Teledyne LeCroy Summit Z3-16 PCI Express Multi-lane Exerciser User Manual - Manual (Page 15)

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Chapter 2
Hardware Description
This chapter describes the hardware for the Summit Z3‐16 Exerciser and the PCI Express
Test Platform.
2.1 Exerciser System Components
The exerciser has the following components:
 Summit Z3‐16™ Exerciser card
 x16 to x1 Edge Adapter
 x16 to x4 Edge Adapter
 x16 to x8 Edge Adapter
 PETracer Software program CD‐ROM
2.2 Host Machine Requirements
The Summit Z3‐16 Exerciser connects to a host machine. Please consult the readme file on
the installation CD for the latest host machine requirements.
2.3 Summit Z3-16 Exerciser
The Summit Z3‐16 is a multi‐lane PCI Express Exerciser (see Figure 2.1 on page 16 )
designed to assist engineers in improving reliability of their solutions and providing
advanced capabilities for stress and compliance testing.
All models operate as standalone Exercisers capable of generating and responding to all
types of PCI Express transactions. Exercisers also have the ability to create protocol
variations and anomalies. Users may create corner case and stress test scenarios to
evaluate the robustness of their solutions. By utilizing the error injection feature,
engineers can create worst‐case PCI Express traffic scenarios allowing them to validate the
error handling capabilities of their solutions.
When used in conjunction with an Analyzer, such as the Teledyne LeCroy Summit T3‐16, a
complete expert test and analysis system is created. This integrated solution delivers
traffic generation and protocol analysis to assist developers with early validation of
designs compliance test preparation with error injection and stress testing.