Black Box TD115V-R4 User manual

Use your PC or laptop as a
protocol analyzer for serial data.
Use your PC or laptop as a
protocol analyzer for serial data.
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FEATURES
• Data captured includes data bytes,
control signals, and error conditions.
• Characters displayed in ASCII, EBCDIC,
or Baudot.
• Live breakout box includes timing
diagrams and counters.
• Absolute or relative display of event
time; delta-time and effective-data-
rate calculations.
• Record and play back a series of
keystrokes.
• Character strings, control signals,
and error conditions can be used
to control functions. OVERVIEW
Expensive, dedicated protocol analyzers are a thing of the
past with the Serialtest®. It turns any desktop PC or laptop into
a serial-data protocol analyzer.
If you need a diagnosis for Windows XP, order the Serialtest
ComProbe®(Sync/Async) for Windows®XP (TD115V-R4).
You’ll receive the software and an RS-232 ComProbe adapter.
The ComProbe connects to your PC via the parallel printer port
and lets you passively monitor and actively test both sync and
async devices.
Serialtest (Async) for Windows XP (TD114V-R5) includes
32-bit software used for async-only testing in a Windows XP
environment. Your PC, coupled with this user-friendly software,
provides a powerful yet economical platform for data trouble-
shooting and development. The package includes Serialtest for
Windows XP software and a custom cable set.
Serialtest’s 32-bit software is easy to use for communications
specialists, network supervisors, and software developers. User-
friendly pop-up software screens make monitoring data a snap.
The Statistics window enables you to quickly and easily
monitor the vital signs of the circuit you’re testing. You’ll
see stats that include totals and percentages for bytes,
frames, errors, characters per second, and utilization.
The Breakout Box window enables you to view control
signals in real time. You can perform timing analysis of
control-signal transitions using the Signals Display window.
Use it with the Review Events and the Frame Decode win-
dows, and you can see the relationship between control
signals, bytes, and frames.
The File Export utility enables you to export captured
data from the Serialtest and convert it into binary or text
format, so you can include it in reports or analyze it further.
Do this by using a word-processing or spreadsheet program
(such as Word or Excel®) or a custom analysis program.
Other windows also make analyzing your data easier.
Select Live Events, Review Events, or Control windows.
Troubleshoot with the Frame Summary window—as well as with the Review Events
and Frame Decode windows—included on all Serialtest products.
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TECH SPECS
System Requirements (TD115V-R4, TD114V-R5):
• Windows XP
• 5 MB hard-disk space (capture file size is limited by disk size)
• Maximum data rate supported is based on PC processor speed
• TD115V-R4: Requires a parallel port to interface
• TD114V-R5: Minimum of one serial port; two serial ports for
bidirectional monitoring
• TD114V-R5: Supports COM1 through COM64
TD115V-R4:
Async Baud Rates — Up to 38.4 kbps, including support for user-defined
non-standard baud rates
Character Sets — ASCII, 7-bit ASCII, EBCDIC, Baudot
Communication Modes — Async, Sync–NRZ and NRZI (external and
internal clocking supported)
Data Interfaces — RS-232, MIL STD-188, RS-232 converters available
for other interfaces
Flow Control — Software (including user-defined X-ON/X-OFF characters),
hardware (RTS/CTS and DTR/DSR)
Operating Modes — Monitor, Source DTE, Source DCE
Parity — None, Even, Odd, Ignore
Protocols — Monosync, Bisync, HDLC, SDLC, X.25 SNA, Frame Relay, PPP,
SLIP, TCP/IP, user-customized protocol stack, custom decodes
Stop Bits — 1, 1.5, 2
Sync Baud Rates — Up to 64 kbps, including support for user-defined
non-standard baud rates
Word Length — 5, 6, 7, 8 bits
TD114V-R5:
Async Baud Rates — Up to 115.2 kbps, including support for user-defined
baud rates
Character Sets — ASCII, 7-bit ASCII, EBCDIC, Baudot
Communication Modes — Async
Data Interface — RS-232; RS-232 interface converters available for other
interfaces
Flow Control — Software (including user-defined X-ON/X-OFF characters),
hardware (RTS/CTS and DTR/DSR)
Operating Modes — Monitor, Source DTE, Source DCE
Parity — None, Even, Odd, Mark, Space
Protocols — PPP, SLIP, TCP/IP
Stop Bits — 1, 1.5, 2
Word Length — 5, 6, 7, 8 bits
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Item Code
For sync and async data and protocol analysis, order…
Serialtest ComProbe (Sync/Async)
for Windows XP TD115V-R4
For async-only data and protocol analysis, order…
Serialtest (Async) for Windows XP TD114V-R5
TD115V-R4