Edge™ T1-4 Protocol Analyzer
The LeCroy Edge is LeCroy's PCI Express analyzer targeted at server, workstation, desktop, and add-in-board developers. The Edge T1-4 Analyzer allows for full bi-directional decode and capture of x4, x2 and x1 PCI Express links. This analyzer leverages the intuitive and powerful CATC Trace analysis software system, embedding a deep understanding of the PCI Express protocol hierarchy and intricacies. The colourful, intuitive and easy to use graphical display allows you to quickly capture and validate PCI Express product designs. The LeCroy PCI Express protocol analyzer employs a high impedance, non-intrusive probing technology, thereby allowing fully unaltered data pass-through. The card itself is the interposer board so there is no need for additional probes.
Edge T1-4 Protocol Analyzer users will recognize advanced features that enable deep analysis for extreme error troubleshooting of bus management and protocol operation issues. The Edge T1-4 Analyzer has many innovative features that dramatically reduce debugging time, accelerating time-to-market for PCI Express solutions. Find errors fast by using the powerful triggering, filtering, and error reporting. The analyzer makes difficult-to-understand protocol traffic easy to follow using annotated views and charts that display events by logical and chronological occurrence. Know that your data is accurate through CRC re-checking, which produces reliable and complete decodes of Transaction Layer Packets (TLPs), Data Link Layer Packets (DLLPs) and all PCI Express primitives. For deeper analysis, go from the high level to displaying low level packet contents such as the raw 10-bit codes.
By leveraging years of experience in protocol analysis tools for emerging markets, LeCroy's PCI Express protocol analyser's blend sophisticated functionality with practical features to speed the development of PCI Express IP cores, semiconductors, graphics, servers, workstations, bridges, and switches.
Software Features
- Powerful and Intuitive CATC Trace Analysis Software System - The CATC Trace embeds deep understanding of the PCI Express protocol hierarchy and intricacies. This knowledge is presented in a colourful, intuitive and easy to use graphical display, allowing you to quickly capture and validate PCI Express product designs
- Lane-to-Lane Skew - Records and displays multi-lane links for faster analysis
- Protocol Hierarchical Viewing - View Packet, Transaction, and Split Transaction levels of the PCI Express protocol; increased drill-down detail for PCI Express primitives, errors, payloads or individual packets
- Advanced Triggering - Allows you to trigger on various PCI Express Events such as Link Conditions, TLP Headers, DLLP Messages, Data Payload, etc.
- Lane-Reversal Compatible - Trigger, record, and display PCI Express traffic logically regardless of the physical configuration of the lanes
- Statistical and Error Reporting - Provides you with a quick summary of the trace file to identify and track error rates, abnormal link or timing conditions
Hardware Features
- External Power Supply – Record traces on systems during power up so that the full training sequences can be monitored accurately.
- Powerful real-time BusEngine Protocol Processor technology - Sophisticated triggering and filtering help focus on critical protocol data and isolate important protocol traffic, specific errors or data patterns.
- Dedicated Slot Card Probe - The analyzer utilizes a slot card interposer built right into it. The hardware will support x1/x2/4 lanes sizes.
- Field-upgradeable firmware and engine - Positions you to receive the latest Edge enhancements and future additional capabilities. Allows mobility from x1 to x4 lane sizes.
- Hi-Speed USB Interface to Host – Fast upload speeds of recorded traffic to host PC.
- Up to 2 GB Buffer - Capture long time windows for in-depth analysis and finding hard to repeat bug.