAPS Parallel tantalum and ceramic

capacitor on a small PCB plane MICROSTRIPS 50O microstrips with precision aberrations - one with a ground void Supported Measurements TEST SIGNAL INJECTORS NEEDED 1 Port Impedance DC Block Output Impedance See Impedance Table 2 Bode Plot J2100A or J2101A Non-invasive Stability See Impedance Table 2 Switching Frequency Switch Rise Time Duty Cycle Jitter Noise DC Block, 1 Port Probe, Preamp PSRR DC Block, J2120A, or J2111A Step Load Response J2111A or J2112A Clock Jitter Clock Rise Time Jitter Sensitivity DC Block Power Supply Impedance See Impedance Table 2 Crosstalk Clock Buffer PDN Noise DC Block Clock Buffer Impedance See Impedance Table 2 Parallel Capacitor resonance 1 Port Probe Plane Impedance 1 Port Probe Velocity Factor and Er Trace Impedance Impedance of Broken Ground 2 port Shunt Thru Impedance J2120A, 2 Port Probe, DC Block Ripple DC Block, Preamp EMI Near Field Probes