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LeCroy SATASuite User Manual (246 pages)

for SATracer and SATrainer Systems

Brand: LeCroy | Category: Test Equipment | Size: 7 MB

Table of Contents
3
Overview
9
General Description
10
Features
12
Analyzer Hardware Description
15
Analyzer PC Requirements
15
Installation
15
System Components
15
Analyzer LED Descriptions
16
Connectors on the SATA Analyzer Module
16
Front Panel Leds (from Left to Right)
16
Rear Panel Description
17
Setting up the Analyzer
18
Connecting Devices to the Analyzer
19
Installing the Satasuite Software
23
Making a Recording on the Satracer Analyzer
24
Stopping a Recording
24
Interrupting the Upload Process
25
Saving the Trace
26
Avalanche Systems
27
Probe Control Settings
27
Sastracer Systems
31
Opening Sample Traces
33
Software Overview
33
Starting the Satasuite Program
33
Tool Tips
34
Trace Tool Tips
34
The Menu Bar
35
Toolbar
40
Pop-Up Menus
43
Recording Progress
44
Status Bar
44
Recording Activity
45
Recording Status
45
Search Status
45
Adding Comments to the Recording
46
Navigation Tools
46
Wrap
46
Zoom in
46
Zoom out
46
Set Marker
47
Edit or Clear Marker
49
Timing Calculations on Markers
50
Satracer Recording Options
51
General Recording Options
52
Options
52
Recording Scope
52
Recording Type
52
Convention-Al Single Buffer Recording
53
File Structure for Segmented Files
54
Channel Settings
57
Speed Settings
57
Recording Rules
58
Recording Rules Toolbar
59
Recording Rules Page - How It Works
60
Selecting a Channel on an Event Button
60
Selecting Events
60
Assigning an Action
61
Dragging a Button to the Global State Cell or Sequence Cell
61
Event Pop-Up Menu
64
Global State Cell and Sequence Cell Pop-Up Menus
64
Types of Pop-Up Menus
64
Action Pop-Up Menu
65
New Events Menu
67
Properties Dialog Box - General Features
68
Types of Properties Dialog Boxes
68
Event Properties Dialog Boxes - Descriptions
71
Primitive Categories Properties Dialog
72
Primitives
72
Primitives Properties Dialog
72
Sata Fis
73
ATA Commands
74
ATA Commands Properties Dialog
74
ATAPI Command Properties Dialog
75
ATAPI Commands
75
Bus Conditions and OOB Signals
75
Breakout Board Data
76
Breakout Board Data Properties Dialog
76
Errors
76
Errors Properties Dialog
76
State Properties Dialog
77
Timer Properties Dialog
77
Actions Tab in the Properties Dialog
78
Assigning Actions
78
Setting Conditions: the Role of the Global State Cell
80
Filter in and Filter out
81
Counting Events
82
Filter in or out Everything
82
Creating Event Sequences
83
States
83
How to Create an Event Sequence
84
Using a Timer
86
Recording Options - Channels
89
Where Custom Channel Names Appear
89
Display Options
93
General Display Options
94
Setting Color Display Options
95
Setting Color, Formatting, and Hiding Options
95
Changing Field Formats
96
Hiding Display Options
97
Level Hiding Options
97
Saving Display Options
98
Frame, FIS, ATA Command and OOB Views
99
Reading a Recording
99
Recording View Features
99
View Raw Bits
104
Expanding and Collapsing Fields
105
Running Disparity
105
Expanding a Data Payload
106
Description of View Data Block Window
107
View Data Block Window
107
Incomplete Frames Handling and Display
108
Split Frames
110
Compact View
111
Export Options
114
Export to CSV Format
115
Export to Generator File Format
115
Packets to EAS Format
115
Packets to Text (Packet View Format)
115
Go to Event
119
Go to Trigger
119
Searching Recordings
119
Go to Marker
120
Go to
121
Find
122
Complex Searches
123
Event Groups
123
Union, Intersection, and Exclusion
123
Using Find
124
Find Next
125
BNC External Trigger in / out
127
External Interface for Trigger in /Out
127
Using the BNC Trigger out
127
Using the BNC Trigger in
129
Breakout Board Trigger in / out
130
Pin-Outs for the Data In/Out Connector
131
Prototype Rework Area
132
Configuring Input Signaling through the Breakout Board
133
File Information
135
Reports
135
Traffic Summary
136
Error Summary
137
Timing Calculations
137
Bus Utilization
138
Link Tracker Window
143
Frame Tracker Window
149
Chapter 10 Networking

153
- Working with Multiple Analyzers
  153
- Hardware Setup for Direct USB Connections
  154
- Setup for Cascaded Multiple Analyzer Use
  154
- Set up for Remote Access over an IP LAN
  155
- Configuring the Connection
  156
- USB Connected Analyzers
  156
- Remote Analyzers over an IP Network
  157
- Configuring Cascaded Multiple Analyzers
  158
- Network Chat
  159
Chapter 11 Traffic Generation with Satrainer

161
- SATA Exerciser Hardware
  161
- Setting up SATA Exerciser for Initiator Emulation
  161
- Setting up SATA Exerciser for Target Emulation
  162
- Generating Traffic
  162
- Creating a Traffic Generation File with Satasuite
  162
- Opening a Traffic Generation File
  164
- Layout
  164
- Starting the Script Editor
  165
- Toolbar
  166
- File Tabs
  167
- Error Log
  167
- Overview of Generation and Global Settings Files
  168
- Traffic Generation (*.Ssg) Files
  168
- Settings.inc File
  169
- Primitive and Frame Definitions
  173
- Special Conditions for Frames
  173
- Primitives Decl.inc
  174
- Address Framesdecl .Inc
  174
- Sspframes .Inc
  174
- Smpframes .Inc
  174
- Stpframes .Inc
  174
- Working with Generation Files
  175
- Generating Traffic
  176
- Stop Traffic Generation
  176
- Resume Traffic Generation
  176
Chapter 12 Satrainer Generation Language

177
- File Structure
  177
- Declarations
  177
- Generation Blocks
  177
- Language
  178
- Comments
  178
- Includes
  178
- Settings
  178
- Constants
  178
- Predefined Constants
  178
- Data Patterns
  179
- Primitives
  179
- Packets/Frames
  180
- Generation Block
  182
- Definitions
  183
- Field Variable Declarations
  183
- Changing Frame Fields
  183
- Preprocessor Integer Arithmetic
  183
- Loops
  184
- Satrainer Generation Commands
  185
- General Commands
  185
- SATA Commands
  186
- Primitive Commands
  187
- Wait Commands
  190
- Wait Command Groups
  197
- Predefined Constants
  201
- Generation Settings
  202
- Setting Complex "Wait For" Conditions
  209
- Setting Conditions with the Generation Options Dialog
  209
Chapter 13 Satracker Systems

211
- Product Configurations
  211
- Theory of Operation
  211
- Installing the Satracker Command Analyzer
  212
- Changing the Busengine
  212
- Preparing to Track a Command Sequence
  214
- Tracking Type
  216
- Misc. Options
  216
- Tracker Archive Memory Size
  216
- Time out Triggering Options
  216
- Command Log Filename
  217
- Saving Tracker Option Settings
  217
- Speed Settings
  217
- Channel Settings
  218
- Tracker Sweeping
  218
- Viewing Command Log Files
  219
- Command Log File Reports
  222
- Exporting Command Log Files
  223
- Working with Exported Data Files
  224
- Creating a Histogram Using Microsoft Excel
  226
Chapter 14 Updates and Licensing

229
- Software, Firmware and Busengine Versions
  229
- Software Updates
  230
- Automatic Busengine and Firmware Updates
  231
- Updating the Busengine
  231
- Updating the Firmware
  231
- Automatic Updates
  231
- License Information
  233
- Updating the Software License
  234
- Limited Hardware Warranty
  235
Appendix A Specifications

239

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