Teledyne LeCroy Summit T3-8 PCIe Multi-lane Protocol Analyzer User Manual - Manual (Page 15)

Summit T3‐8 PCI Express Multi‐Lane Protocol Analyzer User Manual 3
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1.1.2 Summit T3-8 Analyzer
The Teledyne LeCroy Summit T3‐8 is Teledyne LeCroy’s high performance PCI Express
analyzer for customers in server, workstation, desktop, graphics, storage and network
card markets.
Figure 1.1: Summit T3-8 Analyzer
With advanced features such as support for PCI Express Spec 3.0, data rates from
2.5 to 8.0 GBps, lane widths from x1 to x8, and 4 GB of memory, the Summit T3‐8 provides
unmatched capability and flexibility for developers and users of advanced PCI Express
products. The Summit T3‐8 is the most advanced and sophisticated PCI Express Analyzer
available in the market today.
As with other Teledyne LeCroy PCI Express analyzers, the Summit T3‐8 leverages the
intuitive and powerful CATC Trace analysis software system, embedding a deep
understanding of the PCI Express protocol hierarchy and intricacies. The colorful, intuitive
and easy‐to‐use graphical display allows you to quickly capture and validate PCI Express
product designs.
In addition to a full suite of advanced hardware and software features, the Summit T3‐8
has user‐convenience and analysis features, such as support for automatic
“lane swizzling,” which allows a board developer to lay out a mid‐bus probe pad with
lanes in non‐standard order, simplifying the design of the board. Internally, the Summit T3‐
8 maps the lanes back into their correct order and accurately displays the embedded bus
traffic. An optional BitTracer™ mode allows bytes to be recorded as they come across the
link, allowing debugging of PHY layer problems and combining the features of a logic
analyzer format with a protocol analyzer format.
The Summit T3‐8 supports USB and GIGE host interfaces. By connecting over GIGE,
engineers can operate the system remotely (for example, install the client software on
their desktop systems to control an analyzer operating in a remote lab). Also, multiple
engineers working collaboratively can time‐share use of a single analyzer, reducing the
need for an additional analyzer for each engineer and increasing the cost effectiveness of
the product.