LeCroy SATASuite User manual

User Manual Version 6.26
For Software Version 6.26
September 2009
PROTOCOL SOLUTIONS GROUP
3385 SCOTT BLVD
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
LeCroy SATASuiteTM
U s e r M a n u a l
for SATracerTM and SATrainerTM Systems

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview 1
General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 Installation 7
System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Analyzer PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Analyzer Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Analyzer LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front Panel LEDs (from left to right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connectors on the SATA Analyzer Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting Up the Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting Devices to the Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the SATASuite Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Making a Recording on the SATracer Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stopping a Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Interrupting the Upload Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Saving the Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Probe Control Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Avalanche Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SASTracer Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 3 Software Overview 25
Starting the SATASuite Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening Sample Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tool Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Trace Tool Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Recording Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Recording Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Recording Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Search Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Navigation Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Zoom In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Zoom Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Adding Comments to the Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Set Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Edit or Clear Marker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Timing Calculations on Markers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Chapter 4 SATracer Recording Options 43
General Recording Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recording Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recording Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Convention-al Single Buffer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
File Structure for Segmented Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Speed Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recording Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recording Rules Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Recording Rules Page - How it Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Selecting Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Selecting a Channel on an Event Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Assigning an Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dragging a Button to the Global State Cell or Sequence Cell 53
Types of Pop-up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Global State Cell and Sequence Cell Pop-up Menus . . . . . . 56
Event Pop-up Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Action Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
New Events Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Types of Properties Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Properties Dialog Box - General Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Event Properties Dialog Boxes - Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Primitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Primitive Categories Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Primitives Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SATA FIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ATA Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ATA Commands Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ATAPI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
ATAPI Command Properties Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Bus Conditions and OOB Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Bus Conditions and OOB Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Errors Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Breakout Board Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Breakout Board Data Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
State Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Timer Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Actions Tab in the Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Assigning Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting Conditions: The Role of the Global State Cell . . . . . . . . 72
Filter In and Filter Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Filter In or Out Everything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Counting Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Creating Event Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
How to Create an Event Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using a Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recording Options - Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Where Custom Channel Names Appear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Chapter 5 Display Options 85
General Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Setting Color, Formatting, and Hiding Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Setting Color Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing Field Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Hiding Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Level Hiding Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Saving Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Chapter 6 Reading a Recording 91
Recording View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Frame, FIS, ATA Command and OOB Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
View Raw Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Running Disparity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Expanding and Collapsing Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Expanding a Data Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
View Data Block Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Description of View Data Block Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Incomplete Frames Handling and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Split Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Compact View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Export Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Packets to Text (Packet View Format). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Export to Generator File Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Packets to EAS Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Export to CSV Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 7 Searching Recordings 111
Go to Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Go to Event ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Go to Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Go To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Complex Searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Event Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Union, Intersection, and Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Find Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Chapter 8 External Interface for Trigger In /Out 119
BNC External Trigger In / Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Using the BNC Trigger Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Using the BNC Trigger In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Breakout Board Trigger In / Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pin-Outs for the Data In/Out Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Prototype Rework Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Configuring Input Signaling through the Breakout Board. . . . . . 125
Chapter 9 Reports 127
File Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Traffic Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Error Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Timing Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Bus Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Link Tracker Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Frame Tracker Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Chapter 10 Networking 145
Working with Multiple Analyzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Hardware Setup for Direct USB Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Setup for Cascaded Multiple Analyzer Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Set Up for Remote Access over an IP LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Configuring the Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
USB Connected Analyzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Remote Analyzers Over an IP Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Configuring Cascaded Multiple Analyzers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Network Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chapter 11 Traffic Generation with SATrainer 153
SATA Exerciser Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Setting Up SATA Exerciser for Initiator Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Setting Up SATA Exerciser for Target Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Generating Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Creating a Traffic Generation File with SATASuite . . . . . . . 154
Opening a Traffic Generation File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Starting the Script Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
File Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Overview of Generation and Global Settings Files . . . . . . . . . . 160
Traffic Generation (*.ssg) Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Settings.inc File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Primitive and Frame Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Special Conditions for Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Primitives Decl.inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Address FramesDecl .inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
SSPFrames .inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
SMPFrames .inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
STPFrames .inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

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Working with Generation Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Generating Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Stop Traffic Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Resume Traffic Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Chapter 12 SATrainer Generation Language 169
File Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Declarations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Generation blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Comments: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Includes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Constants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Predefined Constants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Data Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Primitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Packets/ Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Generation Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Field Variable Declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Changing Frame Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Preprocessor integer arithmetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Loops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
SATrainer Generation Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
General Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
SATA Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Primitive Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wait Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Wait Command Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Predefined Constants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Generation Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Setting Complex "Wait For" Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Setting Conditions with the Generation Options Dialog. . . . 201
Chapter 13 SATracker Systems 203
Product Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Theory of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Installing the SATracker Command Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Changing the BusEngine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Preparing to Track a Command Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tracking Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Misc. Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tracker Archive Memory Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Time Out Triggering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Command Log Filename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Saving Tracker Option Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Speed Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Tracker Sweeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Viewing Command Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

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Command Log File Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Exporting Command Log Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Working with Exported Data Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Creating a Histogram using Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Chapter 14 Updates and Licensing 221
Software, Firmware and BusEngine Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Automatic BusEngine and Firmware Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Updating the BusEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
License Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Updating the Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Limited Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Appendix A Specifications 231
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Chapter 1: Overview
LeCroy’s Serial ATA (SATA) Product Line includes the following major products to assist
engineers in designing, developing and validating SATA-based products.
•TheSATracer Protocol Analyzer allows users to record and display all communica-
tions traffic on SATA links. As with all LeCroy analyzers, hardware-based pre-cap-
ture filtering is supported for efficient memory management. Full SATA-II analysis
support is included for Serial ATA environments (1.5 or 3 Gbps). An important
option for the SATracer Analyzer is the SATracker Command Analyzer option.
SATracker monitors commands issued over SATA networks to track all commands,
measure execution time, identify slow commands or commands that fail to com-
plete, and optimize overall system performance.
•TheSATrainer Exerciser is a traffic generation system that can initiate SATA traffic
(emulating either an initiator or target device) for testing of SATA designs and prod-
ucts. The system can be programmed to transmit valid and invalid SATA traffic. It
can send specific IO operations or customized data payloads. The exerciser can
“play-back” any previously recorded trace as a stimulus file and also offers a
text-based API for creating scripts from the ground up.
These products, used either separately or in combination, provide fast, efficient and
accurate debug, test and verification of Serial ATA semiconductors, devices and systems.
They allows designers and validation engineers to quickly and easily transmit valid and
invalid 1.5 or 3 Gbps SATA traffic, selectively record the exchange and display the results
using the SATASuite expert analysis software. The SATASuite software supports all
three products, allowing this all-in-one test platform to play an important role at every
phase of the SATA product development process.
The SATracer and SATrainer systems operate on a common modular hardware design,
based on the LeCroy CATC 10K chassis. The different product functions are supported
by hardware modules which plug into the chassis, by LeCroy’s unique BusEngine
firmware cores, and by the SATASuite Application Software.
The heart of the LeCroy SATA platform is the revolutionary LeCroy BusEngine™. This
state-of-the-art, field-upgradeable, technology core incorporates a real-time
non-intrusive recording engine and configurable tools to trigger and filter SATA traffic. It
can intelligently monitor SATA frame headers and addresses, and start or stop recording
based on user-defined events.
The modular LeCroy SATA products allow users to expand and upgrade systems as their
needs change. Adding new modules, or adding new BusEngines to existing modules,
can economically expand the system capabilities while maintaining a common software
interface through the integrated SATASuite Application Software.
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Please refer to the Serial ATA Specification for details on the Serial ATA protocol.
General Description
The CATC 10K chassis supports up to two plug-in modules that can support tracing,
traffic generation and/or command analysis. The common hardware design allows users
to obtain muliple functions at economical prices, and to upgrade existing systems to new
functions by adding the appropriate modules, BusEngines or software licenses.
The chart on the following page shows the combinations of products and features
currently offered for preconfigured systems from LeCroy.
The CATC 10K, in turn, connects to a PC over a Hi-Speed USB cable. The PC functions
as the host controller for the CATC 10K. SATASuite software on the PC controls and
configures the products and retrieves and displays recorded data.
The SATASuite trace viewing software runs on any personal computer using the
Windows 98SE, Window 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP operating systems and
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The SATracer analyzer is capable of on-the-fly detection of and triggering on such events
as Primitives, Bus Conditions, Data Patterns, and Errors. Whether recording manually or
with a specified trigger condition, SATracer continuously records the link data in a
wrap-around fashion until manually stopped or until the Trigger Event is detected and a
specified post-Trigger amount of link data is recorded.
Upon detection of a triggering event, the analyzer continues to record data up to a point
specified by the user. Real-time detection of events can be individually enabled or
disabled to allow triggering on events as they happen. This includes predefined exception
or error conditions and a user-defined set of trigger events.
Recorded data is presented as a "trace" in the trace viewer as rows of color-coded
graphics. Users can then search this trace for errors and other events using advanced
search utilities, and then hide from the display all but only the most interesting and
relevant data.
The SATASuite software provides powerful search functions that enable investigation
and highlighting of specific events. In addition to immediate analysis, you can print any
part of the data. Use the Save As feature to save the data on disk for later viewing. The
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Features
• Integrated Analyzer, Generator and Command Analyzer System
• Available with One, Two or Four 1.5 or 3.0 Gbps SATA analysis ports
• Serial ATA Recording at 1.5 or 3.0 Gbps
• Sophisticated Triggering
• Hardware Filtering
• DWORD Display
• Internal Single-lane or External 4-lane Connector Option
• Exerciser offers Initiator and Target Emulation
• Exerciser automatically responds to incoming OOB
• Command Analyzer option tracks all commands issued in SATA matrix of up
to 8 initiators and 128 targets
• Traffic Summaries
• Collapsible / Expandable Headers
• Automatic Decoding at Transport Layer; SCSI, ATA and Management
Application Layers
• Field Upgradeable BusEngine Technology
• Dynamically Allocated Memory Pool (2 GB)
• 13-month Hardware Warranty
• All-in-one platform transmits, records, and analyzes SATA protocols
• Monitor, trigger and record up to 4 SATA links simultaneously
• Isolate areas of interest with real-time hardware triggering
• Extend capture window by removing non-essential primitives
• Chronologically display all DWORDs on all channels synchronized to a
common clock
• Flexible platform for testing host and end-device behavior
• Automatically bring SATA device under test through power up / reset and
speed negotiation sequence
• Statistical reports provide high level abstraction of events, operations, errors
and throughput for each I_T_L Nexus
• Easy “drill-down” on field structures for individual Frames, Commands and
Tasks
• Easily upgrade firmware to support new features
• Protect your investment with industry-leading warranty
LeCroy BusEngine
LeCroy’s BusEngine™ Technology is at the heart of the SATA Product Line. The
revolutionary BusEngine core uses FPGA technology and incorporates both the real-time
recording engine and the configurable building blocks that implement data/state/error
detection, triggering, external signal monitoring, and event counting and sequencing.
Like the flash-memory-based firmware that controls its operation, all BusEngine logic is
fully field upgradeable, using configuration files that can be downloaded from the LeCroy
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Power Cord Set
Cord Manufacturer and Models:
180-0005-00 Quail 5000.079 UL,CSA
180-0013-00 Quail 8500.098 VDE, KEMA, CEBERC, NEMDO, DEMDO, SETI,
OVE, SEV
180-0014-00 Quail 9650.098 ASTA
SATA Protocol Analyzer and Exerciser on the CATC 10K Platform
CATC 10K is a USB 2.0 Certified Hi-Speed Device. To upload traces from the analyzer
to an attached PC at Hi-Speed, the PC must have a USB 2.0 Certified Host Controller
and be running Windows 2000 SP3 or Windows XP.
Note: The CATC 10K products include 2.0 USB hubs. You might see the
drivers for these generic hubs being installed upon the initial plug-in.

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Chapter 2: Installation
This chapter describes how to set up the SATA Analyzer and create your first recording.
System Components
• One stand-alone SATA Analyzer system
• One USB cable
•SATASuite software program CD-ROM
•SATAcables
• Breakout board
Note: Specific components included with the SATracer/Trainer system
vary based on model and configuration ordered.
Analyzer PC Requirements
The SATA Analyzer and CATC 10K connect to a Host PC via USB line.
Please consult the readme file on the installation CD for the latest PC requirements.
Analyzer Hardware Description
LeCroy’s SATA Analyzer System is based on the CATC 10K platform. Plug-in modules
for SATA are available with either the Internal SATA style cable connector (SS002MAA-X
& SS003MAA-X) or the new plug-in with External "Infiniband style" connectors
(SS004MAA-X) below.
Figure 1: LeCroy Analyzer Systems
Module Part # SS002MAA-X & SS003MAA-X
Module Part # SS004MAA-X

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Analyzer LED Descriptions
When powered on, the SATA Analyzer activates the user-accessible controls and LEDs
on the front and rear panels of the CATC 10K.
Warning! Do not open the CATC 10K enclosure. There are no user serviceable
parts inside. Refer servicing to LeCroy.
Figure 2: Front Panel (Internal single lane connector - SS002MAA & SS003MAA-X)
Figure 3: Front Panel (4 Port External connector - SS004MAA-X)
Front Panel
LEDs (from
left to right)
APWR(power) - Green indicator LED for CATC 10K. Lights when the unit
power is switched on.
BStatusindicator - Red indicator LED for CATC 10K. Lights during
initialization/power up of CATC 10K base unit. Blinks if a self-test fails.
CREC(recording) - Green LED. Lights when the unit is recording.
DTRG(triggered) - Orange LED. Lights when the unit triggers on an event.
EUPLD(Upload) - Green LED. Lights when trace is being uploaded from the
analyzer to the PC.
F Manual Trigger - Push-button. Allows a manual Trace capture.
G1- 4(Link Channels 1 - 4) - Green LEDs. Lights when a connection is
established on the corresponding link.
Connectors
on the SATA
Analyzer
Module
• Plug-in Modules SS002MAA-X & SS003MAA-X use single-lane Serial ATA
Connectors (4).
• Plug-in Module SS004MAA-X use 4 port Infiniband style connectors (1).

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Rear Panel Description
From left to right, the CATC 10K rear panel contains the following components:
Figure 4: Rear Panel
USB type “B” host computer connector
This connector links the analyzer to the Host PC. for the purpose of transmitting
commands from the PC to the analyzer and uploading traces from the analyzer’s
recording memory to the SATASuite software for viewing and analysis.
RS-232 25 pin "Data Output" Connector
This connector links a 25 pin RS-232 cable to an external breakout board. The breakout
board allows signals to be sent from the analyzer to an external device such as an
oscilloscope or from an external device to the analyzer for the purpose of triggering on
an external input. You configure input/output signalling through the Recording Options
dialog box. Breakout board use is described at the end of this chapter.
BNC Connectors "Ext. In" and "Ext. Out"
These connectors allow BNC cables to be attached to the analyzer for the purpose of
triggering on external input signals or for sending an output signal from the analyzer to
another device. These connectors have the same function as the 25 pin RS-232
connector - i.e., they channel input and output signals but do not support the use of a
breakout board.
Wide range AC connector module
—Power socket
—Power on/off switch
—Enclosed 5x20 mm 2.0A 250 V fast acting glass fuse
Warning! For continued protection against fire, replace fuse only with the type and
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Setting Up the Analyzer
Step 1 Remove the analyzer from its shipping container.
The SATA Analyzer module will already be installed in the left slot of the
CATC 10K. The right slot may have a second analyzer or a SATA
Exerciser.
Step 2 Connect the Analyzer unit to a 100-volt to 240-volt, 50 Hz to 60
Hz, 120 W power outlet using the provided power cord.
Note: The Analyzer is capable of supporting supply voltages
between 100-volt and 240-volt, 50 Hz or 60 Hz, thus
supporting all known supply voltages around the world.
Step 3 Turn on the power switch on the rear of the CATC 10K.
Note: At power-on, the analyzer initializes itself in approximately
ten seconds and performs an exhaustive self-diagnostic
that lasts about five seconds. The Status LED of the CATC
10K base unit turns red on power up/initialization. The LED
remains on approximately 25 seconds while the analyzer
performs self-diagnostic testing. If the diagnostics fail, the
Status LED will blink red, indicating a hardware failure. If this
occurs, call LeCroy Customer Support for assistance.
Step 4 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive of the PC that will be
controlling the analyzer.
Step 5 Connect the USB cable between the USB port on the back of the
analyzer and a USB port on the PC.
The operating system detects the analyzer and begins to install the USB
driver.
Step 6 Follow Windows on-screen Plug-and-Play instructions for the
automatic installation of the analyzer as a USB device on the
Host PC (the required USB files are included on the SATASuite
CD). Step through the Windows hardware wizard. The wizard
will see that the CATC 10K has an internal USB hub and will
begin loading hub drivers. Afterwards, the wizard will
automatically install the system as a USB device on the PC.
When the wizard prompts you for driver information, point it to
the CD which should be in your disk drive and install
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Connecting Devices to the Analyzer
Model SS004MAA-X incorporates the external "Infiniband style" connector which
includes both a non-intrusive as well as a repeater style front-end. This allows users to
selectively switch between these two probing techniques based on their specific
application. Only one pair of connectors may be used at a time.
Note: User’s with model SS004MAA-X must switch between "repeater"
and "non-intrusive" using the SATASuite software. Go to Setup >
Probe Control to enable "repeater" or "non-intrusive" mode.
Figure 5: Plug-in Module SS004MAA-X offers two types of probing
Non-intrusive Tap
Also known as passive tapping, this approach silently samples the signal without
re-driving the differential lines (high value resistors contribute to reduction in amplitude
~15%).
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Repeater Tap
In repeater mode, the analyzer reproduces the exact patterns it receives on the inbound
(RX) line. While the repeater does not re-time the signal—it does "clean-up" normal
reflections that can occur over a full length cable when the analyzer is not in the line.
Figure 7: Repeater tap diagram
When using the External Connector Module (SS004MAA) to probe between devices that
utilize single lane SATA connectors, the special octopus cable must be used. The SATA
side of the octopus cables would be attached to the devices under test (see Figure 8).
Figure 8: Test Setup With DUT Requiring Single Lane SATA Connectors
Note: The initiator side must be a "cross-over" cable.