Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Section 1. General
• Chapter 1: Overview
  • 1.1 PETracer Analyzer Hardware and Software
  • 1.2 PETrainer Exerciser Hardware
  • 1.3 CATC Trace Software
  • 1.4 PETracer EML Analyzer
  • 1.5 PETrainer EML Exerciser
  • 1.6 Other Documents
• Chapter 2: Hardware Description
  • 2.1 System Components
  • 2.2 Host PC Requirements
  • 2.3 Universal Protocol Analyzer System (UPAS)
  • 2.4 Protocol Analyzer Modules
  • 2.5 PETrainer Exerciser
  • 2.6 PETracer EML Analyzer LED Descriptions
  • 2.7 PETrainer EML Exerciser LED Descriptions
  • 2.8 Rear Panel Description
  • 2.9 Specifications for PETracer EML/PETrainer EML
  • 2.10 External Interface Breakout Board
    • Pin-Outs for the Data In/Out Connector
    • Prototype Rework Area
    • Breakout Board Input and Output Signals
• Chapter 3: Installation
  • 3.1 Installing the PETracer Software
  • 3.2 Setting Up a PETracer Analyzer
  • 3.3 Setting Up a PETrainer Exerciser
  • 3.4 Networking an Analyzer
    • Setup for IP LAN Use
  • 3.5 Browsing to a Networked Analyzer
  • 3.6 Connecting the PETracer EML Analyzer to the Device Under Test
  • 3.7 Connecting PETrainer EML to the Device Under Test
• Section 2. PETracer Analyzer Software
• Chapter 4: Software Overview
  • 4.1 The PETracer Software
  • 4.2 Application Layout
  • 4.3 Using the Toolbar
    • Multi-Segment Toolbar
    • Traffic Generation Toolbar
    • Toolbar Hide Buttons
  • 4.4 Using the Menus
  • 4.5 Tool Tips
  • 4.6 Keyboard Shortcuts
  • 4.7 Status Bar
  • 4.8 Making a PCI Express Recording
  • 4.9 Recording Multi-Segmented CATC Traces
    • How to Create a Multisegment Recording
  • 4.10 PETracer Files
    • CATC Trace Files
    • Recording Options Files
    • Display Options Files
  • 4.11 Opening CATC Trace Files
  • 4.12 Saving CATC Trace Files
    • Using the Save As Function
    • Saving a Portion of a CATC Trace
  • 4.13 Exporting a CATC Trace File
  • 4.14 Printing Data Files
  • 4.15 Analyzer Chat Window
• Chapter 5: Reading CATC Traces
  • 5.1 Viewing PCI Express CATC Traces
  • 5.2 Expand and Collapse Data Fields
  • 5.3 Resizing Cells
  • 5.4 Pop-up Menus
  • 5.5 View Data Block
  • 5.6 Show Raw 10b Codes
  • 5.7 Show Header Fields
  • 5.8 Packet Cell Popup Menus
    • Packet Header R-> Cell Popup Menu
    • Packet Header G1 Cell Popup Menu
  • 5.9 Set Marker
  • 5.10 Edit or Clear Marker
  • 5.11 Decoding Traffic
    • Packet
    • Link
    • Split
• Chapter 6: Searching CATC Traces
  • 6.1 CATC Trace Search Overview
  • 6.2 Go to Trigger
  • 6.3 Go to Packet
  • 6.4 Go to Time
  • 6.5 Go To Marker
  • 6.6 Go To Menu
  • 6.7 Search Direction
  • 6.8 Find
    • Event Groups
  • 6.9 Search for the Next Packet Type
• Chapter 7: Display Options
  • 7.1 Setting Display Options
  • 7.2 Specifying General Display Options
    • Analysis Tools Checkboxes
    • Fonts
    • Configuration Name
  • 7.3 Color, Format, and Hiding Options
    • Setting Field Colors
    • Changing Field Formats
  • 7.4 Load a Previously Saved Display Options File
  • 7.5 Saving Display Options
• Chapter 8: Recording Options
  • 8.1 Setting Recording Options
  • 8.2 General Tab
    • Recording Type
    • Buffer Size
    • Target Analyzer
    • Trigger Position
    • Trigger On
    • Trace Filename and Path
    • Options Name
    • Save As MultiSegment Trace
    • Viewing Multisegmented Files
    • Misc
    • Link for PETrainer EML
    • Saving and Loading Previously Saved Recording Options
    • Setting Default Recording Options
  • 8.3 Recording Rules Overview
    • Global State vs. Sequences
  • 8.4 Recording Rules Buttons
  • 8.5 Creating Recording Rules
  • 8.6 Recording Rule Limits
    • Configuration Limitations in PETracer EML
  • 8.7 Recording Rules Logic: How Contradictory Rules are Resolved
    • Recording Rules Examples
  • 8.8 Properties Dialog Boxes
  • 8.9 Event Properties Dialog
    • Accessing the Properties Dialog
    • Dialog Settings and Features
    • Error Properties Dialog
    • Actions Properties Dialog
    • TLP Header Properties Dialog
    • TLP Prefix Properties Dialog
    • Payload Properties Dialog
    • DLLP Packet Properties Dialog
    • Ordered Set Properties Dialog
  • 8.10 Counting Events
  • 8.11 Creating a Payload Match
  • 8.12 Trigger
  • 8.13 Filter In and Filter Out
• Chapter 9: Reports and Tools
  • 9.1 File Information
  • 9.2 Error Summary
  • 9.3 Traffic Summary
    • Using the Traffic Summary Window to Search the CATC Trace
    • Traffic Summary Buttons
  • 9.4 Bus Utilization
    • Bus Utilization Pop-up Menu
    • Bus Utilization Buttons
  • 9.5 Link Tracker
    • Using the Link Tracker Window
    • Link Tracker Buttons
  • 9.6 Data Flow Window
  • 9.7 Using the Trace Navigator
    • Displaying the Navigator
    • Navigator Toolbar
    • Navigator Ranges
    • Navigator Panes
  • 9.8 LTSSM Flow Graph
  • 9.9 Packet Header Bar
  • 9.10 Packet Data Window
  • 9.11 Configuration Space View
  • 9.12 Using Unit Metrics
    • Show Metrics in the CATC Trace Display
    • Show Metrics in the Traffic Summary Window
    • Show Metrics in the Bus Utilization Window
  • 9.13 Real-Time Statistics Window
    • Real-Time Statistics Buttons
    • Real-Time Statistical Monitor Pop-up Menu
    • Real-Time Statistics Graph Areas
  • 9.14 TC to VC Mapping
  • 9.15 Timing and Bus Usage Calculations
  • 9.16 Running Verification Scripts
• Section 3. PETrainer Exerciser Traffic Generation
• Chapter 10: Traffic Generation
  • 10.1 Theory of Operation
  • 10.1 Traffic Generation Files
  • 10.2 Creating a Traffic Generation File
    • Exporting a CATC Trace to a Traffic Generation File
    • Saving a PETrainer Script to a New File
    • Creating a New Empty Generation File
  • 10.3 Editing Generation Files with the Script Editor
    • Script Editor Toolbar
    • Script Edit Window
    • Command Properties Window
    • Script Editor File Tabs
    • Script Editor Error Log
    • View Options Menu
  • 10.4 Generation Options Dialogs Overview
    • Opening the Dialog
  • 10.5 Generation Options for PETrainer EML
    • General
    • Link
    • Integrity
    • Flow Control
    • Transactions
  • 10.6 Generating Traffic: Set Generation Options
  • 10.7 Generating Traffic: Prepare Traffic Generation
  • 10.8 Generating Traffic: Begin Traffic Generation
• Chapter 11: Macros
  • 11.1 Macros
    • Default Macros: Connect and Disconnect
  • 11.2 Adding New Script Macros
    • Using the Generation Macros Dialog
    • Adding Script Files to the GenScriptMacros Directory
  • 11.3 Modifying Script Macros
  • 11.4 Changing the Order of Macro Icons on the Status Bar
  • 11.5 Deleting User-Defined Script Macros
  • 11.6 Restoring the Default Appearance of the Connect and Disconnect Icons
• Chapter 12: Address Space
  • 12.1 Address Space Toolbar Buttons and Dialogs
    • Write Address Space Button
    • Read Address Space Button
  • 12.2 Memory/IO Space Editor
• Chapter 13: Configuration Space
  • 13.1 Configuration Space Editor
  • 13.2 Launching the Configuration Space Editor
    • Configuration Space Files
    • Editing
  • 13.3 BARs Setup
  • 13.4 Configuration Read and Write
• Chapter 14: Updates and Licensing
  • 14.1 Updating the Analyzer
  • 14.2 License Keys
  • 14.3 License Information
• Appendix A: Configuration Space Decoding
  • A.1 Mandatory Definitions
  • A.2 Mandatory Module Functions
  • A.3 Configuration Register Types
  • A.4 Primitives
  • A.5 Helper File
• Appendix B: China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
• How to Contact LeCroy
• Index