EXFO FTB-8500 Series for FTB-500 - Manual (Page 268)

Pattern Tabs
254 FTB-8500 Series and FTB-8120NGE/8130NGE
Pattern TX
Error Injection
Allows selection and configuration of a manual or automated pattern error
that will be generated.
Type: The only available type of pattern error is Bit Error.
Amount: Select the amount of error to be generated. Choices are 1 through
50. The default setting is 1.
Send button: Press Send to manually generate the pattern error according
to the pattern error type and the amount.
Rate: Press the Rate field to select the rate for the selected pattern error.
Choices are: 1.0E-02, 1.0E-03, 1.0E-04, 1.0E-05, 1.0E-06, 1.0E-07, 1.0E-08,
1.0E-09, or user definable from 1.0E-09 to 1.0E-02. The default setting is
1.0E-04.
Continuous: Generates the Bit error for each bit generated when the
Continuous check box is selected while the On/Off button is enabled
(On). The Continuous check box is cleared by default.
On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the
selected automated pattern error at the rate specified or for each bit
generated when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is
disabled (Off) by default.
Note: Manual and Automated error injection can run simultaneously.