Teledyne LeCroy PCI Express 2.0 Mid-Bus Probe for Summit T24 User Manual

Introduction, Components

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Introduction

Teledyne LeCroy's PCIe 2.0 (Gen2) mid-bus probe supports quick
and easy probing at data rates up to 5 GT/s through a simple probe
footprint designed into the PCB.
Mid-bus probes are used by system designers to probe embedded
bus signals (e.g., for serial data buses that run between chips on a
single circuit board) or simply as a convenient means to access
bus signals with a probe connector. The probe is easily attached to
an retention module mounted on top of a mid--bus footprint that is
laid out on the target test system board.
The Teledyne LeCroy PCIe 2.0 mid-bus probe uses a universal
retention module consisting of two pieces that can accommodate
both "half size" (PCIe x4 lanes) or "full size" (PCIe x8 lanes)
mid-bus footprints. Two x8 mid-bus probes can be connected to a
Summit T3-16 Analyzer and will support x16 lane widths. These
probes can be used in conjunction with the unique lane swizzling
feature on the Summit analyzers (see section 4 for details), which
allows probe signals to be reorganized logically, to give developers
additional flexibility in PCB layout.

Gen2 Mid-bus Half Size Probe Head

Gen2 Mid-bus Half Size Probe and Components (Reference
clock cable not shown)

Gen2 Mid-Bus Probe

Quick Start for Summit™

Analyzers

Before Starting

Use this document for quick installation and setup. If you
experience problems or need more information, see the
product manuals available at the Teledyne LeCroy web site or
in the Documents folder in the PETracer installation CD.

Components

The Teledyne LeCroy Gen2 mid-bus probe kits have the following
components for Summit T3-16, T3-8 and T28:

Mid-bus Pod

iPass Y-Cable

Probe head with ribbon cables attached

Reference clock cable

Daisy chain cable (for multiple probe pods)

2-piece universal retention module

The Teledyne LeCroy Gen2 mid-bus probe kit has the following
components for Summit T24:

Mid-bus Pod

iPass x4-to-x8 straight cable

Probe head with ribbon cables attached

Reference clock cable

Daisy chain cable (for multiple probe pods)

2-piece universal retention module

Power Supply

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