The AWG's memory also increased to 16 GSa per channel for a playtime of 250 ms at maximum sample rate. With the M8195A's sequencer option, engineers can create long test signal scenarios.

Furthermore, by adding the M8085A software plug-in, engineers can have a very compact multi-lane MIPI C-PHY and D-PHY receiver test-application. The D-PHY test application includes a payload pattern and pattern sequence editor. Standard conformant calibration and test procedures are also part of the application for C-PHY and D-PHY. A standard conformant test significantly increases the efficiency of every engineer in charge of qualifying C-PHY or D-PHY interfaces.

Also available is the 81195A optical modulation generator software. The software's real-time option allows engineers to change the signal properties and impairments at runtime.

"The M8195A AWG, in combination with the 81195A optical modulation generator's real-time option, speeds up tests by a factor of 100," said Jürgen Beck, general manager and vice president of Keysight's Digital and Photonic Test Division. "This unprecedented approach represents a tremendous relief for test engineers who are always under the pressure to deliver reliable test results in a minimum of time."

The M8195A features one, two or four differential channels per 1-slot high AXIe module. The number of channels is software upgradeable.