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LeCroy Sierra M6-2 User Manual

LeCroy Sierra M6-2 User Manual (480 pages)

SAS/SATA Protocol Analyzer

Brand: LeCroy | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 12 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1: Introduction

19
- Analyzer Overview
  19
- Receiving Your Analyzer
  20
- Unpacking the Analyzer
  20
- Analyzer Features
  20
- Leds
  21
- Status and Configuration Display
  21
- Installing Your Analyzer
  22
  - Software Installation
    22
    
    System Restart
    22
    
    Error Message
    22
- Hardware Setup
  23
  - Separate Systems
    23
  - Connecting in General
    23
    
    Cables to Use
    24
- Expandability
  25
  - Cascading with STX SYNC Expansion Cards
    25
    
    Cascading
    25
  - Select Device
    28
  - Cascading with CATC SYNC Expansion Card
    32
  - Using the Power Expansion Card
    32
  - Removing Expansion Cards
    33
- Connecting Via Ethernet
  36
- Connecting to a Network
  36
- Connecting Using a Hub, Switch, or Similar Device
  37
- Connecting over Different Subnets
  37
- TCP and UDP Ports Must be Open to Connect over Ethernet
  37
- Launching Your Analyzer
  37
- Operating in Simulation Mode
  37
- Using the Software
  38
- Protocol Analyzer
  38
- Protocol Analyzer Initiator Emulator or Host Emulator
  39
- Target Emulator or Device Emulator
  39
- Viewing Captured Data
  40
  - Configuration
    40
  - Port Status
    40
  - Statistical Reports
    40
  - Data Report
    40
  - Infusion
    40
  - Trainer
    41
  - Crosssync Control Panel
    41
Chapter 2: Protocol Analysis

43
- Easy Mode (Pre-Defined Setups)
  43
- Main Window
  43
- Project Tree
  45
- Run Hardware
  47
- Saving a Trace Capture
  48
- Exporting
  50
- Crosssync Control Panel
  53
  - Launching the Crosssync Control Panel
    53
- Projects
  54
  - Project File Types
    54
  - Example Projects
    55
  - Run an Example Analysis Project
    55
  - Patterns and Data Capture Setup
    58
  - Choose a Parameter
    59
  - Exclude Patterns
    59
  - Pre and Post Trigger Data Capture
    60
  - Defining Patterns
    61
    
    Data Pattern
    61
  - Protocol Errors
    62
    
    Protocol Error Descriptions
    62
  - STP Frame (SAS Only)
    63
    
    Available FIS Types
    64
  - Address Frame (SAS Only)
    64
  - SMP Frame (SAS Only)
    65
  - SSP Frame (SAS Only)
    65
  - FIS (Frame Information Structure) (SATA Only)
    66
    
    Available FIS Types
    66
  - FIS Pattern (SATA Only)
    67
  - FIS Types (SAS and SATA)
    68
    
    Register Host to Device
    68
    
    Register Device to Host
    69
    
    Set Device Bits
    69
    
    DMA Setup
    70
    
    Bist
    71
    
    PIO Setup
    71
    
    Data
    72
    
    Vendor
    72
- Trigger Setup
  73
  - Snapshot Mode
    73
  - Manual Trigger Mode
    73
  - Any Trigger Mode
    74
    
    Choosing a Parameter
    75
    
    Triggering on a Timer
    75
    
    Timeout
    76
    
    External Trigger
    76
    
    Bus Condition
    77
    
    Symbol
    77
    
    Primitive
    78
    
    ATA Command
    79
    
    Atapi
    80
    
    Data Pattern
    81
    
    Protocol Errors
    82
    
    STP Frame (SAS Only)
    83
    
    Address Frame (SAS Only)
    84
    
    SMP Frame (SAS Only)
    85
    
    SSP Frame (SAS Only)
    86
    
    SCSI Command (SAS Only)
    87
    
    FIS (Frame Information Structure) (SATA Only)
    88
    
    FIS Pattern (SATA Only)
    89
    
    ATA Command Pattern (SATA Only)
    90
    
    Soft Reset (SATA Only)
    90
  - Sequential Trigger Mode
    91
    
    Timer
    91
    
    Defining Patterns
    92
    
    Triggering Order
    92
  - Pre-Trigger
    93
  - Project Settings
    94
  - Memory Settings
    94
    
    Trigger Position
    94
    
    Sample File Name
    95
    
    Memory Size
    95
    
    Partial Memory
    95
    
    Segmented Memory
    95
    
    Upload Manager
    96
  - Analyzer Settings
    97
    
    Primitive Response Timeout
    97
    
    Disable Scrambling
    97
    
    Show XXXX Value
    97
    
    ALIGN Transmission Period (Differs for SAS and SATA)
    97
    
    Protocol Error Mask
    97
    
    External Trig out Setting
    98
    
    External Trig in Setting
    98
    
    Choose Port Speed
    98
    
    Ports Configuration
    99
    
    Port Configuration and Projects
    100
    
    MUX Setting (SAS Only)
    101
  - Add a Project Note
    102
- Advanced Mode (User-Defined)
  103
  - Working in Advanced Mode
    103
  - State Number for Complex Trigger Sequences
    106
    
    Setting Trigger Conditions
    106
    
    Multi-Link Triggering
    107
    
    Set Timers
    107
    
    Timeout
    108
    
    Useful Key Sequences
    110
- Project Settings
  111
  - Notes
    111
- Exercise and Capture
  111
  - Programming the Initiator or Host Emulator
    111
  - Add Program Lines
    112
  - Adding Initiator or Host Emulator Commands
    113
    
    Adding an ATA Command
    113
    
    Adding a User-Defined ATA Command
    114
    
    Adding a SCSI Command (SAS Only)
    114
    
    Adding a User-Defined SCSI Command (SAS Only)
    115
    
    Adding a TASK Command (SAS Only)
    115
    
    Adding an SMP Command (SAS Only)
    116
    
    Adding a Frame
    117
    
    Adding an Event
    118
    
    PHY Setting Dialog
    120
    
    Inserting Instructions
    120
    
    Phy Reset Sequence and Identification
    124
    
    Sample Host Emulator Program (SATA Only)
    124
    
    Sample Initiator Emulator Program (SAS Only)
    125
    
    Data Blocks
    125
    
    Exercising Specific Addresses
    125
    
    Record and Play
    127
  - Error and Command Settings
    129
    
    ATA Error and Command Settings
    129
    
    Outgoing ATA Frame Settings
    132
    
    Incoming ATA Frame Settings
    134
    
    SCSI Error and Command Settings (SAS Only)
    135
    
    Outgoing SCSI Frame Settings
    138
    
    Incoming SCSI Frame Settings
    139
    
    FIS Options (SATA Only)
    140
  - Initiator Setting Tab (SAS Only)
    141
  - Host Setting Tab (SATA)
    146
    
    ATA Command Execution Timeout
    147
  - Project Settings
    152
  - Creating a Data Block
    152
    
    Naming a Data Block
    153
    
    Editing a Data Block
    154
    
    Creating and Editing Data Blocks as Text
    157
- Performance Analysis
  158
  - Performance Analysis with Analyzer Only
    158
    
    New Performance Analysis Project
    158
    
    Last Saved Performance Analysis Project
    158
  - Performance Analysis Project
    158
    
    Define Performance
    160
    
    Settings
    160
- Run Hardware
  163
- Target and Device Emulation
  163
  - Pages Tab
    163
    
    Writable Buffer Size Field
    165
    
    Error Injection Tab
    165
  - Setting General Errors
    167
    
    Generate Periodic Error
    167
    
    Outgoing FIS Command Error or Outgoing Frame Command Error
    167
  - Identify Errors (SAS Only)
    170
  - Connection Management (SAS Only)
    170
    
    Open Connection Definition
    171
    
    Close Connection Definition
    172
  - SAS Commands Errors (SAS Only)
    173
    
    Outgoing Frame Settings
    175
  - ATA Commands Errors (SATA Only)
    177
  - Outgoing Frame Settings
    178
  - Incoming Frame Settings
    179
  - SATA Signature (SATA Only)
    180
  - SATA Signature Errors
    181
  - User-Defined Commands Tab
    182
  - Target Emulator Settings (SAS)
    183
  - Notes Tab
    186
  - Run Target Emulation
    186
  - Device Emulator Settings (SATA Only)
    186
  - Project Note
    191
  - Using the Power Expansion Card
    191
  - Run Device Emulation
    191
Chapter 3: Display Manipulation

193
- Viewer Display
  193
  - Quick View
    194
  - Using the Viewer Display
    195
- Sample Properties
  195
- Switching Views
  196
  - Save and Open a Workspace
    196
  - Changing the Default View
    197
  - CATC Navigation View
    197
  - Text View
    197
  - Column View
    198
  - Customize Display
    199
    
    Rename Port
    199
    
    Select and Apply Show/Hide Port Mode
    200
    
    Show/Hide Single Port
    200
    
    Show/Hide Multiple Ports
    200
    
    Show/Hide Field
    200
    
    Related Frames
    201
    
    Byte Order
    202
    
    Choose Data Format
    203
    
    Show All Data
    203
  - Field List View
    204
    
    Field List View Displayed in a Seperate Window
    205
    
    Field List View Embedded in Frame or Spreadsheet Views
    205
    
    Spreadsheet View
    206
    
    Histogram View
    207
    
    Bus Utilization View
    209
    
    Bus Utilization Buttons
    210
  - Waveform Display
    211
    
    Spec View
    212
    
    Data Payload View
    214
    
    Compare Two Data Payloads
    215
    
    Tile All Views Horizontally
    216
  - Port Status
    216
- Toolbars
  217
  - Enabling Tool Bars
    217
  - Main Toolbar
    217
  - View Type Toolbar
    217
    
    Viewer Toolbar
    218
    
    Viewer Setting Toolbar
    220
    
    Cursor Position Status Bar
    221
    
    Layers Toolbar (SAS)
    221
    
    Layers Toolbar (SATA)
    222
    
    Decode Toolbar
    223
- Status Bar
  224
  - Search Status
    224
- Filtering
  224
  - Filter Setup
    225
    
    Selectable Filter Options for SAS
    229
  - Selectable Filter Options for SATA
    233
    
    Enable Filter
    234
    
    Filter Idle
    234
- Using the Cursors and Bookmarks
  235
  - Cursors
    235
- Search
  240
  - Save Search Setup
    242
  - Search by
    242
  - Search Direction
    242
  - Search from
    242
  - Search Logic
    243
  - Search for
    243
  - Search Domain
    243
  - Search Sub Items
    244
- Display Configuration
  246
  - Sample Viewer Configuration
    246
- Set Port Alias
  250
- SAS Address Alias (SAS Only)
  251
- Tx Vout
  253
- Software Settings
  254
  - General Tab
    254
    
    Paths
    254
    
    Template Files
    255
    
    Other
    255
    
    Found Device List Mode
    255
    
    Browse Default Path
    255
  - Sample Viewer Tab
    256
    
    Open Sample File in
    256
    
    Optimization
    256
    
    Other
    257
  - Spread Sheet View Tab
    257
    
    Color Setting
    258
    
    Anchor the Selection Bar
    258
    
    Other
    258
  - Column View Tab
    259
    
    Other
    259
  - Field List View Tab
    260
    
    Update Field List Based on
    260
    
    Mode of Frame Field List
    260
    
    Other
    260
- Sampling Memory Usage Optimization
  261
  - If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option Is Checked
    261
  - If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option Is Not Checked
    262
- Floating License
  263
- External Trig Setting
  264
  - External Trig out Setting
    264
  - External Trig in Setting
    264
- Update STX Board Interface
  265
- Update Sierra Device
  265
- USB IP Setup
  267
- User-Defined Decoding
  269
- Help Menu
  270
  - Help Topics
    270
  - Update License
    270
  - Check for Updates
    270
  - About
    270
  - Display License Information
    271
- Statistical Report
  272
  - Report between Cursors
    272
  - Report between Events
    272
- Statistical Report Content
  273
  - Report Options
    273
  - General Report
    274
  - Primitive Report
    274
  - Bus Condition Report
    275
  - ATA Command Report
    275
    
    Time out of ATA Command Report
    276
  - ATAPI Report
    276
  - Protocol Error Report
    277
  - Others Report
    277
  - SSP Transport Report (SAS)
    278
  - SMP Transport Report (SAS)
    278
  - STP Transport Report (SAS)
    278
  - SCSI Command Report (SAS)
    280
  - SMP Command Report (SAS)
    280
  - Task Command Report (SAS)
    281
  - SAS Address Report (SAS)
    281
  - Lanes Report (SAS)
    282
  - Read/Write Command Report (SAS)
    282
  - Performance Report (SAS)
    283
  - Performance Report (SATA)
    284
  - FIS Report (SATA)
    285
  - Queue Command Report (SATA)
    285
  - PM Statistic Report (SATA)
    286
  - PM Performance Report (SATA)
    286
  - Read Write Command Report (SATA)
    287
- Statistical Report Toolbar
  288
  - Export as Microsoft® Excel File
    288
  - Save as Text File
    288
  - Print Statistical Report
    288
  - Print Preview
    289
  - Report Display Settings
    290
  - Link with Sample View
    291
- Formatting the Statistical Report View
  292
  - Filtering Column Content
    292
  - Sorting Column Content
    294
  - Hiding Columns
    294
- Data Report
  295
- Tools
  296
  - Self Test
    296
    
    Clock Check
    297
    
    Memory Check
    298
    
    Serdes Check
    299
    
    Crosspoint Check
    300
    
    Main FPGA Check (SATA Only)
    301
    
    Expansion Check
    302
    
    Led/Buzzer Check
    303
  - Find Device
    304
    
    Aliasing
    305
    
    Exporting
    305
  - Compliance Test (SATA)
    305
    
    Using the Power Expansion Card
    308
  - SAS Verification (SAS)
    308
    
    Using the Power Expansion Card
    309
- Running Verification Script Engine (VSE)
  310
Chapter 4: Infusion Overview

315
- Key Features
  316
- Interface
  317
  - Buttons
    317
  - Menus
    318
  - Main Library
    319
  - Device Library
    320
  - Device Ports
    321
    
    Using the Device Ports Dialog
    321
- Port Configuration for Infusion
  322
- Infusion Scenarios
  325
  - Scenarios Overview
    325
    
    Infusion Scenario Parameters
    326
  - Global Rules
    327
    
    Sequences
    328
- Scenario Libraries
  329
  - Main Library
    329
  - File Libraries
    329
  - Device Libraries
    330
- Scenario Properties
  331
  - SATA Smart Hold Option
    332
- Scenario Events
  334
  - DWORD Matcher
    336
  - SAS Data Pattern
    336
  - SATA Data Pattern
    336
- Scenario Actions
  337
  - Using Counters in Events and Actions
    339
  - Capturing a Data DWORD
    340
  - Using Captured Data Dwords
    340
  - Summary of Scenario Creation
    342
- Creating Global Rules
  343
- Creating a Sequence
  356
  - Example 7: Creating Two Sequences and Global Rules
    357
- Example 8: Creating a Sequence with Many States #1
  363
- Example 9: Creating a Sequence with Many States #2
  366
- Downloading Scenarios
  369
- Running Scenarios
  369
- Scenario Batch Files
  369
  - Script Workspace
    370
  - Error Checking
    373
  - Log
    373
  - Statements
    373
    
    Ifisstopped
    373
    
    Goto Label
    374
    
    Run
    375
    
    Stop
    376
    
    Waitforstop
    377
    
    Sleep
    378
    
    Beep
    378
Chapter 5: Sierra Trainer Traffic Generation

379
- Sierra Trainer Menus
  380
  - File Menu
    380
  - Setup Menu
    381
  - Generate Menu
    382
  - Search Menu
    382
  - View Menu
    384
  - Tools Menu
    384
  - Window Menu
    385
  - Help Menu
    385
- Sierra Trainer Main Toolbar
  385
- Setting up for Generating Initiator Traffic
  386
- Setting up for Generating Target Traffic
  386
- Creating a Traffic Generation File
  386
- Opening a Traffic Generation File
  389
  - Layout
    390
- Overview of Generation and Global Settings Files
  390
- Primitive and Frame Definitions
  394
  - Special Conditions for Frames
    394
  - Primitives Decl.inc File
    395
  - Address Framesdecl.inc File
    395
  - Sspframes.inc File
    395
  - Smpframes.inc File
    395
  - Stpframes.inc File
    395
- Starting the Script Editor
  396
  - Script Editor Toolbar
    397
  - View Options Menu
    398
  - Pop-Up Menu
    398
  - File Tabs
    398
  - Error Log
    399
  - Tooltips
    399
- Multi-Port Trainer Script Assignments to Links
  399
- Generating Traffic
  401
  - Stop Traffic Generation
    401
  - Resume Traffic Generation
    401
- Sierra Trainer Generation Language
  402
  - File Structure
    402
  - Language
    402
    
    Comments
    402
    
    Includes
    402
  - Settings
    403
  - Constants
    403
  - Predefined Constants
    403
  - Data Patterns
    403
  - Primitives
    404
  - Packets/ Frames
    404
  - Generation Block
    407
  - Definitions
    407
    
    Field Variable Declarations
    407
    
    Changing Frame Fields
    407
    
    Preprocessor Integer Arithmetic
    408
- Trainer Script Enhancements
  409
  - Variable Definition
    410
  - Assigning Variable Values
    411
  - Expression on Variables
    411
  - If/While in Logical Expressions
    412
  - Using Variable Values in Creating Patterns on Bus
    412
  - Timer
    414
  - PATTERN Counter
    414
  - Procedure Definition
    414
- Sierra Trainer Generation Commands
  415
  - General Commands
    415
  - SATA Commands
    417
  - Primitive Commands
    417
  - Primitive Category
    420
  - Wait Commands
    421
  - Wait Command Groups
    427
  - Predefined Constants
    430
  - Generation Settings
    431
- Generation Options
  439
  - Generation Rules Toolbar
    440
  - Generation Rules Page: How It Works
    441
  - Creating Event Buttons
    441
  - Dragging a Button to the Main Display Area
    442
  - Assigning an Action
    443
  - Generation Rules Pop-Up Menus
    444
  - Cell Pop-Up Menu
    444
  - Action Pop-Up Menu
    444
  - Event Pop-Up Menu
    444
  - Events and Event Properties
    445
    
    Data Pattern Mask and Match
    446
    
    Setting Complex "Wait For" Conditions
    447
  - Setting Conditions with the Generation Options Dialog
    447
- Find
  449
  - Data Pattern Mask and Match
    451
  - Find Next
    452
  - Search Direction
    452
- Display Options
  452
  - Color/Format/Hiding Display Options
    453
  - Color Display Options
    454
  - Formats Display Options
    455
  - Hiding Display Options
    456
  - Level Hiding Options
    456
  - Headers Options
    457
  - Saving Display Options
    458
- Connection Parameters
  459
- Resetting the Toolbar
  460
Appendix A: Creating a Pattern Generator File

463
- Key Words
  463
- Comment Format
  463
- Primitive Definition Format
  463
- Loop Definition Format
  463
- Scramble Definition Format
  463
- Role Definition Format
  463
- END_OF_FILE Definition
  463
- Example Pattern Generator File
  464
Appendix B: China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table

465
- WAN Operation
  466
Appendix C: How to Contact Lecroy

467
- Index
  469

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