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CATC F IRE I NSPECTOR 2.01 C HAPTER 5
User’s ManualCATC Trace Fil es
C
HAPTER
5: CATC T
RACE
F
ILES
FireInspector displays both bus traffic recording (.fdb) files and traffic generation (.txg) files
in CATC Trace graphical format.
The CATC Trace display makes extensive use of color and graphics to fully document the
captured data. Individual packets (subactions) are shown on separate rows, with every field
labeled, numbered, and color-coded. Packet rows also display time stamps, idle times, data
rates, bus resets, and the presence of subaction and arbitration reset gaps. Built-in or
custom-made transaction-level decoding can be easily applied to a Trace to reveal
protocol-specific information. Like packets, individual transactions are separated into rows,
labeled, numbered, and color-coded. The Display Options allows you to control the
presentation of virtually every aspect of the data, including the colors, number formats,
fonts, and visibility of specific fields. Many of these options can also be configured via the
Trace pop-up menus.
The Trace pop-up menus provide access to many display commands, as well as special
dialogs that contain more detailed information about field contents. Additional information
can also be gleaned from the display’s tooltips.
Finally, FireInspector’s search capabilities help you to pinpoint exactly what you're looking
for, even in a large Trace file.
Figure 5-1: CATC Trace display