LeCroy Sierra M6-2 User Manual page 161

Performance Analysis
Note:
When you use the Exerciser, channel 2 is not usable and is greyed out.
Figure 2.163: SATA: Settings Dialog
The settings dialog allows you to set the Analysis update interval and define the counter
mode.
1. Choose the Update Interval in the range of 1 ms to 245 minutes.
2. Set the Counter Mode to either Cumulative or Instantaneous.
3. Set the Analyzer Speed for each port used.
4. To disable descrambling, check the Disable Descrambling check box or check
5. Enter a value for Primitive Response Timeout.
6. Choose the Align Transmission Period by checking the corresponding option button.
7. To select Protocol Errors to exclude from the analysis, click the Protocol Error Mask
8. To save the analysis result for later review, check Save to file and enter the path in
9. To include a descriptive note about the project, click the Notes tab and enter
S ierra M6‐2 SAS/SATA Protocol Analyzer User Manual
Cumulative causes the measurement counters to continually increment>
Instantaneous causes the measurement counters to reset for each Update interval.
Disable Scrambling.
button and check any or all of the protocol errors to exclude. See
on page 60.
which to save the result.
information in the Notes dialog. See "Add a Project Note" on page
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