subject: Introduced For The Pci Express 3.0 Tektronix Logic Analyzer Test Solution [print this page] The world's leading supplier of test, measurement and monitoring instruments | Instrument Manufacturers - Tektronix Inc. has announced the next generation of PCIe standard PCI Express 3.0 introduced comprehensive test solutions, with a hardware | tools include protocol layer analysis and physical layer analysis. Tektronix latest TLA7SA16 and TLA7SA08 logical protocol analyzer module, the bus support software and probe combination of PCIe 3.0 allows developers to the unique way to view time-dependent behavior of the system features, starting from the protocol layer up to the physical layer analysis , debugging difficult inspection problem root causes.
PCIe 3.0 Tektronix Tektronix test solution is based on the generation of PCIe protocol and logic analysis products, which have been in the industry chip manufacturers, system designers and widely used high-performance embedded engineers. It also expanded before the introduction of the PCIe 3.0 Tektronix electrical interface to test and validate products, including applicable DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series oscilloscope serial data link analysis (SDLA) Software.
Tektronix logic analyzer for the PCIe protocol design, testing and debugging while providing a protocol analyzer and logic analyzer with the best performance. Protocol Analyzer features include an integrated and flexible data views, analysis and display of event-related with the physical layer protocol operations flow. Logic analyzer features include a variety of detection options, improve the trigger and the original data symbols and channel decomposition of time-dependent waveform and a list of the data graph. The new solution extends the PCIe TLA7000 Series high-performance logic analyzer portfolio for TLA7000 host, including the TLA7012 portable mainframe and TLA7016 benchtop mainframe.
"With the PCI Express bus speed and complexity continue to increase, protocol layer and physical layer test tools must keep pace with development, which is very important." Intel Active Marketing Director, said Jim Pappas, "The advent of the logical protocol analyzer Tektronix to expand the use of logic analyzer and protocol analysis of the way, help in time to provide consumers with PCIe 3.0 chip and system. "
Integrated view of physical layer protocol layer acts and activities
By using real-time, hardware acceleration, post-treatment statistical methods, and in the new Summary Profile Window (overview summary of the window) to display these statistics, the logical protocol analyzer allows users to quickly assess the status of system operation, identifying false signals and the related pattern ( Error, the specific transaction type, order sets, etc.). Innovative single Transaction Window (desks) at the packet level and transaction-level view protocol behavior, punctuated by the physical layer activities; unique Listing Window (List window) show symbols by channel packet-level details. In addition, the Waveform Window (Wave window), you can access the various activities and high-bandwidth analog oscilloscope waveform associate.
Tektronix latest TLA7SA16 and TLA7SA08 Logic Protocol Analyzer module provides a x8 and x4 respectively, access support, support 8.0 GTs sampling rate, and to support the PCI Express x1 to x16 link widths. These modules are fully compatible with previous generations of PCI Express specifications. Can also dynamically change the width of track links, link speed, bus power | change of state regulators, and includes a powerful trigger state machine, covers all protocol layers (physical layer, data layer, link layer and transaction layer).
Up to 16 GB of deep memory (for x16 link) increased at the same time catch the error and the possibility of leading to the wrong question. To maximize the use of memory, the user can store all data on the bus, or real-time hardware with powerful filtering and conditions of storage technology stores 11 days of selected services.
Tektronix PCIe 3.0 solution provides a comprehensive probe detection chosen to ensure the system does not test the design of the user additional restrictions. Detection solutions, including intermediate bus slot connector plug device and welding, use two connectors to support up to 24 inches of PCIe3 channel, provided the minimum electrical load and the highest signal fidelity, with the leading active balanced mechanisms to ensure accurate data recovery closed eye. Innovative graphical interface support for the probe to carry out "virtual re-link" to provide the maximum flexibility to adapt to the unique circuit board layout.
"As the bus speed and complexity increased from one generation to the next level, how to quickly identify threats to the difficulty of product development time inspection hardware and software problems because engineers face increasingly difficult challenges." Tektronix logic analyzer products line general manager Dave Farrell said, "on the PCIe 3.0, we are changing the rules of protocol and logical analysis. Our solution is not just the part of the stack, more importantly, it will greatly enhance the efficiency of engineering design PCIe . "
PCIe 3.0 electrical interface verification and debug
In addition to the new logic protocol analyzer solutions, Tektronix also PCIe 3.0 electrical interface provides a complete set of verification and debugging test equipment. DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series oscilloscopes have a 20 GHz bandwidth, 4 GHz fundamental frequency can capture the fifth harmonic. Serial data link analysis software to support the channel and removed to increase the deconvolution. DPOJET jitter and eye diagram analysis software provides jitter, eye diagram and parametric testing capabilities. P7520 TriMode? Differential probe is used to validate and debug chip-to-chip link, including the common-mode measurements.
