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SierraFC M8‐4 Protocol Analyzer User Manual
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.........................................................................................11
Analyzer Overview.........................................................................................................................................11
Receiving Your Analyzer ..............................................................................................................................12
Unpacking the Analyzer ................................................................................................................................12
Analyzer Features..........................................................................................................................................12
LEDs ...............................................................................................................................................................13
Status and Configuration Display ................................................................................................................14
Installing Your Analyzer............................................................................................................. 14
Software Installation ...........................................................................................................................14
System restart .....................................................................................................................................14
Error Message .....................................................................................................................................14
Hardware Setup .......................................................................................................................... 15
Connecting in General ..................................................................................................................................15
Cables to Use ......................................................................................................................................16
Expandability .............................................................................................................................. 16
Cascading with CATC SYNC Expansion .....................................................................................................16
Connecting a SierraFC M8-4 and a Summit T3-16 via the CATC Sync Expansion Card (ACC-EXP-002-X) .....16
Select Device .................................................................................................................................................18
Removing Expansion Cards .........................................................................................................................21
Connecting via Ethernet ............................................................................................................ 24
Connecting to a Network ..............................................................................................................................24
Connecting using a Hub, Switch, or Similar Device...................................................................................25
Analyzer Connected Directly to the Host Machine Using a Ethernet Cable ............................................25
Connecting Over Different Subnets.............................................................................................................25
Connecting Via USB ................................................................................................................... 25
Launching Your Analyzer .......................................................................................................... 26
Operating in Simulation Mode................................................................................................... 26
Using the Software ..................................................................................................................... 26
Protocol Analyzer ....................................................................................................................... 28
Viewing Captured Data .................................................................................................................................28