Teledyne LeCroy TA700_800_850 User Manual User Manual

Teledyne LeCroy Equipment

P/N 400-0020-012

072105

TA700/800 Series

PCI-X, PCI, CPCI, PMC

BUS Analyzer-Exerciser

User’s Manual

Compatible with software version 4.7 and higher

Table of contents

Document Outline

Introduction
- What’s In This Manual
- Overview
  - Figure 1 Target and Host Operating in the Same Machine
  - Optional Auxiliary PCI connector
    - Figure 2 Testing a PCI Bus Card
- TA700 Analyzer Card
  - Figure 3 TA700 PCI Analyzer Card
  - Status LED Function Description (TA700)
Receiving and Inspecting Your Analyzer
- Unpacking Your Analyzer
- Host System Requirements
Installing Your Analyzer
- Software Installation
TA700/800 Overview
- TA700/800 Working Mode Configurations
- Additional Features
Launching Your TA700/800
- Figure 5 Analyzer Tool Bar
- Operating in Simulation Mode
- LPT Port Setting
Configuration Menu
- Enabling Voltage Check
  - Figure 6 Voltage Check Dialog Box
- Host Bus
  - Figure 7 Host Bus Type Selection Dialog Box
  - Figure 8 Protocol Selection
- Analyzer Window Colors
- Global Software Settings
  - Figure 9 Global Software Settings Dialog Box
- Authorization
  - Figure 10 Authorization Code Dialog Box
- System Feature Status
  - Figure 11 System Features Status Display
- Configuration Space Information
  - Figure 12 Configuration Space Information Display
- Protocol Errors
- External Signal Names
- External Trigger Settings
Easy Mode
- Instant Data Capture & Trigger
- Performance Analysis
  - Figure 22 Easy Mode Performance Analysis Dialog Box
  - Figure 23 Performance Analysis Result
- Trace Statistics
  - Obtaining Trace Statistics
  - Trace Analysis Options
- Exercise and Capture
- Archiving a Project
  - Restoring a Project
    - E-mail Archived Project
      - Figure 38 E-mail Dialog box
- Exerciser Utilities
- Generate Traffic and Measure Performance
  - Figure 49 Performance Analysis with Exerciser
- Generate Traffic and Measure Statistics
  - Figure 50 Trace Statistics With Exerciser
- Timing Analysis - Synchronous
- Timing Analysis - Asynchronous
  - Figure 55 Asynchronous Timing Capture Data And Trigger Dialog
  - Figure 56 Asynchronous Timing Data Capture Wave Display
Advanced Mode
Custom Capture Data Project
- Figure 57 Custom Project Dialog Box
- Defining Event Patterns
  - Creating an Event Pattern
  - PCI-X Attributes
- Programming the Sequencer
- Set Trigger
  - Figure 74 Pre-Trigger Example, 20% Pre-Trigger
- Exercise and Capture Data Project
  - Figure 75 Exercise and Capture Data Project Dialog Box
- Programming the Exerciser
- Easy Mode Trigger and Capture
  - Figure 86 Capture and Trigger Dialog
  - Figure 87 Exerciser Program Dialog
- Timing Analysis - Synchronous
- Timing Analysis - Asynchronous
TA700/TA800 as Target
- TA700/TA800 Enumeration
- Setting Target Operation
Performance Analysis
- Real-time Analysis
  - Performing a Pre-defined Analysis
    - Figure 97 Performance Analysis Dialog Box
  - Creating a New Analysis Project
Saved Performance Analysis Review
- Figure 100 Review of Saved Performance Analysis
- Trace Statistics
Example Files
- Figure 102 Project Definition Dialog Box
- Program Device
  - Figure 103 Select Device for Programming Dialog
  - Figure 104 Programming Device Complete Message
Compliance Device Test
- Executing a Compliance Device Test
  - Figure 105 Compliance Tests Configuration Dialog Box
  - Setting the Compliance Test Options
    - Figure 106 Compliance Tests Options Selection Dialog Box
    - Running Compliance at an Offset
- Executing a Saved Configuration
- Example Test
- E-Mail Device Compliance Results
Display Manipulation
- Figure 114 Waveform Data Display
- Figure 115 List Data Display
- Figure 116 Simultaneous Waveform and List Display
- Multiple Results Windows
  - Figure 117 TA700/800 Global Settings Dialog
- Adding and Removing Signals for Display
- Latency Report
- Using the Cursors
- Jump Within Data Display
  - Figure 128 Selecting a Jump Option
- Using Zoom in the Wave Window
  - Zoom Options
    - Figure 129 Setting Zoom Options
- User Defined Display Configuration
- Search
Converting Captured Data
- Convert To Text
  - Figure 136 Text File Display
- Convert to Excel™
  - Figure 137 Excel™ File Display
- Capture a Screen
Tools to Analyze Captured Data
- Compare
  - Figure 138 Compare Output Files Dialog Box
  - Figure 139 Compare Differences Display
- Filtering Captured Data
Special Setups
- Protocol Errors
  - Figure 144 Protocol Errors Mask Enable
- PCI-X Protocol Errors
  - Number of Errors
    - Figure 145 Number of Errors Display
    - Protocol Error Type
      - Figure 146 Protocol Error Wave Display
      - Figure 147 Detected Protocol Error Message
- Mnemonics
- Macros
System Administration
- Multiple Users
  - Figure 157 TA700/800 Directory Structure
Troubleshooting
- Known Issues
TA700/800 SPECIFICATIONS
- ANALYZER
- TIMING MEASUREMENT
  - Synchronous
  - Asynchronous
- TIME TAG
- PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
  - Real-time, Continuous
  - Statistical (Memory Capture)
- UTILITIES
- MNEMONICS
- EXERCISER
- Data Block generation
- Master Mode
- Target Mode
- Local Memory
- Voltage Check
- Voltage Requirement
Appendix A
- TA700 COMAPI Library
  - New Methods
  - Removed/Moved Methods
Library Exported Interfaces
- IRunProjectServer
- IChangeProjectServer
- IUtilityServer
Examples
- IRunProjectServers Interface Examples
- IChangeProjectServer Interface Examples
- Event Field
- Sequencer Fields
- ELSE Fields
- IUtilityServer Interface Examples
- Data File Structure
APPENDIX B
- TA700 PCI Card
  - Figure 158 TA700 PCI Analyzer Card
- Status LED Function Description
- Jumper Configuration
- Alternate Jumper Configuration
- TA700 Power Draw
- TA700 Extended Memory Card
  - Figure 159 TA700 Extended Memory Card
APPENDIX C
- TA700C CompactPCI Card
  - Figure 160 TA700C CompactPCI Analyzer Card
- Status LED Function Description
- Jumper Configuration
- TA700C Extended Memory
  - Figure 161 TA700C Extended Memory Card
APPENDIX D
- TA700PDC PMC Module Analyzer Exerciser
  - Figure 162 TA700PDC PMC Module Analyzer Exerciser
- Status LED Function Description
- Jumper Configuration
APPENDIX E
- TA800 PCI Card
  - Figure 163 TA800 PCI Analyzer Card
- Status LED Function Description
- Jumper Configuration
APPENDIX F
- TA850 PCI Card
  - Figure 164 TA850 PCI Analyzer Card
- Status LED Function Description
- Jumper Configuration
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