Teledyne LeCroy QPHY-SATA - Manual (Page 6)

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INTRODUCTION
QPHY-SATA is a software package designed to capture, analyze, and report measurements in conformance with
Serial ATA II electrical specification standards. A copy of the specification can be found at
www.serialata.org .
The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) Interoperability Program outlined a list of tests a product
must meet in order to gain acceptance to the integrator’s list. QPHY-SATA covers those tests appropriate for real-
time oscilloscopes.
SATA has three speeds (Gen1 at 1.5Gb/s, Gen2 at 3.0Gb/s and Gen3 at 6.0Gb/s) and at each speed there are
three different configurations or usage modes:
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i = internal
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m = "Short" Backplane and External Desktop Applications
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x = “Long” Backplane and Data Center Applications (not covered by the Interoperability Program)
Compatibility
QPHY-SATA is a software option compatible with the following LeCroy X-Stream oscilloscopes:
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WaveMaster*/SDA/DDA 806Zi (4x40 GS/s, 2x80GS/s) or higher bandwidth
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WavePro*/SDA/DDA 760Zi (4x20 GS/s, 2x40GS/s) or higher bandwidth
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SDA 6000, 6000A (4x10 GS/s, 2x20 GS/s)
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SDA 6020 (4x20 GS/s)
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SDA 9000 (4x20 GS/s at 6 GHz bandwidth, 2x40 GS/s at 9 GHz bandwidth)
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SDA 11000 (4x20 GS/s at 6 GHz bandwidth, 2x40 GS/s at 11 GHz bandwidth)
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SDA 13000 (4x20 GS/s at 6 GHz bandwidth, 2x40 GS/s at 13 GHz bandwidth)
Because the SATA specification for Gen1, Gen2 and Gen3 data rate is 1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s and 6.0Gb/s respectively,
oscilloscope bandwidths less than 6 GHz for Gen1, 11 GHz for Gen2 and 13 GHz for Gen3, are not
recommended. The SATA specification requires at least 10 GHz bandwidth for certain Gen1 and Gen2
measurements and 12 GHz bandwidth for certain Gen3 measurements.
*WaveMaster and WavePro oscilloscopes require the SDA II software option. In addition, memory
option “-S” or
higher is recommended.
**The Eye Doctor II software is required for Gen3 testing due to the channel emulation requirement for Gen3
tests. This emulation is in accordance with Serial ATA II electrical specification standards.