Chapter 1: Introduction; Interposers; Specialty Probes; Pcie Protocol Suite Analyzer Hardware And Software - Teledyne Lecroy PCI Express 3.0 Mid-Bus Probe Installation And Usage Manual

Introduction
Teledyne LeCroy offers a wide variety of ways to connect PCI Express protocol analyzers to
products under test. There are four common methods:

Interposers

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Specialty Probes
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PCIe Protocol Suite Analyzer Hardware and Software
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Mid‐Bus Probes and Multi‐lead Probes
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1.1 Interposers
If the product uses a standard PCI Express card connector, an interposer is used which is
inserted between the PCIe Card and the card slot. The interposer taps off the data traffic
to allow the analyzer to monitor and record traffic with minimal perturbation of the
electrical interface.
1.2

Specialty Probes

Specialty probes are used with specific card configurations, and are used in the same
manner as an interposer card (in fact a specialty probe is an interposer card designed for a
specific interface). Teledyne LeCroy supports a range of specialty probes including
ExpressCard, AMC, XMC, Mini Card, External Cable, ExpressModule, HP Blade Server and
SFF8639 interfaces.
1.3

PCIe Protocol Suite Analyzer Hardware and Software

Designed for developers and validators, the Teledyne LeCroy Summit T3‐16™ is a Gen1/
Gen2/Gen3 PCI Express advanced verification system.
By leveraging years of experience in protocol analysis tools for emerging markets,
Summit T3‐16 blends sophisticated functionality with practical features to speed the
development of PCI Express™ IP cores, semiconductors, bridges, switches, add‐in boards,
and systems.
Chapter 1
PCIe 3.0 Mid‐Bus Probe Installation and Usage Guide 1