Document Outline

• Conformance Statements
  • FCC Conformance Statement
  • EU Conformance Statement
• References
• Table Of Contents
• Chapter 1: FireInspector Overview
  • 1.1 IEEE 1394 Bus Version
  • 1.2 The FireInspector Analyzer System Components
  • 1.3 The FireInspector Analyzer Unit
    • 1.3.1 Front Panel Description
      • IEEE 1394 6-Pin Port Connectors
      • The Trigger Push-Button
    • 1.3.2 Back Panel Description
      • Data In/Out Connector
  • 1.4 External Interface Breakout Board
  • 1.5 Specifications
    • Package
    • Power Requirements
    • Environmental Conditions
    • LEDs
    • Recording Memory Size
    • Certification
    • Basic Events Detected
  • 1.6 Features of FireInspector
  • 1.7 System Requirements
• Chapter 2: Getting Started
  • 2.1 Installing FireInspector
    • 2.1.1 Software Installation
    • 2.1.2 Hardware Installation
  • 2.2 Starting and Stopping FireInspector
    • 2.2.1 Starting the Application
    • 2.2.2 Exiting the Application
    • 2.2.3 Starting the Analyzer Box
    • 2.2.4 Shutting Down the Analyzer Box
  • 2.3 Displaying Help
  • 2.4 Setting Up the Analyzer
    • 2.4.1 Resetting the Analyzer
    • 2.4.2 Updating the BusEngine and Firmware
  • 2.5 Updating the Driver
    • 2.5.1 Updating the Driver on Windows 2000
    • 2.5.2 Updating the Driver on Windows 98 SE
    • 2.5.3 Updating the Driver on Windows Me
    • 2.5.4 Updating the Driver on Windows XP
  • 2.6 License Keys
    • 2.6.1 Update License
    • 2.6.2 License Information
• Chapter 3: FireInspector User Interface
  • 3.1 Application Layout
  • 3.2 Menus
  • 3.3 Toolbars
  • 3.4 Keyboard Shortcuts
• Chapter 4: Recording 1394 Traffic
  • 4.1 Recording Options
    • 4.1.1 General Recording Options
    • 4.1.2 Event Options
      • Event Groups
    • 4.1.3 Action Options
      • Trigger
      • Filter
      • Restart
      • Count1 and Count2
      • Event to Event Sequencing
      • Enable/Disable External General Purpose Output
      • Enable External General Purpose Output Only
      • External Output Form
    • 4.1.4 Saving Recording Options
    • 4.1.5 Loading Recording Options
  • 4.2 Making a Recording
    • 4.2.1 Recording
    • 4.2.2 Uploading
    • 4.2.3 Recording Status
      • Pre-Trigger
      • Post-Trigger
      • Uploading
  • 4.3 Resetting the 1394 Bus
  • 4.4 Enabling and Disabling Configuration ROM
• Chapter 5: CATC Trace Files
  • 5.1 Display Options
    • 5.1.1 General Display Options
    • 5.1.2 Field Color, Format, and Hiding Options
      • Set Field Colors
      • Set Field Formats
      • Set Field Bit or Byte Order
      • Set Field Hiding
    • 5.1.3 Level Hiding Options
      • Define Packets to Hide Dialog
    • 5.1.4 Restore Factory Presets
    • 5.1.5 Saving Display Options
    • 5.1.6 Loading Display Options
  • 5.2 Viewing Trace Files
    • 5.2.1 Packet-Level Decoding
      • General Packet Display Elements
      • Asynchronous Packet Fields
      • Isochronous Data Block (IsoDB) Packets
      • PHY Packets
    • 5.2.2 Transaction-Level Decoding
      • Transaction Number Field
      • Expanding and Collapsing Transaction Rows
      • IEEE 1394 (1394) Transactions
      • Serial Bus Protocol (SBP) Transactions
      • Decode SBP Transactions Dialog
      • Function Control Protocol (FCP) Transactions
      • Internet Protocol version 4 Over 1394 (IP or IPv4/1394) Transactions
      • Internet Protocol Datagrams (IPDG or IP Datagrams)
      • High-Level Internet Protocols (IPPR)
      • Digital Camera 1.30 (DC) Transactions
      • Decode Camera Transactions Dialog
      • 61883 Common Isochronous Packets (CIP)
    • 5.2.3 Expanding and Collapsing Rows and Fields
    • 5.2.4 Cell Context Menus
      • View Fields
      • View Raw Quadlets
      • Set Marker
      • Edit Marker
      • Clear Marker
      • Time From Trigger
      • Time From Marker
      • Format > Numeric Format
      • Color > Color Chart
      • Hide
      • Search for the next Type
      • Reconstruct Topology Tree
      • Reconstruct Configuration ROM
      • Find response
      • View Data Block
      • Expand/Collapse Field or Transaction
      • Expand All Fields or Transactions
      • Collapse All Fields or Transactions
      • Export Data
      • View Type Fields
    • 5.2.5 Cell Context Menu Commands for Traffic Generation Files
      • Edit Packet
      • Delete Packet
      • Insert Packet
      • Change all...Dest_IDs
    • 5.2.6 Trace View Menus
      • Display Options
      • Edit As Text
      • Unhide Cells > Field name
      • Zoom In
      • Zoom Out
      • Wrap
      • View Packets Only
      • View 1394 Transactions
      • View Serial Bus Protocol (SBP) Transactions
      • View Function Control Protocol (FCP) Transactions
      • View IPv4 over 1394 Transactions
      • View Internet Protocol (IP) Datagrams
      • View High Level Internet Protocols
      • View Digital Camera 1.30 Transactions
      • View 61883 Common Isochronous Packets (CIPs)
      • View User Defined Transactions > Transaction(s)
  • 5.3 Saving Trace Files
    • 5.3.1 Saving Traffic Generation (.txg) Trace Files
    • 5.3.2 Saving Traffic Recording (.fdb) Trace Files
  • 5.4 Trace File Comments
  • 5.5 Searching Trace Files
    • 5.5.1 Go to Trigger
    • 5.5.2 Go to Packet/Transaction
    • 5.5.3 Go to Marker
      • All Markers Dialog
    • 5.5.4 Go to
    • 5.5.5 Find
    • 5.5.6 Search Direction
  • 5.6 Exporting Trace Files
• Chapter 6: Decoder Scripts
  • 6.1 CATC Decoder Scripting Files
  • 6.2 Custom Decoder Scripts
• Chapter 7: Traffic Generation
  • 7.1 Traffic Generation Keys
  • 7.2 Defining Data Blocks
  • 7.3 Maximum Block Size for Asynchronous Data
  • 7.4 Stress Testing With Asynchronous Data
  • 7.5 Generating Isochronous Traffic
  • 7.6 Maximum Block Size for Isochronous Data
  • 7.7 Creating Different Traffic Patterns With Isochronous Data
  • 7.8 Editing Tools in FireInspector
    • 7.8.1 Edit Packet
      • Edit Packet Dialogs
    • 7.8.2 Delete Packet
    • 7.8.3 Insert Packet
    • 7.8.4 Change all...Dest_IDs
    • 7.8.5 Edit As Text
• Chapter 8: Bus Topology Trees
  • 8.1 Retrieving a Bus Topology Tree
    • 8.1.1 Advanced Tree Retrieving Options
  • 8.2 Viewing Bus Topology
  • 8.3 Bus Topology Tree Menus
    • 8.3.1 Topology Context Menu
    • 8.3.2 Tree View Menu
  • 8.4 Reconstructing Bus Topology
  • 8.5 Saving Tree Files
  • 8.6 Reading and Viewing Configuration ROM
    • 8.6.1 Reading Configuration ROM From a Device
    • 8.6.2 Reading Configuration ROM From a File
    • 8.6.3 Reconstructing Configuration ROM
    • 8.6.4 Viewing Configuration ROM as Text
    • 8.6.5 Saving Configuration ROM files
  • 8.7 Vendor Information
• Chapter 9: Reports
  • 9.1 File Information
  • 9.2 Error Summary
  • 9.3 Timing and Bus Usage Calculator
  • 9.4 Transaction Summary
  • 9.5 Bus Utilization
    • 9.5.1 File Options
    • 9.5.2 Display Settings
      • Toolbar Commands
      • Graph Area Menu
    • 9.5.3 Data Settings
      • Use the following toolbar items to configure data settings:
      • Select Range
      • Graphs Menu
• Chapter 10: Printing and Exporting Files
  • 10.1 Printing Files
    • 10.1.1 Print a Trace file
    • 10.1.2 Print a tree file
    • 10.1.3 Print a bus utilization graph
  • 10.2 Exporting Files
    • 10.2.1 Export to Packet View Format
    • 10.2.2 Export to Generator Text File Format
    • 10.2.3 Export to Comma Separated Value Format
    • 10.2.4 Export to Data Format
• Chapter 11: Contact and Warranty Information
  • 11.1 Contact Information
  • 11.2 Warranty and License
• Index