Teledyne LeCroy PETracer PCI Express Edge User Manual - Manual (Page 11)

PETracer Edge User Manual Chapter 1: Overview
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Chapter 1: Overview
Designed for developers and validators, the Teledyne LeCroy PETracer Edge is a
PCI Express™ Multi-Lane advanced verification system.
By leveraging years of experience in protocol analysis tools for emerging markets,
PETracer Edge blend sophisticated functionality with practical features to speed the
development of PCI Express™ IP cores, semiconductors, bridges, switches,
add-in boards, and systems.
1.1 PETracer Analyzer Hardware and Software
Features and Benefits
PETracer Edge analyzers have these features and benefits:
Features Benefits
Powerful and Intuitive
CATC Trace™ Analysis Software Faster interpretation and debug of PCI Express traffic with
color-coded, clearly labeled protocol elements in a graphical
display. Reduces coding and deciphering.
Extensive Decoding Complete, accurate and reliable decoding of TLPs (Transaction
Layer Packets), DLLPs (Data Link Layer Packets), and all
PCI Express Primitives
Monitoring and Link Utilization View link utilization and other performance measurements
changing in real time. Save this data to view as post-session
statistics.
Advanced Triggering Isolate important traffic, specific errors, or data patterns. Trigger
condition setup is made simple with drag and drop tools to link
events to trigger or filter actions.
Hardware Filtering
Analyze faster and understand transactions more clearly by
removing non-essential fields from the CATC Trace.
Intelligent Reporting
Quickly identify and track error rates and abnormal link or timing
conditions. Display configuration space and protocol specification
details.
Sophisticated Viewing View Packet, Link and Split Transaction levels of the PCI Express
protocol. Collapsible/expandable headers with Tool tip
explanations make it easy to navigate and interpret packet
contents, headers, and commands. View packets, transactions of
TLPs and DLLPs in classic CATC Trace™ format or in raw 10b
code for deeper analysis.
2 GB Recording Capacity Capture long recording sessions for analysis and problem solving