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Introduction

Using Online Help........... ................................ ................................ ....................... 1

Related Documentation ............. ................................ .................................. ............. 1

Conventions .............................. .................................. ................................ ......... 2

Technical Support ......................... ................................ .................................. ....... 3

Getting Started

What is New in this Release............................................ ................................ ........... 5

Accessories..................... ................................ ................................ ..................... 5

Minimu

Application Directories and Usage ........ .................................. ................................ ..... 9

File Name Extensions ............................................................................................. 10

How to Activate the License ..................... .................................. .............................. 11

Before You Click Run............................................................................................. 13

m System Requirements................. .................................. ............................... 8

Table of Contents

Operating Basics

TekExpress Application Overview .............................................................................. 17

Key Features .................................................................................................. 17

Starting the Application..................... ................................ ................................ ...... 18

Resizing the Application Window................. ................................ .............................. 19

Exiting the Application ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . 19

Global Controls .......... .................................. ................................ ........................ 19

Menus

File Menu.......................... ................................ ................................ ............ 20

View Menu ........ .................................. ................................ .......................... 20

Tools Menu .................................................................................................... 21

Help Menu..................................................................................................... 25

How To

Select the Test(s)..................... ................................ .................................. ............ 27

Conﬁgure and Run the Test(s).............. ................................ .................................. .... 29

View and Select Connected Instruments ............................ ................................ ............ 31

Use Prerecorded Waveforms for Analysis.... .................................. ................................ 33

View the Progress of Analysis ................... ................................ ................................ 37

View the Report.................................................................................................... 39

View Test Related Files ......................... ................................ .................................. 40

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Table of Contents

Application Examples for SATA

Receiver Example for Scope based Error Detector

RMT Equipment Setup: Drive .............................................................................. 41

RMT-03-Gen3 (6.0GB/S) Receiver Margin Test ......................................................... 43

PHY-TSG-OOB Suite

Testing a Drive

PHY-TSG-OOB Equipment Setup: Drive ...... ................................ ...................... 45

PHY01 - Unit Interval Test ............................................................................. 48

TSG02 - Rise-Fall Time Test without RF Switch .................................................... 51

OOB01 - OOB Signal Detection Threshold Test..................................................... 54

RSG-RMT Suite

Testing a Drive

RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Drive....................... .................................. .......... 58

RSG-01 - Gen1 (1.5Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group.. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. 60

T- Receiver Margin Test.... ................................ .................................. ...... 62

Testing a Host

RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Host................................ ................................ .... 65

RSG-02 - Gen2 (3.0Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group.. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. 67

Rx-Tx Suite

Testing a Drive

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive ........................................................................ 69

Rx01 - Pair Differential Impedance test ............................................................... 70

Testing a Host

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Host ......................................................................... 73

Rx03 - Differential Mode Return Loss ................................................................ 75

SI Cable test

SI Equipment Setup .............. ................................ ................................ ............ 78

SI-02 - Cable Absolute Differential Impedance test on a SATA Cable ................................. 79

Application Examples for SAS

PHY-TSG-OOB Suite

Testing a Drive

PHY-TSG-OOB Drive Test Equipment Setup................................ ........................ 83

Test 5.2.1-Tx SSC Modulation Type Test ................. .................................. .......... 84

Rx-Tx Suite

Testing a Drive

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive ........................................................................ 87

Test 5.4.2-RX Common-Mode Return Loss (SCC11) ............... ................................ 89

Receiver Margin Test

RMT Methods ..................................................................................................... 93

Receiver Margin Testing.......................................................................................... 96

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Deskew Operation

Deskewing Real Time Oscilloscopes.. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . 99

Manual Deskew Procedure for Sampling Oscilloscopes . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . 100

Mixed Mode TDR Channel Alignment with Independent TDR Source.................. ............ 100

Sampling Oscilloscope Deskew during Rx-Tx Testing for Test Setup without RF Switch . . .. .. . .. . .. . 104

Overriding Acquire Parameters

About Overriding Acquire Parameters ........................................................................ 107

Acquire parameters with “Auto

Acquire Parameters with “Manually” Option ........... .................................. .............. 109

matically” option................... ................................ .... 107

Pattern Generation Utility

Using the Pattern Generation Utility to Test Receivers . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . . 111

Calibration Procedure ........................................................................................... 113

User Conﬁguration for TekExpress S ATA

Setting User Option for SATA DUT Power Cycle Method ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . . 117

Table of Contents

Calibration and Veriﬁcation of Jitter Measurement Devices

About JTF Calibration and Veriﬁcation ....................................................................... 119

Basic Procedure.................. .................................. ................................ .............. 120

Detailed Procedure ...................... ................................ ................................ ........ 120

AWG C alibration Procedure for OOB tests

OOB-01 Level Calibration Procedure using DPOJET Application........................................ 129

OOB-01 Calibration Procedure without using the DPOJET Application ......... ........................ 132

TekExpress Programmatic Interface

About the Programmatic Interface............................................................................. 137

Server and Client Proxy Objects ............................. ................................ .................. 138

Remote Proxy Object....................................................................................... 138

Client Proxy Object......................................................................................... 139

Client Programmatic Interface: An Example................................................................. 141

SATA Application Command Arguments and Queries...................................................... 144

Handle Error Codes ............................................................................................. 170

Program Example................................................................................................ 170

Troubleshooting

Instrument Connectivity .... ................................ ................................ .................... 173

User Interface ........................ ................................ .................................. .......... 173

TestStand Run time Engine Installation......... ................................ .............................. 174

Test Limit is Single Sided ............ ................................ .................................. ........ 174

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Table of Contents

Report shows as NAN..................................... .................................. .................... 175

Reference

Instrument Connectivity using GPIB Cable .................................................................. 177

Shortcut Keys .......... ................................ ................................ .......................... 177

Error Codes for TekExpress .................................................................................... 178

Index

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Introduction Using Online Help

Using Online Help

Select Help from the menu to open the help ﬁle . You can also ﬁnd an electronic copy of the help ﬁle in the Documents directory on the 063-4068-XX DVD.

Table of Content (TOC) tab – Organizes the Help into book-like sections. Select a book icon to open a section; select any of the topics listed under the book.

Index t ab – Enables you to scroll a list of alphabetical keywords. Select the topic of interest to bring up the appropriate help page.

Search tab – Allows a text-based search.

Follow these steps:

1. Type the word or phrase you want to ﬁnd in the search box. If the word or phrase is not found, try the Index tab.

2. Choose a topic in the lower box, and then select the Display button.

General Help Functions:

Select the Print button from the Help topics menu bar to print a topic.

To return to the previous window, select the Back button.

Use hyperlinks to jump from one topic to another.

e Back button is grayed out or a jump is not available, choose the Help Topics button to return to

If th the originating help folder.

ated Documentation

Rel

Technical Speciﬁcation documents

http://www.tek.com/Measurement/applications/serial_data/sata.html

tp://ftp.iol.unh.edu/pub/sas/test_suite/SAS-2_6Gbps_Physical_Layer_Test_Suite_(v1.00).pdf

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Introduction Conventions

Conventions

Online Help uses the following conventions:

The term “SATA” refers t o Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.

The term “SAS” refers to Serial Attached SCSI.

The term “D UT” is an abbreviation for Device Under Test.

The term “se

lect” is a generic term that applies to the two mechanical methods of choosing an option:

using a mouse or using the touch screen.

Table 1: Icon descriptions

Icon Meaning

This icon identiﬁes important information.

This icon identiﬁes conditions or practices that could result in loss of data.

This icon identiﬁes additional information that will help you use the application more efﬁciently.

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Introduction Technical Support

Technical Support

Tektronix values your feedback on our products. To help us serve you better, please send us your suggestions, ideas, or comments on your application or oscilloscope.

When you contact Tektronix Technical Support, please include the following information (be as speciﬁcas possible):

General Information

All instru

Hardware options, if any.

Probes used.

Your name, company, mailing address, phone number, FAX number.

Please indicate if you would like to be contacted by Tektronix about your suggestion or comments.

ment model numbers.

Application Speciﬁc Information

Software version number.

Description of the problem such that technical support can duplicate the problem.

If possible, save the setup ﬁles for all the instruments used and the application.

ssible, save the TekExpress setup ﬁles, log.xml and status messages text ﬁle.

If po

If possible, save the waveform on which you are performing the measurement as a .wfm ﬁle.

Forward the information to technical support using one of these methods:

E-mail – techsupport@tektronix.com

FAX – (503) 627-5695

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Introduction Technical Support

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Getting Started What is New in this Release

What is New in this Release

This version of TekExpress includes the following feature enhancements:

S-Parameters for SATA/SAS (6G)

Compliance needs for receiver UTD1.4

Receiver Margin testing using High Performance Scan and Select Scan Parameter Preset

PHY-TSG-OO

Accessories

About the Test Fixture

The TF-SATA-NE-ZP and TF-SATA-FE-ZP test ﬁxtures that facilitate SATA/SAS Compliance testing are manufactured a nd distributed by Crescent Heart Software, Inc. For more information, visit the Crescent Heart Software Web site www.c-h-s.com

The TF-SATA-TPA-P, TF-SATA-TPA-R, TF-SATA-TPA-PRC and TF-SAS-TPA-P, TF-SAS-TPA-R, TF-SAS-TPA-PRC test ﬁxtures that facilitate SATA/SAS Compliance testing are manufactured by Wilder Technologies. For more information, visit the Wilder Technologies Web site

http://www.wilder-tech.com/pdf.htm

The p in assignments for Wilder and CHS test ﬁxturesareasfollows:

Table 2: Pin assignments

Wilder test ﬁxture CHS test ﬁxture

Drive RP+ HR+

Drive RP– HR–

Drive TP+ HT+

Drive TP– HT–

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About Frame Error Analyzer

B Enhancements for SAS/SATA

The Crescent Heart Software SATA II and III probe adapter facilitates Receiver Signalling Group test. Visit www.c-h-s.com

for more information.

About Keithley Switch

The S46 Microwave Switch System is designed to simplify the automated switching needed to test a wide range of telecommunications products and devices. For more information, visit

http://www.keithley.com/applications/aerospace/?mn=S46

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Getting Started Accessories

About the Power Splitter

The power splitter part number 1580 Divider PWR DC-26.5 GHz is required in certain test conﬁgurations of TekExpress SATA (RSG-RMT, Rx-Tx without RF switch) and SAS. For more information, visit the Aeroﬂex/Weinschel Inc Web site www.aeroﬂex-weinschel.com

About the Test Adapter

The SAS Plug hosts, and devices against the SAS speciﬁcation 2.1.

Click the f

SAS Plug Test Adapter

SAS Receptacle Test Adapter (see page 7)

For more information on SAS test ﬁxtures, refer to SAS Test Adapter User Manual provided by Wilder Technologies.

and Receptacle Test Adapters (SAS-TPA-P and SAS-TPA-R) test SAS interface cables,

ollowing links to view sample ﬁxture photos:

(see page 6)

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Getting Started Accessories

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Getting Started Minimum System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for a PC to run TekExpress are as follows:

Table 3: System requirements

Processor

Pentium 4/M or equivalent processor.

Operating System Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Memory

Hard Disk

512 MB of memory.

Approximately 2 GB of available hard-disk space for the recommended installation, which includes full TekExpress installation and distributed components.

Drive DVD drive

Display

Super VGA resolution or higher video adapter (800x600 minimum video resolution for small fonts or 1024x768 minimum video resolution for large fonts). The application is best viewed at 96 dpi display settings

Software IConnect® and MeasureXtractor™ Signal Integrity TDR and S-parameter

Software (80SICON) Ver 4.0 or above.

Microsoft Excel 2002 or above.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 SP1 or later.

Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0 or equivalent software for image ﬁles viewing.

Adobe Reader 6.0 or equivalent software for viewing portable document

format (PDF) ﬁles.

Other Devices Microsoft compatible mouse or compatible pointing device.

Four USB ports (2 USB ports minimum).

PCI-GPIB or equivalent interface for instrument connectivity2.

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If TekExpress is running on an instrument having a video resolution lower than 800x600 (for example, sampling oscilloscope), it is recommended

onnect a secondary monitor and this has to be enabled before launching the application.

to c

If TekExpress is installed on a Tektronix oscilloscope, the virtual GPIB port cannot be used by TekExpress for communicating with oscilloscope applications. If external devices like USB-GPIB or equivalent are used for instrument connectivity, ensure that the Talker Listener utility is enabled in the DPO/DSA oscilloscope's GPIB menu.

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Getting Started Application Directories and Usage

Application Directories and Usage

The application directory and associated ﬁles are organized as follows:

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Getting Started File Name Extensions

The following table lists the default directory names and their usage:

Table 4: Default directory names and their usage

Directory names Usage

InstallDir\TekExpress Contains the TekExpress application and associated

ﬁles.

\TekExpress\TekExpress Serial ATA Contains ﬁles speciﬁc to TekExpress Serial ATA.

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Compliance Suites Has compliance speciﬁc sequence ﬁles. The folders

under this directory represent the devices to be tested.

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Compliance Suites\SAS Includes the Drive folder.

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Compliance Suites\SAS\Drive\ Includes the PHY-TSG-OOB and RX-TX folders.

These represent the suites of install tests for the SAS drive devices.

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Compliance Suites\Serial ATA\ The folders under this are Cable, Drive and Host.

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Compliance Suites\Serial ATA\Cable Includes the SI folder. This represents the suite of

install tests for SATA cables.

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Compliance Suites\Serial ATA\Drive\

\TekExpress Serial ATA \Compliance Suites\Serial ATA\Host\

\TekExpress Serial ATA\ACP

\TekExpress Serial ATA\SCP

\TekExpress Serial ATA\ICP

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Data Manager

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Data Storage

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Report Generator

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Documents Includes the Method of Implementation documents

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Bin

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Lib

\TekExpress Serial ATA\Tools

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Includes the PHY-TSG-OOB, RSG-RMT, and RX-TX folders. These represent the suites of install tests for the SATA d rive and host devices.

Includes instrument and application speciﬁc interface libraries of TekExpress.

Includes the result management speci ﬁc libraries of TekExpress are present in these folders.

and technical documentation for the application.

Includes the Miscellaneous libraries of TekExpress.

File Name Extensions

The software uses the following ﬁle name extensions:

File name extension Description

.TekX .seq

.xml

.PDF

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The session ﬁleissavedinthisformat.

The test sequence ﬁle.

The encrypted XML ﬁle that contains the test speciﬁcconﬁguration information. The log ﬁle extension is also xml.

The PDF ﬁle that details the method of implementation for the test.

Getting Started How to Activate the License

How to Activate the License

Follow the steps below to activate the license:

1. Click Help > About to view the license information.

2. Click the View Version Details link to check the version numbers of the installed test suites.

3. Click the View End-User License Agreement link to open the following Tektronix Software License

eement window. Click Print to print the License Agreement.

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Getting Started How to Activate the License

4. Click License Info to view the available software options. This window shows the license key and the various options with their status (active or inactive) with the current license key.

5. If you are activating the license for the ﬁrst time, the license key ﬁeld is empty. To activate the license, connect the USB dongle to your computer, enter the license key provided in the license key certiﬁcate,

and clic

6. If you are reactivating the license, click Reactivate, enter the new license key and click Activate.

k Activate. If the activation is successful, a

sign is displayed next to the license key ﬁeld.

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Getting Started Before You Click Run

Before You Click Run

After you ﬁrst launch TekExpress, it creates the following folders on your computer:

\My Documents\My TekExpress.

NOTE. Ensure that the “My TekExpress” folder has read and write access.

NOTE. If a user with a different Windows login ID launches TekExpress, a new

created under that user's

\My Documents\My TekExpress\Serial ATA. Similarly for SAS, the folder is \My Documents\My TekExpress\SAS

\My Documents\My TekExpress\Serial ATA\Untitled Session. Every time the TekExpress SATA.exe is launched a Untitled Session folder is created under Serial ATA

My Documents

folder.

My TekExpress

folder is

folder. The Untitled Session folder is deleted when you exit TekExpress.

CAUTIO

N. Each session has multiple ﬁles associated with it. Do not modify any of the session ﬁles and/or

folders as this may result in loss of data or corrupted session ﬁles.

The My

ID> My TekExpress name><user ID> My TekExpress

TekExpress

folder is created as a shared folder with share name as <domain><user

(or if the PC is not connected to domain then share name is <Computer

The above shared folder is mapped as X: (X drive) on to the PC where TekExpress is running.

NOTE. If X drive is mapped to any other shared folder, TekExpress will display a Warning message window asking to disconnect the X: drive manually.

Do the following before you click Run:

NOTE. Ensure that the network connectivity is enabled on the PC running the TekExpress.

1. Map (see page 14) the shared My TekExpress folder as X: (X drive) on all the instruments used

in test setup running Microsoft Windows Operating System. This share folder is used to save the waveform ﬁles or any other ﬁle transfer operations.

2. Rightclickonthe

My TekExpress folderandopentheProperties dialog box. Select General tab

and then Advanced.IntheAdvanced Attributes window, ensure that the option Encrypt contents to secure data is NOT selected. Click here

(see page 15) to view the picture.

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Getting Started Before You C lick Run

3. Ensure that the SATA/SAS setup ﬁles provided with TekExpress DVD are available on the respective instruments. For more details, refer to the folder on the T

ekExpress DVD.

ReadmeFirst.txt located in the SATA Setup Files

4. Ensure that all the required instruments are properly warmed up, Signal Path Compensation (SPC)

page 15) is perf

ormed, followed by cable deskew.

Mapping My TekExpress folder

To map the My TekExpress folder on the instruments, follow the steps below:

1. Open Windo

2. From the Windows Explorer menu, select Tools > Map Network drive.

3. Select the Drive letter as X: (if there is any previous connection on X:, disconnect it ﬁrst through Tools > Disconnect Network drive menu of Windows Explorer).

4. In the Folder ﬁeld, enter remote

John’s My TekExpress)

5. You can determine the IP address of the PC where “My TekExpress” folder exists by doing the following:

Select Start > Run menu on the PC where My TekExpress folder exists.

Enter cmd and click Enter.

At command prompt, type ipconfig.

ws Explorer.

My TekExpress folder path (for example, \\192.158.97.65\

(see

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Getting Started Before You Click Run

You ca n

1. On the oscilloscope main menu, click Utilities menu.

2. Click Instrument Calibration option.

ﬁnd SPC by following the steps below:

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Getting Started Before You C lick Run

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Operating Basics TekExpress Application Overview

TekExpress Application Overview

TekExpress is the Tektronix Compliance Test Automation Framework, developed to support current and future test automation needs. It is a highly modular architecture that enables deploying automated test solutions fo automation solution for the Serial ATA Gen 1, Gen 2, and Gen 3 standards.

Options available with TekExpress Serial ATA and SAS are:

r various serial standards in a relatively short time. TekExpress provides a compliance test

PHY/TSG/OOB Test Suite— Includes PHY-TSG-OOB test s tests.

PHY/TSG/OOB Test Suite — Includes PHY-TSG-OOB test suite SAS 2.0.

RSG-RMT Test Suite — Offers Phy Receiver Signal Requirements (RSG 1-2-3-5-6) and Receiver Margin Test (RMT) for SATA Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3

Rx-Tx Test Suite — Includes Rx-Tx test suite for Serial ATA Gen1, Gen 2, and Gen 3 tests.

RMT Test Suite — Offers Receiver Margin Test (RMT) for SAS 2.0.

Rx-Tx Test Suite — Includes Rx-Tx test suite for SAS 2.0.

TekExpress SATA Bundle for the Host and Drive Test Suites.

SI Cable Tests for TekExpress SATA — Includes SI test suite for SATA electrical cable assembly compliance test.

Key Features

The TekExpress provides the following salient features:

Complete SATA Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 Test Coverage for Hosts, Drives and Cables.

PHY-TSG-OOB measurement for SAS 2.0.

uite Serial ATA Gen1, Gen2 and Gen3

Rx-Tx measurement for SAS 2.0.

Completely automated single button solution.

Signiﬁcant Reduction In Testing Time Through Automation.

Performs all (UTD 1.2, UTD 1.3, and UTD 1.4 conformant) SATA MOI required Transmitter, Receiver, and Channel measurements.

Single and Simple Microsoft Windows XP User Interface for Multi-instrument Testing.

Repeatable and accurate results.

Automatic HTML Report and SATA-IO (MS Excel) Scorecard Generation.

Receiver Margin Testing with High Performance Scan and Select Scan Parameter Preset methods.

Direct Synthesis and Device State Control Eliminates the Need for Multiple Sources.

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Operating Basics Starting the Application

PoweredbyNITestStand™.

Seamlessly Integrate with High-level TestStand Automation Layer.

Starting the Application

The application uses a USB dongle that contains the license key. This dongle must be present on the PC or the instrument hosting the TekExpress application.

The application also c hecks for a ﬁle, called is not found, instrument discovery is performed before launching TekExpress. The contains information regarding instruments available on network.

When the application starts, it checks for the appropriate license key. If the valid license key is not present, the application switches to the “Demo” mode. If the application fails to detect the dongle, it continues toruninDemomode.

To start the application, you can do one of the following:

Click Start > Programs > Tektronix > TekExpress > TekExpress Serial ATA & SAS.Other applications follow similar pattern.

Double-click the icon on the desktop.

If you have previously saved a session, double-click the session ﬁle stored under My

TekExpress\Serial ATA

When the application is launched it displays the splash screen providing launch information. The application also checks for the presence and validity of the USB dongle.

or M y TekExpress\SAS.

Resources.xml, located in My TekExpress folder. If this ﬁle

Resources.xml ﬁle

NOTE. If the application was not terminated properly during the last use, a dialog box asks to recall the previously unsaved session.

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Operating Basics Resizing the Application Window

Resizing the Application Window

To minimize the application, click on the application title bar. To restore the application to its

previous size, select

To maximize the application, click . To restore it to previous size, click on the application title bar.

Exiting the Application

To exit the application, do one of the following:

Click File > Exit.

Click on the application title bar.

Global Controls

The menus and controls that appear outside the individual tabs are called “Global Controls”. These are used to specify the devices to be tested.

in the Windows task bar.

Table 5: Controls a nd Functions

Control name Function

DUT

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The device ID is speciﬁed at the global level and the information is stored in the default location for all data ﬁles. This ﬁeld cannot be empty and does not allow these special characters (.,..,...,\,/:?”<>|*). The maximum length of characters allowed is 32.

This indicates whether your PC has enough memory to run and test a measurement, which is typically < 10 Gb.

You will be able to run, pause, resume and stop the tests.

Operating Basics File Menu

File Menu

Click File on the application menu bar.

The File menu has the following selections:

Menu Function

New Session Starts a default session of TekExpress.

Open Session Opens a saved session.

Save Session Saves the session.

Save Session As Saves a session in a different name.

Recently Recalled Setup Lists all the recent and previously recalled setup ﬁles.

Save Report As Saves the report in user speciﬁed location.

Print Preview Report

Print Report

Exit

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View Menu

Click View on the application menu bar.

Previews the report before printing.

Opens the Windows “Print” dialog box.

Closes the application.

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Operating Basics Tool s Menu

The View menu has the following selections:

Menu Function

Log File

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Opens the log (log.xml) ﬁle in the default viewer.

Tools Menu

Click Tools

on the application menu bar.

The Tools menu has the following selections:

Menu Function

Instrument Bench (see page 21) Opens a dialog box showing the list of instruments attached to the test setup.

E-mail Settings (see page 23) Opens a dialog box showing e-mail setting details.

Debug – Deskew Panel (see page 24) Opens a control panel that allows to control the RF-switch for debugging and

cable deskew.

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> Instrument Bench

Tools

The Instrument Bench window shows the list of VISA and Non-VISA resources found on different

rfaces/connections. It serves two purposes at the launch of TekExpress:

inte

Discovers the connected instruments.

Conﬁrms the instrument connection setup.

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Operating Basics Tools Menu

When you click Tools > Instrument Bench, the following dialog box is displayed:

Search Criteria: The various connections on which you can search. Non-VISA Resources are the instruments that cannot be searched using TekVISA.

Retrieved Instruments: Displays the count and details of instruments that were discovered.

Last Updated: Displays the time when the last time search was performed.

TekVISA Refresh Timeout (Seconds): This time o ut speciﬁes the maximum time that TekExpress

can wait for TekVISA update.

NOTE. TekExpress uses TekVISA for instrument search. Ensure that TekVISA is running on your system before you refresh the instrument bench window.

Table 6: Retrieved Resources properties in the Instrument Bench window

Title Description

Connection Shows the type of connection with the instrument.

Resource

Serial Number Shows the serial number of the resource.

Options Shows the options available on the instrument.

Resource Address

xxx

The option column displays the options that ﬁtintheﬁeld. To view complete options on the instrument, move the mouse cursor over the option.

Shows the name of the resource.

Shows IP Address/Port number of the resource.

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Operating Basics Tool s Menu

Table 7: Button controls on Instrument Bench dialog box

Button Function

Refresh The application searches on the selected connection for resources. While

searching res Discovery window shows the connection currently being scanned and the percentage of task completed.

ources it shows the Instrument Bench discovery window. The

Close Closes the

xxx

dialog box.

Tools > E-mail Settings

Use the E-mail Settings utility to conﬁgure and set the e-mail options. The following ﬁelds are mandatory for receiving e-mail notiﬁcation from TekExpress:

1. Recipient Email Addresses. For example, User@domain.com.

2. Sender's Address.

3. SMTP Server address of the Mail server conﬁgured at client location.

If any of these ﬁelds are left blank, the settings are not saved and e-mail notiﬁcation will not be sent.

Select the option “E-mail Test Results When Complete or on Error” has to be checked to receive the e-mail. The attachment list depends on what you have selected while conﬁguring the e-mail setup.

NOTE. Among the e-mail attachments, the Analysis Screenshot is not yet functional.

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Operating Basics Tools Menu

Tools > Debug-Deskew Utility

The debug-deskew utility allows you to control the RF-switch state for setup debug purpose with primary objective to perform a real-time oscilloscope deskew the DUT TX terminals to the oscilloscope channels through the RF-switch. Using this utility, you can set the oscil various testing suites.

loscope deskew values that are retained by TekExpress SATA automation script throughout

(see page 24) operation for complex wiring path from

To ensure ac channels, it is important to ﬁrst deskew the oscilloscope channels before you take measurements of your DUT.

curate results for two-channel measurements and differential signals acquired on two

The Debug Deskew Utility has the following functions:

State: Sets the Open/Close state of the RF switch channels.

er the setup requirement, select the channels on the panel to be closed or opened. The previous

As p state of the RF switch is overridden by the new state. The current state of the RF Switch is not recalled

when the Debug panel is launched. Click applied on the selected RF Switch. The selection shown by LEDs on the RF Switch should be same

the selection shown on the panel.

Read Deskew/Attenuation Values: Reads the current Deskew values of the real time oscilloscope.

With the selected switch state, you are expected to manually perform the deskew (by removing SMA cable connection from TX terminals of CHS ﬁxture at DUT and reconnecting them to Fast-edge output

of the oscilloscope). Once the deskew values are set on the oscilloscope, click

and the current state as seen on the panel is

.The

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Operating Basics Help Menu

deskew values of all the four channels on the selected real time oscilloscope is read by TekExpress and are retained during test automation sequencing.

Set Deskew/Attenuation values: Click to restore the last values of deskew/attenuation. It is restored to the selected oscilloscope.

NOTE. The address of the instruments are passed to the panel on the current suite selection (as detected in instrument discovery). For example, in RX-TX and SI test suites, the Real Time Oscilloscope is not available and so it will not be passed. Only the address of the RF Switch is passed, if detected.

For more information on how to deskew real time oscilloscopes, refer to the section Deskew operation

(see page 99).

Help Menu

Click Help on the application menu bar.

The Help menu has the following selections:

Selection Description or Function

TekExpress Help

About TekExpress (see page 11 ) Displays application details such as software name, version

Activate License

Displays TekExpress He lp (F1).

number and copyright.

Displays available software options and also about license activation.

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Operating Basics Help Menu

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How To Select the Test(s)

Select the Test(s)

The application tests the following three types of SATA devices and SAS Drive devices for compliance.

Drive

Host

Cable

The Select p

This panel provides the following functions:

anel allows you to select tests to conﬁgure and run.

Select Standard

Select the appropriate standard Serial ATA or SAS.

Select Device

Select the Device type. And the test suite options is automatically updated corresponding to the device selected.

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How To Select the Test(s)

Select Test Suite

The application allows you to select a subset of tests to execute. Based on the test suite selected, the Version drop-down list is populated.

Version

Select the appropriate version. For example, SATA Gen 1–UTD 1.2, SATA Gen 2–UTD 1.3, SATA Gen 2–UTD 1.

NOTE. The SI test suite for cable measurement does not have any versions.

4orSAS2.0.

The table

has the following two columns:

Select: You can include or exclude any test for analysis.

Tes t Na me : Displays the name of the test.

NOTE. If any of the check box in the Select column is grayed, you cannot make any changes. It implies that

t is mandatory.

the tes

Once you select a row, the following options are available:

Table 8: Select panel buttons

Button Description

Opens the conﬁguration panel for the selected test.

Opens the PDF of method of implementation (MOI) for the selected test.

Opens the schematic for the selected test. This is useful if you want to verify the test setup before running the test.

Selects all tests in the table.

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How To Conﬁgure and Run the Test(s)

Table 8: Select p anel buttons (cont.)

Button Description

Selects all the SATA-IO required tests in the grid and deselects all informative tests in the table.

Deselects all tests in the table.

xxx

Conﬁgure and Run the Test(s)

Use the Conﬁguration panel to create, view, and edit the parameters associated with the acquisition and the analysis of the selected test.

You have the following options:

To choose between running the tests in a Compliance or User Deﬁned mode.

To reload compliance mode values.

To change the parameters associated with the conﬁguration of acquisition.

To change the parameters associated with analysis conﬁguration.

hange the test limits in User Deﬁned mode.

To c

The upper half of the Conﬁgure panel has general parameters that are common for all the tests under the selected test suite that are editable. The lower half of the Conﬁgure panel has test speciﬁc parameters.

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How To Conﬁgure and Run the Test(s)

NOTE. If any of the test parameters are grayed, it means that these parameters cannot be modiﬁed in compliance mode. When you switch to user-deﬁned mode, these parameters are editable.

Table 9: Test parameters

Parameters t

Acquire Parameters

Analyze parameters

oconﬁgure

Description

Shows the va related to acquisition of a selected test. These parameters can vary from one tes Number of Samples and Record Length.

Shows the various parameters related to analysis of a selected test. The Analyze parameters shows example of Jitter values, whereas the link points out JIT3 setup ﬁles.

rious parameters

t to another such as,

Limi

Applies to a speciﬁc test. It shows the measurement limits using

erent types of comparisons.

diff

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How To View and Select Connected Instruments

Table 9: Test parameters (cont.)

Parameters to conﬁgure Description

Comments Speciﬁes a comment up to 256

characters long for the selected test.

Complia

xxx

Click

nce settings

Run in the Select pane l to run the selected tests.

For the SAS standard, the Conﬁguration panel works the same way.

View and Select Connected Instruments

ewing Connected Instruments

The Tools > Instrument Bench menu item is used to discover connected instruments required for the

sts. The application uses TekVISA to discover t he connected instruments. Once the operation is done,

te the Instrument Bench dialog box res umes operation and lists the instrument-related details based on t he selected search criteria.

Restores the compliance settings.

Saves all changes that you made.

Dismisses the dialog box and does not apply changes.

NOTE. When the TekVISA Instrument Manager checks for connected Instruments, the Instrument Bench dialog box does not respond.

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How To View and Select Connected Instruments

For example, if you select LAN as the search criteria intheInstrumentBenchdialogandclickRefresh, the TekVISA Instrument Manager checks for the instruments availability over LAN and the details of the instrumen

t are displayed under Retrieved Instruments table.

You c an p Instrument Manager does not ﬁnd the instruments, the TekExpress application resumes the operation.

If you c over the VISA layer can be searched.

rovide the time in the TekVISA Refresh Timeout (Seconds) ﬁeld, within which if the TekVISA

hoose Non-VISA resources, all the instruments supported by TekExpress but not communicating

Selecting Connected Instruments

You can view the instruments connected in the Conﬁguration panel. The upper half of the panel displays the general parameters for the tests under the selected test suite.

Choose the instruments from the drop-down list as shown in the following ﬁgure:

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How To Use Prerecorded Waveforms for Analysis

Select th

NOTE. The list of instruments displayed is speciﬁc to the selected test suite. It does not show all the connected instruments.

e “Do Not Use” option in the drop-down list for those instruments which are optional.

Use Prerecorded Waveforms for Analysis

From the Acquire tab, you can see unique acquisitions, acquisition parameters, acquisition status, and prerecorded waveform ﬁles of the selected test suite. The Acquire panel is speciﬁc to a suite and gets

ted every time the selected test suite is changed. This panel shows the acquisition details for the tests

upda in the currently selected suite. The tests with the common acquisition parameters are grouped together and shown as a single acquisition.

NOTE. The acquire panel is disabled when the RSG-RMT test suite is selected. If you want to enable or disable “Use Pre- Recorded Waveform ﬁles”, select a test suite other than RSG-RMT to enable the acquire panel.

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How To Use Prerecorded Waveforms for Analysis

Column name Function

Acquisition Acquisition Name

Test

Status Test acquisition status of the running test passed at intervals.

Waveform File(s) Pre-recorded waveform ﬁles of unique acquisitions. You can select waveform

Name of the tests performing acquisitions. One or more test can perform the same acquisitions.

ﬁles by selecting browse waveform ﬁle using the standard ﬁle open window.

xxx

on individual cells. This allows you to select any

The following Acquire source options are available:

Use Pre-Recorded Waveform ﬁles: Enabling or disabling the option shows or hides the waveform ﬁle column in the acquisition table.

When you save a session and then select this option, the DUT ID text box changes to a drop-down list, in which you can select the DUT ID up to the point where the session was saved. A drop-down box appears above the Waveform ﬁle column, showing the run details, including the date and time of each run. If you select a run, corresponding data for that run is populated (such as the selected test, the test conﬁguration settings, and the test summary status).

Acquire Step by Step: Selecting this prompts you at the end of each acquisition before proceeding to the next one.

Show Acquire Parameters: On enabling this option, the acquisition parameters for each unique acquisition is displayed in the acquisition table.

When you select “Use Pre-Recorded Waveform Files”, the ﬁrst column shows the waveform type and the second column shows the tests that use that waveform type for analysis. The following guidelines help you determine the correct prerecorded waveform for each test to be performed.

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How To Use Prerecorded Waveforms for Analysis

TIP. Select "Show Acquire Parameters" to verify the acquire parameters that are speciﬁ ed and the corresponding waveform.

Click the following links to get details on them:

Guidelines for PHY-TSG-OOB test suite waveforms

Each test requires a differential or single-endedwaveform. Forexample,asshowninthefollowingﬁgure, the Unit Interval m easurement requires differential waveforms, and the Rise-fall time measurement requires single-ended waveforms. Some combinations require both single-ended and differential waveforms. You need to specify all required waveforms. The waveform ﬁle name must contain on the following (Diff), which are Single-Ended Positive (Pos), and which are Single-Ended Negative (Neg).

keywords: Diff, Pos, or Neg so that TekExpress can identify which waveforms are Differential

Guidel

Test suites such as Rx-Tx and SI need to have reference waveforms and waveforms with DUT. The acqui following folder location:

Refe

Location: X:\Serial ATA\Sampling Scope\TxRxScopeOperation

Naming Convention: Ref_<Acquire Type>_<Parameter1>_<Parameter2>_<Parameter3>_<Param-

eter4>_<Parameter5>_<Channel Pattern>.wfm

Example

1. Ref_MFTP-TDR Common_4000_300_4e-011_1e-011_Even_CH3+CH4.wfm

2. Ref_MFTP-TDR Differential_4000_300_4e-011_1e-011_Even_CH3-CH4.wfm

3. Ref_MFTP-TDR Single Ended_4000_300_4e-011_1e-011_Even_CH3.wfm

4.R

5. Ref_TDR Differential_4000_300_4e-011_1e-011_Even_CH1-CH2.wfm

6. Ref_TDR Single Ended_4000_300_4e-011_1e-011_Even_CH1.wfm

DUT waveforms

ines for Rx-Tx test suite waveforms

re panel allows you to specify only DUT waveforms. The reference waveforms are stored in the

rence Waveforms

ef_TDR Common_4000_300_4e-011_1e-011_Even_CH1+CH2.wfm

DUT waveforms need to be speciﬁed in TekExpress Acquire panel as described above. The ﬁle naming convention should be as follows:

Naming Convention: <Acquire Type> <Channel Pattern>

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How To Use Prerecorded Waveforms for Analysis

Acquire type and corresponding channel pattern:

Acquire type Channel patter

TDR Different

TDR Single En

TDR Common CH1+ CH2

MFTP - TDR Di

MFTP - TDR S

MFTP - TD R C

xxx

ial

ded

fferential

ingle Ended

ommon

CH1-CH2

CH1+ CH2

CH3-CH4

CH3, CH4

CH3+CH4

Examples:

TDR Differential_CH1-CH2_EUT.wfm

TDR Single Ended_CH1.wfm

User1_TDR Common_CH1+CH2.wfm

MFTP - TDR Differential_CH3-Ch4_Session1.wfm

MFTP - TDR Single Ended_CH4_Jan31.wfm

MFTP - TDR Common_CH3+Ch4.wfm

Guidelines for SI test suite waveforms

As mentioned in the guidelines for Rx-Tx test suite, the SI test suite also needs to have reference waveforms and waveforms with DUT. The acquire panel allows you to specify only DUT waveforms. The reference waveforms are stored in the following folder location:

Reference Waveforms

Location: X:\Serial ATA\Sampling Scope\SIScopeOperation

Naming Convention:

Ref/Ref_NoFixture_<Acquire Type>_<Parameter1>_<Parameter2>_<Parameter3>_<Parameter4>_<Parameter5>_<Parameter6>_<Parameter7>_<Parameter_8>_<Channel Pattern>.wfm

Example

: Reference without ﬁxture

Ref_NoFixture_TDR Differential_Odd_4000_128_5e-010_7e-011_5.5e-011_80_20_CH1-CH2.wfm

Ref_NoFixture_TDR Single Ended_Even_4000_128_5e-010_7e-011_5.5e-011_80_20_CH1.wfm

Ref_NoFixture_TDT CrossTalk_Odd_4000_128_3e-009_CH3-CH4.wfm

Ref_NoFixture_TDT Differential_Odd_4000_128_3e-009_CH5-CH6.wfm

Ref_NoFixture_TDR Common_Even_4000_128_5e-010_7e-011_5.5e-011_80_20_CH3+CH4.wfm

Example

: Reference with ﬁxture

Ref_TDR Common_Even_4000_128_5e-010_7e-011_5.5e-011_80_20_CH1+CH2.wfm

Ref_TDR Differential_Odd_4000_128_5e-010_7e-011_5.5e-011_80_20_CH1-CH2.wfm

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Ref_TDR Single Ended_Even_4000_128_5e-010_7e-011_5.5e-011_80_20_CH4.wfm

DUT waveforms

DUT waveforms need to be speciﬁed in the TekExpress acquire panel. The ﬁle naming convention shouldbeasfollows:

Naming Convention: <Acquire Type>_<Channel Pattern>

Acquire type and corresponding channel pattern:

Acquire type Channel pattern

TDR Differential CH1-CH2, CH3-CH4, CH5-CH6, CH7-CH8

TDR Single Ended CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4

TDR Common CH1+CH2, CH3+CH4

TDT Differential CH5-CH6, CH7-CH8

TDT Crosstalk CH3-CH4, CH7-CH8

xxx

Examples:

TDR Differential_CH1-CH2_EUT.wfm

TDR Single Ended_CH1.wfm

1_TDR Common_CH1+CH2.wfm

User

TDT Differential_CH5-CH6_Session1.wfm

TDT Crosstalk_CH4_Jan31.wfm

ViewtheProgressofAnalysis

View the progress of the analysis in the Analyze panel. As the analysis of each test is complete, the result value is updated.

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How To View the Progress of Analysis

Analysi

The Analysis table contains the following:

The tests that are not yet started are shown with a “To be Started” status. A summarized status of the currently running test is shown on the Status Messages panel.

The Status Messages window timestamps all runtime messages and displays them. You can do the following:

NOTE. The Status Messages window is dockable and can be resized.

sTable

The test name.

The status of the tests that are being run.

Display Status: Enable/Disable status messages.

Auto Scroll: The status messages are scrolled automatically.

ear All: Clear all status messages in Status Window.

Save Status: Save all status messages in text ﬁle. Displays a standard save ﬁ le window and saves the

atus messages in the user speciﬁed ﬁle.

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How To View the Report

View the Report

After the analysis, a report is automatically generated and displayed in the report panel. The report shows the results of the tests, including device information and pass/fa il status of each test.

The report displays the Device identiﬁcation, the date and time that was run, and execution time. Test information like the Device Type, Version, Execution Time, Compliance Mode (Yes or No), and Overall Test Result the models, serial numbers, and ﬁrmware/software versions are shown. A table displays the Test Name, Measurement Details, Low, High limit values, Test Result, Analysis Execution time and so on.

The Report View Area contains an HTML version of the report template. You can select any area of the report and copy it to the clipboard to make it available to o ther application.

(Pass or Fail), MAC Address (in case of Receiver tests) are shown. Instrument information like

The View Scorecard option opens the report in Microsoft Excel

You must load Microsoft Excel 2002 before using the “View Scorecard” option.

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How To View Test Related Files

View Test Related Files

All the test related ﬁles for currently selected tests are always saved under My Documents\My

TekExpress\Serial ATA\Untitled Session

When you save a session, it is saved with the session name under the path

TekExpress\Serial ATA\SessionName

The session that is currently running is stored in the same path as “Untitled” until you save it.

WAR NING. Do not save a session named “Untitled” or “Backup” because there are application-speciﬁc ﬁles and ar

A session folder can contain results for more than o ne DUT, and a DUT folder can contain more than one run data f

Here is an example image of data storage:

e deleted when you exit the application.

older marked by date-time stamp as folder name.

for future references.

My Documents\My

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Application Examples for SATA RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

You need the following equipment to set up the application:

Required equipment Supported model

Signal Source Tektronix AWG7122B (Option 1, 6, 8) or AWG7102 (Option 1, 6)

Real Time Oscilloscope Tektronix DPO/DSA72004/B, DPO/DSA71604/B, DP O/DSA71254/B, and

DPO/DSA70804/B

MSO71254, MSO71604, MSO70804 and MSO72004

Scope based Error Detector is supported only on DPO/DSA 70000B and

MSO70000

RF Switch Keithley

Frame Error Analyzer

Test Fixture

Crescent

S46-6666A (Optional)

Heart Software SATA II and III probe adapter

Crescen

t Heart Software Test Fixture TF-SATA-NE-ZP

DUT

xxx

Wilder T

TF-SATA-TPA-PRC

ASATADrivetotest

est Fixtures TF-SATA-TPA-P, TF-SATA-TPA-R, and

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Application Examples for SATA RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

Figure-1: Setup diagram for Drive RSG-RMT test suite with Scope based ED

NOTE. Click here

42 TekExpress Serial ATA/SAS Automated Solutions

for details on pin a ssignments.

Application Examples for SATA RMT-03-Gen3 (6.0GB/S) Receiver Margin Test

RMT-03-Gen3 (6.0GB/S) Receiver Margin Test

To run an RMT test on a Drive device, do the following:

1. Select Drive as the Device type, select RSG-RMT test suite and SATA Gen1 as the version.

2. Select RMT-03-Gen3 (6.0GB/S) Receiver Margin Test as the test to run and SATA Gen 1–UTD

1.4 as the version.

3. Click Show Schematic to view the setup diagram for the application.

4. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters.

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Application Examples for SATA RMT-03-Gen3 (6.0GB/S) Receiver Margin Test

5. The defau Frequency and End Frequency. Click Save to save the new settings.

NOTE. The Value for the Frame Error Counter should be selected as “Do not use”.

6. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld of Select panel, and click Run.

7. The pro

lt settings are in User Deﬁned Mode.Conﬁgure t he Analyze parameters, such as the Start

gress of the analysis is displayed in the Analyze tab.

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Application Examples for SATA PHY-TSG-OOB Equipment Setup: Drive

8. View the test result report in the Report panel.

PHY-TSG-OOB Equipment Setup: Drive

You need the following equipment to set up the application:

Required equipment Supported model

Signal Source Tektronix AWG7122B (Option 1, 6, 8) or AWG7102 (Option 1, 6)

Real Time Oscilloscope Tektronix DPO/DSA72004/B, DPO/DSA71604/B, DPO/DSA71254/B,

TDS6154C, and TDS6124C

Tektronix MSO71254, MSO71604, and MSO72004

For Gen1-only testing, the following oscilloscopes are also acceptable:

DPO/DSA70804/B, TDS6804B or MSO70804

RF Switch Keithley S46-6666A (Optional)

Test F ixtu r e

DUT

xxx

Crescent Heart Software Test Fixture: TF-SATA-NE-ZP

Wilder Test Fixtures: TF-SATA-TPA-P, TF-SATA-TPA-R, and

TF-SATA-TPA-PRC

A SATA D rive to test

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Application Examples for SATA PHY-TSG-OOB Equipment Setup: Drive

Setup diagram for Drive PHY-TSG-00B test suite without RF switch

Setup diagram for Drive PHY-TSG-OOB test suite (without RF switch)

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Application Examples for SATA PHY-TSG-OOB Equipment Setup: Drive

Setup diagram for Drive PHY-TSG-00B test suite with RF switch

Setup diagram for Drive PHY-TSG-OOB test suite (with RF switch)

Connection guidelines.

For RF switch only: Do not connect the output of the signal source directly to the CHS ﬁxture. The signal must go through the RF switch.

For RF switch only: Terminate all unused RF switch outputs to 50 Ω.

The ﬁxture notations in the diagram are with reference to revision 1.0 of the CHS ﬁxture. If you are using ﬁxtures before revision 1.0, the ﬁxture notations are in reverse order.

If you are using Wilder ﬁxtures, click here for details on pin assignments.

If the DUT power cycle sequence is automated using DC output of the signal source, then do the following:

For 20-pin Molex connector of AT/ATX power supply, connect Channel 1 of the DC output

to pin 14, ground to pin 15.

For 24-pin Molex connector of AT/ATX power supply, connect Channel 1 of the DC output to pin 16, ground to pin 17.

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Application Examples for SATA PHY01 - Unit Interval Test

PHY01 - Unit Interval Test

To verify that the Unit Interval of the SATA Drive transmitter is within the conformance limit, follow these steps:

NOTE. The tes

NOTE. All cables must be deskewed before performing this measurement.

1. Select Drive as the device type.

2. Select the PHY-TSG-OOB as the Test Suite and SATA Gen 1–UTD 1.2 as the version.

3. Select PHY01 - Unit Interval.

4. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

5. If you wa

t procedure is same for both drive and host except for a change in the connection diagram.

nt to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

6. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance

mode.

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Application Examples for SATA PHY01 - Unit Interval Test

NOTE. The parameters that are not grayed are editable. To change the instrument related values, select from the drop-down list for each of the parameters.

7. You ca n c on ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the Serial ATA Interoperability Program MOI document for information on how to conﬁgure the drive transmitter

click Show MOI in the Select panel.

tests,

8. Click Save to save the new settings for the selected test. If you want to restore the default settings,

Restore.

click

9. Click Run to run the selected tests.

10. The Acquire panel shows the status of the waveform acquisition.

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Application Examples for SATA PHY01 - Unit Interval Test

11. The status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

12. After the tests complete, a report is generated and d isplayed in the Report panel.

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Application Examples for SATA TSG02 - Rise-Fall Time Test without RF Switch

You can save the report using the File > Save Report As option.

TSG02 - Rise-Fall Time Test without RF Switch

To verify that the Rise/Fall time of the SATA Drive transmitter is within the conformance limits, follow these steps:

NOTE. Click here

NOTE. All cables must be d eskewed before performing this measurement.

1. Select Drive as the device type.

2. Sel

3. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

4. Select TSG02 - Rise-Fall Time.

5. If you want to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

ect PHY-TSG-OOB as the Test Suite and SATA Gen 1–UTD 1.2 as the v ersion.

(see page 45) for information on the drive test equipment setup.

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Application Examples for SATA TSG02 - Rise-Fall Time Test without RF Switch

6. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance mode.

NOTE. Th from the drop-down list for each of the param eters.

e parameters that are not grayed are editable. To change the instrument related values, select

7. You ca n c o n ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the Serial ATA

nteroperability Program MOI document for information on how to conﬁgure the drive transmitter

tests, click Show MOI in the Select panel.

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Application Examples for SATA TSG02 - Rise-Fall Time Test without RF Switch

8. To run the test without using RF Switch, choose the Do not use option from the drop-down list for the RF switch parameter in the Conﬁgure panel.

9. Click Save to save the new settings for the selected test and click Close.

10. Click Run to run the selected tests.

11. The Acquire panel shows the status of the waveform acquisition.

12. The status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

13. After the tests complete, a report is generated and displayed in the Report panel.

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Application Examples for SATA OOB01 - OOB Signal Detection Threshold Test

OOB01 - OOB Signal Detection Threshold Test

To verify that the OOB Signal Detection Threshold of the SATA Drive receiver is within the conformance limits, follow these steps:

NOTE. All cables must be deskewed before performing this measurement.

1. Select Drive as the device type.

2. Select PHY-TSG-OOB as the Test Suite and SATA Gen 1-UTD 1.2 as the version.

3. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

4. Sel

5. If you want to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

ect the OOB01 - OOB Signal Detection Threshold option.

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Application Examples for SATA OOB01 - OOB Signal Detection Threshold Test

6. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance

mode.

7. If you want to change the parameters, choose User Deﬁned Mode. The message reports that the

changes made to a test may no longer be compliant.

8. You ca n c on ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the Serial ATA

Interoperability Program MOI document for information on how to conﬁgure the drive receiver tests,

click Show MOI in the Select panel.

9. Click Save to save the new settings for the test selected. If you want to restore the default settings,

click Restore.

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Application Examples for SATA OOB01 - OOB Signal Detection Threshold Test

10. Click Run to run the selected tests.

11. The application automatically switches to the Acquire panel showing the waveform acquisition status.

12. The status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

13. After the tests complete, a report is generated and d isplayed in the Report panel.

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Application Examples for SATA OOB01 - OOB Signal Detection Threshold Test

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Application Examples for SATA RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

You need the following equipment to set up the application:

Required equipment Supported model

Signal Source Tektronix AWG7122B (Option 1, 6, 8) or AWG7102 (Option 1, 6)

Real Time Oscilloscope Tektronix DPO/DSA72004/B, DPO/DSA71604/B, DPO/DSA71254/B,

TDS6154C, and TDS6124C

MSO71254, MSO71604, and MSO72004

Scope based Error Detector is supported only on DPO/DSA 70000B and

MSO70000

For Gen1-o

DPO/DSA70804/B, TDS6804B or MSO70804

RF Switch Keithley S46-6666A (Optional)

Frame Er

Test Fi x

DUT

xxx

ror Analyzer

ture

Crescent Heart Software SATA II and III probe adapter

Crescent Heart Software Test Fixture TF-SATA-NE-ZP

Wilder Test Fixtures TF-SATA-TPA-P, TF-SATA-TPA-R, and

TF-SATA-TPA-PRC

A SATA Drive to test

nly testing, the following oscilloscopes are also acceptable:

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Application Examples for SATA RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

Figure-2: Setup diagram for Drive RSG-RMT test suite with CHS

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Application Examples for SATA RSG-01 - Gen1 (1.5Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group

NOTE. Click here for details on pin assignments.

RSG-01 - Gen1 (1.5Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group

To run an RSG test on a SATA Drive to conformance standards deﬁned by SATA-IO Interoperability, follow these steps:

NOTE. This test is applicable for both Drive and Host devices. The test procedure is the same for both drive and host ex

NOTE. All cables must be deskewed before performing this measurement.

1. Select Drive as the device type.

2. Select RSG-RMT as the Test Suite and SATA Gen 1 as the version.

cept for a change in the connection diagram. Refer to Figure 5

for Host connection diagram.

3. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

4. If you want to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

5. Selec

ttheRSG01-Gen1 (1.5Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group option.

6. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance

mode.

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Application Examples for SATA RSG-01 - Gen1 (1.5Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group

7. If you want to change the parameters, choose User Deﬁned Mode. The message reports that the

changes made to a test may no longer be compliant.

8. You ca n c on ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the Serial ATA

Interoperability Program, MOI document for information on how to conﬁgure the drive receiver tests,

click Show MO

9. Click Save to save the new settings for the selected test.

10. Click Run to run the selected tests.

The status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

I in the Select panel.

11. After the tests complete, a report is generated a nd displayed in the Report panel.

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Application Examples for SATA RMT- Receiver Margin Test

You can sa

ve the report using File > Save Report As option.

RMT- Receiver Margin Test

To run an RMT test on a Drive device, do the following:

1. Select Drive as the Device type, select RSG-RMT test suite and SATA Gen1 as the version.

2. Select RMT-01-Gen1 (1.5Gb/S) Receiver Margin Test as the test to run.

3. Click Show Schematic to view the setup diagram for the application.

NOTE. Refer to the Equipment Setup: Drive section for the setup diagram.

4. For information on how to conﬁgure the RMT test parameters, refer to RSG - RMT Method of Implementation document by clicking Show MOI.

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Application Examples for SATA RMT- Receiver Margin Test

5. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters.

6. The default settings are in User Deﬁned Mode.Conﬁgure the Analyze parameters, such as the Start Frequency and End Frequency. Click Save to save the new settings.

7. En

ter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld of Select panel, and click Run.

8. The progress of the Analysis is displayed in the Analyze tab.

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Application Examples for SATA RMT- Receiver Margin Test

9. The test result report is displayed in the Report panel.

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Application Examples for SATA RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Host

RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Host

You need the following equipment to set up the application:

Required equipment Supported model

Signal Source Tektronix AWG7122B (Option 1, 6, 8) or AWG7102 (Option 1, 6)

Real Time Oscilloscope Tektronix DPO/DSA72004/B, DPO/DSA71604/B, DPO/DSA71254/B, TDS6154C,

and TDS6124

Tektronix M

Scope base

MSO70000

For Gen1-only testing, the following oscilloscopes are also acceptable:

DPO/DSA70804/B, TDS6804B or MSO70804

RF Switch Keithley S46-6666A (Optional)

Frame Error Analyzer

Test Fixture

DUT

xxx

Crescent Heart Software SATA II and III probe adapter

Crescent Heart Software Test Fixture TF-SATA-NE-ZP

Wilder Test Fixtures TF-SATA-TPA-P, TF-SATA-TPA-R, and TF-SATA-TPA-PRC

A SATA Host to test

SO71254, MSO71604, and MSO72004

d Error Detector is supported only on DPO/DSA70000B and

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Application Examples for SATA RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Host

Figure-3: Setup diagram for Host RSG-RMT test suite with CHS

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Application Examples for SATA RSG-02 - Gen2 (3.0Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group

NOTE. Click here for details on pin assignments.

RSG-02 - Gen2 (3.0Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group

To run a RSG test on a SATA Host to conformance standards deﬁned by SATA-IO Interoperability, follow these steps:

NOTE. The test procedure is the same for both drive and host except for a change in the connection diagram. R

NOTE. All cables must be d eskewed before performing this measurement.

1. Select Host as the device type.

2. Select RSG-RMT test suite and SATA Gen 2-UTD 1.2 as the version.

efer to Figure 4

for the Drive connection diagram.

3. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

4. If you want to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

5. Select the RSG-02 Gen2 (3.0Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group.

6. Click Conﬁgure ifyouwanttoconﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are

in Compliance mode.

7. If you want to change the parameters, choose User Deﬁned Mode.

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Application Examples for SATA RSG-02 - Gen2 (3.0Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group

8. You ca n c o n ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the Serial ATA Interoperability Program MOI for information on how to conﬁgure the host receiver tests, click

Show MOI in the

9. Click Save to save the new settings for the selected test. If you want to restore the default settings,

click Restor

Select panel.

10. Click Run to run the selected tests. The status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

11. After the tests run successfully, a report is generated and displayed in the Report panel.

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Application Examples for SATA Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive

You can save the report using File > Save Report As menu option.

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive

Resource Supported model

Signal Source Tektronix AWG7122B (Option 1, 6, 8) or AWG7102 (Option 1, 6)

Sampling Oscilloscope Tektronix CSA/TDS/DSA 8200 with two 80E04/80E10 modules

RF Switch Keithley S46-6666A (Optional)

Fixture

Test

SMA Cables Five pair of matched SMA Cables – 179-4944-00 or equivalent

Attenuators Four 6 dB attenuators

xxx

Crescent Heart Software Test Fixture TF-SATA-NE-ZP

Wilder Test Fixtures TF-SATA-TPA-P, TF-SATA-TPA-R, and

TF-SATA-TPA-PRC

One SMA cable to connect to trigger input

One SMA barrel adapter

ASATADrivetotest

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Application Examples for SATA Rx01 - Pair Differential Impedance test

Figure-4: Setup diagram for Drive RXTX test suite

NOTE. Click here

for details on pin a ssignments.

Rx01 - Pair Differential Impedance test

To verify that the Pair Differential Impedance of the SATA Drive receiver is within the conformance limits, follow these steps:

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Application Examples for SATA Rx01 - Pair Differential Impedance test

NOTE. This test is applicable for both Drive and Host devices. The test procedure is the same for both drive and host except for a change in the connection diagram. Click here the drive test

1. Select Drive as the device type.

2. Select RX-TX as the Test Suite and SATA Gen 1-UTD 1.2 as the version.

3. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

4. If you want to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

equipment setup.

(see page 45) for information on

5. Select Rx-

6. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance

mode.

01 – Pair Differential Impedance.

NOTE. The parameters that are not grayed are editable. To change the instrument related values, select from the drop-down list for each of the parameters.

7. You ca n c on ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the Serial ATA Interoperability Program document for information on how to conﬁgure the drive receiver tests,

lick Show MOI in the Select panel.

8. Click Save to save the new settings for the test selected. If you want to restore the default settings, click Restore.

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Application Examples for SATA Rx01 - Pair Differential Impedance test

9. Click Run to run the selected tests.

10. The Acquire panel shows the waveform acquisition status.

11.Th

e status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

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Application Examples for SATA Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Host

12. After the tests complete, a report is generated and displayed in the Report panel.

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Host

Resource Supported model

Signal Source Tektronix AWG7122B (Option 1, 6, 8) or Tektronix AWG7102 (Option 1, 6)

Sampling Oscilloscope Tektronix CSA/DSA/TDS 8200 with two 80E04/80E10 modules

RF Switch Keithley S46-6666A (Optional)

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Application Examples for SATA Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Host

Resource Supported mode

Test Fi x t ur e

Crescent Hear

Wilder Test Fi

t Software Test Fixture TF-SATA-NE-ZP

xtures TF-SATA-TPA-P, TF-SATA-TPA-R, and

TF-SATA-TPA-PRC

SMA Cables Five pair of matched SMA Cables – 179-4944-00 or equivalent

One SMA cable to connect to trigger input

One SMA barrel adapter

Attenuator

DUT

xxx

Two6dBatte

ASATAHost

nuators

to test

Figure-5: Setup diagram for Host RXTX test suite

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Application Examples for SATA Rx03 - Differential Mode Return Loss

NOTE. Click here for details on pin assignments.

Rx03 - Differential Mode R eturn Loss

To verify that the Differential Mode Return Loss of the SATA Host receiver is within the conformance limits, follow these steps:

NOTE. This test is applicable for both Drive and Host devices. The test procedure is identical for both drive and host ex

1. Select Host as the device type.

2. Select RX-TX as the Test Suite and SATA Gen 2-UTD 1.2 as the version.

3. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

4. If you want to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

cept for a change in the connection diagram. Refer to Figure 6

for Drive connection diagrams.

5. Select Rx06 - Differential Mode Return Loss.

6. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance

mode.

7. If you want to change the parameters, choose User Deﬁned Mode. The message reports that the changes made to a test may no longer be compliant.

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Application Examples for SATA Rx03 - Differential Mode Return Loss

8. You ca n c o n ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the Serial ATA Interoperability Program MOI document for information on how to conﬁgure the host receiver tests,

click Show MOI

9. Click Save to save the new settings for the test selected. If you want to restore the default settings,

click Restor

in the Select panel.

10. Click Run to run the selected tests.

11. The application automatically switches to the Acquire panel. The status of the waveform acquisition is

displayed in this panel.

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Application Examples for SATA Rx03 - Differential Mode Return Loss

12. The status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

13. After the tests complete, a report is generated and displayed in the Report panel.

You can save the report using File > Save Report As option.

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Application Examples for SATA SI Equipment Setup

SI Equipment Setup

Resource Supported model

Sampling Oscilloscope Tektronix CSA/DSA/TDS 8200 with four 80E04/80E10 modules

Test Fi x t ur e

SMA Cables Four pairs of matched SMA Cables 179-4944-01 or equivalent

DUT

xxx

Connect t

he equipment as shown in the following diagram:

Two Crescent Heart Software Fixture TF-SATA-FE-ZP

Two SMA barrel adapters

A SATA Cable to test

gure-6: Setup diagram for Cable SI test suite

NOTE. Click here for details on pin assignments.

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Application Examples for SATA SI-02 - Cable Absolute Differential Impedance test on a SATA Cable

SI-02 - Cable Absolute Differential Impedance test on a SATA Cable

To run an SI test on a SATA Cable to conformance standards deﬁned b y SATA-IO Interoperability, follow these steps:

NOTE. This te

1. Select Cable as the device type.

2. Select SI as the Test Suite.

NOTE. There is no test suite version for an SI test.

3. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

4. If you want to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

5. Select the SI-02 – Cable Absolute Differential Impedance.

st is applicable only for SATA cables.

ick Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance

6. Cl

mode.

f you want to change the parameters, choose User Deﬁned Mode. The message reports that the

7.I

changes made to a test may no longer be compliant.

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Application Examples for SATA SI-02 - Cable Absolute Differential Impedance test on a SATA Cable

8. You ca n c o n ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the Serial ATA Interoperability Program MOI document for information on how to conﬁgure the cable tests, click

Show MOI in the Select panel.

9. Click Save to save the new settings for the test selected. If you want to restore the default settings, click Restore.

10. Click Run to run the selected tests.

11. The application aut

acquisition.

omatically switches to the Acquire panel. This shows the status of the waveform

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Application Examples for SATA SI-02 - Cable Absolute Differential Impedance test on a SATA Cable

12. On completion of the acquisition, the application switches to the Analyze panel. This panel shows the status of the analysis.

13. After the tests run successfully, a report is generated and displayed in the Report panel.

You can save the report using the File > Save Report As option.

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Application Examples for SATA SI-02 - Cable Absolute Differential Impedance test on a SATA Cable

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Application Examples for SAS PHY-TSG-OOB Drive Test Equipment Setup

PHY-TSG-OOB D

Click here (s

ee page

rive Test Equipment Setup

45) for information on the drive test equipment setup.

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Application Examples for SAS Test 5.2.1-Tx SSC Modulation Type Test

Test 5.2.1-Tx SSC Modulation Type Test

Click here (see page 45) for information on the drive test equipment setup.

To verify that the 5.2.1-TX SSC Modulation Type of the SAS Drive transmitter is within the conformance limit, follow these steps:

NOTE. All cables must be deskewed before performing this measurement.

1. Select Drive as the device type.

2. Select the PHY-TSG-OOB as the Test Suite and SAS 2.0 as the version.

3. Select Test 5.2.1-Tx SSC Modulation Type.

4. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

5. If you wa

6. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance

mode.

nt to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

NOTE. The parameters that are not grayed are editable. To change the instrument related v alues, select from the drop-down list for each of the param eters.

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Application Examples for SAS Test 5.2.1-Tx SSC Modulation Type Test

7. You c a n c o n ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the SAS Interoperability Program MOI document for information on how to conﬁgure the drive transmitter

tests, click S

8. Click Save to save the new settings for the selected test. If you want to restore the default settings, click Restore.

how MOI in the Select panel.

9. Click Run to run the selected tests.

10. The Acquire panel shows the status of the waveform acqu

11. The status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

isition.

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Application Examples for SAS Test 5.2.1-Tx SSC Modulation Type Test

12. After the tests complete, a report is generated and d isplayed in the Report panel.

can save the report using the File > Save Report As option.

You

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Application Examples for SAS Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive

Resource Supported model

Signal Source Tektronix AWG7122B (Option 1, 6, 8)

Sampling Oscilloscope Tektronix CSA/TDS/DSA 8200 with two 80E04/80E10 modules

RF Switch Keithley S46-6666A (Optional)

Test F ixtu r e

SMA Cable

Crescent Heart Software Test Fixture TF-SATA-NE-ZP

Wilder Test Fixtures TF-SATA-TPA-P, TF-SATA-TPA-R, and

TF-SATA-T

Five pair

PA- PRC

of matched SMA Cables – 179-4944-00 or equivalent

One SMA ca

One SMA ba

Attenuators Four 6 dB attenuators

DUT

xxx

A SAS Drive to test

ble to connect to trigger input

rrel adapter

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Application Examples for SAS Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive

Figure-7: Setup diagram for Drive RXTX test suite

NOTE. Click here

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for details on pin a ssignments.

Application Examples for SAS Test 5.4.2-RX Common-Mode Return Loss (SCC11)

Test 5.4.2-RX Common-Mode Return Loss (SCC11)

To verify that the Rx Common-Mode Return Loss of the SAS Drive transmitter is within the conformance limit, follow these steps:

1. Select Drive as the device type.

2. Select RX-TX as the Test Suite and SAS 2 .0 as the version.

3. Enter the DUT ID in the DUT ﬁeld.

4. If you want to verify the test setup before running the test(s), click Show Schematic.

5. Select Te s

6. Click Conﬁgure to conﬁgure the test parameters. Observe that the default settings are in Compliance

mod

t 5.4.2-RX Common-Mode Return Loss (SCC11).

NOTE. The parameters that are not grayed are editable. To change the instrument related values, select from the drop-down list for each of the parameters.

7. You c a n c o n ﬁgure any test to help you analyze measurement results. To refer to the SAS Interoperability Program document for information on how to conﬁgure the drive receiver tests,

click Show MOI in the Select panel.

8. Click Save to save the new settings for the test selected. If you want to restore the default settings,

click Restore.

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Application Examples for SAS Test 5.4.2-RX Common-Mode Return Loss (SCC11)

9. Click Run to run the selected tests.

10. The Acquire panel shows the waveform acquisition status.

11. The status of the tests is displayed in the Analyze panel.

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Application Examples for SAS Test 5.4.2-RX Common-Mode Return Loss (SCC11)

12. After the tests complete, a report is generated and displayed in the Report panel.

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Application Examples for SAS Test 5.4.2-RX Common-Mode Return Loss (SCC11)

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Tektronix TekExpress Serial ATA/SAS Help, TekExpress Serial ATA/SAS Online Help

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction Using Online Help

Using Online Help

Conventions

Technical Support

Getting Started What is New in this Release

What is New in this Release

Accessories

Minimum System Requirements

Application Directories and Usage

File Name Extensions

How to Activate the License

Before You Click Run

Operating Basics TekExpress Application Overview

TekExpress Application Overview

Key Features

Starting the Application

Resizing the Application Window

Exiting the Application

Global Controls

File Menu

View Menu

Tools Menu

Help Menu

How To Select the Test(s)

Select the Test(s)

View and Select Connected Instruments

Use Prerecorded Waveforms for Analysis

ViewtheProgressofAnalysis

View the Report

View Test Related Files

Application Examples for SATA RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

RMT-03-Gen3 (6.0GB/S) Receiver Margin Test

PHY-TSG-OOB Equipment Setup: Drive

PHY01 - Unit Interval Test

TSG02 - Rise-Fall Time Test without RF Switch

OOB01 - OOB Signal Detection Threshold Test

RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Drive

RSG-01 - Gen1 (1.5Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group

RMT- Receiver Margin Test

RSG-RMT Equipment Setup: Host

RSG-02 - Gen2 (3.0Gb/s) Receiver Signalling Group

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive

Rx01 - Pair Differential Impedance test

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Host

Rx03 - Differential Mode R eturn Loss

SI Equipment Setup

Application Examples for SAS PHY-TSG-OOB Drive Test Equipment Setup

Test 5.2.1-Tx SSC Modulation Type Test

Rx-Tx Equipment Setup: Drive

Test 5.4.2-RX Common-Mode Return Loss (SCC11)