Signal transmission system for use with eye diagram monitor

A signal transmission circuit comprising:

• an input and an output;
• an equalization circuit coupled to the input and configured to filter an input signal based at least in part on a feedback signal;
• a slicer circuit coupled to the equalization circuit and the output, the slicer circuit configured to generate data based on the filtered input signal sampled at a plurality of different phases;
• a synchronizer circuit coupled to the slicer circuit and configured to compute a phase delay between the data and the input signal at each of the different phases;
• and
• a pattern generator circuit coupled to the synchronizer circuit and configured to generate the feedback signal at a phase adjusted by the phase delay, the input signal and the feedback signal each representing a data test pattern.

A method for transmitting a signal, the method comprising:

• filtering an input signal based at least in part on a feedback signal;
• sampling the filtered input signal at a plurality of different phases;
• generating data based on the sampled input signal;
• computing a phase delay between the input signal and the data at each of the different phases;
• and
• generating the feedback signal at a phase adjusted by the phase delay.