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
  • 1.6 LEDs
    • 1.6.1 Status and Configuration Display
  • 1.7 Installing Your Analyzer
    • 1.7.1 Software Installation
      • System restart
      • Error Message
  • 1.8 Hardware Setup
    • 1.8.1 Separate Systems
    • 1.8.2 Connecting in General
    • 1.8.3 Cables to Use
  • 1.9 Expandability
    • 1.9.1 Cascading with STX SYNC Expansion Cards
      • Cascading
    • 1.9.2 Select Device
    • 1.9.3 Cascading with CATC SYNC Expansion Card
    • 1.9.4 Using the Power Expansion Card
      • Power Expansion Card (part number: ACC-EXP-004-X)
      • Power Expansion Card 2 (part number: ACC-EXP-005-X)
    • 1.9.5 Removing Expansion Cards
  • 1.10 Connecting via Ethernet
  • 1.11 Connecting to a Network
  • 1.12 Connecting over Different Subnets
  • 1.13 TCP and UDP Ports Must Be Open to Connect over Ethernet
  • 1.14 Launching Your Analyzer
  • 1.15 Operating in Simulation Mode
  • 1.16 Using the Software
  • 1.17 Getting Started with the Protocol Analyzer
  • 1.18 Protocol Analyzer Initiator Emulator or Host Emulator
  • 1.19 Performance Analyzer
  • 1.20 Target Emulator or Device Emulator
  • 1.21 Teledyne LeCroy SAS/SATA Protocol Suite Menu Options and Toolbars
    • 1.21.1 File
    • 1.21.2 Setup
    • 1.21.3 Session
    • 1.21.4 Analysis
    • 1.21.5 Viewing Captured Data
    • 1.21.6 Navigation
    • 1.21.7 View
    • 1.21.8 Window
    • 1.21.9 Help
    • 1.21.10 Toolbars
  • 1.22 Port Status
  • 1.23 InFusion
  • 1.24 Trainer
• Protocol Analysis
  • 2.1 Easy Mode (Pre-Defined Setups)
  • 2.2 Main Window
  • 2.3 Project Tree
    • 2.3.1 Capture Tab Fields
      • Exclude XXXX
  • 2.4 SAS/SATA Software Menus and Toolbars
    • 2.4.1 SAS Main Toolbar
    • 2.4.2 SATA Main Toolbar
  • 2.5 Start Recording
    • 2.5.1 Launch Jammer
    • 2.5.2 Launch Trainer
    • 2.5.3 CrossSync Control Panel
      • Launching the CrossSync Control Panel
    • 2.5.4 Save Workspace
    • 2.5.5 Saving a Trace Capture
    • 2.5.6 Exporting
      • Export to Text/Excel
      • Export to Initiator Emulator (SAS) or Host Emulator (SATA)
      • Export to Trainer
      • Export Read/Write Command Report
    • 2.5.7 Export Paired SAS Address Report
    • 2.5.8 Trace Properties
    • 2.5.9 Edit Comment
  • 2.6 Projects
    • New Default Project
    • Last Project
    • 2.6.1 Project File Types
    • 2.6.2 Example Projects
    • 2.6.3 Run an Example Analysis Project
    • 2.6.4 Patterns and Data Capture Setup
    • 2.6.5 Choose a Parameter
    • 2.6.6 Exclude Patterns
    • 2.6.7 Pre and Post Trigger Data Capture
    • 2.6.8 Defining Patterns
      • Primitive
      • Data Pattern
    • 2.6.9 Protocol Errors
      • Protocol Error Descriptions
    • 2.6.10 STP Frame
      • Available FIS Types
    • 2.6.11 Address Frame (SAS only)
    • 2.6.12 SMP Frame (SAS only)
    • 2.6.13 SSP Frame (SAS only)
    • 2.6.14 FIS Type (Frame Information Structure) (SATA only)
      • Available FIS Types
    • 2.6.15 STP Frame Pattern
      • Register Host to Device
      • Register Device to Host
      • Set Device Bits
      • DMA Activate
      • DMA Setup
      • BIST
      • PIO Setup
      • Data
      • Vendor
    • 2.6.16 Trigger Setup
      • Snapshot Mode
      • Manual Trigger Mode
      • Any Trigger in Pattern Mode
      • Choosing a Parameter
      • Triggering on a Timer
      • Timeout
      • External/Manual Trigger
      • Bus Condition
      • Symbol
      • Primitive
      • ATA Command
      • ATAPI
      • Data Pattern
      • Training Sequence
      • Protocol Errors
      • STP Frame
      • Address Frame (SAS only)
      • SMP Frame (SAS only)
      • SSP Frame (SAS only)
      • SCSI Command (SAS only)
      • FIS (Frame Information Structure) (SATA only)
      • FIS Pattern (SATA only)
      • ATA Command Pattern
      • Soft Reset (SATA only)
      • Sequential Trigger Mode
      • Timer
      • Defining Patterns
      • Triggering Order
      • Pre-Trigger
    • 2.6.17 Project Settings
    • 2.6.18 Memory Settings
      • Trigger Position
      • Trace File Name
      • Auto Run
      • Memory Size
      • Partial Memory
      • Segmented Memory
      • Upload Manager
    • 2.6.19 Analyzer Settings
      • Primitive Response Timeout
      • Disable Descrambling
      • Show XXXX value
      • Pack training sequence
      • ALIGN Transmission Period (differs for SAS and SATA)
      • Power Management Setting (SATA only)
      • Protocol Error Mask
      • External Trig Out Setting
      • External Trig In Setting
      • Choose Port Speed
      • Ports Configuration
      • Port Configuration and Projects
      • MUX Setting (SAS only)
    • 2.6.20 Add a Project Note
  • 2.7 Advanced Mode (User-Defined)
    • 2.7.1 Working in Advanced Mode
      • State Number for Complex Trigger Sequences
      • Setting Trigger Conditions
    • 2.7.2 Multi-Link Triggering
    • 2.7.3 Set Timers
    • 2.7.4 Timeout
      • Useful Key Sequences
  • 2.8 Project Settings
    • 2.8.1 Notes
  • 2.9 Emulation
    • 2.9.1 Programming the Initiator or Host Emulator
      • Add Program Lines
    • 2.9.2 Adding Initiator or Host Emulator Commands
      • Adding an ATA Command
      • Adding a User-Defined ATA Command
      • Adding a SCSI Command (SAS only)
      • Adding a User-Defined SCSI Command (SAS only)
      • Adding a TASK Command (SAS only)
      • Adding an SMP Command (SAS only)
      • Adding a Frame
      • Adding an Event
      • Power On
      • PHY Setting Dialog
      • Inserting Instructions
      • Phy Reset Sequence and Identification
      • Sample Host Emulator Program (SATA only)
      • Sample Initiator Emulator Program (SAS only)
      • Data Blocks
      • Exercising Specific Addresses
    • 2.9.3 Record and Play
    • 2.9.4 Error and Command Settings
      • ATA Error and Command Settings
      • Outgoing ATA Frame Settings
      • Incoming ATA Frame Settings
      • SCSI Error and Command Settings (SAS only)
      • Outgoing SCSI Frame Settings
      • Incoming SCSI Frame Settings
      • FIS Options (SATA only)
    • 2.9.5 Initiator Setting Tab (SAS only)
    • 2.9.6 Host Setting Tab (SATA)
    • 2.9.7 Project Settings
    • 2.9.8 Creating a Data Block
      • Naming a Data Block
      • Editing a Data Block
      • Creating and Editing Data Blocks as Text
  • 2.10 Performance Analysis
    • 2.10.1 Performance Analysis with Analyzer Only
      • New Performance Analysis Project
      • Last Saved Performance Analysis Project
    • 2.10.2 Performance Analysis Project
      • Define Performance
      • Settings
  • 2.11 Run Hardware
  • 2.12 Target and Device Emulation
    • 2.12.1 Pages Tab
      • Words with Settable Bits
      • Writable Buffer Size Field
      • Error Injection Tab
    • 2.12.2 Setting General Errors
      • Generate Periodic Error
      • Outgoing FIS Command Error or Outgoing FRAME Command Error
      • Identify Errors (SAS only)
    • 2.12.3 Connection Management (SAS only)
      • Open Connection Definition
      • Close Connection Definition
    • 2.12.4 SAS Commands Errors (SAS only)
      • Outgoing Frame Settings
    • 2.12.5 ATA Commands Errors (SATA only)
    • 2.12.6 Outgoing Frame Settings
    • 2.12.7 Incoming Frame Settings
    • 2.12.8 SATA Signature (SATA only)
    • 2.12.9 SATA Signature Errors
    • 2.12.10 User-Defined Commands Tab
    • 2.12.11 Target Emulator Settings (SAS)
    • 2.12.12 Notes Tab
    • 2.12.13 Run Target Emulation
    • 2.12.14 Device Emulator Settings (SATA only)
    • 2.12.15 Project Note
    • 2.12.16 Using the Power Expansion Card
    • 2.12.17 Run Device Emulation
• 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 Column View
    • 3.3.7 Text View
    • 3.3.8 Frame Inspector View
    • 3.3.9 Waveform Display
    • 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)
      • 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
      • Primitives
      • Zoom
    • 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 Power Tracker View (SATA only)
  • 3.5 SAS Verification (SAS)
  • 3.6 Compliance Test (SATA)
  • 3.7 Running Verification Script Engine (VSE)
  • 3.8 Navigation + View Toolbar
    • 3.8.1 Go To Menu
      • Locate Cursors
      • Go to Time Stamp
      • Bookmarks
      • Editing a Bookmark
      • Finding a Bookmark
      • Bookmark Description
      • Set Time Stamp Origin
    • 3.8.2 Filtering
    • 3.8.3 Filter Setup
      • Filter Type
      • Filtering Direction
      • Filter Idle
      • Save Filter Setup
      • Filter Logic
      • Multilevel Filtering in SAS
      • Filter descending packets from trace highlight bar
    • 3.8.4 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
      • Use Pair SAS Addresses
      • Training Sequence
    • 3.8.5 Selectable Filter Options for SATA
      • Bus Condition
    • 3.8.6 Enable Filter
    • 3.8.7 Filter Idle
    • 3.8.8 Search
      • Save Search Setup
      • Search By
      • Search Direction
      • Search From
      • Search Logic
      • Search For
      • Search Domain
      • Search Sub Items
    • 3.8.9 Show/Hide Ports
      • Single Port
      • Multiple Ports
  • 3.9 Packet View Toolbar
    • 3.9.1 CATC Navigation View
    • 3.9.2 Spec View
    • 3.9.3 Decode Icons
    • 3.9.4 Customize Display
      • Rename Port
      • Show/Hide Field
      • Related Frames
      • Byte Order
      • Choose Data Format
      • Show All Data
  • 3.10 Port Status
  • 3.11 Toolbars
    • 3.11.1 Enabling Tool Bars
    • 3.11.2 Cursor Position Status Bar
  • 3.12 Status Bar
    • 3.12.1 Search Status
  • 3.13 Using the Cursors and Bookmarks
    • 3.13.1 Cursors
  • 3.14 Display Configuration
    • 3.14.1 Trace Viewer Configuration
  • 3.15 Set Port Alias
    • Restore Factory Presets
  • 3.16 SAS Address Alias (SAS only)
  • 3.17 TxRx Vout & Preemphasis
  • 3.18 Preferences
    • 3.18.1 General Tab
      • Paths
      • Template Files
      • Other
      • Found Device List Mode
      • Browse Default Path
      • Port Configuration Setting
    • 3.18.2 Trace Viewer Tab
      • Open Trace file In
      • Optimization
      • Other
    • 3.18.3 Spread Sheet View Tab
      • Color Setting
      • Anchor the Selection bar
      • Other
    • 3.18.4 Column View Tab
      • Other
    • 3.18.5 Sampling Memory Usage Optimization
      • If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option is Checked
      • If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option is Not Checked
  • 3.19 Floating License
  • 3.20 External Trig Setting
    • External Trig Out Setting
    • External Trig In Setting
  • 3.21 Update Device
  • 3.22 User-Defined Decoding
  • 3.23 Help Menu
    • 3.23.1 Tell Teledyne LeCroy
    • 3.23.2 Help Topics
    • 3.23.3 VSE Help Topics
    • 3.23.4 Update License
    • 3.23.5 Display License Information
    • 3.23.6 Check for Updates
    • 3.23.7 About
  • 3.24 Setup Menu
    • 3.24.1 Self Test
    • 3.24.2 Clock Check
    • 3.24.3 Memory Check
    • 3.24.4 Serdes Check
    • 3.24.5 Crosspoint Check
    • 3.24.6 Main FPGA Check (SATA only)
    • 3.24.7 Expansion Check
    • 3.24.8 LED/Buzzer Check
  • 3.25 Find DUT
    • Aliasing
    • Exporting
  • 3.26 Power Source Control
  • 3.27 Compliance Test (SATA)
• 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
      • Sequences
  • 4.5 Scenario Libraries
    • 4.5.1 Main Library
    • 4.5.2 File Libraries
    • 4.5.3 Device Libraries
  • 4.6 Scenario Properties
    • SATA Smart Hold Option
  • 4.7 Scenario Events
    • DWORD Matcher
    • SAS Data Pattern
    • SATA Data Pattern
  • 4.8 Scenario Actions
    • 4.8.1 Available Resources
      • Using Counters in Events and Actions
      • Capturing a Data DWORD
      • Using Captured Data DWORDs
    • 4.8.2 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
  • 4.11 Example 8: Creating a Sequence With Many States #1
  • 4.12 Example 9: Creating a Sequence With Many States #2
  • 4.13 Downloading Scenarios
  • 4.14 Running Scenarios
  • 4.15 Scenario Batch Files
    • 4.15.1 Script Workspace
    • 4.15.2 Error Checking
    • 4.15.3 Log
    • 4.15.4 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
  • 5.6 Opening a Traffic Generation File
    • 5.6.1 Layout
  • 5.7 Overview of Generation and Global Settings Files
    • 5.7.1 Traffic Generation (*.ssg) Files
    • 5.7.2 Settings.inc File
    • 5.7.3 The Global Setting “AutoAlign”
    • 5.7.4 Placing Global Settings in the Generation Block
  • 5.8 Primitive and Frame Definitions
    • 5.8.1 Special Conditions for Frames
    • 5.8.2 Primitives Decl.inc File
    • 5.8.3 Address FramesDecl.inc File
    • 5.8.4 SSPFrames.inc File
    • 5.8.5 SMPFrames.inc File
    • 5.8.6 STPFrames.inc File
  • 5.9 Starting the Script Editor
    • 5.9.1 Script Editor Toolbar
    • 5.9.2 View Options Menu
    • 5.9.3 Pop-up Menu
    • 5.9.4 File Tabs
    • 5.9.5 Error Log
    • 5.9.6 Tooltips
  • 5.10 Multi-Port Trainer Script Assignments to Links
  • 5.11 Generating Traffic
    • 5.11.1 Stop Traffic Generation
    • 5.11.2 Resume Traffic Generation
  • 5.12 Sierra Trainer Generation Language
    • 5.12.1 File Structure
    • 5.12.2 Language
      • Comments
      • Includes
    • 5.12.3 Settings
    • 5.12.4 Constants
    • 5.12.5 Predefined Constants
    • 5.12.6 Data Patterns
    • 5.12.7 Primitives
    • 5.12.8 Packets/ Frames
    • 5.12.9 Generation Block
    • 5.12.10 Definitions
      • Field Variable Declarations
      • Changing Frame Fields
      • Preprocessor Integer Arithmetic
  • 5.13 Trainer Script Enhancements
    • 5.13.1 Variable Definition
    • 5.13.2 Assigning Variable Values
    • 5.13.3 Expression on Variables
    • 5.13.4 If/While in Logical Expressions
    • 5.13.5 Using Variable Values in Creating Patterns on Bus
    • 5.13.6 Timer
    • 5.13.7 PATTERN Counter
    • 5.13.8 Procedure Definition
  • 5.14 Sierra Trainer Generation Commands
    • 5.14.1 General Commands
    • 5.14.2 SATA Commands
    • 5.14.3 Primitive Commands
    • 5.14.4 Primitive Category
    • 5.14.5 Wait Commands
    • 5.14.6 Wait Command Groups
    • 5.14.7 Predefined Constants
    • 5.14.8 Generation Settings
  • 5.15 Generation Options
    • Generation Rules Toolbar
    • Generation Rules Page: How It Works
    • Creating Event Buttons
    • Dragging a Button to the Main Display Area
    • Assigning an Action
    • 5.15.1 Generation Rules Pop-Up Menus
    • 5.15.2 Cell Pop-up Menu
    • 5.15.3 Action Pop-up Menu
    • 5.15.4 Event Pop-up Menu
    • 5.15.5 Events and Event Properties
      • Data Pattern Mask and Match
  • 5.16 Setting Complex “Wait For” Conditions
    • 5.16.1 Setting Conditions with the Generation Options Dialog
  • 5.17 Find
    • 5.17.1 Data Pattern Mask and Match
    • 5.17.2 Find Next
    • 5.17.3 Search Direction
  • 5.18 Display Options
    • 5.18.1 Color/Format/Hiding Display Options
    • 5.18.2 Color Display Options
    • 5.18.3 Formats Display Options
    • 5.18.4 Hiding Display Options
    • 5.18.5 Level Hiding Options
    • 5.18.6 Headers Options
    • 5.18.7 Saving Display Options
  • 5.19 Connection Parameters
  • 5.20 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
  • 6.8 Example Pattern Generator File
• China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
  • 7.1 WAN Operation
• How to Contact Teledyne LeCroy
• Index