Teledyne Lecroy Frontline BPA 600 Mounting instructions

Hardware and Software User Manual
Revision Date: 3/14/2017

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lBPA 600™
lAudio Expert System™
lAudio Rating Metric™
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Contents
Chapter 1 Frontline Hardware & Software 1
1.1 What is in this manual 2
1.2 Computer Minimum System Requirements 2
1.3 Software Installation 2
Chapter 2 Getting Started 3
2.1 BPA 600 Hardware 3
2.1.1 Attaching Antennas 3
2.1.2 Connecting/Powering the Frontline BPA 600 Hardware 4
2.1.3 BPA 600 ProbeSync 4
2.2 Data Capture Methods 5
2.2.1 Opening Data Capture Method 5
2.2.2 Frontline BPA 600 Data Capture Methods 7
2.2.3 Frontline ProbeSync™ for Coexistence and Multiple Frontline Device Capture 8
2.2.4 Virtual Sniffing 8
2.3 Control Window 9
2.3.1 Control Window Toolbar 9
2.3.2 Configuration Information on the Control Window 10
2.3.3 Status Information on the Control Window 10
2.3.4 Frame Information on the Control Window 11
2.3.5 Control Window Menus 11
2.3.6 Minimizing Windows 15
Chapter 3 Configuration Settings 16
3.1 BPA 600 Configuration and I/O 16
3.1.1 BPA 600 - Update Firmware 16
3.1.2 BPA 600 IO Datasource Settings 17
3.2 Decoder Parameters 40
3.2.1 Decoder Parameter Templates 42
3.2.2 Selecting A2DP Decoder Parameters 44
3.2.3 AVDTP Decoder Parameters 44
3.2.4 L2CAP Decoder Parameters 48
3.2.5 RFCOMM Decoder Parameters 50
3.3 Mesh Security 53
3.4 Conductive Testing 58
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3.4.1 Classic Bluetooth Transmitter Classes 58
3.4.2 Bluetooth low energy Transmitter 59
3.4.3 BPA 600 Conductive Testing 59
3.4.4 Bluetooth Conductive Test Process 60
Chapter 4 Capturing and Analyzing Data 62
4.1 Capture Data 62
4.1.1 Air Sniffing: Positioning Devices 62
4.1.2 Capturing Data with BPA 600 Analyzer 65
4.1.3 Combining BPA 600, 802.11, and HSU with ProbeSync 68
4.1.4 Extended Inquiry Response 70
4.2 Protocol Stacks 71
4.2.1 Protocol Stack Wizard 71
4.2.2 Creating and Removing a Custom Stack 72
4.2.3 Reframing 73
4.2.4 Unframing 73
4.2.5 How the Analyzer Auto-traverses the Protocol Stack 74
4.2.6 Providing Context For Decoding When Frame Information Is Missing 74
4.3 Analyzing Protocol Decodes 75
4.3.1 The Frame Display 75
4.3.2 Bluetooth Timeline 111
4.3.3 low energy Timeline 126
4.3.4 Coexistence View 143
4.3.5 Message Sequence Chart (MSC) 172
4.4 Packet Error Rate Statistics 182
4.4.1 Packet Error Rate - Channels (Classic and low energy) 183
4.4.2 Packet Error Rate - Pie Chart and Expanded Chart 185
4.4.3 Packet Error Rate - Legend 186
4.4.4 Packet Error Rate - Additional Statistics 187
4.4.5 Packet Error Rate - Sync Selected Packets With Other Windows 187
4.4.6 Packet Error Rate - Export 188
4.4.7 Packet Error Rate - Scroll Bar 188
4.4.8 Packet Error Rate - Excluded Packets 190
4.5 Bluetooth Audio Expert System™ 190
4.5.1 Supported Codec Parameters 192
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4.5.2 Starting the AudioExpert System (BPA 600 only) 192
4.5.3 Operating Modes 193
4.5.4 Audio Expert System™ Event Type 200
4.5.5 Audio Expert System™ Window 208
4.5.6 Frame, Packet, and Protocol Analysis Synchronization 222
4.6 Bluetooth Protocol Expert System 223
4.6.1 Starting the Bluetooth Protocol Expert System 223
4.6.2 Bluetooth Protocol Expert System Window 224
4.7 Analyzing Byte Level Data 232
4.7.1 Event Display 232
4.7.2 The Event Display Toolbar 232
4.7.3 Opening Multiple Event Display Windows 234
4.7.4 Calculating CRCs or FCSs 234
4.7.5 Calculating Delta Times and Data Rates 234
4.7.6 Switching Between Live Update and Review Mode 235
4.7.7 Data Formats and Symbols 235
4.8 Data/Audio Extraction 239
Chapter 5 Navigating and Searching the Data 243
5.1 Find 243
5.1.1 Searching within Decodes 244
5.1.2 Searching by Pattern 246
5.1.3 Searching by Time 247
5.1.4 Using Go To 249
5.1.5 Searching for Special Events 251
5.1.6 Searching by Signal 252
5.1.7 Searching for Data Errors 254
5.1.8 Find - Bookmarks 257
5.1.9 Changing Where the Search Lands 258
5.1.10 Subtleties of Timestamp Searching 258
5.2 Bookmarks 259
5.2.1 Adding, Modifying or Deleting a Bookmark 259
5.2.2 Displaying All and Moving Between Bookmarks 260
Chapter 6 Saving and Importing Data 262
6.1 Adding Comments to a Capture File 262
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6.2 Confirm Capture File (CFA) Changes 262
6.3 Loading and Importing a Capture File 263
6.3.1 Loading a Capture File 263
6.3.2 Importing Capture Files 263
6.4 Printing 264
6.4.1 Printing from the Frame Display/HTML Export 264
6.4.2 Printing from the Event Display 266
6.5 Exporting 267
6.5.1 Frame Display Export 267
6.5.2 Exporting a File with Event Display Export 268
Chapter 7 General Information 271
7.1 System Settings and Progam Options 271
7.1.1 System Settings 271
7.1.2 Changing Default File Locations 274
7.1.3 Side Names 276
7.1.4 Timestamping 277
7.2 Technical Information 279
7.2.1 Performance Notes 279
7.2.2 BTSnoop File Format 280
7.2.3 Ring Indicator 282
7.2.4 Progress Bars 283
7.2.5 Event Numbering 283
7.2.6 Useful Character Tables 283
7.2.7 DecoderScript Overview 285
7.2.8 Bluetooth low energy ATT Decoder Handle Mapping 286
Contacting Frontline Technical Support 287
Appendicies 289
Appendix A: Application Notes 290
A.1 Audio Expert System: aptX 'hiccup' Detected 291
A.1.1 Background 291
A.1.2 Test Setup 291
A.1.3 Discussion 292
A.1.4 Conclusions 295
A.2 Getting the Android Link Key for Classic Decryption 297
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A.2.1 What You Need to Get the Android Link Key 297
A.2.2 Activating Developer options 297
A.2.3 Retrieving the HCI Log 298
A.2.4 Using the ComProbe Software to Get the Link Key 299
A.3 Decrypting Encrypted Bluetooth®data with ComProbe BPA 600 303
A.3.1 How Encryption Works in Bluetooth 303
A.3.2 Legacy Pairing (Bluetooth 2.0 and earlier) 303
A.3.3 Secure Simple Pairing (SSP) (Bluetooth 2.1 and later) 305
A.3.4 How to Capture and Decrypt Data (Legacy Pairing) 305
A.3.5 How to tell if a device is in Secure Simple Pairing Debug Mode 307
A.4 Decrypting Encrypted Bluetooth® low energy 311
A.4.1 How Encryption Works in Bluetooth low energy 311
A.4.2 Pairing 311
A.4.3 Pairing Methods 312
A.4.4 Encrypting the Link 313
A.4.5 Encryption Key Generation and Distribution 313
A.4.6 Encrypting The Data Transmission 314
A.4.7 Decrypting Encrypted Data Using Frontline® BPA 600 low energy Capture 314
A.5 Bluetooth® low energy Security 321
A.5.1 How Encryption Works in Bluetooth low energy 322
A.5.2 Pairing 322
A.5.3 Pairing Methods 323
A.5.4 Encrypting the Link 324
A.5.5 Encryption Key Generation and Distribution 324
A.5.6 Encrypting The Data Transmission 325
A.5.7 IRK and CSRK Revisited 325
A.5.8 Table of Acronyms 326
A.6 Bluetooth Virtual Sniffing 327
A.6.1 Introduction 327
A.6.2 Why HCI Sniffing and Virtual Sniffing are Useful 327
A.6.3 Bluetooth Sniffing History 328
A.6.4 Virtual Sniffing—What is it? 328
A.6.5 The Convenience and Reliability of Virtual Sniffing 329
A.6.6 How Virtual Sniffing Works 329
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A.6.7 Virtual Sniffing and Bluetooth Stack Vendors 329
A.6.8 Case Studies: Virtual Sniffing and Bluetooth Mobile Phone Makers 330
A.6.9 Virtual Sniffing and You 330
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Chapter 1 Frontline Hardware & Software
Frontline Test Equipment family of protocol analyzers work with the following technologies.
lClassic Bluetooth
lBluetooth low energy
lDual Mode Bluetooth (simultaneous Classic and low energy)
lBluetooth Coexistence: Bluetooth with 802.11 Wi-Fi
lBluetooth HCI (USB, SD, High Speed UART)
lNFC
l802.11 (Wi-Fi)
lSD
lHSU (High Speed UART)
The Frontline hardware interfaces with your computer that is running our robust software engine called the
ComProbe Protocol Analysis System or Frontline software. Whether you are sniffing the air or connecting
directly to the chip Frontline analyzers use the same powerful Frontline software to help you test,
troubleshoot, and debug communications faster.
Frontline software is an easy to use and powerful protocol analysis platform. Simply use the appropriate
Frontline hardware or write your own proprietary code to pump communication streams directly into the
Frontline software where they are decoded, decrypted, and analyzed. Within the Frontline software you see
packets, frames, events, coexistence, binary, hex, radix, statistics, errors, and much more.
This manual is a user guide that takes you from connecting and setting up the hardware through all of the
Frontline software functions for your Frontline hardware. Should you have any questions contact the
Frontline Technical Support Team.
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1.1 What is in this manual
The Frontline User Manual comprises the following seven chapters. The chapters are organized in the
sequence you would normally follow to capture and analyze data: set up, configure, capture, analyze, save.
You can read them from beginning to end to gain a complete understanding of how to use the Frontline
hardware and software or you can skip around if you only need a refresher on a particular topic. Use the
Contents, Index, and Glossary to find the location of particular topics.
lChapter 1 Frontline Hardware and Software. This chapter will describe the minimum computer
requirements and how to install the software.
lChapter 2 Getting Started. Here we describe how to set up and connect the hardware, and how to apply
power. This chapter also describes how to start the Frontline software in Data Capture Methods. You will
be introduced to the Control window that is the primary operating dialog in the Frontline software.
lChapter 3 Configuration Settings. The software and hardware is configured to capture data. Configuration
settings may vary for a particular Frontline analyzer depending on the technology and network being
sniffed. There are topics on configuring protocol decoders used to disassemble packets into frames and
events.
lChapter 4 Capturing and Analyzing Data. This Chapter describes how to start a capture session and how
to observe the captured packets, frames, layers and events.
lChapter 5 Navigating and Searching the Data. Here you will find how to move through the data and how
to isolate the data to specific events, often used for troubleshooting device design problems.
lChapter 6 Saving and Importing Data. When a live capture is completed you may want to save the
captured data for future analysis, or you may want to import a captured data set from another developer
or for use in interoperability testing. This chapter will explain how to do this for various data file formats.
lChapter 7 General Information. This chapter provides advanced system set up and configuration
information, timestamping information, and general reference information such as ASCII, baudot, and
EBCDIC codes. This chapter also provides information on how to contact Frontline's Technical Support
team should you need assistance.
1.2 Computer Minimum System Requirements
Frontline supports the following computer systems configurations:
lOperating System: Windows 7/8/10
lUSB Port: USB 2.0 High-Speed or or later
The Frontline software must operate on a computer with the following minimum characteristics.
lProcessor: Core i5 processor at 2.7 GHz
lRAM: 4 GB
lFree Hard Disk Space on C: drive: 20 GB
1.3 Software Installation
Download the installation software from FTE.com. Once downloaded, double-click the installer and follow the
directions.
Use this link: http://www.fte.com/bpa600-soft.
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Chapter 2 Getting Started
In this chapter we introduce you to the Frontline hardware and show how to start the Frontline analyzer
software and explain the basic software controls and features for conducting the protocol analysis.
2.1 BPA 600 Hardware
2.1.1 Attaching Antennas
When you remove the Frontline BPA 600 hardware from the box, the first step is to attach the antennas
(Figure 2.1).
Figure 2.1 - BPA 600 Antenna Connectors
1. Attach antennas to the SMA connectors.
Figure 2.2 - Frontline BPA 600 with both antennas attached
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2.1.1.1 Status LED
The Frontline BPA 600 has two Status LEDs on the RF panel. In the front panel center are the LOW ENERGY
and BR/EDR LEDs.
Figure 2.3 - BPA 600 Hardware LEDs
LED Color Frontline BPA 600 Activity
LED Off Frontline BPA 600 device is idle.
Green Frontline BPA 600 is actively sniffing waiting for configured devices to connect.
Blue The configured devices have connected (Asynchronous Connectionless Link (ACL)).
Intermittent
Blue
Configured devices are in "Sniff mode" (slave is listening at a reduced rate, conserving
device power).
Table 2.1 - Frontline BPA 600 LED Status
2.1.2 Connecting/Powering the Frontline BPA 600 Hardware
Once you have attached the antennas, the next step is to power up and connect the Frontline BPA 600
hardware to the computer.
1. Insert the USB cable into the USB port on the Frontline BPA 600 hardware. The Frontline BPA 600
analyzer requires no external power (Figure 2.4).
Figure 2.4 - BPA 600 USB Connector
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the PC.
The next thing to do is to turn on the devices that you will be testing.
2.1.3 BPA 600 ProbeSync
Any Frontline hardware with ProbeSync™ can be connected together to run off of a common clock, ensuring
precise timestamp synchronization.
Simply plug the supplied Cat 5 cable into the OUT connector on the sniffer that will be supplying the clock
and connect the other end to the IN connector on the sniffer receiving the clock. ( Figure 2.5 - ). If using a
BPA 600 analyzer with a different Frontline analyzer, the BPA 600 analyzer must provide the clock. Combined
cable length of all the ProbeSync cables connected at a given time should not exceed 1.5 meters (4.5 feet).
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Figure 2.5 - BPA 600 Hardware ProbeSync connection
Connect the CAT 5 cable before connecting the USB cable to the BPA 600 hardware. If you must change the
ProbeSync connections it may be necessary to cycle the power to the devices to ensure proper
synchronization.
Should the CAT5 cable be connected incorrectly, that is OUT to OUT or IN to IN, an error message will
appear when the BPA 600 software is run. Refer to on page 67
2.2 Data Capture Methods
This section describes how to load TELEDYNE LECROY Frontline Protocol Analysis System software, and how
to select the data capture method for your specific application.
2.2.1 Opening Data Capture Method
On product installation, the installer creates a folder on the windows desktop labeled "Frontline <version #>".
1. Double-click the " Frontline <version #>" desktop folder
This opens a standard Windows file folder window.
Figure 2.6 - Desktop Folder Link
2. Double-click on Frontline ComProbe Protocol Analysis System and the system displays the Select
Data Capture Method... dialog.
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Note: You can also access this dialog by selecting Start > All Programs > Frontline
(Version #) > Frontline ComProbe Protocol Analysis System
Figure 2.7 - Example: Select Data Capture Method..., BPA 600
Three buttons appear at the bottom of the dialog; Run,Cancel, and Help.
Button Description
Becomes active when a capture method is selected. Starts the selected capture
method.
Closes the dialog and exits the user back to the computer desktop.
Opens Frontline Help. Keyboard shortcut: F1.
Select Data Capture Method dialog buttons
3. Expand the folder and select the data capture method that matches your configuration.
4. Click on the Run button and the Frontline Control Window will open configured to the selected
capture method.
Note: If you don't need to identify a capture method, then click the Run button to start the
analyzer.
Creating a Shortcut
A checkbox labeled Create Shortcut When Run is located near the
bottom of the dialog. This box is un-checked by default. Select this
checkbox, and the system creates a shortcut for the selected method, and
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places it in the "Frontline ComProbe Protocol Analysis System <version#>" desktop folder and in the start
menu when you click the Run button. This function allows you the option to create a shortcut icon that can be
placed on the desktop. In the future, simply double-click the shortcut to start the analyzer in the associated
protocol.
Supporting Documentation
The Frontline <version #>directory contains supporting documentation for development (Automation,
DecoderScript™, application notes), user documentation (Quick Start Guides and the Frontline User Manual),
and maintenance tools.
2.2.2 Frontline BPA 600 Data Capture Methods
Frontline Protocol Analysis System has different data capture methods to accommodate various applications.
Figure 2.8 - BPA 600 Data Capture Dialog
lBR/EDR - low energy Air Sniffing
lThis method requires one Frontline BPA 600 and is used to capture combined BR/EDR and Bluetooth® low
energy data.
lUsed for typical applications to capture Classic Bluetooth and Bluetooth low energy data.
lModes include:
lLE Only - Bluetooth low energy only
lClassic Only Single Connection
lDual Mode - Classic Bluetooth and Bluetooth low energy.
lClassic Only Multiple Connections
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lClassic/low energy/802.11 Air Sniffing (optional)
lTwo 802.11 and One BPA600
lThis method requires one Frontline BPA 600 and two Frontline 802.11 hardware.
lAn Frontline 802.11 hardware is included with the Wi-Fi Option.
lUsed for Bluetooth Classic/low energy/802.11 coexistence analysis.
lCaptures Bluetooth Classic, low energy, and 802.11 data and displays in the Frame Display and
Coexistence View.
l802.11/Classic/low energy Coexistence
lThis method requires one Frontline BPA 600 and one Frontline 802.11 hardware.
lCaptures Bluetooth Classic, low energy, and 802.11 data and displays in the Frame Display and
Coexistence View.
2.2.3 Frontline ProbeSync™ for Coexistence and Multiple Frontline Device
Capture
ProbeSync™ allows multiple Frontline analyzers to work seamlessly together and to share a common clock.
Clock sharing allows the analyzers to precisely synchronize communications streams and to display resulting
packets in a single shared or coexistent view.
lClassic and low energy Bluetooth sniffing, and 802.11
lProbeSync configurations include
oTwo BPA 600 units
oOne BPA 600 unit and one 802.11 unit.
oOne BPA 600 unit and one HSU unit.
oOne BPA 600 unit, one HSU unit, one 802.11 unit
Refer to the Frontline product for specific information on using ProbeSync.
2.2.4 Virtual Sniffing
The Virtual Sniffer is a live import facility within Frontline®software that makes it possible to access any layer
in a stack that the programmer has access to and feed this data into the Virtual Sniffer. Please refer to the
“Show Live Import Information“button on the Virtual Sniffer Datasource window in Frontline software. More
information is available in the Live Import Developer's Kit located in the Development Tools folder in Frontline
Protocol Analysis System desktop folder, and a white paper is available at Bluetooth Virtual Sniffing
lFTS Side
oNo hardware required.
oFrontline software acquires data via user-developed software.
lIEEE 11073+
oNo hardware required
ofor sniffing data virtually from the continua Enabling Software Library (CESL) IEEE 11073 tester.
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2.3 Control Window
The analyzer displays information in multiple windows, with each window presenting a different type of
information. The Control window opens when the Run button is clicked in the Select Data Capture
Method window. The Control window provides access to each Frontline analyzer functions and settings as
well as a brief overview of the data in the capture file. Each icon on the toolbar represents a different data
analysis function. A sample Control Window is shown below.
Figure 2.9 - Control Window
Because the Control window can get lost behind other windows, every window has a Home icon that
brings the Control window back to the front. Just click on the Home icon to restore the Control window.
When running the Capture File Viewer, the Control window toolbar and menus contain only those
selections needed to open a capture file and display the About box. Once a capture file is opened, the
analyzer limits Control window functions to those that are useful for analyzing data contained in the current
file. Because you cannot capture data while using Capture File Viewer, data capture functions are
unavailable. For example, when viewing Ethernet data, the Signal Display is not available. The title bar of the
Control window displays the name of the currently open file. The status line (below the toolbar) shows the
configuration settings that were in use when the capture file was created.
2.3.1 Control Window Toolbar
Toolbar icon displays vary according to operating mode and/or data displayed. Available icons appear in color,
while unavailable icons are not visible. Grayed-out icons are available for the Frontline hardware and software
configuration in use but are not active until certain operating conditions occur. All toolbar icons have
corresponding menu bar items or options.
Icon Description
Open File - Opens a capture file.
I/O Settings - Opens settings
Save - Saves the capture file.
Clear - Clears or saves the capture file.
Event Display - (framed data only) Opens a Event Display, with the currently selected bytes
highlighted.
Table 2.2 - Control Window Toolbar Icons
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Icon Description
Frame Display - (framed data only) Opens a Frame Display, with the frame of the currently
selected bytes highlighted.
Notes - Opens the Notes dialog.
Cascade - Arranges windows in a cascaded display.
Bluetooth Packet Timeline - Opens the Packet Timeline dialog.
Coexistence View - Opens the Coexistence View dialog.
Low energy - Opens the low energy Timeline dialog.
Extract Data/Audio - Opens the Extract Data/Audio dialog.
MSC Chart - Opens the Message Sequence Chart
Bluetooth low energy Packet Error Rate Statistics - Opens the Packet Error Rate Statistics
window.
Bluetooth Classic Packet Error Rate Statistics - Opens the Packet Error Rate Statistics
window.
Protocol Expert System - Opens Bluetooth Protocol Expert System window
Audio Expert System - Opens Audio Expert System window
Table 2.2 - Control Window Toolbar Icons (continued)
2.3.2 Configuration Information on the Control Window
The Configuration bar (just below the toolbar) displays the hardware configuration and may include I/O
settings. It also provides such things as name of the network card, address information, ports in use, etc.
2.3.3 Status Information on the Control Window
The Status bar located just below the Configuration bar on the Control window provides a quick look at
current activity in the analyzer.
l
oNot Active means that the analyzer is not currently capturing data.
oPaused means that data capture has been suspended.
oRunning means that the analyzer is actively capturing data.
l% Used
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The next item shows how much of the buffer or capture file has been filled. For example, if you are
capturing to disk and have specified a 200 Kb capture file, the bar graph tells you how much of the
capture file has been used. When the graph reaches 100%, capture either stops or the file begins to
overwrite the oldest data, depending on the choices you made in the System Settings.
lUtilization/Events
The second half of the status bar gives the current utilization and total number of events seen on the
network. This is the total number of events monitored, not the total number of events captured. The
analyzer is always monitoring the circuit, even when data is not actively being captured. These graphs
allow you to keep an eye on what is happening on the circuit, without requiring you to capture data.
2.3.4 Frame Information on the Control Window
Frame Decoder information is located just below the Status bar on the Control window. It displays two pieces
of information.
lFrame Decoder (233 fps) displays the number of frames per second being decoded. You can toggle this
display on/off with Ctrl-D, but it is available only during a live capture.
l#132911 displays the total frames decoded.
l100% displays the percentage of buffer space used.
2.3.5 Control Window Menus
The menus appearing on the Control window vary depending on whether the data is being captured live or
whether you are looking at a .cfa file. The following tables describe each menu.
Mode Selection Hot
Key Description
Live Close Closes Live mode.
Capture
File
Go Live Returns to Live mode
Reframe If you need to change the protocol stack used to interpret a
capture file and the framing is different in the new stack, you
need to reframe in order for the protocol decode to be correct.
See Reframing on page 73
Unframe Removes start-of-frame and end-of-frame markers from your
data. SeeUnframing on page 73
Recreate
Companion File
This option is available when you are working with decoders. If
you change a decoder while working with data, you can
recreate the ".frm file", the companion file to the ".cfa file".
Recreating the ".frm file" helps ensure that the decoders will
work properly.
Reload Decoders The plug-ins are reset and received frames are decoded again.
Table 2.3 - Control Window File Menu Selections
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Mode Selection Hot
Key Description
Live &
Capture
File
Open Capture File Ctrl-
-O
Opens a Windows Open file dialog. at the default location
"...\Public Documents\Frontline Test Equipment\My Capture
Files\". Capture files have a .cfa extension.
Save Ctrl-
S
Saves the current capture or capture file. Opens a Windows
Save As dialog at the default location "...\Public
Documents\Frontline Test Equipment\My Capture Files\".
Exit ComProbe
Protocol Analysis
System
Shuts down the ComProbe Protocol Analysis System and all
open system windows.
Recent capture files A list of recently opened capture files will appear.
Table 2.3 - Control Window File Menu Selections (continued)
The View menu selections will vary depending on the Frontline analyzer in use.
Mode Selection Hot key Description
Live &
Capture
File
Event Display Ctrl-
Shift-E
Opens the Event Display window for analyzing byte level
data.
Frame Display Ctrl-
Shift-M
Opens the Frame Display window for analyzing protocol
level data
Bluetooth Timeline Opens the Bluetooth Timeline window for analyzing
protocol level data in a packet chronological format and in
packet throughput graph.
Coexistence View Opens the Coexistence View window that can
simultaneously display Classic Bluetooth,Bluetooth low
energy, and 802.11 packets and thourghput.
Bluetooth low
energy Timeline
Opens the Bluetooth low energy Timeline window for
analyzing protocol level data in a packet chronological
format and in packet throughput graph.
Extract Data Audio... Opens the Data/Audio Extraction dialog for pulling data
from decoded Bluetooth protocols.
Bluetooth low
energy Packet Error
Rate Statistics
Opens the Bluetooth low energy PER Stats window to
show a dynamic graphical representation of the error rate
for each low energy channel.
Classic Bluetooth
Packet Error Rate
Statistics
Opens the Classic Bluetooth PER Stats window to show
a dynamic graphical representation of the error rate for
each channel.
Bluetooth Protocol
Expert
Opens the Bluetooth Protocol Expert System window to
assist in the analysis of Bluetooth protocol issues.
Audio Expert
System
Opens the Audio Expert System window for the purpose
of detecting and reporting audio impairments.
Table 2.4 - Control Window View Menu Selections
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