Phase adjusting function evaluating method, transmission margin measuring method, information processing apparatus, program and computer readable information recording medium

A transmission margin measuring method for measuring transmission margins which a plurality of data signals have, in a reception apparatus including plurality of phase adjusting parts provided for respective ones of the plurality of data signals received, each configured to have the phase adjusting function to automatically adjust a phase between the corresponding data signal and a clock signal received together with the plurality of data signals;

• and a phase amount adding part configured to add a predetermined phase amount to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals, comprising the steps of:
• changing, in a predetermined manner, by an added phase amount changing part, the predetermined phase amount added to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals by the phase amount adding part, with deactivation of the phase adjusting function of the phase adjusting part;
• and
• each time when the added phase amount changing part changes in the predetermined manner the phase amount added to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals by the phase amount adding part, measuring the transmission margin of the data signal by determining whether or not the data signal is properly taken with the clock signal.

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of phase adjusting parts provided for respective ones of a plurality of data signals received, each configured to have a phase adjusting function to automatically adjust a phase between the corresponding data signal and a clock signal received together with the plurality of data signals;
• a phase amount adding part configured to add a predetermined phase amount to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals;
• an added phase amount changing part configured to change, in a predetermined manner, the predetermined phase amount added by the phase amount adding part to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals;
• and
• a storing part configured to store, in a storage, an operation result of the phase adjusting function carried out by the phase adjusting part, in response to the predetermined phase amount added to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals by the phase amount adding part being changed by the added phase amount changing part.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of phase adjusting parts provided for respective ones of the plurality of data signals received, each configured to have a phase adjusting function to automatically adjust a phase between the corresponding data signal and a clock signal received together with the plurality of data signals;
• a phase amount adding part configured to add a predetermined phase amount to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals;
• and
• an added phase amount changing part configured to change, in a predetermined manner, the predetermined phase amount added to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals by the phase amount adding part, with deactivation of the phase adjusting function of the phase adjusting part, wherein:
• each time when the added phase amount changing part changes in the predetermined manner the phase amount added to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals by the phase amount adding means, a transmission margin of the data signal is measured as a result of it being determined whether or not the data signal is properly taken with the clock signal.

A program comprising instructions to cause a computer to act as:

• phase adjusting means provided for each of a plurality of data signals received, having a phase adjusting function to automatically adjust a phase between the corresponding data signal and a clock signal received together with the plurality of data signals;
• phase amount adding means for adding a predetermined phase amount to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals;
• added phase amount changing means for changing, in a predetermined manner, the predetermined phase amount added by the phase amount adding means to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals;
• and
• storing means for storing, in a storage, an operation result of the phase adjusting function carried out by the phase adjusting means, in response to the predetermined phase amount added to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals by the phase amount adding means being changed by the added phase amount changing means.

A program comprising instructions for causing a computer to act as:

• phase adjusting means provided for each of the plurality of data signals received, having a phase adjusting function to automatically adjust a phase between the corresponding data signal and a clock signal received together with the plurality of data signals;
• phase amount adding means for adding a predetermined phase amount to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals;
• added phase amount changing means for changing, in a predetermined manner, the predetermined phase amount added to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals by the phase amount adding means, with deactivation of the phase adjusting function of the phase adjusting means, wherein:
• each time when the added phase amount changing means changes in the predetermined manner the phase amount added to the clock signal or the plurality of data signals by the phase amount adding means, a transmission margin of the data signal is measured as a result of it being determined whether or not the data signal is properly taken with the clock signal.