Teledyne TA700, TA800, TA850 User Manual

TA700/800 Series

PCI-X, PCI, CPCI, PMC

BUS Analyzer-Exerciser

User’s Manual

Compatible with software version 4.7 and higher

Working Mode Configurations

State Analyzer maximum speed MHz

Exerciser maximum speed MHz

Timing Analyzer

Asynchronous Timing Analysis

Synchronous Timing Analysis

Easy Mode

Advanced Mode

Additional Features

Number of Sequencer States

Performance Analysis

Counters

Counter Size [Bits]

Pre-defined Projects

Simultaneous with Exerciser

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TA700/800 Series Comparison

TA700 TA700C TA700PDC TA800/850 (1)

PCI-X PCI CPCI-X CPCI PCI-X PMC PCI-X PCI

100 70 100 70 66.66 66.66 133.33 70

66.66 66.66 66.66 66.66 66.66 66.66 133.33 70

YYYYNNNS*NS*

TBI*YTBI*YNNNS*NS*

YYYYYYYY

32 32 32 32 32 32 16 16

YYYYYYYY

88888888

32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32

YYYYYYYY

Statistical Analysis

Min/Max/Avg

Latencies Retry Data Transfers Command Utilization Bus Utilization Target Terminations [Various]

User Defined Events

Display - Graphical on Screen

Save result in File for subsequent review

Special Capabilities

Protocol Errors

Mnemonics

Compliance Testing

Interconnect to Host System

Parallel Port

USB Port

Simulation Mode - Data Analysis Without Hardware Y Y Y YYYYY

TBI* Y TBI* Y TBI* Y TBI* Y

YYYYYYYY

N/A Y N/A Y N/A Y N/A Y

YYYYYYYY

Y Rev. D+ Y Rev. D+ Y Y Y Rev. C+ Y Rev. C+ Y Y

YYYYYYY

Easy Mode

Pre-defined Capture and Trigger Projects

Voltage Check

TBI* To be implemented NS* Not Supported

24 23 24 23 24 23 24 23

YYYYNNYY

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Memory Size

Standard

Optional

Timing

Minimum Clock Rate [MHz]

Maximum Clock Rate [MHz]

TA700/800 Series Comparison Cont.

TA700 TA700C TA700PDC TA800/850 (1)

PCI-X PCI CPCI-X CPCI PCI-X PMC PCI-X PCI

128K 128K 128K 128K 128K 128K 128K 128k

4M 4M 4M 4M None None NS* NS*

25 25 25 25 >1KHz >1KHz >1KHz >1KHz

100 70 100 70 66.66 66.66 133.33 66.66

Asynchronous Timing Clock MHz

Advanced Mode

User Defined Projects

Definable Event Patterns

Protocol Errors

Miscellaneous

PCI Signals sampled (Not JTAG)

External Input Signals

Status LEDs

664 664 664 664 None None NS* NS*

YYYYYYYY

88888888

58 51 58 51 58 51 58 51

ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL

16 16 16 16 16 16 TBI* TBI*

55442255

TBI* To be Implemented NS* Not Supported (1) The TA850 is a functional equivalent of the TA800 built as a low profile PCI card operating on +3V only and with the parallel port interface replaced by a 10/100 ethernet connection.

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

WHAT’S IN THIS MANUAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

VERVIEW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

PTIONAL AUXILIARY PCI CONNECTOR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

TA700 ANALYZER CARD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

STATUS LED FUNCTION DESCRIPTION (TA700) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

RECEIVING AND INSPECTING YOUR

NALYZER- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

UNPACKING YOUR ANALYZER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

OST SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

INSTALLING YOUR ANALYZER- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5

ANUAL USB DRIVER INSTALLATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6

ANUALLY UPDATING THE TA700/800 USB DRIVER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7

ONNECTING TO A NETWORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8

ONNECTING VIA HUB, SWITCH OR SIMILAR DEVICE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9

TA700/800 OVERVIEW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10

TA700/800 WORKING MODE CONFIGURATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10

TATE ANALYZER ONLY (PCI - PCI-X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10

TATE & TIMING ANALYZER (PCI) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11

TATE ANALYZER & EXERCISER (PCI - PCI-X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11

SYNCHRONOUS TIMING ANALYZER (PCI) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11

DDITIONAL FEATURES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11

ERFORMANCE ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11

TATISTICAL ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -12

PECIAL CAPABILITIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -12

LAUNCHING YOUR TA700/800- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13

OPERATING IN SIMULATION MODE- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

LPT PORT SETTING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -15

CONFIGURATION MENU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16

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ENABLING VOLTAGE CHECK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17

HOST BUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

NALYZER WINDOW COLORS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -20

GLOBAL SOFTWARE SETTINGS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21

AUTHORIZATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22

SYSTEM FEATURE STATUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23

ONFIGURATION SPACE INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24

ROTOCOL ERRORS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25

EXTERNAL SIGNAL NAMES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -25

XTERNAL TRIGGER SETTINGS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25

EASY MODE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26

INSTANT DATA CAPTURE & TRIGGER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -26

SELECTIVE DATA CAPTURE (COMPLETE BUS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30

ELECTIVE DATA CAPTURE (CURRENT SLOT ONLY) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

DATA CAPTURE & TRIGGER EXAMPLES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32

ATA CAPTURE OPTIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33

ERFORMANCE ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34

TRACE STATISTICS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36

OBTAINING TRACE STATISTICS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -36

TRACE ANALYSIS OPTIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39

XERCISE AND CAPTURE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40

DEFINING AN EXERCISER PROGRAM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41

SETTING EXERCISER OPTIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -42

CREATING A DATA BLOCK FILE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44

RCHIVING A PROJECT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 47

RESTORING A PROJECT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48

E-MAIL ARCHIVED PROJECT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48

EXERCISER UTILITIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50

DUMP MEMORY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50

READ/MODIFY WRITE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51

RITE/READ VERIFY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52

ADDRESS TEST - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53

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SCAN CONFIGURATION REGISTERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 55

ENERATE TRAFFIC AND MEASURE PERFORMANCE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 57

ENERATE TRAFFIC AND MEASURE STATISTICS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 58

IMING ANALYSIS - SYNCHRONOUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59

TIMING VIOLATION CAPTURE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -60

SEARCH FOR SETUP & HOLD LIMITS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 61

IMING ANALYSIS - ASYNCHRONOUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62

ADVANCED MODE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 65

USTOM CAPTURE DATA PROJECT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 66

DEFINING EVENT PATTERNS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67

CREATING AN EVENT PATTERN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 68

PCI-X A

ROGRAMMING THE SEQUENCER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75

TTRIBUTES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73

PROGRAMMING THE SEQUENCER AS TEXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 77

ROGRAMMING THE SEQUENCER WITH MENU FORM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79

EFINING A BOOLEAN EXPRESSION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80

SET TRIGGER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 81

XERCISE AND CAPTURE DATA PROJECT- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 82

ROGRAMMING THE EXERCISER- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 83

SET INTERRUPTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -89

SETTING EXERCISER OPTIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 90

EASY MODE TRIGGER AND CAPTURE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 92

IMING ANALYSIS - SYNCHRONOUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 95

SEARCH FOR SETUP & HOLD LIMITS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -97

TIMING ANALYSIS - ASYNCHRONOUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 98

TA700/TA800 AS TARGET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 99

TA700/TA800 ENUMERATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -99

ETTING TARGET OPERATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -99

EFINING TARGET RESPONSES IN EXERCISER PROGRAM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -99

NABLE LOCAL MEMORY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -100

UMP MEMORY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -102

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 103

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REAL-TIME ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 103

PERFORMING A PRE-DEFINED ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 104

REATING A NEW ANALYSIS PROJECT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 105

SETTING ANALYSIS OPTIONS: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 105

EFINING EVENT PATTERNS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 106

RITING AND EDITING ANALYSIS EQUATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 106

ROGRAMMING THE EXERCISER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 107

SAVED PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS REVIEW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 109

TRACE STATISTICS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 110

CREATING A NEW TRACE PROJECT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 111

SETTING TRACE OPTIONS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 111

DEFINING EVENT PATTERNS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 112

PROGRAMMING THE EXERCISER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 112

EFINING EQUATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 112

UNNING THE TRACE PROJECT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 112

EXAMPLE FILES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 113

PROGRAM DEVICE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 115

COMPLIANCE DEVICE TEST - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 116

EXECUTING A COMPLIANCE DEVICE TEST - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 117

ETTING THE COMPLIANCE TEST OPTIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 118

RUNNING COMPLIANCE AT AN OFFSET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 119

EXECUTING A SAVED CONFIGURATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 120

EXAMPLE TEST - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 120

E-MAIL DEVICE COMPLIANCE RESULTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 124

DISPLAY MANIPULATION- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 129

MULTIPLE RESULTS WINDOWS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 131

ADDING AND REMOVING SIGNALS FOR DISPLAY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 132

LATENCY REPORT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 138

SING THE CURSORS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 138

UMP WITHIN DATA DISPLAY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 139

SING ZOOM IN THE WAVE WINDOW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 139

ZOOM OPTIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 140

USER DEFINED DISPLAY CONFIGURATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 140

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SEARCH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -141

CONVERTING CAPTURED DATA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 145

CONVERT TO TEXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -145

CONVERT TO EXCEL™ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 147

CAPTURE A SCREEN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -148

TOOLS TO ANALYZE CAPTURED DATA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 150

COMPARE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 150

FILTERING CAPTURED DATA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 152

SPECIAL SETUPS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 155

PROTOCOL ERRORS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -155

PCI-X PROTOCOL ERRORS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 159

UMBER OF ERRORS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -162

PROTOCOL ERROR TYPE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -162

MNEMONICS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 164

DISPLAYING PATTERNS MATCHING MNEMONICS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -165

EXTERNAL SIGNALS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -166

EXTERNAL INPUT SIGNALS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 166

XTERNAL OUTPUT TRIGGER- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170

MACROS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 171

ASSIGNING A MACRO TO A FUNCTION KEY: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -173

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 175

MULTIPLE USERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -175

TROUBLESHOOTING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 176

KNOWN ISSUES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -178

TA700/800 SPECIFICATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 179

ANALYZER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -179

TIMING MEASUREMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -180

YNCHRONOUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 180

SYNCHRONOUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -180

TIME TAG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -180

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 181

REAL-TIME, CONTINUOUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -181

TATISTICAL (MEMORY CAPTURE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -181

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MNEMONICS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 183

EXERCISER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 183

ATA BLOCK GENERATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 183

ASTER MODE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 184

ARGET MODE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 184

OCAL MEMORY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 184

VOLTAGE CHECK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 185

VOLTAGE REQUIREMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 185

APPENDIX A- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 187

TA700 COMAPI LIBRARY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 187

EW METHODS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 188

UNPROJECTSERVER INTERFACE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 188 HANGEPROJECTSERVER INTERFACE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 188

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UNPROJECTSERVER INTERFACE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 188

TILITYSERVER INTERFACE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 188

REMOVED/MOVED METHODS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 189

IUTILITYSERVER INTERFACE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 189

UNPROJECTSERVER INTERFACE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 189

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UPPORT OF MULTITHREADING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 189

ODES SUPPORTED - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 189

LIBRARY EXPORTED INTERFACES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 191

IRUNPROJECTSERVER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 191

ETTRIGGEROPTION (NOUTTRIGPOLARITY) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 191

UNTA700PROJECT (BSTR PROJECTNAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 191

ETFPGAFILESPATH (BSTROUTPUTFILENAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 191

ETPROTOCOLERRORMASK (NPROTOCOLERRORMASK) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 192

ETVOLTAGEMASKS (NVOLTAGEMASKS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 192

ETINTERFACEMODE (NINTERFACEMODE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 192

ETPORTNUMBER (NPORTNUMBER) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 192

NABLECOMPILEROFEXERCISER (BENABLEDCOMPILER) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 193

ETFORCESTOPTIMERVALUE (NTIMERVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 193

ETTERMINATIONTYPE (NTERMINATIONTYPE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 193

ETDEVICEID(NDEVICETYPE,LBOARDSERIALID) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 194

ORMATRESULTMESSAGE(NMESSAGEID, PBSTRMESSAGE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 194

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SAVEASTEXT(BSTRSAMPLEFILENAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -194

UMPLOCALMEMORY(BSTRPROJECTNAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -194

HANGEPROJECTSERVER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -195

PEN (LPSZPROJECTNAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -195

LOSE () - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -195

ETSAMPLENO (NSAMPLENO) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -196

ETSAMPLENO (PNSAMPLENO) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -196

ETWORKINGMODE (NWORKINGMODE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -196

ETWORKINGMODE (PNWORKINGMODE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 197

ETOUTPUTFILENAME (BSTROUTPUTFILENAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 197

ETOUTPUTFILENAME (PBSTROUTPUTFILENAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -197

ETTARGETDISCONNECTOPTION (BTARGETDISCONNECT) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -197

ETTARGETDISCONNECTOPTION (PBTARGETDISCONNECT) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -198

ETCOMPLETETRANSACTIONOPTION (BCOMPLETETRANSACTION ) - - - - - - - - - - - -198

ETCOMPLETETRANSACTIONOPTION (PBCOMPLETETRANSACTION ) - - - - - - - - - - - 198

ETASSERTFRAMEOPTION(PBASSERTFRAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -198

ETMASTERABORTOPTION (BMASTERABORT) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -198

ETMASTERABORTOPTION (PBMASTERABORT) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -199

ETEVENTFIELD(NEVENTNO, NFIELDINDEX, LPSZNEWVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 199

ETEVENTFIELD (NEVENTNO, NFIELDINDEX, STRVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -199

ETPRETRIGGER (NPRETRIGGER) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -199

ETSEQFILEDINT (NSTATENO, NFIELDINDEX, NNEWVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -199

ETSEQFILEDINT(NSTATENO, NFIELDINDEX, NVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -200

ETSEQFILEDSTR (NSTATENO, NFIELDINDEX, STREXPRESSION) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -200

ETSEQFILEDSTR (NSTATENO, NFIELDINDEX, STREXPRESSION) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200

ETELSESTATEMENTINT (NSTATENO, NELSENO, NFIELDINDEX, NNEWVALUE) - - - -200

ETELSESTATEMENTINT (NSTATENO, NELSENO, NFIELDINDEX, NVALUE) - - - - - - -200

ETELSESTATEMENTSTR(NSTATENO,NELSENO,NFIELDINDEX,STREXPRESSION) - - -201

ETELSESTATEMENTSTR(NSTATENO, NELSENO, NFIELDINDEX, STREXPRESSION) - -201

ETTIMINGENABLEVALUE(NTIMINGENABLEVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 201

ETTIMINGENABLEVALUE(PNTIMINGENABLEVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -201

ETTIMINGTCLOCKVALUE(NTIMINGTCLKVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -201

ETTIMINGTCLOCKVALUE(PNTIMINGTCLKVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 201

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SETTIMINGMASKS(PTRTIMINGMASKS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 202

ETTIMINGMASKS(PTRTIMINGMASKS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 202

ETTIMINGMASKALL(BMASKVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 202

ETTIMINGMASKSADDRESS(BADD32, BMASKVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 202

ETTIMINGMASKSADDRESS(PTRADDRESSMASK) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 203

ETTIMINGMASKSCONTROL(BMASKVALUE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 203

ETTIMINGMASKSCONTROL(PTRCONTROLMASK) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 203

TILITYSERVER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 203

UTODETECTSYSTEMFREQUENCY (NSYSTEMFREQUENCY) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 203

ETINTERFACEMODE (NINTERFACEMODE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 203

ETPORTNUMBER (NPORTNUMBER) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 204

ETFPGAFILESPATH (BSTROUTPUTFILENAME) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 204

EXAMPLES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 205

IRUNPROJECTSERVERS INTERFACE EXAMPLES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 205

HANGEPROJECTSERVER INTERFACE EXAMPLES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 206

VENT FIELD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 207

SEQUENCER FIELDS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 210

ELSE FIELDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 211

TILITYSERVER INTERFACE EXAMPLES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 212

ATA FILE STRUCTURE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 213

APPENDIX B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 225

TA700 PCI CARD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 225

TATUS LED FUNCTION DESCRIPTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 225

UMPER CONFIGURATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 226

LTERNATE JUMPER CONFIGURATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 229

TA700 POWER DRAW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 230

TA700 EXTENDED MEMORY CARD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 232

APPENDIX C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 233

TA700C COMPACTPCI CARD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 233

STATUS LED FUNCTION DESCRIPTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 234

JUMPER CONFIGURATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 234

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XTENDED MEMORY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 237

APPENDIX D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 239

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TA700PDC PMC MODULE ANALYZER EXERCISER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 239

TATUS LED FUNCTION DESCRIPTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -240

UMPER CONFIGURATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -240

APPENDIX E- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 243

TA800 PCI CARD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -243

TATUS LED FUNCTION DESCRIPTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -243

UMPER CONFIGURATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -244

APPENDIX F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 247

TA850 PCI CARD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -247

TATUS LED FUNCTION DESCRIPTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -247

UMPER CONFIGURATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -248

INDEX - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 250

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Introduction

What’s In This Manual

This manual describes the installation and operation of your Catalyst PCI/PCI-X Bus Analyzer / Exerciser. Examples of some typical applications are included.

The terms TA700 and PCI analyzer thereafter are used for referring to PCI/PCI-X, CompactPCI and PDC analyzers(See Appendix, B, C and/or D) and in cases where applicable TA800. The designation TA800 is a reference to TA800/TA850 unless otherwise stated. (For the TA800 see “APPENDIX E” on page 243 and for the TA850 see “APPENDIX F” on page 247).

Timing and External Memory Availability

Product Timing Analyzer Extended Memory

TA850/TA800 No No

Overview

Your TA700/800 PCI Bus Analyzer is a powerful and versatile analysis tool that will permit you to debug and characterize PCI designs operating on any PCI system architecture. To perform analysis you simply install the analyzer card in a PCI slot in the target machine and connect it either, to the host system Bi-directional parallel port or to the USB port using the appropriate cable provided with your analyzer. A typical setup may include a Host and a Target systems interconnected via the parallel/USB port with the analyzer card installed in the Target Machine and a Windows based host running the analysis software.

If your target machine operates under Windows it may also act as the host. In this case, the analyzer card and the analysis software reside in the same machine and require you to connect the analyzer card to the Host high-speed parallel port or USB port or ethernet using the appropriate cable provided. See Figure 1 and Note 1.

TA70 0 Yes Yes

TA700C Yes Yes

TA700PDC No No

Caution: Operating the analyzer in this mode, however, may impact

Performance Analysis measurement accuracy since the analyzer software runs in the same system space as the application software. For a precise Performance Analysis it is recommended that you use a separate Host system.

Note 1.: Use only the parallel port or the USB port or ethernet to connect to the TA700/800,

do not connect more than one port at the same time.

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Figure 1 Target and Host Operating in the Same Machine

Optional Auxiliary PCI connector

The PCI Bus Analyzer Card incorporates a PCI connector on top which extends the system PCI bus and allows other PCI cards to be plugged into the analyzer for development or production testing. This feature allows the analyzer to monitor the same point-to-point signals such as REQ# & GNT# on the card under test without requiring any external connections. In this mode, both the analyzer and the card under test require only one PCI slot. Special design methodology has been incorporated to minimize any reflections, delay or cross-talk.

The top connector is intended for monitoring use as an analyzer only and could interfere with the exerciser. The TA700 has an On-board arbiter that allows the TA700 to be a master regardless of the board type installed in the top connector. It is recommended that there not be 2 masters in the same slot.

Note: This feature only exists on the TA700 and TA700PDC PCI analyzer and not on the

TA700C, TA800 or TA850 versions.

Figure 2 illustrates such a test setup. An On-Off switch on the analyzer card enables and disables the power and signal connections between the system and the card under test allowing rapid cycling of the test cards without shutting off the system power.

Caution: The TA700 will not work with the top connector when operated at 100 MHz bus

speed. It is not recommended to operate the TA700 with the extender at frequencies above 66 MHz, the extender switch must be in the Off position.

Figure 2 Testing a PCI Bus Card

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TA700 Analyzer Card

Figure 3 shows a TA700 PCI Analyzer card identifying Status LED locations, external trigger input and output connections and the external signal input connector.

TRIG

DUT

SYS

SWITCH

OFF

D11

Figure 3 TA700 PCI Analyzer Card

Status LED Function Description (TA700)

For the TA700C analyzer/exerciser LED status information see APPENDIX C. For the TA700PDC LED status information see APPENDIX D, for the TA800 LED status information see Appendix E and for the TA850 LED status information see APPENDIX F.

SYS When green the system and DUT voltages are within 5% of their value. If any of

+5V, +3.3V, +12V drop more than 5% the SYS LED turns red. SYS LED also comes up red as a test on power on and then if the voltages are okay it turns green once the software is executed. To enable voltages for sensing see page 15.

DUT Indicates that the voltage to the DUT is on. In this case the user may not remove

or insert any card in to the top connector of the TA700

D3, D11 When illuminated, the TA700 has been configured.

TRIG Indicates that the analyzer has met the trigger condition and is awaiting for the

defined post-trigger data to be captured.

SWITCH Function In the ON position the TA700 is transparent and connects power and PCI bus

signals to the Test Connector. In the Off position the TA700 isolates the power and signals to the PCI bus connector and designates the TA700 to act as a PCI Agent if jumper S2 is not installed. For jumper location see APPENDIX B.

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Receiving and Inspecting Your Analyzer

Your analyzer includes the following components:

• Analyzer card identified in the packing list

• Software on CD-ROM

• 10’ DB-25 to SCSI II 26 pin cable

• User’s Manual

• Cable for external signals

•1 2M USB cable

• 3M Ethernet cable (TA850 only)

• 2 brackets for low profile or regular installation (TA850 only)

Unpacking Your Analyzer

Inspect the received shipping container for any visible damage. In the event of visible damage, retain all shipping materials until all of the contents per the packing list have been checked for completeness and absence of damage. Unpack the shipping container and account for each item on the packing list. Visually inspect each item for damage. In the event of damage notify the shipper and Catalyst Enterprises.

Host System Requirements

The following are requirements for the host system for proper operation of your TA700/800:

• PC operating under Windows 2000 or XP

• Internet connection

• E-mail client such as Outlook or Outlook Express

• Bi Directional, ECP, EPP Parallel Port, USB 1.X or 2.0 interface or 10/100 ethernet connection.

• 100 MB free hard disk space on partition with TA700/800 software

• 10 MB free hard disk space on partition with Windows

• 800 x 600 or better resolution Monitor with 16 - bit or better video card.

•CD drive

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Installing Your Analyzer

Hardware Installation

1. Make sure that the Target Machine is powered down.

2. Remove the case from your machine in accordance with the instructions supplied for it.

3. Install the Analyzer card in any available PCI slot and secure the mounting bracket to the chassis with the mounting screw.

Warning: Make sure to take precautions to avoid static electricity discharge

damage to the Analyzer Card by using a grounding strap or touching a grounded metal surface just prior to handling the analyzer card. Avoid touching any components and handle card by the edges only.

4. Interconnect the Host system’s bi-directional parallel port, USB port or ethernet using the cables provided.

Host and Target Same The Analyzer may be used in a configuration such that the Host and

Target are the same machine.

Bi-Directional Port The Analyzer requires that The Host parallel port support Bi-directional

data transfers. See LPT Port Setting for verifying that your parallel port supports and/or is set to a Bi-directional mode. If the parallel port on your Host system does not support Bi-directional data transfers you must then install a parallel port card that supports bi-directional data transfers.

Port Configuration Make sure that the installed parallel port card address does not conflict

with an existing parallel port such as one for a printer.

Software Installation

On systems operating under Windows 2000 or XP:

1. Insert the CD-ROM.

2. The installation will automatically start the setup unless the auto Run is turned off, in that case select the CD-ROM from “My Computer” and click on setup.

3. After the warning for closing all other programs and before starting the installation, the Install Component selection window will open as shown in Figure 4.

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Figure 4 Install Component Selection

4. Select the desired components for installation.

5. Click Next to complete the installation.

System Restart After installing the TA700/800 software you must restart your computer

before you can use your analyzer software.

USB Driver During installation of the TA700_TA800 software automatically installs

the USB driver, which will require the system to be rebooted. When the TA700/TA800 is attached to the system using the USB port, the system will search for the correct driver for the TA700/TA800. This step may require some user interaction, the user should only need to press next, and the system should find the correct driver. If this step does not work, please refer to the next section for details on how to manually install the USB Driver.

PCI Driver If at the end of installation the operating System requests a PCI driver,

then you must manually point to the PCI driver folder.

Manual USB Driver Installation

To control the TA700/800 via the USB bus perform the following:

1. Power Up the TA700/800

2. Connect the USB cable between the TA700/800 USB Port interface and the Host Computer USB port.

3. After Windows detects the new device, select the “Search For Best Driver for Your Device” option button.

4. Click Next.

5. Choose the “Specific location” option button and deselect all other option buttons.

• Click Next

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• Using Browse go to: “c:\Program Files\Catalyst\TA700_800\Predefined\USB Driver” (Operating under Windows 2000 or Windows XP you need to enter the ‘Win2k’ directory.)

6. Click Next and then Finish to complete the TA700/800 USB port driver installation.

Manually Updating the TA700/800 USB Driver

1. Install the new TA700/800 software as described in the software installation section.

2. Click Start: Settings: Control Panel: System and click the Device Manager tab.

3. Find the Catalyst Test Tools entry.

4. Select and right click the Catalyst TA700/800 board.

Note: If the TA700/800 board is not present, please connect the TA700/800 to the host

computer using the USB cable.

5. Select Properties and click the drivers tab.

6. Click “Update Driver”

7. Choose the “Specific location” option button and deselect all other option buttons.

• Using Browse go to: “c:\Program Files\Catalyst\TA700_800\Predefined\USB Driver” (Operating under Windows 2000 or Windows XP you need to enter the ‘Win2k’ directory.)

• Click OK.

8. Click Next and then Finish to complete the USB driver update.

Catalyst Enterprises, Inc. Installing Your Analyzer

Connecting via Ethernet

You may use the ethernet connection using any one of the following 3 supported configurations:

1. The TA700/800 connected to a network via a hub, switch, or similar device.

2. The TA700/800 connected to the host computer (machine running the application software), via a hub, switch or similar device.

3. The TA700/800 connected directly to the host computer using a crossover cable.

Connecting to a Network

When connected to a network the TA700/800 must communicate with the DHCP server to establish a connection. The DHCP server will continually send the next available IP address to the TA700/800 until the TA700/800 software is started.

When the user starts the software, the user may be prompted if they wish the software to automatically use the offered IP address or if they wish to assign a specific IP address (the assigned IP address needs to be on the same network segment as the host computer). The menu also allows the user to save the selected option (automatic or specific address). If the assigned IP address is not available, the OS will notify the user of an IP address conflict.

After the user clicks ‘OK’ the software will search for all TA700/800 units connected to the network, and will display a list of available TA700/800 units. After the user selects the desired TA700/800 unit, the software will assign the IP address to the selected unit, completing the connection and will launch the software.

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Connecting via Hub, Switch or Similar device

When connected to the host machine via a hub, switch or other similar device or directly using a crossover cable the Catalyst board must communicate with the host computer to establish a connection. The host computer will continually broadcast the next available IP address to the Catalyst Board until the Catalyst software is started.

When the software starts, the user may be prompted if they wish the software to automatically use the offered IP address or if they wish to assign a specific IP address (the assigned IP address needs to be on the same network segment as the host computer). The menu also allows the user to save the selected option (automatic or specific address). If the assigned IP address is not available, the OS will notify the user of an IP address conflict.

After the user clicks ‘OK’ the software will search for all Catalyst boards connected to the network, and will display a list of available Catalyst boards, after the user selects the desired Catalyst board, the software will assign the IP address to the selected board, completing the connection and will launch the software.

Catalyst Enterprises, Inc. TA700/800 Overview

TA700/800 Overview

The TA700/800 PCI Bus Analyzer/Exerciser offers analysis/exerciser capability for either PCI or PCI-X applications with the following capabilities:

• A convenient, easy to use Easy Mode that allows you to perform 95% of your PCI bus data capture & trigger without any programming.

•An Advanced Mode offers you a powerful programming capability for complex triggering.

•An Exerciser that generates bus transactions to exercise the bus as a master or target while allowing you to monitor and capture the resulting performance. An on board target memory allows testing read/write operation of master agents.

•A Timing Analyzer capability is also included that allows the user to capture bus timing violations. Not available for TA700P (PMC). Not in current version for TA800.

Additionally, the TA700/800 includes Performance Analysis for real-time and statistical measurement as well as comprehensive Device Compliance Test capability.

TA700/800 Working Mode Configurations

The TA700/800 may be operated in one of 6 working mode configurations, each offering a convenient Easy Mode which requires no programming:

The working mode configuration is selectable on the Main Menu Bar.

State Analyzer Only (PCI - PCI-X)

The TA700/800 Capture and Trigger mode allows hardware or software oriented PCI/ PCI-X bus debug without any programming or setup in the convenient to use Easy Mode. A comprehensive selection of Pre-defined setups allows a variety of data capture on several available trigger conditions for PCI and PCI-X applications.

The Advanced Mode provides for comprehensive user definition of complex data capture and triggering projects. Users may define up to eight events covering all PCI/ PCI-X signals and employ them in a 32 level Sequencer program for a custom data capture and triggering project. Sequencer state changes in a program may be defined in terms of events, Boolean expressions of events and Protocol Errors.

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State & Timing Analyzer (PCI)

This mode of operation is not supported by the TA700PDC, TA800 or PCI-X.

To perform timing analysis for possible violation and to characterize Setup & Hold limits on all or selected signals.

State Analyzer & Exerciser (PCI - PCI-X)

To perform Device compliance testing, characterize a PCI device by emulating various bus cycles & terminations, injecting errors and generating traffics to measure the PCI bus response. The exerciser may be used as a bus master to test and debug new designs.

In Easy Mode the Capture and Trigger operates identically to that as in the State Analyzer Only, except that the bus signals are generated by an exerciser program that you define.

The Advanced Mode offers the same capabilities for analysis as the State Analyzer Only except that as in the Easy Mode the bus signals are generated by a user defined exerciser program.

Asynchronous Timing Analyzer (PCI)

This mode of operation is not supported by the TA700PDC, TA800 or PCI-X.

This option is used to perform high resolution sampling of the PCI bus signals using a 664 MHz asynchronous clock.

Additional Features

Performance Analysis

The TA700/800 provides continuous Real-Time performance analysis that operates with Pre-defined or User-defined analysis files. On-board dual ported FIFOs interface between the counters and the host system for transferring the measured data in realtime without ever having to stop the counters. This feature provides a very complete and accurate event count of up to 533 MB/Sec for TA700PCI (796 MB/Sec for TA700 PCI-X). 533 MB/Sec for TA800 PCI (1066 MB/Sec for TA800 PCI-X). An implementation of eight counters with up to 32 bits allows a virtually unlimited count of events.

Catalyst Enterprises, Inc. TA700/800 Overview

TA700/800 includes 8 counters which may be programmed to monitor the primary bus activities and point-to-point signals or signals from the secondary bus.

Your TA700/800 includes complete setups to measure the most typical parameters as well as giving you the ability to create your own setup. Real time Performance Analysis allows you to count actual data transfers for any agent or agents matching user specified address, measure and report bus utilization efficiencies, throughput, latencies and retries, on-the-fly.

You may use real time Performance Analysis simultaneously with the exerciser to generate traffic on the bus and measure performance of the target.

Performance Analysis results are presented in a Twelve-color display that you may customize with your own color preferences and record in graphical format for later review or demonstration.

Measurement intervals are selectable from 500 µsec to 10 minutes.

Statistical Analysis

Statistical Analysis is implemented by capturing data in memory and then performing software post processing.

Statistical Analysis measures and reports on Min, Max and Average occurrences for several different parameters such as Latencies, Retry, Data Transfers, Command Utilization, Bus Utilization and various Target Terminations.

The PCI Analyzer (Allowing the Master card to be plugged into the expansion slot on top) can also measure latencies from request to the 1st data transfer including all of the retries in between.

The data capture & trigger for post processing may be initiated per user defined events on the bus, therefore yielding a very repetitive and consistent result.

The parameters measured may be selected for graphical display on the screen and may be saved as graphical or list files for later review.

In the exerciser mode the TA700/800 can initiate data transfer to a target while the trace statistics measures the latency response of the target.

Special Capabilities

Several other features are included in the TA700/800 such as Protocol Errors, Mnemonics, Device Compliance Testing. Please refer to the appropriate sections for each of these features.

Launching Your TA700/800 Catalyst Enterprises, Inc.

Launching Your TA700/800

Double click the TA700/800 Icon in the Program Manager Window.

The TA700/800 software is pre-configured at the factory to look for LPT2 as the selected port for the analyzer. If the software finds this port connected to the analyzer program will launch immediately otherwise the software will ask you to specify which LPT/USB port is connected to the hardware.

If you have connected your hardware to a different port e.g. LPT1, USB or Ethernet (TA850 only), select the that port and click OK to launch the analyzer program.

Find LPT Port If you are not sure which LPT port your hardware is connected to, check

“Search For LPT Port” then OK and let the software automatically locate the LPT port that is connected to the hardware.

Find USB Port If you would like to use a USB port to connect to your hardware, check

“Search for USB Port” then OK and let the software automatically locate the available USB ports to connect to the hardware.

Catalyst Enterprises, Inc. Launching Your TA700/800

Note: More than one TA700/800 may be connected via the USB bus at a time.

In such cases please be sure to select the correct one using the “Attach to device” combo box.

1. Click OK to launch the software.

Figure 5 Analyzer Tool Bar

In the event that no LPT/USB port is found connected to the hardware, the software will display the Hardware Not Detected message. To configure a LPT port see LPT Port Setting on page 15.

Simulation Mode Clicking OK in this dialog box will launch the analyzer software to

operate in the simulation mode.

LPT Port Problems If your analyzer hardware is connected to an LPT port and there is power

to the analyzer, but you are still getting the message Hardware Not Detected then see the section on LPT Port setting below.

Bi-directional Port The host system LPT port must be a Bi-directional port. See LPT Port

Setting on page 15.

Launch Problems In the event that you experience difficulties in launching your software,

please see section on LPT Port Setting.

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Operating in Simulation Mode

Your system will operate in the Simulation Mode as default if the hardware is not detected, however, you may operate in Simulation Mode directly without installing the analyzer hardware. To operate without hardware, select Hardware Not Installed (Simulation Mode) in the LPT Port Setting dialog box and click OK.

The Analyzer program will launch and display the tool bar as shown in Figure 5, but with the limitation that the analyzer will display previously captured bus data.

Limitations The Simulation mode lets you try all of the available functions, but keep

in mind that the system is not capturing any real data and is displaying pre-captured results.

LPT Port Setting

Your system parallel port may not necessarily be set to a Bi-directional mode even if your system supports this mode.

Port not Configured If you continue to get a Hardware Not Detected even if you have set the

required LPT port, please check your system setting for your parallel port.

To set the parallel port:

1. Restart your computer and during boot, press F1 key to enter Setup (some systems may use a different key than F1, please consult your system manual).

2. Once in setup select the Advanced, then Peripheral Configuration and then Parallel Port Mode.

3. Select the Parallel Port to be configured. If your system supports Bi-directional mode you must have choices for at least one of the following:

Bi-directional, ECP or EPP, preferably Bi-directional first then ECP

and last EPP.

Note that Standard or Compatible modes are not a Bi-directional

mode.

4. When finished with the configuration press ESC to exit setup and save the new configuration.

Catalyst Enterprises, Inc. Configuration Menu

Configuration Menu

Click Configuration on the main menu bar to display the various configuration options.

Working Mode Allows you to select the analyzer configuration. The choices are: PCI

State Analyzer, PCI Timing Analyzer, PCI Analyzer/Exerciser, PCI Async Timing Analyzer, PCI-X State Analyzer and PCI-X Analyzer/ Exerciser.

Protocol Errors Used to configure a Protocol Errors mask for use in triggering on protocol

errors. See Protocol Errors on page 155.

Mnemonics Used to define Mnemonics. Mnemonics may be used to display user

assigned names to specific patterns, in search a pattern in the display or filter data patterns from a display. See Mnemonics on page 164.

External Signal Names Allows you to assign specific names to external signals for display

purposes only. “External Signals” on page 166

External Signal/Trigger Settings Allows you to configure external input and output triggers. See

“External Signals” on page 166.

Voltage Check Used to select or deselect the voltages to be monitored for tolerance

compliance. See “Enabling Voltage Check” on page 17. Not available for

TA700P (PMC).

Host Bus Used to force the software to work with different bus characteristics than

the ones detected by the TA700/800.

Zoom Options Used to select zoom about X or Y cursor or between X and Y cursor or

Zoom Around when displaying a Wave data capture window. See Using Zoom in the Wave Window on page 139

Color Setting Used to set custom color combinations for the Analyzer Performance

Analysis Window.

Software Settings Used to set global software user preferences. “Global Software Settings”

on page 21.

Authorization Enables purchased system configurations. See “Authorization” on

page 22

System Feature Status Displays enabled system features. See “System Feature Status” on

page 23

Configuration Space Information Displays the PCI characterization of the TA700/800 that is

presented to the System BIOS.

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