Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • 1.1 Analyzer Overview
  • 1.2 Features
  • 1.3 Receiving Your Analyzer
  • 1.4 Unpacking the Analyzer
  • 1.5 Analyzer Features
    • 1.5.1 Front Panel
    • 1.5.2 Rear Panel
    • 1.5.3 Temperature and Humidity
  • 1.6 Installing Your Analyzer
    • 1.6.1 Software Installation
      • System restart
      • Error Message
    • 1.6.2 Hardware Setup
      • Separate Systems
      • Connecting in General
  • 1.7 Cascading Sierra Analyzers
  • 1.8 Connecting via Ethernet
    • 1.8.1 Connecting to a Network
    • 1.8.2 Select Device
    • 1.8.3 Connecting over Different Subnets
    • 1.8.4 TCP and UDP Ports Must Be Open to Connect over Ethernet
  • 1.9 Launching Your Analyzer
  • 1.10 Operating in Simulation Mode
    • 1.10.1 Using the Software
    • 1.10.2 Getting Started with the Protocol Analyzer
  • 1.11 Teledyne LeCroy SAS/SATA Protocol Suite Menu Options and Toolbars
    • 1.11.1 File
    • 1.11.2 Setup
    • 1.11.3 Session
    • 1.11.4 Analysis
      • Viewing Captured Data
    • 1.11.5 Navigation
    • 1.11.6 View
    • 1.11.7 Window
    • 1.11.8 Help
    • 1.11.9 Toolbars
    • 1.11.10 Port Status
    • 1.11.11 InFusion
    • 1.11.12 Analyzer and InFusion
• Protocol Analysis
  • 2.1 Easy Mode (Pre-Defined Setups)
  • 2.2 Main Window
  • 2.3 Project Tree
  • 2.4 Capture Tab Fields
    • Exclude SATA_CONT (SAS) or Exclude CONT (SATA)
    • Exclude SATA_SYNC (SAS) or Exclude SYNC (SATA)
    • Exclude OOB Signals
    • Exclude XXXX
    • Exclude ALIGN
    • Exclude RRDY (SAS only)
    • Exclude NOTIFY (SAS only)
    • Exclude Idle
    • Define different patterns for pre-trigger and post-trigger data captures
  • 2.5 SAS/SATA Software Menus and Toolbars
    • 2.5.1 SAS/SATA Main Toolbar
    • 2.5.2 SATA Main Toolbar
  • 2.6 Start Recording
    • 2.6.1 Launch Jammer
  • 2.7 CrossSync Control Panel
    • 2.7.1 Launching the CrossSync Control Panel
  • 2.8 Save Workspace
  • 2.9 Saving a Trace Capture
    • 2.9.1 Exporting
      • Export to Text/Excel
    • 2.9.2 Export Read/Write Command Report
    • 2.9.3 Export Paired SAS Address Report
    • 2.9.4 Trace Properties
    • 2.9.5 Edit Comment
  • 2.10 Projects
    • 2.10.1 Project File Types
    • 2.10.2 Example Projects
    • 2.10.3 Run an Example Analysis Project
  • 2.11 Patterns and Data Capture Setup
    • 2.11.1 Choose a Parameter
    • 2.11.2 Exclude Patterns
    • 2.11.3 Pre and Post Trigger Data Capture
    • 2.11.4 Defining Patterns
    • 2.11.5 Data Pattern
  • 2.12 Protocol Errors
    • Protocol Errors Descriptions
    • STP Frame (SATA only)
    • Address Frame (SAS only)
    • SMP Frame (SAS only)
    • SSP Frame (SAS only)
    • FIS (Frame Information Structure) (SATA only)
    • STP Frame Pattern
    • FIS Types (SAS and SATA)
    • Register Device to Host
    • Set Device Bits
    • DMA Activate
    • DMA Setup
    • BIST
    • PIO Setup
    • Data
    • Vendor
  • 2.13 Trigger Setup
    • 2.13.1 Snapshot Mode
    • 2.13.2 Manual Trigger Mode
    • 2.13.3 Any Trigger in Pattern Mode
    • 2.13.4 Choosing a Parameter
    • 2.13.5 Triggering on a Timer
    • 2.13.6 Timeout
      • External/Manual Trigger
      • Bus Condition
      • Symbol
      • Primitive
      • ATA Command
      • ATAPI
      • Data Pattern
      • Training Sequence
      • Protocol Errors
      • STP Frame (SAS only)
      • Address Frame (SAS only)
      • SMP Frame (SAS only)
      • SSP Frame (SAS only)
      • SCSI Command (SAS only)
      • FIS (Frame Information Structure) (SATA only)
    • 2.13.7 STP Frame Pattern
      • ATA Command Pattern (SATA only)
      • Soft Reset (SATA only)
    • 2.13.8 Sequential Trigger Mode
      • Timer
      • Defining Patterns
      • Triggering Order
      • Pre-Trigger
  • 2.14 Project Settings
    • 2.14.1 Memory Settings
      • Trigger Position
      • Sample File Name
      • Auto Run
      • Memory Size
      • Partial Memory
      • Segmented Memory
      • Upload Manager
  • 2.15 Analyzer Settings
    • 2.15.1 Primitive Response Timeout
    • 2.15.2 Disable Descrambling
    • 2.15.3 Show XXXX value
      • Pack training sequence
    • 2.15.4 Protocol Error Mask
    • 2.15.5 External Trig Out Setting
    • 2.15.6 External Trig In Setting
    • 2.15.7 Choose Port Speed
    • 2.15.8 Ports Configuration
    • 2.15.9 Port Configuration and Projects
    • 2.15.10 Add a Project Note
  • 2.16 Advanced Mode (User-Defined)
    • 2.16.1 Working in Advanced Mode
    • 2.16.2 State Number for Complex Trigger Sequences
      • Setting Trigger Conditions
      • Set Timers
      • Timeout
      • Useful Key Sequences
  • 2.17 Project Settings
    • 2.17.1 Notes
  • 2.18 Creating a Data Block
    • 2.18.1 Naming a Data Block
    • 2.18.2 Editing a Data Block
    • 2.18.3 Define Your Own Pattern
  • 2.19 Counter
    • 2.19.1 Random Data Pattern
    • 2.19.2 Walking Bit Pattern
    • 2.19.3 Creating and Editing Data Blocks as Text
    • 2.19.4 Load Data
    • 2.19.5 Save As
• 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 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
    • 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 Column View
      • Resize Columns
      • Rearrange Columns
    • 3.3.7 Text View
    • 3.3.8 Frame Inspector View
    • 3.3.9 Waveform Display
      • Making a timing Measurement
      • Expanded Waveform View
    • 3.3.10 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
      • Time out of 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)
    • 3.3.11 Statistical Report Toolbar
      • Export as Microsoft® Excel file
      • Save as Text file
      • Print Statistical Report
      • Print Preview
      • Report Display Settings
      • Link With Sample View
    • 3.3.12 Formatting the Statistical Report View
      • Filtering Column Content
      • Sorting Column Content
      • Hiding Columns
    • 3.3.13 Histogram View
      • Hide Frames
      • Hide Error Frames
      • Pending IO Graph
      • User Defined
    • 3.3.14 Bus Utilization View
    • 3.3.15 Bus Utilization Buttons
    • 3.3.16 Data Report
    • 3.3.17 Compare Two Data Payloads
  • 3.4 Running Verification Script Engine (VSE)
  • 3.5 Navigation + View Toolbar
    • 3.5.1 Go To Menu
    • 3.5.2 Filtering
    • 3.5.3 Filter Setup
      • Filter Type
      • Filtering Direction
      • Filter Idle
      • Save Filter Setup
      • Filter Logic
      • Multilevel Filtering in SAS
      • Filter descending packets from trace highlight bar
    • 3.5.4 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
      • Use Pair SAS Addresses
      • Training Sequence
    • 3.5.5 Selectable Filter Options for SATA
    • 3.5.6 Enable Filter
    • 3.5.7 Filter Idle
    • 3.5.8 Search
      • Save Search Setup
      • Search By
      • Search Direction
      • Search From
      • Search Logic
      • Search For
      • Data Pattern
      • Advanced options
      • Search Domain
      • Search Sub Items
      • Search by Tag Number
    • 3.5.9 Show/Hide Ports
      • Single Port
      • Multiple Ports
  • 3.6 Packet View Toolbar
    • 3.6.1 CATC Navigation View
    • 3.6.2 Spec View
    • 3.6.3 Decode Icons
    • 3.6.4 Customize Display
      • Rename Port
      • Select and Apply Show/Hide Port Mode
      • Show/Hide Field
      • Related Frames
      • Byte Order
      • Choose Data Format
      • Show All Data
  • 3.7 Port Status
  • 3.8 Toolbars
    • 3.8.1 Enabling Tool Bars
    • 3.8.2 Cursor Position Status Bar
  • 3.9 Status Bar
    • 3.9.1 Search Status
  • 3.10 Using the Cursors and Bookmarks
    • 3.10.1 Cursors
      • Positioning the X Cursor
      • Time
  • 3.11 Display Configuration
    • 3.11.1 Trace Viewer Configuration
      • Field Setting
      • 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
  • 3.12 Set Port Alias
    • Restore Factory Presets
    • Set As Default
  • 3.13 SAS Address Alias (SAS only)
    • Set As Default
  • 3.14 TxRx Vout & Preemphasis
  • 3.15 Preferences
    • 3.15.1 General Tab
      • Paths
      • Template Files
      • Other
      • Found Device List Mode
      • Browse Default Path
      • Port Configuration Setting
    • 3.15.2 Trace Viewer Tab
      • Open Trace file In
      • Optimization
    • 3.15.3 Other
    • 3.15.4 Spread Sheet View Tab
      • Color Setting
      • Anchor the Selection bar
      • Other
    • 3.15.5 Column View Tab
      • Other
    • 3.15.6 Sampling Memory Usage Optimization
      • If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option is Checked
      • If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option is Not Checked
  • 3.16 Floating License
  • 3.17 External Trig Setting
    • External Trig Out Setting
    • External Trig In Setting
  • 3.18 Update Device
  • 3.19 User-Defined Decoding
  • 3.20 Help Menu
    • 3.20.1 Tell Teledyne LeCroy
    • 3.20.2 Help Topics
    • 3.20.3 VSE Help Topics
    • 3.20.4 Update License
    • 3.20.5 Display License Information
    • 3.20.6 Check for Updates
    • 3.20.7 About
  • 3.21 Setup Menu
    • 3.21.1 Self Test
    • 3.21.2 Clock Check
      • Test Result: OK or Error
      • Saving
      • Number of Runs Each Test
      • Run All Tests Sequentially
    • 3.21.3 Memory Check
    • 3.21.4 Serdes Check
    • 3.21.5 Crosspoint Check
    • 3.21.6 Main FPGA Check (SATA only)
    • 3.21.7 Expansion Check
    • 3.21.8 LED/Buzzer Check
  • 3.22 Find DUT
    • Aliasing
    • Exporting
  • 3.23 Power Source Control
• InFusion Overview
  • 4.1 Key Features
  • 4.2 Interface
    • 4.2.1 Buttons
    • 4.2.2 Menus
      • Setup
      • View
      • Configuration
      • Tools
      • Help
    • 4.2.3 Main Library
    • 4.2.4 File Library
    • 4.2.5 Device Ports
    • 4.2.6 Using the Device Ports Dialog
  • 4.3 Port Configuration for InFusion
  • 4.4 InFusion Scenarios
    • 4.4.1 Scenarios Overview
      • InFusion Scenario Parameters
      • Global Rules
      • Sequences
    • 4.4.2 Scenario Libraries
      • Main Library
      • File Libraries
      • Device Libraries
    • 4.4.3 Scenario Properties
      • SATA Smart Hold Option
  • 4.5 Scenario Events
    • 4.5.1 DWORD Matcher
    • 4.5.2 SAS Data Pattern
    • 4.5.3 SATA Data Pattern
  • 4.6 Scenario Actions
    • 4.6.1 Available Resources
    • 4.6.2 Using Counters in Events and Actions
    • 4.6.3 Capturing a Data DWORD
    • 4.6.4 Using Captured Data DWORDs
  • 4.7 Summary of Scenario Creation
  • 4.8 Creating Global Rules
  • 4.9 Example 1: Creating a Single Event and Action that Removes a Primitive
  • 4.10 Example 2: Wait for a Primitive and Replace It with an Error
  • 4.11 Example 3: Creating OR Conditions
  • 4.12 Example 4: Multiple Triggers and Actions
  • 4.13 Example 5: Multiple Actions on a Single Event
  • 4.14 Example 6: Using Timers
  • 4.15 Creating a Sequence
  • 4.16 Example 7: Creating Two Sequences and Global Rules
  • 4.17 Example 8: Creating a Sequence With Many States #1
  • 4.18 Example 9: Creating a Sequence With Many States #2
  • 4.19 Downloading Scenarios
  • 4.20 Running Scenarios
  • 4.21 Scenario Batch Files
    • 4.21.1 Script Workspace
    • 4.21.2 Error Checking
    • 4.21.3 Log
    • 4.21.4 Statements
      • IfIsStopped
    • 4.21.5 Goto Label
    • 4.21.6 Run
    • 4.21.7 Stop
    • 4.21.8 WaitForStop
    • 4.21.9 Beep
• Creating a Pattern Generator File
  • 5.1 Key words
  • 5.2 Comment format
  • 5.3 Primitive definition format
  • 5.4 Loop definition format
  • 5.5 Scramble definition format
  • 5.6 Role definition format
  • 5.7 END_OF_FILE definition
  • 5.8 Example Pattern Generator File
• China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
  • 6.1 WAN Operation
• How to Contact Teledyne LeCroy
• Index