Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • 1.1 Exerciser Overview
  • 1.2 Receiving Your Exerciser and the Optional PCI Express Test Platform
  • 1.3 Unpacking the Exerciser and the PCI Express Test Platform
  • 1.4 Summit Z3-16 Exerciser
  • 1.5 Exerciser Features
  • 1.6 PCI Express Test Platform
  • 1.7 PCI Express Test Platform Features
  • 1.8 Related Reference Documents
• Hardware Description
  • 2.1 Exerciser System Components
  • 2.2 Host Machine Requirements
  • 2.3 Summit Z3-16 Exerciser
    • 2.3.1 User Interface on the Summit Z3-16 Exerciser
  • 2.4 Environmental Conditions
    • 2.4.1 Connectors
      • USB Type B Host Machine Connector
      • Ethernet Port
      • In/Out Connector
      • x16 PCIe Edge Connector
    • 2.4.2 LEDs
      • TRAIN (training) LEDs
      • Transmitter and Receiver LEDs
    • 2.4.3 Bus LEDs
  • 2.5 PCI Express Test Platform 16x2.5GT/s / 16x5.0GT/s / 16x8.0GT/s
    • 2.5.1 Connectors
      • AC Power Connector
      • DUT PCIe x16 Connector
      • The Summit Z3-16 Exerciser Power Connector
      • Reference Clock In Connector
      • Reference Clock Out Connector
      • Summit Z3-16 Slot Connector
      • DUT Slot Connector
      • DUT Power Connector
      • Output Connectors
      • To Analyzer (15:8) Connector
    • 2.5.2 To Analyzer (7:0) Connector
    • 2.5.3 LEDs
      • DUT PRSN LED
      • Power Monitor LED
      • Aux DUT Power LED
    • 2.5.4 Switches and Buttons
      • System Power On/Off Switch
      • SSC Switch
      • Reference Clock Switch
      • DUT Power Switch
      • Reset Bus Button
• Installation
  • 3.1 Software Installation
    • 3.1.1 Installing the PETracer Software
  • 3.2 Setting Up the Summit Z3-16 Exerciser using a USB Connection
  • 3.3 Setting Up the Summit Z3-16 Exerciser using an Ethernet Connection
  • 3.4 Adding Devices Manually
  • 3.5 Setting Up the Summit Z3-16 Exerciser
    • 3.5.1 Connecting the Summit Z3-16 Exerciser Directly to a Host Machine
    • 3.5.2 Connecting the Summit Z3-16 Exerciser to the PCI Express Test Platform 16x2.5GT/s / 16x5.0GT/s / 16x8.0GT/s
• Traffic Generation
  • 4.1 Theory of Operation
    • 4.1.1 Overview
    • 4.1.2 Starting Point
  • 4.2 LTSSM Control
    • 4.2.1 Link Speed Control
    • 4.2.2 Link Width Control
    • 4.2.3 Link State Control
    • 4.2.4 LTSSM Arc Tests
    • 4.2.5 LTSSM Log
  • 4.3 Exerciser Control Bar
  • 4.4 Generating Traffic
  • 4.5 Script Execution
  • 4.6 Creating a Traffic Generation File
    • 4.6.1 Exporting a CATC Trace to a Traffic Generation File
    • 4.6.2 Saving a Script to a New File
    • 4.6.3 Creating a New Empty Generation File
  • 4.7 Generation Options Dialogs Overview
    • 4.7.1 Opening the Dialog
      • Dialog Layout
    • 4.7.2 General
    • 4.7.3 Link
    • 4.7.4 Phy Parameters
    • 4.7.5 Integrity
    • 4.7.6 Flow Control
    • 4.7.7 Transactions Device Emulation
    • 4.7.8 Transactions Host Emulation
    • 4.7.9 Transactions Fast Memory Completer
    • 4.7.10 Low Power
  • 4.8 Generating Traffic: Set Generation Options
  • 4.9 Generating Traffic: Prepare Traffic Generation
  • 4.10 Generating Traffic: Begin Traffic Generation
  • 4.11 Editing Generation Files with the Script Editor
    • 4.11.1 Script Editor Toolbar
    • 4.11.2 Script Edit Window
      • Syntax Highlighting
      • Tooltips
      • Outlining
      • Text Editing Commands
      • Synchronized Scrolling with the CATC Trace Window
    • 4.11.3 Command Properties Window
    • 4.11.4 Script Editor File Tabs
    • 4.11.5 Script Editor Error Log
    • 4.11.6 View Options Menu
• Macros
  • 5.1 Macros
    • 5.1.1 Default Macros: Connect and Disconnect
    • 5.1.2 Connect Macro
    • 5.1.3 Disconnect Macro
    • 5.1.4 Adding New Script Macros
      • Using the Generation Macros Dialog
      • Adding Script Files to the GenScriptMacros Directory
    • 5.1.5 Modifying Script Macros
    • 5.1.6 Changing the Order of Macro Icons on the Status Bar
    • 5.1.7 Deleting User-Defined Script Macros
    • 5.1.8 Restoring the Default Appearance of the Connect and Disconnect Icons
• Configuration Space
  • 6.1 Configuration Space Editor
  • 6.2 Launching the Configuration Space Editor
    • 6.2.1 Configuration Space Files
    • 6.2.2 Editing
    • 6.2.3 BARs Setup
  • 6.3 Configuration Read and Write
  • 6.4 Expansion ROM Setup
• Address Spaces
  • 7.1 Memory/IO Space Editor
  • 7.2 Memory Regions for Host Emulation
  • 7.3 Using StoreData in Device Mode for Z3 Scripting
• Updates and Licensing
  • 8.1 Updating the Exerciser
  • 8.2 License Keys
  • 8.3 License Information
• Configuration Space Decoding
  • A.1 Mandatory Definitions
  • A.2 Mandatory Module Functions
    • A.2.1 DecodeRegister(offset)
    • A.2.2 GetSize()
  • A.3 Configuration Register Types
  • A.4 Primitives
  • A.5 Helper File
• NVMe Drive Emulation
  • B.1 NVME Drive Emulation in Windows 7
  • B.2 NVME Drive Emulation in Ubuntu Linux 13.10 and Linuxv3.1-rc4
    • B.2.1 Hardware Setup for Test Equipment
• China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
• How to Contact Teledyne LeCroy
• Index