Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • 1.1 Analyzer Overview
  • 1.2 Features
  • 1.3 Receiving Your Analyzer
  • 1.4 Unpacking Your Analyzer
  • 1.5 Analyzer Front Panel
  • 1.6 LEDs
    • 1.6.1 Status and Configuration Display
  • 1.7 Installing Your Analyzer
  • 1.8 Software Installation
    • 1.8.1 System restart
    • 1.8.2 Error Message
  • 1.9 Hardware Setup
    • 1.9.1 Separate Systems
    • 1.9.2 Connecting in General
    • 1.9.3 Cables to Use
  • 1.10 Expandability
    • 1.10.1 Cascading with CATC SYNC Expansion
      • Connecting a Sierra M122 and a Summit T3-16 via the CATC Sync Expansion Card (ACC- EXP-002-X)
    • 1.10.2 Select Device
    • 1.10.3 Using the Power Expansion Card
      • Power Expansion Card (part number: ACC-EXP-004-X)
      • Power Expansion Card 2 (part number: ACC-EXP-005-X)
      • Activating the Power Expansion Cards
      • Removing Expansion Cards
  • 1.11 Connecting via Ethernet
  • 1.12 Connecting to a Network
  • 1.13 Connecting over Different Subnets
  • 1.14 TCP and UDP Ports Must be Open to Connect over Ethernet
  • 1.15 Launching Your Analyzer
  • 1.16 Operating in Simulation Mode
  • 1.17 Using the Software
  • 1.18 Getting Started with the Protocol Analyzer
  • 1.19 Teledyne LeCroy SAS/SATA Protocol Suite Menu Options and Toolbars
    • 1.19.1 File
    • 1.19.2 Setup
    • 1.19.3 Session
    • 1.19.4 Analysis
    • 1.19.5 Viewing Captured Data
    • 1.19.6 Navigation
    • 1.19.7 View
    • 1.19.8 Window
    • 1.19.9 Help
    • 1.19.10 Toolbars
  • 1.20 Port Status
  • 1.21 InFusion
  • 1.22 Trainer
• Protocol Analysis
  • 2.1 Easy Mode (Pre-Defined Setups)
    • 2.1.1 Main Window
    • 2.1.2 Project Tree
  • 2.2 SAS/SATA Software Menus and Toolbars
    • 2.2.1 SAS Main Toolbar
    • 2.2.2 SATA Main Toolbar
    • 2.2.3 Start Recording
    • 2.2.4 Launch Jammer
    • 2.2.5 Launch Trainer
    • 2.2.6 CrossSync Control Panel
      • Launching the CrossSync Control Panel
    • 2.2.7 Save Workspace
    • 2.2.8 Saving a Trace Capture
    • 2.2.9 Exporting
      • Export to Text/Excel
      • Export to Initiator Emulator (SAS) or Host Emulator (SATA)
    • 2.2.10 Export to Trainer
      • Export Read/Write Command Report
    • 2.2.11 Export Paired SAS Address Report
    • 2.2.12 Trace Properties
    • 2.2.13 Edit Comment
    • 2.2.14 Projects
      • New Default Project
      • Last Project
      • Project File Types
      • Run an Example Analysis Project
      • Patterns and Data Capture Setup
      • Pre- and Post-Trigger Data Capture
      • Defining Patterns
      • Protocol Errors
      • Protocol Errors
    • 2.2.15 STP Frame Pattern
    • 2.2.16 Trigger Setup
      • Snapshot Mode
      • Manual Trigger Mode
      • Any Trigger in Pattern Mode
      • Bus Condition
      • Symbol
      • Primitive
      • ATA Command
      • Data Pattern
      • Training Sequence
      • Protocol Errors
      • ATAPI
      • Address Frame (SAS only)
      • STP Frame
      • SMP Frame (SAS only)
      • SSP Frame (SAS only)
      • SCSI Command (SAS only)
      • Timeout
      • ATA Command Pattern (SATA only)
      • FIS (SATA only)
      • FIS Pattern (SATA only)
      • Sequential Trigger Mode
      • Timer
      • Defining Patterns
      • Triggering Order
      • Pre-Trigger
    • 2.2.17 Project Settings
      • Memory Settings
      • Trace File Name
      • Memory Size
      • Partial Memory
      • Upload Manager
    • 2.2.18 Analyzer Settings
      • Primitive Response Timeout
      • Disable Scrambling
      • Show XXXX value
      • Pack training sequence
      • ALIGN Transmission Period (differs for SAS and SATA)
      • Protocol Error Mask
      • External Trig Out Setting
      • External Trig In Setting
      • Choose Port Speed
      • Ports Configuration
    • 2.2.19 Add a Project Note
    • 2.2.20 Advanced Mode (User-Defined)
      • Working in Advanced Mode
      • State Number for Complex Trigger Sequences
      • Setting Trigger Conditions
    • 2.2.21 Multi - Link Triggering
    • 2.2.22 Set Timers
    • 2.2.23 Timeout
    • 2.2.24 Useful Key Sequences
  • 2.3 Project Settings
    • 2.3.1 Notes
• Display Manipulation
  • 3.1 Viewer Display
    • 3.1.1 Quick View
    • 3.1.2 Using the Viewer Display
  • 3.2 Trace Properties
  • 3.3 Analysis
    • 3.3.1 Show Analysis Toolbar
    • 3.3.2 Decoding Assignments
    • 3.3.3 Packet View
      • Packet View Metrics
      • Copying Packets from a Trace to a Host Emulator Script
      • Device Sleep (DevSlp)
    • 3.3.4 Changing the Default View
    • 3.3.5 Spreadsheet View
      • Export As Text/Excel
      • Change Format of Logical Block Address (LBA)
    • 3.3.6 Text View
    • 3.3.7 Frame Inspector View
    • 3.3.8 Waveform Display
      • Making a Timing Measurement
      • Expanded Waveform View
    • 3.3.9 Statistical Report
      • Generating Statistical Read/Write Report
      • Report Between Cursors
      • Report Between Events
      • Statistical Report Content
      • Report Options
      • General Report
      • Primitive Report
      • Bus Condition Report
      • ATA Command Report
      • ATAPI Report
      • Protocol Error Report
      • Others Report
      • SSP Transport Report (SAS)
      • SMP Transport Report (SAS)
      • STP Transport Report (SAS)
      • SCSI Command Report (SAS)
      • SMP Command Report (SAS)
      • Task Command Report (SAS)
      • SAS Address Report (SAS)
      • Lanes Report (SAS)
      • Read/Write Command Report (SAS)
      • Performance Report (SAS)
      • Performance Report (SATA)
      • FIS Report (SATA)
      • Queue Command Report (SATA)
      • PM Statistic Report (SATA)
      • PM Performance Report (SATA)
      • Read Write Command Report (SATA)
      • To display the Read/Write Co
    • 3.3.10 Statistical Report Toolbar
      • Export as Microsoft® Excel file
      • Save as Text file
      • Print Statistical Report
      • Print Preview
      • Report Display Settings
      • Link With Sample View
    • 3.3.11 Formatting the Statistical Report View
      • Filtering Column Content
      • Sorting Column Content
      • Hiding Columns
    • 3.3.12 Histogram View
      • Hide Frames
      • Hide Error Frames
      • User Defined
      • Primitives
      • Zoom
    • 3.3.13 Bus Utilization View
      • Bus Utilization Buttons
    • 3.3.14 Data Report
    • 3.3.15 Compare Two Data Payloads
  • 3.4 Using the Power Expansion Card
  • 3.5 Running Verification Script Engine (VSE)
  • 3.6 Navigation + View Toolbar
    • 3.6.1 Go To Menu
      • Locate Cursors
      • Go to Time Stamp
      • Bookmarks
      • Editing a Bookmark
      • Finding a Bookmark
      • Bookmark Description
      • Set Time Stamp Origin
    • 3.6.2 Filtering
    • 3.6.3 Filter Setup
      • Filter Type
      • Filtering Direction
      • Filter Idle
      • Save Filter Setup
      • Filter Logic
      • Multilevel Filtering in SAS
      • Filter Descend Packets if Ascent Packet is Filtered
    • 3.6.4 Selectable Filter Options for SAS
      • Command Data Pattern
      • Bus Condition
      • Incomplete Frames
      • ATA Command
      • Protocol Error
      • ATAPI SCSI Command
      • Filter Check Condition
      • Filter by Tag Number
      • Filter Miscellaneous
      • Filter TTIU Events
      • Use Pair SAS Addresses
      • Training Sequence
    • 3.6.5 Selectable Filter Options for SATA
      • Bus Condition
      • Incomplete Frames
      • FIS
      • ATA Command
      • Protocol Error
      • Port
      • ATAPI SCSI Command
      • Miscellaneous
    • 3.6.6 Enable Filter
    • 3.6.7 Filter Idle
    • 3.6.8 Search
      • Save Search Setup
      • Search By
      • Search Direction
      • Search From
      • Search Logic
      • Search For
      • Search Domain
      • Search Sub Items
    • 3.6.9 Show/Hide Ports
      • Show/Hide Single Port
      • Show/Hide Multiple Ports
  • 3.7 Packet View Toolbar
    • 3.7.1 CATC Navigation View
    • 3.7.2 Spec View
    • 3.7.3 Decode Icons
    • 3.7.4 Customize Display
      • Rename Port
      • Show/Hide Single Port
      • Show/Hide Multiple Ports
      • Show/Hide Field
      • Related Frames
      • Byte Order
      • Choose Data Format
      • Show All Data
  • 3.8 Port Status
  • 3.9 Toolbars
    • 3.9.1 Enabling Tool Bars
    • 3.9.2 Cursor Position Status Bar
  • 3.10 Status Bar
    • 3.10.1 Search Status
  • 3.11 Using the Cursors and Bookmarks
    • 3.11.1 Cursors
      • Positioning the X Cursor
      • Positioning the Y Cursor
      • Time
  • 3.12 Display Configuration
    • 3.12.1 Trace Viewer Configuration
      • Field Settings
      • Field Header Setting
      • Viewer Setting
      • Data Payload
      • Time Stamp Origin
      • Start Time and Port
      • Packet View Condense Mode
      • Time Stamp Format
      • Font
      • Save/Load Settings
  • 3.13 Set Port Alias
    • Restore Factory Presets
    • Set As Default
  • 3.14 SAS Address Alias (SAS only)
    • Set As Default
  • 3.15 TxRxVout & Preemphasis
    • 3.15.1 Advanced Probe Setting
    • 3.15.2 References Probe Setting
    • 3.15.3 Manual Calibration of Tx Path from Jammer
    • 3.15.4 Auto Probe Calibration
  • 3.16 Preferences
    • 3.16.1 General Tab
      • Paths
      • Template Files
      • Other
      • Found Device List Mode
      • Browse Default Path
      • Port Configuration Setting
    • 3.16.2 Trace Viewer Tab
      • Open Trace file In
      • Optimization
    • 3.16.3 Spread Sheet View Tab
      • Color Setting
      • Anchor the Selection Bar
    • 3.16.4 Column View Tab
      • Other
    • 3.16.5 Sampling Memory Usage Optimization
      • If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option is Checked
      • If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option is Not Checked
  • 3.17 Floating License
  • 3.18 External Trig Setting
  • 3.19 Update Device
  • 3.20 User-Defined Decoding
  • 3.21 Help Menu
    • 3.21.1 Tell Teledyne LeCroy
    • 3.21.2 Help Topics
    • 3.21.3 VSE Help Topics
    • 3.21.4 Update License
    • 3.21.5 Display License Information
    • 3.21.6 Check for Updates
    • 3.21.7 About
  • 3.22 Find DUT
    • Aliasing
    • Exporting
• InFusion Overview
  • 4.1 Key Features
  • 4.2 Interface
    • 4.2.1 Buttons
    • 4.2.2 Menus
      • File
      • Setup
      • View
      • Configuration
      • Tools
      • Help
    • 4.2.3 Main Library
    • 4.2.4 File Library
    • 4.2.5 Device Ports
      • Using the Device Ports Dialog
  • 4.3 Port Configuration for InFusion
  • 4.4 InFusion Scenarios
    • 4.4.1 Scenarios Overview
      • InFusion Scenario Parameters
    • 4.4.2 Global Rules
    • 4.4.3 Sequences
  • 4.5 Scenario Libraries
    • 4.5.1 Main Library
    • 4.5.2 File Libraries
  • 4.6 Scenario Properties
    • SATA Smart Hold Option
  • 4.7 Scenario Events
    • 4.7.1 DWORD Matcher
    • 4.7.2 SAS Data Pattern
    • 4.7.3 SATA Data Pattern
  • 4.8 Scenario Actions
    • 4.8.1 Available Resources
    • 4.8.2 Using Counters in Events and Actions
    • 4.8.3 Capturing a Data DWORD
    • 4.8.4 Using Captured Data DWORDs
    • 4.8.5 Summary of Scenario Creation
  • 4.9 Creating Global Rules
    • 4.9.1 Example 1: Creating a Single Event and Action that Removes a Primitive
    • 4.9.2 Example 2: Wait for a Primitive and Replace It with an Error
    • 4.9.3 Example 3: Creating OR Conditions
    • 4.9.4 Example 4: Multiple Triggers and Actions
    • 4.9.5 Example 5: Multiple Actions on a Single Event
    • 4.9.6 Example 6: Using Timers
  • 4.10 Creating a Sequence
    • 4.10.1 Example 7: Creating Two Sequences and Global Rules
    • 4.10.2 Example 8: Creating a Sequence With Many States #1
    • 4.10.3 Example 9: Creating a Sequence With Many States #2
  • 4.11 Running Scenarios
  • 4.12 Scenario Batch Files
    • 4.12.1 Script Workspace
    • 4.12.2 Error Checking
    • 4.12.3 Log
    • 4.12.4 Statements
      • IfIsStopped
      • Goto Label
      • Run
      • Stop
      • WaitForStop
      • Sleep
      • Beep
• Sierra Trainer Traffic Generation
  • 5.1 Sierra Trainer Menus
    • 5.1.1 File Menu
    • 5.1.2 Setup Menu
    • 5.1.3 Generate Menu
    • 5.1.4 Search Menu
    • 5.1.5 View Menu
    • 5.1.6 Tools Menu
    • 5.1.7 Window Menu
    • 5.1.8 Help Menu
  • 5.2 Sierra Trainer Main Toolbar
  • 5.3 Setting Up for Generating Initiator Traffic
  • 5.4 Setting Up for Generating Target Traffic
  • 5.5 Creating a Traffic Generation File
    • 5.5.1 Creating a New Generator File
    • 5.5.2 Editing an Example Generation File
    • 5.5.3 Converting an SATrainer Traffic Generation File
    • 5.5.4 Opening a Traffic Generation File
    • 5.5.5 Layout
  • 5.6 Overview of Generation and Global Settings Files
    • 5.6.1 Traffic Generation (*.ssg) Files
    • 5.6.2 SasSettings.inc File
      • The Global Setting “AutoAlign”
      • Placing Global Settings in the Generation Block
  • 5.7 Primitive and Frame Definitions
    • 5.7.1 Special Conditions for Frames
    • 5.7.2 Primitives Decl.inc File
    • 5.7.3 Address FramesDecl.inc File
    • 5.7.4 SSPFrames.inc File
    • 5.7.5 SMPFrames.inc File
    • 5.7.6 STPFrames.inc File
  • 5.8 Starting the Script Editor
    • 5.8.1 Script Editor Toolbar
      • View Options Menu
      • Pop-up Menu
      • File Tabs
      • Error Log
      • Tooltips
  • 5.9 Multi-Port Trainer Script Assignments to Links
  • 5.10 Generating Traffic
    • 5.10.1 Stop Traffic Generation
    • 5.10.2 Resume Traffic Generation
  • 5.11 Sierra Trainer Generation Language
    • 5.11.1 File Structure
    • 5.11.2 Language
      • Comments
      • Includes
      • Settings
      • Constants
      • Predefined Constants
      • Data Patterns
      • Primitives
      • Packets/ Frames
    • 5.11.3 Generation Block
    • 5.11.4 Definitions
      • Field Variable Declarations
      • Changing Frame Fields
      • Preprocessor Integer Arithmetic
      • Loops
    • 5.11.5 Connecting the Trainer
      • Manual Transmitter Training Commands and Descriptions
    • 5.11.6 Trainer Script Enhancements
      • Variable Definition
      • Assigning Variable Values
      • Expression on Variables
      • If/While in Logical Expressions
      • Using Variable Values in Creating Patterns on Bus
      • Timer
      • PATTERN Counter
      • Procedure Definition
    • 5.11.7 Sierra Trainer Generation Commands
      • General Commands
      • SATA Commands
      • Primitive Commands
      • Primitive Category
      • Wait Commands
      • Wait Command Groups
      • Predefined Constants
      • Generation Settings
    • 5.11.8 Generation Options
    • 5.11.9 Generation Rules Toolbar
    • 5.11.10 Generation Rules Page: How It Works
    • 5.11.11 Creating Event Buttons
    • 5.11.12 Dragging a Button to the Main Display Area
    • 5.11.13 Assigning an Action
    • 5.11.14 Generation Rules Pop-Up Menus
      • Cell Pop-up Menu
      • Action Pop-up Menu
      • Event Pop-up Menu
    • 5.11.15 Events and Event Properties
    • 5.11.16 Setting Complex “Wait For” Conditions
      • Setting Conditions with the Generation Options Dialog
    • 5.11.17 Find
    • 5.11.18 Data Pattern Mask and Match
    • 5.11.19 Find Next
    • 5.11.20 Search Direction
  • 5.12 Display Options
    • 5.12.1 Color/Format/Hiding Display Options
      • Color Display Options
      • Formats Display Options
      • Hiding Display Options
      • Level Hiding Options
      • Headers Options
      • Saving Display Options
    • 5.12.2 Connection Parameters
    • 5.12.3 Resetting the Toolbar
• Creating a Pattern Generator File
  • 6.1 Key words
  • 6.2 Comment format
  • 6.3 Primitive definition format
  • 6.4 Loop definition format
  • 6.5 Scramble definition format
  • 6.6 Role definition format
  • 6.7 END_OF_FILE definition
• China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
  • 7.1 WAN Operation
• How to Contact Teledyne LeCroy
• Index