Document Outline

• Introduction
  • What’s In This Manual
  • Overview
    • Figure 1 Target and Host Operating in the Same Machine
    • Optional Auxiliary PCI connector
      • Figure 2 Testing a PCI Bus Card
  • TA700 Analyzer Card
    • Figure 3 TA700 PCI Analyzer Card
    • Status LED Function Description (TA700)
• Receiving and Inspecting Your Analyzer
  • Unpacking Your Analyzer
  • Host System Requirements
• Installing Your Analyzer
  • Software Installation
    • Figure 4 Install Component Selection
    • Manual USB Driver Installation
    • Manually Updating the TA700/800 USB Driver
    • Connecting to a Network
    • Connecting via Hub, Switch or Similar device
• TA700/800 Overview
  • TA700/800 Working Mode Configurations
    • State Analyzer Only (PCI - PCI-X)
    • State & Timing Analyzer (PCI)
    • State Analyzer & Exerciser (PCI - PCI-X)
    • Asynchronous Timing Analyzer (PCI)
  • Additional Features
    • Performance Analysis
    • Statistical Analysis
    • Special Capabilities
• Launching Your TA700/800
  • Figure 5 Analyzer Tool Bar
  • Operating in Simulation Mode
  • LPT Port Setting
• Configuration Menu
  • Enabling Voltage Check
    • Figure 6 Voltage Check Dialog Box
  • Host Bus
    • Figure 7 Host Bus Type Selection Dialog Box
    • Figure 8 Protocol Selection
  • Analyzer Window Colors
  • Global Software Settings
    • Figure 9 Global Software Settings Dialog Box
  • Authorization
    • Figure 10 Authorization Code Dialog Box
  • System Feature Status
    • Figure 11 System Features Status Display
  • Configuration Space Information
    • Figure 12 Configuration Space Information Display
  • Protocol Errors
  • External Signal Names
  • External Trigger Settings
• Easy Mode
  • Instant Data Capture & Trigger
    • Figure 13 Capture Data and Trigger Dialog Box
    • Figure 14 Wave File Output Display
    • Figure 15 List File Output Display
    • Selective Data Capture (Complete Bus)
      • Figure 16 Capture Data At Specific Addresses Dialog Box
      • Figure 17 CBE Select Dialog Box
    • Selective Data Capture (Current Slot Only)
      • Figure 18 Capture Data for Current Slot Only.
      • Figure 19 CBE Select Dialog Box
    • Data Capture & Trigger Examples
      • Figure 20 Specify Signal And Number of Times
      • Figure 21 Trigger on Protocol Error
    • Data Capture Options
  • Performance Analysis
    • Figure 22 Easy Mode Performance Analysis Dialog Box
    • Figure 23 Performance Analysis Result
  • Trace Statistics
    • Obtaining Trace Statistics
      • Figure 24 Trigger Point Selection
      • Figure 25 Easy Mode Trace Statistics Dialog Box
      • Figure 26 Trace Statistics Graphical Display
      • Figure 27 Trace Statistics Report
    • Trace Analysis Options
  • Exercise and Capture
    • Figure 28 Capture Data and Trigger Dialog Box
    • Defining an Exerciser Program
      • Figure 29 Exerciser Program Definition Dialog Box
      • Figure 30 Wave File Output
      • Setting Exerciser Options
        • Figure 31 Exerciser Options Dialog Box
    • Creating a Data Block File
      • Figure 32 Data File Definition Dialog Box
      • Figure 33 Define Data Pattern Dialog Box
      • Figure 34 Define Multiple Line Pattern
      • Figure 35 Resulting Multiple Line Pattern
      • Figure 36 Fill With Walking Bits Dialog Box
      • Figure 37 Walking Bit Data File Example
  • Archiving a Project
    • Restoring a Project
      • E-mail Archived Project
        • Figure 38 E-mail Dialog box
  • Exerciser Utilities
    • Dump Memory
      • Figure 39 Dump Memory Dialog Box
      • Figure 40 Dump Memory Result
    • Read/Modify Write
      • Figure 41 Read/Modify Write Dialog Box
    • Write/Read Verify
      • Figure 42 Write/Read Verify Dialog Box
      • Figure 43 Write/Read Verify Compiled Program
      • Figure 44 Write/Read Verification Result
      • Address Test
        • Figure 45 Address Test Program Dialog Box
        • Figure 46 Set Read Write Compile Mode Dialog Box
        • Figure 47 Address Test Result
    • Scan Configuration Registers
      • Figure 48 Configuration Header Display Dialog Box
  • Generate Traffic and Measure Performance
    • Figure 49 Performance Analysis with Exerciser
  • Generate Traffic and Measure Statistics
    • Figure 50 Trace Statistics With Exerciser
  • Timing Analysis - Synchronous
    • Figure 51 Timing Violation Analysis Dialog Box
    • Timing Violation Capture
      • Figure 52 Timing Violation Results Display
    • Search for Setup & Hold Limits
      • Figure 53 Setup and Hold Limits Mask Definition Dialog Box
      • Figure 54 Setup and Hold Limits Search Result
  • Timing Analysis - Asynchronous
    • Figure 55 Asynchronous Timing Capture Data And Trigger Dialog
    • Figure 56 Asynchronous Timing Data Capture Wave Display
• Advanced Mode
• Custom Capture Data Project
  • Figure 57 Custom Project Dialog Box
  • Defining Event Patterns
    • Creating an Event Pattern
      • Figure 58 PCI Event Pattern Definition Dialog Box
      • Figure 59 Naming an Event
      • Figure 60 Invoking an External Signal
      • Figure 61 PCI Transfer Type Selection Dialog Box
      • Figure 62 Limited CBE Dialog Box
      • Figure 63 PCI Event File Setup for XFER Type A32
      • Figure 64 Setting an Address Range
      • Figure 65 Address Range Set
    • PCI-X Attributes
      • Figure 66 PCI-X Transfer Type Selection Dialog Box
      • Figure 67 PCI-X Event Pattern Definition Dialog Box
      • Figure 68 Attribute Setting Dialog
  • Programming the Sequencer
    • Programming the Sequencer as Text
      • Figure 69 Prototype Text Programming Window
      • Figure 70 Changing the Programmable Parameters
      • Figure 71 Minimized State Display
    • Programming the Sequencer With Menu Form
      • Figure 72 Sequencer Menu Form Style Programming Dialog Box
    • Defining a Boolean Expression
      • Figure 73 Expression Editor Window
  • Set Trigger
    • Figure 74 Pre-Trigger Example, 20% Pre-Trigger
  • Exercise and Capture Data Project
    • Figure 75 Exercise and Capture Data Project Dialog Box
  • Programming the Exerciser
    • Figure 76 PCI Exerciser Program Dialog Box
    • Figure 77 PCI-X Exerciser Program Dialog Box
    • Figure 78 Number of Lines Dialog Box
    • Figure 79 Setting 32/64 bit Addressing Mode
    • Figure 80 Target Base Address Setting
    • Figure 81 C/BE Set to Respond to Any Memory Command
    • Figure 82 Compiled Output File With Padding
    • Figure 83 Setting Interrupts
    • Set Interrupts
      • Figure 84 Set Interrupts Dialog Box
    • Setting Exerciser Options
      • Figure 85 Exerciser Options Dialog Box
  • Easy Mode Trigger and Capture
    • Figure 86 Capture and Trigger Dialog
    • Figure 87 Exerciser Program Dialog
  • Timing Analysis - Synchronous
    • Figure 88 Timing Measurement Setup Dialog Box
    • Figure 89 Timing Violation Results Display
    • Figure 90 Timing Error Signal Selection
    • Search for Setup & Hold Limits
      • Figure 91 Setup and Hold Limits Mask Definition Dialog Box
      • Figure 92 Setup and Hold Limits Search Result
  • Timing Analysis - Asynchronous
• TA700/TA800 as Target
  • TA700/TA800 Enumeration
  • Setting Target Operation
    • Defining Target Responses in Exerciser Program
      • Figure 93 Setting Exerciser as Target
    • Enable Local Memory
      • Figure 94 PCI Local Memory Programming Dialog
      • Figure 95 PCI Local Memory Organization
    • Dump Memory
      • Figure 96 Local Memory Content
• Performance Analysis
  • Real-time Analysis
    • Performing a Pre-defined Analysis
      • Figure 97 Performance Analysis Dialog Box
    • Creating a New Analysis Project
      • Setting Analysis Options:
      • Defining Event Patterns
        • Writing And Editing Analysis Equations
          • Figure 98 Equation Editor Dialog Box
      • Programming the Exerciser
        • Figure 99 Analysis Real Time Display
• Saved Performance Analysis Review
  • Figure 100 Review of Saved Performance Analysis
  • Trace Statistics
    • Figure 101 Trace Statistics Dialog Box
    • Creating a New Trace Project
      • Setting Trace Options
    • Defining Event Patterns
      • Programming the Exerciser
      • Defining Equations
      • Running the Trace Project
• Example Files
  • Figure 102 Project Definition Dialog Box
  • Program Device
    • Figure 103 Select Device for Programming Dialog
    • Figure 104 Programming Device Complete Message
• Compliance Device Test
  • Executing a Compliance Device Test
    • Figure 105 Compliance Tests Configuration Dialog Box
    • Setting the Compliance Test Options
      • Figure 106 Compliance Tests Options Selection Dialog Box
      • Running Compliance at an Offset
  • Executing a Saved Configuration
  • Example Test
    • Figure 107 Compliance Test Setup
    • Figure 108 Device Found Dialog
    • Figure 109 Compliance Result Report
    • Figure 110 Display With Non Compliant Trigger
  • E-Mail Device Compliance Results
    • Figure 111 Compliance Tests Configuration Dialog Box
    • Figure 112 PCI Compliance Checklist
    • Figure 113 E-mail Client Dialog Box
• Display Manipulation
  • Figure 114 Waveform Data Display
  • Figure 115 List Data Display
  • Figure 116 Simultaneous Waveform and List Display
  • Multiple Results Windows
    • Figure 117 TA700/800 Global Settings Dialog
  • Adding and Removing Signals for Display
    • Figure 118 Active Signals Dialog Box
    • Figure 119 Active Signals Dialog Box
    • Figure 120 Hardware Determined Termination Included in Display
    • Figure 121 Select PCI-X Attributes for Display
    • Figure 122 PCI-X Attribute Display
    • Figure 123 Quick Signal Edit List
    • Figure 124 Insert Signal Dialog
    • Figure 125 Bookmark Dialog
    • Figure 126 Bookmark Search Dialog
    • Figure 127 Signal Color Selection Dialog
  • Latency Report
  • Using the Cursors
  • Jump Within Data Display
    • Figure 128 Selecting a Jump Option
  • Using Zoom in the Wave Window
    • Zoom Options
      • Figure 129 Setting Zoom Options
  • User Defined Display Configuration
  • Search
    • Figure 130 Search Pattern Definition Dialog Box (D32 XFER)
    • Figure 131 Search Settings Retained
    • Figure 132 Defining External Signals Patterns
    • Figure 133 Search Also Protocol Errors
    • Figure 134 Choosing a Mnemonic
    • Figure 135 Search for Virtual Address and Termination Selection
• Converting Captured Data
  • Convert To Text
    • Figure 136 Text File Display
  • Convert to Excel™
    • Figure 137 Excel™ File Display
  • Capture a Screen
• Tools to Analyze Captured Data
  • Compare
    • Figure 138 Compare Output Files Dialog Box
    • Figure 139 Compare Differences Display
  • Filtering Captured Data
    • Figure 140 Mnemonics Setup for Filtering
    • Figure 141 Filter Data Dialog Box
    • Figure 142 Filter Data Complete Dialog Box
    • Figure 143 Filter Results Display
• Special Setups
  • Protocol Errors
    • Figure 144 Protocol Errors Mask Enable
  • PCI-X Protocol Errors
    • Number of Errors
      • Figure 145 Number of Errors Display
      • Protocol Error Type
        • Figure 146 Protocol Error Wave Display
        • Figure 147 Detected Protocol Error Message
  • Mnemonics
    • Figure 148 Mnemonics Definition Dialog Box
    • Displaying Patterns Matching Mnemonics
      • Figure 149 Add Mnemonic to Display
      • Figure 150 Searching a Display With a Mnemonic
    • External Signals
      • External Input Signals
      • External Output Trigger
  • Macros
    • Figure 151 Defining a Macro
    • Figure 152 Defining the Macro
    • Figure 153 Completed Macro Definition
    • Assigning a Macro to a Function Key:
      • Figure 154 Macro Assign Key Dialog
      • Figure 155 Defined Macros
      • Figure 156 Assigning a Macro to a Function Key
• System Administration
  • Multiple Users
    • Figure 157 TA700/800 Directory Structure
• Troubleshooting
  • Known Issues
• TA700/800 SPECIFICATIONS
  • ANALYZER
  • TIMING MEASUREMENT
    • Synchronous
    • Asynchronous
  • TIME TAG
  • PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
    • Real-time, Continuous
    • Statistical (Memory Capture)
  • UTILITIES
  • MNEMONICS
  • EXERCISER
  • Data Block generation
  • Master Mode
  • Target Mode
  • Local Memory
  • Voltage Check
  • Voltage Requirement
• Appendix A
  • TA700 COMAPI Library
    • New Methods
      • IRunProjectServer Interface
      • IChangeProjectServer Interface
      • IRunProjectServer Interface
      • IUtilityserver Interface
    • Removed/Moved Methods
      • IUtilityserver Interface
      • IRunProjectServer Interface
      • TA-700 Modes Supported
      • Support of Multithreading
• Library Exported Interfaces
  • IRunProjectServer
    • SetTriggerOption (nOutTrigPolarity)
    • RunTA700Project (BSTR ProjectName)
    • SetFPGAFilesPath (bstrOutputFileName)
    • SetProtocolErrorMask (nProtocolErrorMask)
    • SetVoltageMasks (nVoltageMasks)
    • SetInterfaceMode (nInterfaceMode)
    • SetPortNumber (nPortNumber)
    • EnableCompilerOfExerciser (bEnabledCompiler)
    • SetForceStopTimerValue (nTimerValue)
    • GetTerminationType (nTerminationType)
    • SetDeviceID(nDeviceType,lBoardSerialId)
    • FormatResultMessage(nMessageID, pbstrMessage)
    • SaveAsText(bstrSampleFileName)
    • DumpLocalMemory(bstrProjectName)
  • IChangeProjectServer
    • Open (lpszProjectName)
    • Close ()
    • SetSampleNo (nSampleNo)
    • GetSampleNo (pnSampleNo)
    • SetWorkingMode (nWorkingMode)
    • GetWorkingMode (pnWorkingMode)
    • SetOutputFileName (bstrOutputFileName)
    • GetOutputFileName (pbstrOutputFileName)
    • SetTargetDisconnectOption (bTargetDisconnect)
    • GetTargetDisconnectOption (pbTargetDisconnect)
    • SetCompleteTransactionOption (bCompleteTransaction )
    • GetCompleteTransactionOption (pbCompleteTransaction )
    • SetAssertFrameOption(pbAssertFrame)
    • GetAssertFrameOption(pbAssertFrame)
    • SetMasterAbortOption (bMasterAbort)
    • GetMasterAbortOption (pbMasterAbort)
    • SetEventField(nEventNo, nFieldIndex, lpszNewValue)
    • GetEventField (nEventNo, nFieldIndex, strValue)
    • SetPreTrigger (npreTrigger)
    • GetPreTrigger (npreTrigger)
    • SetSeqFiledInt (nStateNo, nFieldIndex, nNewValue)
    • GetSeqFiledInt(nStateNo, nFieldIndex, nValue)
    • SetSeqFiledStr (nStateNo, nFieldIndex, strExpression)
    • GetSeqFiledStr (nStateNo, nFieldIndex, strExpression)
    • SetElseStatementInt (nStateNo, nElseNo, nFieldIndex, nNewValue)
    • GetElseStatementInt (nStateNo, nElseNo, nFieldIndex, nValue)
    • SetElseStatementStr(nStateNo,nElseNo,nFieldIndex,strExpression)
    • GetElseStatementStr(nStateNo, nElseNo, nFieldIndex, strExpression)
    • SetTimingEnableValue(nTimingEnableValue)
    • GetTimingEnableValue(pnTimingEnableValue)
    • SetTimingTClockValue(nTimingTClkValue)
    • GetTimingTClockValue(pnTimingTClkValue)
    • SetTimingMasks(ptrTimingMasks)
    • GetTimingMasks(ptrTimingMasks)
    • SetTimingMaskAll(bMaskValue)
    • SetTimingMasksAddress(bAdd32, bMaskValue)
    • GetTimingMasksAddress(ptrAddressMask)
    • SetTimingMasksControl(bMaskValue)
    • GetTimingMasksControl(ptrControlMask)
  • IUtilityServer
    • AutoDetectSystemFrequency (nSystemFrequency)
    • SetInterfaceMode (nInterfaceMode)
    • SetPortNumber (nPortNumber)
    • SetFPGAFilesPath (bstrOutputFileName)
• Examples
  • IRunProjectServers Interface Examples
  • IChangeProjectServer Interface Examples
  • Event Field
  • Sequencer Fields
  • ELSE Fields
  • IUtilityServer Interface Examples
  • Data File Structure
• APPENDIX B
  • TA700 PCI Card
    • Figure 158 TA700 PCI Analyzer Card
  • Status LED Function Description
  • Jumper Configuration
  • Alternate Jumper Configuration
  • TA700 Power Draw
  • TA700 Extended Memory Card
    • Figure 159 TA700 Extended Memory Card
• APPENDIX C
  • TA700C CompactPCI Card
    • Figure 160 TA700C CompactPCI Analyzer Card
  • Status LED Function Description
  • Jumper Configuration
  • TA700C Extended Memory
    • Figure 161 TA700C Extended Memory Card
• APPENDIX D
  • TA700PDC PMC Module Analyzer Exerciser
    • Figure 162 TA700PDC PMC Module Analyzer Exerciser
  • Status LED Function Description
  • Jumper Configuration
• APPENDIX E
  • TA800 PCI Card
    • Figure 163 TA800 PCI Analyzer Card
  • Status LED Function Description
  • Jumper Configuration
• APPENDIX F
  • TA850 PCI Card
    • Figure 164 TA850 PCI Analyzer Card
  • Status LED Function Description
  • Jumper Configuration
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