Document Outline

• Introduction
• Verification Script Structure
• Interaction Between SASTracer/SATracer and a Verification Script
• Running Verification Scripts from the SASTracer/SATracer
  • Running verification scripts
  • VSE GUI settings.
• Verification Script Engine Input Context Members
  • Trace event-independent set of members
  • Trace event-dependent set of members
    • Primitives
    • OOB
    • SAS/SATA Generic Frame members
    • SAS Open Address Frame members
    • SAS Identify Address Frame members
    • SAS Broadcast and Short Broadcast Address Frame members
    • SAS SSP Frame members
      • COMMAND SSP Frame
      • XFER_RDY SSP Frame
      • RESPONSE SSP Frame
      • TASK SSP Frame
    • SAS SMP Frame members
      • Common SMP Frame members
      • SMP Request Frame members
        • Report General Frame members
        • Report Manufacturer Info Frame members
        • Discover Frame members
        • Report Phy Error Log Frame members
        • Report Phy SATA Frame members
        • Report Route Info Frame members
        • Configure Route Info Frame members
        • Phy Control Frame members
        • Phy Test Function Frame members
        • Configure Phy Zone Frame members
        • Configure Zone Permission Frame members
        • Report Zone Permission Frame members
        • Report Zone Route Table Frame members
      • SMP Response Frames members
        • Report General Frame members
        • Report Manufacturer Info Frame members
        • Discover Frame members
        • Report Phy Error Log Frame members
        • Report Phy SATA Frame members
        • Report Route Info Frame members
        • Configure Route Info Frame members
        • Phy Control Frame members
        • Phy Test Function Frame members
        • Configure Phy Zone Frame members
        • Configure Zone Permission Frame members
        • Report Zone Permission Frame members
        • Report Zone Route Table Frame members
    • SATA/STP Frame Members
      • Common SATA/STP Frame Members
      • Register Host To Device Frame Members
      • Register Device To Host Frame Members
      • Set Device Bits Frame Members
      • DMA Activate Frame Members
      • DMA Setup Frame Members
      • Bist Activate Frame Members
      • PIO Setup Frame Members
      • DATA Frame Members
• Verification Script Engine Output Context Members
• Verification Script Engine Events
  • Frame level events
  • Command level events
• Sending Functions
  • SendLevel()
  • SendLevelOnly()
  • DontSendLevel()
  • SendChannel()
  • SendChannelOnly()
  • DontSendChannel ()
  • SendAllChannels()
  • SendTraceEvent ()
  • DontSendTraceEvent()
  • SendTraceEventOnly()
  • SendAllTraceEvents()
• Timer Functions
  • VSE time object
  • SetTimer()
  • KillTimer()
  • GetTimerTime()
• Time Construction Functions
  • Time()
• Time Calculation Functions
  • AddTime()
  • SubtractTime()
  • MulTimeByInt()
  • DivTimeByInt()
• Time Logical Functions
  • IsEqualTime()
  • IsLessTime()
  • IsGreaterTime()
  • IsTimeInInterval()
• Time Text Functions
  • TimeToText()
• Output Functions
  • ReportText()
  • EnableOutput()
  • DisableOutput()
• Information Functions
  • GetTraceName()
  • GetScriptName()
  • GetApplicationFolder()
  • GetCurrentTime()
  • GetEventSegNumber()
  • GetTriggerPacketNumber()
• Navigation Functions
  • GotoEvent ()
  • SetMarker()
• File Functions
  • OpenFile()
  • CloseFile()
  • WriteString()
  • ShowInBrowser()
• COM/Automation Communication Functions
  • NotifyClient()
• User Input Functions
  • MsgBox()
  • InputBox()
  • GetUserDlgLimit()
  • SetUserDlgLimit()
• String Manipulation/formating Functions
  • FormatEx()
• Miscellaneous Functions
  • ScriptForDisplayOnly()
  • Sleep()
  • ConvertToHTML()
  • Pause()
• The VSE Important Script Files
  • Example script files