Teledyne LeCroy Summit Z2-16 PCI Express Multi-lane Exerciser User Manual - Manual (Page 7)

Summit Z2-16 Exerciser User Manual Chapter 1: Overview
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Chapter 1: Overview
Designed for developers and validators, the Teledyne LeCroy Summit Z2-16™ is a
Gen1/Gen2 PCI Express advanced verification system.
By leveraging years of experience in protocol analysis tools for emerging markets,
Summit Z2-16 blends sophisticated functionality with practical features to speed the
development of PCI Express™ IP cores, semiconductors, bridges, switches, add-in
boards, and systems.
1.1 Summit Z2-16 Exerciser Hardware
Features and Benefits
Summit Z2-16 Exercisers have these features and benefits
Features Benefits
Bidirectional x1-x16, 
2.5 GBps to 5.0 GBps 
generation support
Accurate generation of PCI Express bus traffic
Script level traffic generation Programmability to test PCI Express components with
more precision and control
Manual Error injection Verify fault handling and identify error recovery
Host/End-Point Emulation Support Host emulation platform/end-point emulation
Interposer allows for design and stress testing.
Programmable Physical Layer Flexibility to program lane skews, link control bits, skip
intervals and link states for more robust verification
Programmable Data Link Layer Ability to modify flow control, ACK/NAK, and retry
behaviors
Flexible/programmable Transaction Layer User ability to define arbitrary sequence of
transactions, payload generation, and conditional
repeat of transactions provide users with maximum
flexibility
Point and Click Script Editor Complex scripts can be created quickly and easily
Read/modify/playback capability Allows automatic generation of Exerciser scripts
based on a captured CATC Trace recording.