Teledyne LeCroy SAS_SATA Tracer_Trainer Automation API Manual - Manual (Page 5)

1 Introduction
LeCroy’s SASTracer/SATracer software provides a rich, functional COM/Automation API to
the most important functionalities of the LeCroy SASTracer/SATracer Protocol Analyzer and
LeCroy SASTrainer/SATrainer Exerciser. This makes it a great tool for implementation of
automated programs for complicated testing, development and debugging. The "dual" nature of
the interfaces provided makes it easy to use the SASTracer/SATracer COM API in different
Integrated Development Environments (IDE) supporting the COM architecture.
Special support for typeless script languages (such as VB and JavaScript), while overriding
some restrictions imposed by script engines (remote access, dynamic object creation, and
handling events), allows you to write client applications quickly and easily. You do not need
significant programming skills. or installation of expensive and powerful programming language
systems. All these features, along with the ability to set up all necessary DCOM permissions
during the installation process, make the LeCroy SASTracer/SATracer an attractive tool for
automating and speeding many engineering processes.
1.1 System Requirements
The Automation API was introduced with the following release: SASTracer/SATracer
software 2.60/4.60.
This document covers the functionality available in SASTracer/SATracer 2.60/4.60.
1.2 Support Resources
As new functionalities are added to the API, not all of them are supported by older versions
of the analyzer's software. For newer releases of analyzer software, please refer to the LeCroy
web site:
www.lecroy.com
1.3 Setting Up Automation for Local Use
To run Automation on the SASTracer/SATracer's Host Controller (the PC attached to the
SASTracer/SATracer), you do not need to perform any special configuration. You can simply
execute the scripts or programs that you have created and they will run the analyzer. In order to
use the SASTracer/SATracer COM API, during the installation process the application should be
registered as a COM server in a system registry.
1.4 Setting Up Automation for Remote Use
To access SASTracer/SATracer remotely over a network, install the SASTracer/SATracer
application on both server and client systems and accept the Enabling Remote Access option
during installation. You can also perform a manual DCOM configuration.