Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Overview
  • 1.1 Other Documents
• Chapter 2: Installation
• Chapter 3: Licensing
  • 3.1 Installing a License File
  • 3.2 Checking License Information
• Chapter 4: Software Overview
  • 4.1 The SimPASS PE Software
  • 4.2 Application Layout
  • 4.3 Using the Toolbar
    • Multi-Segment Toolbar
    • Toolbar Hide Buttons
  • 4.4 Using the Menus
  • 4.5 Tool Tips
  • 4.6 Keyboard Shortcuts
  • 4.7 Search Direction Indicator
  • 4.8 Importing a SimPASS PE File
  • 4.9 Opening CATC Trace Files
  • 4.10 Saving CATC Trace Files
    • Using the Save As Function
    • Saving a Portion of a CATC Trace
  • 4.11 Exporting a CATC Trace File
  • 4.12 Printing Data Files
• Chapter 5: Reading CATC Traces
  • 5.1 Viewing PCI Express CATC Traces
  • 5.2 Expand and Collapse Data Fields
  • 5.3 Resizing Cells
  • 5.4 Pop-up Menus
  • 5.5 View Data Block
  • 5.6 Show Raw 10b Codes
  • 5.7 Show Header Fields
  • 5.8 Packet Cell Popup Menus
    • Packet Header R-> Cell Popup Menu
    • Packet Header G1 Cell Popup Menu
  • 5.9 Set Marker
  • 5.10 Edit or Clear Marker
  • 5.11 Decoding Traffic
    • Packet
    • Link
    • Split
• Chapter 6: Searching CATC Traces
  • 6.1 CATC Trace Search Overview
  • 6.2 Go to Trigger
  • 6.3 Go to Packet
  • 6.4 Go to Time
  • 6.5 Go To Marker
  • 6.6 Go To Menu
  • 6.7 Search Direction
  • 6.8 Find
    • Event Groups
  • 6.9 Search for the Next Packet Type
• Chapter 7: Display Options
  • 7.1 Setting Display Options
  • 7.2 Specifying General Display Options
    • Analysis Tools Checkboxes
    • Fonts
    • Configuration Name
  • 7.3 Color, Format, and Hiding Options
    • Setting Field Colors
    • Changing Field Formats
  • 7.4 Load a Previously Saved Display Options File
  • 7.5 Saving Display Options
• Chapter 8: BitTracer Trace Files
  • 8.1 Overview
  • 8.2 Views Available for Captured Data
  • 8.3 De-Skewing Data
  • 8.4 Data Display Formats
  • 8.5 Color-Coding of BitTracer Contents
  • 8.6 Report and Analysis Windows
  • 8.7 Timing Measurements Bar
    • Markers Bar
  • 8.8 Errors Bar
  • 8.9 Symbols Bar
  • 8.10 Events Bar
  • 8.11 Packets Bar
  • 8.12 Decoding Bar
  • 8.13 Search
  • 8.14 Link Configuration
  • 8.15 Export of BitTracer Capture to CATC Trace Format
    • Exports Involving Multiple Logical Links on One Physical Link
  • 8.16 Compressing and Expanding the Data View
  • 8.17 Opening and Saving BitTracer Captures
• Chapter 9: Reports and Tools
  • 9.1 File Information
  • 9.2 Error Summary
  • 9.3 Traffic Summary
    • Using the Traffic Summary Window to Search the CATC Trace
    • Traffic Summary Buttons
  • 9.4 Bus Utilization
    • Bus Utilization Pop-up Menu
    • Bus Utilization Buttons
  • 9.5 Link Tracker
    • Using the Link Tracker Window
    • Link Tracker Buttons
  • 9.6 Data Flow Window
  • 9.7 Flow Control Tracking
  • 9.8 Using the CATC Trace Navigator
    • Displaying the Navigator
    • Navigator Toolbar
    • Navigator Ranges
    • Navigator Panes
  • 9.9 LTSSM Flow Graph
  • 9.10 Packet Header Bar
  • 9.11 Packet Data Window
  • 9.12 Configuration Space View
  • 9.13 Using Unit Metrics
    • Show Metrics in the CATC Trace Display
    • Show Metrics in the Traffic Summary Window
    • Show Metrics in the Bus Utilization Window
  • 9.14 TC to VC Mapping
  • 9.15 Timing and Bus Usage Calculations
  • 9.16 Running Verification Scripts
• Appendix A: Configuration Space Decoding
  • A.1 Mandatory Definitions
  • A.2 Mandatory Module Functions
  • A.3 Configuration Register Types
  • A.4 Primitives
  • A.5 Helper File
• Appendix B: China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
• How to Contact Teledyne LeCroy
• Index