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LineEye SB-FE2 Instruction Manual

Options for le-8600x/le-8500x series - expansion kit for lan/poe (2ch) measurement (ethercat supported)
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Options for LE-8600X/LE-8500X series
Expansion kit for LAN/PoE (2ch) measurement
(EtherCAT supported)
SB-FE2
Instruction Manual
The utility CD attached to the main unit contains an English instruction
manual for this expansion kit in PDF format.
《 The 1st edition 2024.09 》

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  • Page 1 Options for LE-8600X/LE-8500X series Expansion kit for LAN/PoE (2ch) measurement (EtherCAT supported) SB-FE2 Instruction Manual The utility CD attached to the main unit contains an English instruction manual for this expansion kit in PDF format. 《 The 1st edition 2024.09 》...
  • Page 3 Instruction Thank you for your purchase of SB-FE2, To use it correctly, you are advised to read and understand this instruction manual thoroughly. Keep this together with the warranty. If you encounter any problems, you will find helpful information in this manual.

  • 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 警告 Caution ● Do not touch the line monitor with wet hand. This may result in an electric shock and malfunction. ● Do not give a strong impact on the product, such as dropping and crashing. ● Do not leave the analyzer in the following conditions. ・...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Safety Information ..............1 Chapter 1 Before Using the Product ...........5 1.1 Overview ....................5 1.2 Unpacking....................5 1.3 Insert the interface board ..............6 1.4 Installation of Firmware ................6 Chapter 2 Basic Operation ............7 2.1 Panel Description ..................7 2.2 Operation ....................8 2.3 Line State LEDs ..................8 2.4 About the capture method ..............9 2.5 Link information ...................9 2.6 Common functions for each board ............9...
  • Page 7 Chapter 6 Manual Simulation Function ........35 6.1 Connection ...................35 6.2 Settings ....................35 6.3 Statistical analysis settings ..............36 6.4 End .......................36 6.5 Display ....................37 Chapter 7 Packet Difference ............38 7.1 Connection method ................38 7.2 Packet Difference Measurement Settings ...........38 7.3 Start and End Measurements ..............39 7.4 Display screen..................39 Chapter 8 Save and Load of the Data ........41 8.1 Export data function ................41...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Before Using The Product

    ・ Interface board ・ LAN cable ・ External signal I/O cable [LE-4TG] ・ Quick start guide ・ Warrant Please contact your LINEEYE distributors if you find any damage to the product caused by transportation, or if there are accessories lacking.

  • Page 9: Insert The Interface Board

    1.4 Installation of Firmware An applicable firmware is necessary to use SB-C2AN. If you purchase LE- 8600X/ LE-8500X series before releasing the sale of SB-C2AN, update the firmware referring the instruction manual analyzer. Download the firmware file from LINEEYE webpage. https://www.lineeye.com/html/download_update.html...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Basic Operation

    Chapter 2 Basic Operation 2.1 Panel Description Name Description Used for LAN measurement. The signal line is directly connected between PORT A and B internally. PORT A,B The line is maintained even when the power is turned off. Measurement cannot be performed on PORT A or PORT B alone.

  • Page 11: Operation

    2.2 Operation ‫ ڦ‬Shortcut keys Shortcut keys Setting display [MENU] , [0] filter [MENU] , [2] Trigger [MENU] , [3] Online monitor [MENU] , [5] Delay Time [MENU] , [6] PoE [MENU] , [7] Statistic [MENU] , [8] Packet difference measurement setting screen [MENU] , [A] [MENU] , [B] Executes the operation shown on the bottom of...

  • Page 12: About The Capture Method

    2.4 About the capture method When the LE-8500X standard board (SB-GE2) captures data, the packet is first received and then sent to the opposite port. Therefore, when capturing, a delay occurs due to the time it takes for the packet to pass through the internal circuit.

  • Page 13: 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 Outline Connect the LAN cables (in which the communication data between the target devices run) with each port as follows.

  • Page 14: Filter Setup

    3.2 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. ‫ ڦ‬Mode Select the filter configuration mode for Rx . Common : Applies the configuration of Tx.
  • Page 15 <IPv4> Set the conditions of IP header for IPv4 frame.Type ‫ ڦ‬Protocol Field Select the protocol field from ICMP, IGMP, TCP, UDP, Custom (specify the number) and All. ‫ ڦ‬Number Input the protocol number, in the case of the selecting “ Custom ” at “...
  • Page 16 <Layer2> Set the conditions of MAC header for target frame. ‫ ڦ‬Type Field Select the type field from IPv4, ARP, NetBios, IPv6, EtherCAT, Custom (number specified),ALL (not specified). ‫ ڦ‬Type Field Input the type number, in the case of the selecting “Custom” at “Type field ”...
  • Page 17 ・ 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.

  • Page 18: Online Monitor Configuration

    3.3 Online monitor Configuration From the online monitor mode screen, tap “Online Opt.” to enter the settings screen for data recording ‫ ڦ‬Timestamp Resolution Records the time when the packet is received. Select the resolution from 10us/1us/8ns. When you execute a long-term measurements, the internal 46-bit counter may go around with the minimum resolution...
  • Page 19 ‫ ڦ‬Invert PPS polarity When not checked, the time will be adjusted by detecting the falling edge. Do not check when the PPS signal is output by another LE-8500X series or a PPS signal output device that outputs the time at the falling edge.
  • Page 20 ‫ ڦ‬Share GPS antenna with two units GPS antenna Coaxial cable for PPS synchronization Synchronizes the time stamps of two LE-8500Xs with one GPS active antenna. Optional GPS active antenna and PPS cable are needed. For LE-8500X 1), set “GPS time” to “Synchronization”. For LE-8500X 2) set “Ext.

  • Page 21: Start And Stop Measurement

    3.4 Start and Stop Measurement ‫ ڦ‬Starting measurement Press [RUN]. The display at the top left of the screen changes from “ ” to “ ”, and the data is captured in the capture buffer. ‫ ڦ‬Stop measurement Press [STOP] to finish the measurement. Or it also stops measurement when the trigger condition has been met.

  • Page 22: Display

    3.5 Display Press [ENTER] key. Frame display, can be changed to, Detailed display . ‫ ڦ‬Frame 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 23 ‫ ڦ‬Detailed display Display the details of the frame, which is displayed on the top of the Frame Display. “Dump” : The translation view can be changed to the HEX dump view. ● Translation view Refer to the specifications of each protocol to understand the contents of the protocol.
  • Page 24 ‫ ڦ‬Split 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. Save the measurement data i n BU F1 or BU F2.
  • Page 25 ‫ ڦ‬Position Jump Display from the specif ied frame. Tap “Position Jump” and enter the frame number to jump to. ‫ ڦ‬Mark & 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 26: Retrieval Function

    3.6 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. Press “...
  • Page 27 ‫ ڦ‬Port Select to specify a frame of a specific LAN port. ‫ ڦ‬Data Filter When you want to search by the condition of the frame contents, check it and enable the items after this ‫ ڦ‬Data Type Select the type to search from “Layer2” or “IPv4”. <Layer2>...
  • Page 28 <IPv4> Set the conditions of IP header for IPv4 frame. ‫ ڦ‬Protocol Field Select the protocol field from ICMP, IGMP, TCP, UDP, Custom (specify the number) and All. ‫ ڦ‬Number Input the protocol number, in the case of the selecting “ Custom ” at “...

  • Page 29: Trigger Function

    3.7 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 30 <Layer2> Configuration of the MAC header of specified frames. ‫ ڦ‬Type Field Select the t y pe f ield f rom IPv4, ARP, Net Bios, IPv6, Custom(specified number), or ALL(without specifying). ‫ ڦ‬Number Enter a type number when you have chosen “ Custom ” at Type field. ‫...
  • Page 31 ‫ ڦ‬Destination Address By checking it, you can specify the destination (Dst) address. ‫ ڦ‬Source Address By checking it, you can specify the source (Src) address. ‫ ڦ‬Subnet Mask By checking it you can specify the subnet mask. The target range is the network address obtained by the bitwise AND calculated by this value and the specified values of destination (Dst) and source (Src) address.

  • Page 32: Chapter 4 Poe(Power Over Ethernet)

    Chapter 4 PoE(Power over Ethernet) Measurent Function This function measures power (watt), voltage and current provided from a PSE device (Power Sourcing 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 33: Poe Setup

    4.2 PoE Setup Press “ PoE Opt. ” from the PoE mode. ‫ ڦ‬Specification Select the PoE specifications (criteria for judging OK/NG on the judgment screen). The judgment conditions for the selected specification are displayed on the screen. ・ PoE(PSE) : PoE (PoE+ Type1, PoE++ Type1) judgment on the power supply device side ・...

  • Page 34: Display

    4.4 Display By the buttons displayed at the bottom of the screen, it switches in sequence from “ Overview”→ “Dump”→ “Graph”. ‫ ڦ‬PoE Overview display It displays the result of PoE measurement. Power : Power(W) Voltage : Voltage(V) Current : Current(mA) Min voltage : M i n i m u m voltage (V) Max voltage : M a x i m u m...
  • Page 35 You can move the position by tapping “Position Jump” and entering the position jump number. Tap “Timestamp” to switch the timestamp display between relative time with the measurement start time as 0 and real-time displayed as hh:mm:ss.msec. Each time you tap “PoE Type A/B” on the PoE judgment screen or the PoE dump display screen, the display switches to show TypeA, TypeB, or the combined current and power values of TypeA and TypeB.

  • Page 36: 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.

  • Page 37: 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. ‫ ڦ‬Count M e a n s h o w m u c h t i m e s measured.

  • Page 38: Chapter 6 Manual Simulation Function

    Chapter 6 Manual Simulation 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 Outline 6.2 Settings Start the measurement.

  • Page 39: Statistical Analysis Settings

    6.3 Statistical analysis settings Tap “Trend Opt.” from the Statistical analysis function mode. ‫ ڦ‬Target S e l e c t t h e t a r g e t f r o m transmission line and reception line. Tx : Transmission signal Rx : Reception signal ‫...

  • Page 40: Display

    6.5 Display Each time you tap “Graph” or “Counter” , the display changes. ‫ ڦ‬Graph display Counted values are shown in histogram by unit time of statistics. “Auto Range ON/OFF” : Enables/disables the auto range function. “Range UP” [▲] “Range Down” [▼] : When auto range is off, t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f t h e vertical axis of the graph...

  • Page 41: Chapter 7 Packet Difference

    Chapter 7 Packet Difference Measurement Function The packet difference measurement function compares the contents of Ethernet communication frames flowing through the network between ports. This function is useful for evaluating EtherCAT, which communicates on- the-fly. Select “PacketDiff” from Mode on the top menu screen. 7.1 Connection method Connect between the EtherCAT Master and Slave as shown in the figure.

  • Page 42: Start And End Measurements

    7.3 Start and End Measurements ‫ ڦ‬Start a measurem Press [RUN] to start the measurement. When you want to end the measurement, press [STOP]. 7.4 Display screen ‫ ڦ‬List display screen List display Current position W h i l e m e a s u r e m e n t i s i n screen of the right list progress, the timestamp of the...
  • Page 43 ‫ ڦ‬Dump display screen D u m p C l i c k i n g “ ” w i l l display a hexadecimal dump of the first frame. Each dump position is compared, and any differences are displayed in color.

  • Page 44: Chapter 8 Save And Load Of The Data

    Chapter 8 Save and Load of the Data Tap “File Manager” on the top menu screen to save and read measurement data on the file management screen. For operating instructions and details, please refer to the LE-8600X series and LE-8500X series instruction manual “Save and Load of the Data”. 8.1 Export data function You can save the current display data in pcap format, txt format and csv format.
  • Page 45 ‫ ڦ‬Number of Lines Select how many rows of frames to convert from the current position when the data type is Detail. ・ When the measurement data is PoE ‫ ڦ‬Cur rent Position / Total Data Displays the top data position cu r rently displayed on the PoE dump screen and the total number of captured data.
  • Page 46 ‫ ڦ‬File Name Enter a file name. When selected, a file name input dialog is displayed. Tap “OK” or press [ENTER] to save the file to your storage device. ◆ List Data ◆ Detail Data -43-...

  • Page 47: Chapter 9 Printout Function

    Chapter 9 Printout function Measurement data can be printed out or a hard copy of the screen can be output to a dedicated printer SM4-31W (optional) connected to this device via USB or wireless LAN. For information on how to connect to a printer and how to operate it, please see “...

  • Page 48: Chapter 10 Specifications

    Chapter 10 Specifications Item SB-EF2 Applicable analyzers LE-8600X series, LE-8500X series RJ-45 connector Ports A, B, C, D: 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Measurement interface Through connection tap specification between ports A-B and C-D 2-channel simultaneous recording and real-time display of LAN Online monitor function frames flowing between ports A-B and C-D Suitable frame size 60 bytes to 9KB The reception time is added as time stamp data for each received...

  • Page 49: Chapter 11 After Support And Maintenance

    LINEEYE ‫ ڦ‬Warranty Within a period of 12 months from the date of shipment, LINEEYE warrants that your purchased products (except consumable parts such as the battery and software) are free of charge from any defects in material and workmanship, only when the products are operated in accordance with procedures described in the documents supplied by LINEEYE.
  • Page 50 User registration is required to receive appropriate after-sales support. Please register as a user using the user registration form on our website. https://www.lineeye.co.jp/html/support.html Repair For malfunction, please contact LINEEYE distributors or LINEEYE and tell us following details. Model SB-FE2 Serial Number...
  • Page 52 Please register your product for further support. We will provide you the firmware update information and sales information etc. LINEEYE CO., LTD. 4F., Marufuku Bldg., 39-1, Karahashi Nishihiragaki-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, 601-8468, Japan Phone : 81-75-693-0161 Fax : 81-75-693-0163 URL https://www.lineeye.com Email :info@lineeye.co.jp Printed in Japan M-14FE2E/LE...

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