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MULTI PROTOCOL ANALYZER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
《 Ver.1 2022.03 　》

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  • Page 1 MULTI PROTOCOL ANALYZER INSTRUCTION MANUAL 《 Ver.1 2022.03 　》...
  • Page 3 This instruction manual has been designed and edited with great care to give you all necessary information. If you have any questions, feel free to direct your inquiries to LINEEYE. LINEEYE makes no warranty or guarantee, either expressed or implied with respect to its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    Safety Information Read this first !! This Safety Information includes the following important information in order to not only have you learn the right way to use the analyzer, but also prevent you from causing damage to people and property. Before using, please read the main contents after you understand the following symbols &...
  • Page 5 Caution ● Do not leave the analyzer in the following conditions. ・ Strong magnetic field, static electricity or dusty place. ・ Temperature and humidity above the specification or where dew condensation appears. ・ Not flat, or shaking place. ・ Place with leaking water or electricity. ・...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Safety Information Chapter 4 PoE (Power over Ethernet) Measurement Function 44 Chapter 1 Before Using the Product 4.1 Connection ........44 1.1 Description on This Manual ....6 4.2 PoE Setup .......... 44 1.2 Unpacking .......... 6 4.3 Start and Stop Measurement ..... 45 1.3 Functions and Feature ......
  • Page 7 Chapter 8 Ping Function 8.1 Connection ........56 8.2 Ping Setup ........56 8.3 Start and Stop Testing ....... 57 8.4 Display..........57 Chapter 9 Port Blink Function 9.1 Connection ......... 58 9.2 Searching Hub port ......58 Chapter 10 Save and Load of the Data 59 10.1 Storage device .........

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Before Using The Product

    The card packed with the product is the user registration card for Japanese customers. For overseas customers, there is a user registration page on our web site.( https://www. lineeye.com ) Please let us know if you find any damage to the product or accessories lacking.

  • Page 9: Functions And Feature

    ♦ Utility CD Utility CD contains following files Manual folder : Instruction manual for the analyzer Utility folder : Utility software to convert measurement files to Wireshark format 1.3 Functions and Feature The LE-8500X series is a handy-type communication protocol analyzer that can simultaneously measure and test the power supply status of PoE (Power over Ethernet) of one of the lines while simultaneously measuring two lines of Ethernet communication data of 10BASE-T to 1000BASE-T.
  • Page 10 Features ・ 7-inch wide-color LCD with capacitive touch panel ・ Supports simultaneous 4-port measurement and timing-delay measurement for 1000BASE-T ・ Statistical analysis function that can monitor traffic and the occurrence of specific frames ・ Accurate time stamp by the time correction function by GNSS (PPS) signal. ・...

  • Page 11: Name Of Each Part

    1.4 Name of Each Part General Description Name AC adapter plug Connects the AC adapter, which serves as a battery charger. Power Switch Press for about 1 second to turn the power on/off. SD Card Slot The inlet for a SD/SDHC card. USB Host Port Connection port for a USB flash drive.
  • Page 12 Used for online monitor function, delay time measurement function, and statistical analysis function. PORT C,D When used for the PG function, Ping function, or port blinking function, the port will be the LAN port. Input/output terminal for TTL level external signal. External Input Terminal 3.8 　...
  • Page 13 ■ Data display window 1) 2) 7) 8) Measuring “ ” , Pause “ ” Currently valid capture buffer. 2.2.2 　 Record Control Recording area 　 　　　　　　　 Description of the current window. Wi-Fi status (bright display when IP address is acquired or access point is ready) Not displayed on models that do not support Wi-Fi.
  • Page 14 Key operation There is a keyboard to input data and operate commands. ■ Keys Operations Function Turn ON/OFF the power. Press it for more than 1sec. [RUN] Start monitoring, measuring or testing operation. [STOP] Stop monitoring, measuring or testing operation. [MENU] Return to the top menu.

  • Page 15: Power Supply And Battery

    ■ Touch panel Following operation is available. Tap the screen once to select the setting etc. Double tap Tap the screen twice to select and execute the setting. Swipe Touch and slide the finger to scroll data. 1.5 Power Supply and Battery This analyzer runs by attached AC adapter, or built-in rechargeable battery.
  • Page 16 The clock built into the unit is backed up by the built-in lithium primary battery for about 5 years even when the power is turned off. If the watch goes wrong or will be reset, replacement of the lithium primary battery at our factory is required. In that case please contact LINEEYE or LINEEYE distributor. -14-...

  • Page 17: Hand Strap

    1.6 Hand Strap You are able to put and remove this hand strap. Put on the hand strap Hand strap is already set in the analyzer when you purchase. <Remove the hand strap> 1) Open the Velcro. 2) Remove the belt. 3) Remove the hand strap from the analyzer Reverse the process when putting on the hand strap.

  • Page 18: Chapter 2 Basic Operation And Set-Up

    At the first boot, the Japanese-English display language selection screen will be displayed. When it is already set, the top menu screen will be displayed. Both LE-8500XR and LE-8500X models are displayed as “LE-8500X”. Language (English or Japanese) At the first boot, you can switch the display language between Japanese and English.

  • Page 19: Top Menu

    2.2 Top Menu Press [MENU] to set the initial settings. Touch the setting item, or press [ENTER] after selecting the item by [ ▲ ] [ ▼ ][ Press [ESC] to move to the measurement result display screen. To switch the measurement mode, tap “Mode” or press [ENTER] while selecting “Mode” and select from the displayed mode list.

  • Page 20: File Manager

    2.2.1 File Manager Save/read to a file. Chapter 10 Save and Load of the Data 2.2.2 Record Control Make settings related to the capture buffer for recording measurement data and the save destination. ■ Dividing a Capture Buffer Tap the tab of “Capt. Buffer” and set the capture memory setting of recorded data. ♦...
  • Page 21 ■ Auto Save Function Touch the Auto Save tab to set auto save settings and auto backup settings. By using the auto save setting, the contents of the capture memory (monitored data) can be automatically saved to a storage device such as an SD card as a measurement log file (auto save file) of the specified size continuously for a long time.
  • Page 22 If you set “Restart” or “Max-Stop” , all existing auto save files will be deleted at the ・ start of measurement When saving the measurement log for a long time with the auto save function, set the ・ main unit capture memory to the ring buffer. Also, make sure that the trigger condition that stops the measurement is not set.
  • Page 23 ■ Auto Run Function By using this function, you can repeat the measurement automatically for the specified period by specifying the date and time when the measurement starts and ends. It can start the measurement in conju nction with power- on and automatically finish the measurement at the specified date and time.

  • Page 24: System Config

    2.2.3 System Config ■ Display / Power ♦ Backlight brightness A d j u s t t h e b r i g h t n e s s of t h e backlight. The brighter the backlight, the shorter the running time (higher consumption of current).
  • Page 25 ■ Network At the time of shipment, the built- in Wi-Fi module is disabled and no wireless radio waves are output. When connecting to a computer remotely via wireless LAN, you need to set up a Wi- Fi connection. The Wi-Fi function is not available for LE-8500X.
  • Page 26 ‫ ۑ‬Station Mode • Port number S e t t h e p o r t n u m b e r of analyzer. The initial value is “10101” . • SSID SSI D of w i reless access point. •...
  • Page 27 ‫ ۑ‬Access point mode Tap “Apply setting” at the end. • Port number S e t t h e p o r t n u m b e r of analyzer. The initial value is “10101” . • Security Select the security protocol from OPEN, WPA, WPA2 or WPA/WPA2.

  • Page 28: Time Settings

    ■ Version It displays the current firmware version of the analyzer, executes the firmware update mode, and initializes the main unit. 11.4 　 Firmware Update 11.3 　 Factory reset 2.2.4 　 Time Settings Current time and date are displayed in the screen. Set the time in order of Hr(24hour)/Min/Sec, and date in order of Yr/Mon/Day.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Online Monitor Function

    Chapter 3 Online Monitor Function Online monitor function is to capture LAN frames passing over a network along with time stamp information of the frame and record it into the Buffer memory. Select “Online” from Mode on the top menu screen. 3.1 Connection Connect the LAN cables (in which the communication data between the target devices run) with each port as follows.

  • Page 30: Interface Setup

    <Attention> In TAP mode, the analyzer receives the packets of Port A and Port B once, captures them, and sends the packets to the opposite port. Delay is occurred when it passes through the TAP circuit in the analyzer. Delay time is approx. 1.3μs-1.5μs for 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX and 5μs for 10BASE-T. Even if the power of the analyzer is turned off, it has a fail-safe mode in which the internal wiring is switched and the devices are directly connected to each other.

  • Page 31: Filter Setup

    3.3 Filter Setup From the online monitor mode screen, tap “Filter” to set the filter conditions for capturing only specific frames. Filters can also be set individually for Tx and Rx. There are two filter settings for ports A-B and C-D, and you can select which port to set on the tab.
  • Page 32 <IPv4> Set the conditions of IP header for IPv4 frame. ■ Protocol Field Select the protocol field from ICMP, IGMP, TCP, UDP, Custom (specify the number) and All. ■ Number Input the protocol number, in the case of the selecting “ Custom ” at “ Protocol field ” . ■...
  • Page 33 <Layer2> Set the conditions of MAC header for target frame. ■ Type Field Select the type field from IPv4, ARP, NetBios, IPv6, EtherCAT, Custom (number specified), ALL (not specified). ■ Number Input the type number, in the case of the selecting “Custom” at “Type field ” . ■...
  • Page 34 ・ Monitoring example of TCP/IP frames between Device A and D by filtering. The filter 0 is configured to monitor TCP frames sent from the device D to device A and the filter 1 is configured to monitor TCP frames sent from the device A to device D. Configures this setting between port A-B.

  • Page 35: Online Monitor Configuration

    3.4 Online monitor Configuration From the online monitor mode screen, tap “Online Opt.” to enter the settings screen for data record- ing. ■ Timestamp Resolution Records the time when the packet is received. Select the resolution from 10us/1us/8ns. W hen you execute a long-term measurements, the internal 46-bit counter may go around with the minimum resolution setting.
  • Page 36 ＜ About connection and setting of time stamp synchronization function ＞ The timestamp synchronization feature has the following connections. ■ Synchronize by GPS antenna GPS antenna Synchronizes the LE-8500X's time stamp using a GPS active antenna. Then optional GPS active antenna is needed. Set “GPS time”...

  • Page 37: Start And Stop Measurement

    ■ Usage of an external PPS device PPS cable PPS equipment To synchronize the time stamp of LE-8500X with the PPS signal output device, an optional PPS cable. is needed. For LE-8500X set “Ext. PPS” to “Synchronization”. Check “Invert PPS polarity” according to the PPS signal output device to be used. Do not connect a GPS antenna.

  • Page 38: Display

    3.6 Display Press [ENTER] key. Frame display, can be changed to, Detailed display . ■ Frame display It displays the LAN frames with the time stamp information on the screen. Time stamp “ Time Resolution” Source address ss.nsec or mm: ss.μsec * 1 Destination address ↓...
  • Page 39 ■ Detailed display Display the details of the frame, which is displayed on the top of the Frame Display. : The translation view can be changed to the HEX dump view. “Dump” ● Translation view Refer to the specifications of each protocol to understand the contents of the protocol. If you are using timestamp synchronization, you can check the synchronization status in the GPS/PPS Sync.Status item added to the detail view.
  • Page 40 ■ Split Display The data stored in BUF1 and BUF2 can be displayed simultaneously on the measurement data screen. By comparing the two measurement data, analysis can be performed more efficiently, such as detecting differences in the event of a failure. 1) Save the measurement data in BUF1 or BUF2.
  • Page 41 ■ Mark & Jump By marking a frame you can jump to the frame with a single key. Marks can be added up to 9 places. When you just made a jump to mark, by the single key you can return to the frame where it was before the mark jump.

  • Page 42: Retrieval Function

    3.7 Retrieval Function With the search function, you can find specific data. The search conditions can be set by tapping “ Search” . Tap “ Find Next.” “ Find Prev.” From the condition setting screen to execute the search in that direction.
  • Page 43 <Layer2> Set the conditions of MAC header for target frame. ■ Type Field Select the type field from IPv4, ARP, NetBIOS, IPv6, EtherCAT, Custom (specify the number) and All. ■ Number Input the type number, in the case of the selecting “Custom” at “Type field ” . ■...

  • Page 44: Trigger Function

    3.8 Trigger Function Triggers can be made by matching the specified conditions of the frame or by an external input signal. A trigger can automatically stop the measurement. It is also possible to count the number of frames that match the conditions. 1-2 extra data may be recorded before the actual stop.
  • Page 45 <IPv4> Configuration of the IP header of IPv4 frames. ■ Protocol Field Select the protocol field from ICMP, IGMP, TCP, UDP, Custom(specified number), or ALL(without specifying). ■ Number Enter a protocol number when you have chosen “Custom” at Protocol field. ■...

  • Page 46: Chapter 4 Poe (Power Over Ethernet) Measurement Function

    Chapter 4 PoE (Power over Ethernet) Measurement 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Function This function measures power (watt), voltage and current provided from a PSE device (Power Sourc- ing Equipment) which supports PoE/PoE+ (IEEE802.3af/at) to a PD (Powered Device). It can also distinguish types of power supply and appropriate power range. Select “ PoE” from mode the top menu screen to use this function.

  • Page 47: Start And Stop Measurement

    ■ Resolution Select the measurement cycle (interval). 4.3 Start and Stop Measurement Press [RUN] and start measuring. Press [STOP] to finish measurement. 4.4 Display By the buttons displayed at the bottom of the screen, it switches in sequence from “ Overview”→ “Dump”→...
  • Page 48 ■ PoE graph display You can switch between show/hide of the graph of the specified data with the check box on the right side of the screen. Below each check box, the latest data is displayed du r i ng measu rement, and the numerical value of the data at the cursor position is displayed while measurement is stopped.

  • Page 49: Chapter 5 Delay Time Measurement Function

    Chapter 5 Delay time measurement function Delay Time Measurement Function is a function to measure a time gap between the receiving timings of the ports judging from the send/receive time of LAN communication frames on the network. This function is useful for evaluation of real time Ethernet devices. Select “Delay” from mode on the top menu screen.

  • Page 50: Start And Stop Measurement

    5.2 Start and Stop Measurement Start measurement Press [RUN] to start the measurement and display the time gap in real time. ■ Count Means how much times measured. ■ Last Means the latest time gap. ■ Minimum Means the minimum time gap. ■...

  • Page 51: Chapter 6 Statistic Function

    Chapter 6 Statistic Function The statistic function is a useful feature to analyze the network traffic and the frequency of the particular frames. To use this function, select “Trend” from mode on the top menu screen. 6.1 Connection Connect the target network to the port A/B/C/D of analyzer. 3.1 Connection 6.2 Frame Counters Start the measurement.

  • Page 52: Start And Stop Measurement

    ■ Type Select the target frame counter. ■ Resolution Enter the calculation cycle (horizontal resolution of statistical chart) in the range of 1 to 240 minutes (in minutes). 6.4 Start and Stop Measurement ■ Start measurement Press [RUN] to start measuring. ■...

  • Page 53: Chapter 7 Packet Generator Function

    Chapter 7 Packet Generator Function You can transmit any packet by Packet Generator function. To use this function, select [PG] from mode on the top menu screen. 7.1 Connection Connect a target device to test to Port C or D. 7.2 　...

  • Page 54: Editing The Transmission Packets

    7.4 　 Editing the transmission packets You can edit the contents of the table by tapping the table or selecting it with the cursor and pressing Enter or [0]-[F]. ■ Transmission data input Set the transmission data. On the screen, it displays the cursor posit ion i n “Pos”...
  • Page 55 The table below shows the items of the protocols. To overwrite values of the items, edit the values of the items which you want to change and tap “Apply” . (For the further details of items of the protocols, refer to standards of the protocols.) Item Default Value Input Value...
  • Page 56 Destination IP address 0.0.0.0 Decimal Type Decimal Code Decimal Checksum 0000 < > Destination MAC address 00-00-00-00-00-00 Source MAC address 00-00-00-00-00-00 Type 0800 Fixed (cannot overwrite) Version Decimal Fixed (cannot overwrite) Header length Decimal Fixed (cannot overwrite) Total length Decimal 0000 Flags Decimal...

  • Page 57: Start And Stop Testing

    Destination IP address 0.0.0.0 Decimal Source port Decimal Destination port Decimal Length Decimal Checksum 0000 *1 Checksum calculation Checksums of IP frame, ICMP, TCP, UDP can be automatically calculated by tapping “ ” . Checksum If field value (which means length) and number of data of payload and padding do not correspond, calculation will be incorrect.

  • Page 58: Chapter 8 Ping Function

    Chapter 8 Ping Function You can check the link by making this device join a network and send a Ping command. To use the Ping function, select “Ping” from Mode on the top menu screen. In Ping mode, PORT C and PORT D of this unit switch from the tap circuit to the normal LAN port and join the network to be tested.

  • Page 59: Start And Stop Testing

    ■ VLAN ID Enter the ID number of the VLAN tag. ■ MAC Address The MAC address of this device is displayed. 8.3 Start and Stop Testing Press [RUN] to start the Ping test. It sends the ping approximately 30,000 times and the test will end automatically. If you want to end the test in the middle, press [STOP].

  • Page 60: Chapter 9 Port Blink Function

    Chapter 9 Port Blink Function You can see which port of the hub is connected to the LAN cable by blinking the link LED on the hub connected to PORT C. To use the port blink function, select “Blink” from the mode on the top menu screen. 9.1 Connection Plug the LAN cable connected to the HUB into the Port C.

  • Page 61: Chapter 10 Save And Load Of The Data

    An SD/SDHC card or USB flash drive can be used as a storage device, and measurement data and setting data can be saved to it. Optional SDHC cards (SD-8GX, SD-16GX, SD-32GX, sold by LINEEYE) are available. You can use a USB flash drive, but we do not guarantee the operation of all USB flash drives.

  • Page 62: File Management Function

    10.2 File Management Function You can save, read, and delete the measured data and setting data in the storage device as a file that can be read/written by a PC. Set the storage device to this device and tap “File Manager” at the bottom of the screen to display the directory screen.
  • Page 63 ◆　 Save in PcapNG format By tapping [SHIFT] + “SaveAs Pcap” on the directory screen, you can save the measurement data in the capture memory in a format that can be opened directly by Wireshark. How to enter the file name is as same as that of saving measurement data. The file extension pcapng is automatically added.
  • Page 64 ◆ Filter Tap “ ” on the directory screen to display only the specified file type. The following file types can be specified for the filter display. All files Analyzer measurement data file and setting data fil Analyzer setting data file Analyzer measurement data file File automatically saved by the trigger function (TGSAVEnn.DT) File automatically saved by the auto save function (#nnnnnnn.DT)
  • Page 65 ◆ Loading the file in subdirectory On the directory screen, double-tap the subdirectory that contains the file you want to read (hereinafter, the folder), or tap it or select it with [▼] or [▲] and then tap “Open” to display the files in that folder.
  • Page 66 ◆　 Batch deletion of multiple files To delete multiple files at once, long-tap (touch for about 1 second) any file on the directory screen to display the file selection display. Tap the file you want to delete (or select it with [▼] or [▲] and press [ENTER]), and a checkmark will be added to the file.

  • Page 67: Chapter 11 Specifications And Maintenance

    Chapter 11 Specifications and Maintenance 11.1 Specifications of Function and Hardware RJ-45 connector. Port A/ B/ C/ D: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T Interface Between port A&B is the fail-safe tap. Capacity: 1G byte Capture memory （ 96 ～ 10,560 byte for 1 frame, 64 byte for 1 PoE data ） On-line Monitor Record LAN frames between port A&B and port C&D simultaneously, and Function...

  • Page 68: Shortcut Keys

    * 4 All frames may not be recorded in the storage because of the high traffice line or low performance of the external storage. * 5 For LE-8500XR only. For PC connection. * 6 According to our test conditions assuming a normal usage situation.

  • Page 69: Factory Reset

    11.4 Firmware Update This unit can update the firmware / recover the entire system. The latest firmware file and system recovery file can be downloaded from LINEEYE website. https://www.lineeye.com/html/download_update.html Download it to an easy-to-find folder on your computer, unzip it, and check the firmware file (extension: FW3) or system recovery file (extension: FWR).

  • Page 70: Trouble Shooting

    ・ Check if there is any broken wire or loose connector. An SD card cannot be used ・ Please use optional SD card from LINEEYE. on the analyzer ・ Please use an SD card within the maximum SD card capacity.
  • Page 71 Problem Cause/Remedy Cannot connected to a com- ・ Check if the connection is blocked by security softwares. puter via the USB port. ・ Is the cable connection and type (cross, straight) correct? ・ Is the Interface setting correct? Unable to monitor Try turning the auto-negotiation on.

  • Page 72: Warranty And After Service

    LINEEYE. If the defects exist during the Warranty period, please send back the products to LINEEYE distributors or LINEEYE. LINEEYE will repair or exchange them at no charge. In this case , the shipping charge will be at your own expense.
  • Page 73 After Support Read “FAQ” in our Website or email us. Please refer to “FAQ” . We also have support by email regarding the technical issue. When you use it, please register your product via our website. Website : 　　　 https://www.lineeye.co.jp/ -71-...
  • Page 74 LINEEYE CO., LTD. 4F., Marufuku Bldg., 39-1, Karahashi Nishihiragaki-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, 601-8468, Japan Tel : 075(693)0161 Fax : 075(693)0163 URL https://www.lineeye.com Email :info@lineeye.co.jp Printed in Japan M-1285XE/LE...

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