Teledyne UWBTracer User Manual

PROTOCOL SOLUTIONS GROUP
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SANTA CLARA, CA 95054

LeCroy UWBTracer™/Trainer

Ultra-Wideband Protocol Analyzer

User Manual

Manual Version 3.10

™

For Software Version 3.10

March 2008

UWBTracer/Trainer User Manual

Document Disclaimer

The information in this document has been carefully checked and is believed to be
reliable. However, no responsibility can be assumed for inaccuracies that may not have
been detected.

LeCroy reserves the right to revise the information in this document without notice or
penalty.

Trademarks and Servicemarks

LeCroy, UWBTrainer, UWBTracer, UWBTracer MPI, CATC Trace, and BusEngine are
trademarks of LeCroy.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
AMD Duron and AMD Athlon are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
All other trademarks are property of their respective companies.

Copyright

Copyright © 2008, LeCroy Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
This document may be printed and reproduced without additional permission, but all

copies should contain this copyright notice.

FCC Conformance Statement Compliance with
47 CFR 15.519 (a)(1)

This device complied with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any inter ferenc e rece ived, inclu ding interfer ence that may cau se undesired
operation.

FCC Rule 47 CFR 15.519 (a)(1) states that “A UWB device operating under the
provisions of this section shall transmit only when it is sending information to an
associated receiver. The UWB intentional radiator shall cease transmission within
10 seconds unless it receives an acknowledgement from the associated receiver that its
transmission is being received. An acknowledgement of reception must continue to be
received by the UWB intentional radiator at least every 10 seconds or the UWB device
must cease transmitting. “

This equipment may only be operated indoors. Operation outdoors is in violation of
47 U.S.C. 301 and could subject the operator to serious legal penalties.

Note: This device must be installed in a location that is not accessible to the general
public. Install the device so that the antenna is more than 20 cm from unsuspecting
personnel. Failure to install this device as described will result in a failure to comply with
FCC rules for RF exposure and is discouraged. Only antennas approved with the device
may be used. This device may not be co-located with other transmitters without further
approval by the FCC.

Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the operator’s authority to operate the equipment.

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EU Declaration of Conformity

This equipment including all its options is in conformity with the provisions of the following
EC directives(s), including all the latest amendments:

73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive
89/336/EEC EMC Directive
Conformity with Council Directive 73/23/EEC is based on:
EN 61010-1: 2001 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,

control and laboratory use
Conformity with Council Directive 89/336/EEC is based on:
EN 61326/A3: 2003 EMC requirements for electrical equipment for measurement

control and laboratory use

Emissions EN 55011/A2:2002 (Conducted and Radiated Emissions)

Immunity EN 61000-4-2/A2:2001 (Electrostatic Discharge)

EN 61000-3-2/A2:2005 (Harmonic Current Emissions)
EN 61000-3-3/A2:2005 (Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker)

EN 61000-4-3/A1:2003 (RF Radiated Electromagnetic Field)
EN 61000-4-4:2004 (Electrical Fast Transient/Burst)
EN 61000-4-5/A1:2001 (Surge)
EN 61000-4-6/A1:2001 (RF Conducted Electromagnetic Field)
EN 61000-4-11:2004 (Mains Dips and Interruptions)

Warning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause
radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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WEEE Program

This electronic product is subject to
disposal and recycling regulations that
vary by country and region. Many
countries prohibit the disposal of
waste electronic equipment in
standard waste receptacles.
For more information about proper
disposal and recycling of your LeCroy
product, please visit
www.lecroy.com/recycle.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.1 UWBTracer/Trainer Ultra-Wideband Analyzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.2 Ultra-Wideband Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.3 WiMedia UWB Specification Ecosystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.3.1 Certified Wireless USB Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.3.2 WLP Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2 Hardware Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.1 CATC 5K Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

CATC 5K Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connection to Host Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.2 UWBTracer/Trainer Analyzer and Exerciser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.3 System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Basic Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Optional Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MPI Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.4 UWBTracer/Trainer Front Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CATC 5K Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

UWB Analyzer Plug-in Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

USB Analyzer Plug-in Module for the USB Cable Association. . . . . . 16

UWB Exerciser Plug-in Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.5 UWBTracer/Trainer Rear Panel Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.6 Interchangeable Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 3 Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.1 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.2 Starting the UWBTracer/Trainer /Trainer Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.3 Opening Sample Traces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3.4 Opening Older Trace Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3.5 Tool Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3.6 Trace Tool-Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3.7 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.8 Tool Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

General Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Record Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

UWBTrainer Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Hide Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Reports Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Decode Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3.9 Floating the Decode Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3.10 Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Left Mouse Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Right Mouse Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

3.11 View Settings Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Zoom In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Zoom Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Wrap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

3.12 Adding Comments to the Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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3.13 Set Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3.14 Edit or Clear Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

3.15 Timing Calculations on Markers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

3.16 Status Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Recording Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Recording Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Recording Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Search Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

3.17 Exporting Trace File Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Exporting Packets to Text (Packet View Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Exporting Packets to CSV Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Exporting Packets to Ethereal/WireShark Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Exporting Packets to UWBTrainer Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

3.18 Directory Structure on Windows XP and Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter 4 Reading Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

4.1 Trace Display Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

4.2 Changing Trace Level Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

4.3 Trace Level Views for WUSB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Frame Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

WUSB Packet Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

WUSB Transaction Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

WUSB Transfer Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

WUSB Wire Adapter Segment Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

WUSB Wire Adapter Transfer Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

4.4 Trace Level Views for WLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

WiMedia Frame Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

WLP Frame Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

WLP Ethernet Protocol Unit Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

WLP IP Protocol Unit Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chapter 5 Searching Traces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5.1 Trace Search Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5.2 Go to Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5.3 Go to Frame/Packet/Transaction/Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

5.4 Go to Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

5.5 Go to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

5.6 Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Areas in Find Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 6 Display Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

6.1 Display Options: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

6.2 Display Options: Color, Format, and Hiding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

6.3 Saving Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Chapter 7 Decoding USB/WUSB Requests . . . . . . . . . 81

7.1 Class and Vendor Definition Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

7.2 Class/Vendor Decoding Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Mapping Request Recipient to Class/Vendor Decoding. . . . . . . . . . . 85

Mapping Endpoint to Class/Vendor Decoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Mapping Request RPipe to Class/Vendor Decoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

7.3 General Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Decoding Standard Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Decoding Class Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Decoding Vendor Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Decoding Undefined USB/WUSB Device Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Decoding using Endpoint Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Changing the Layout of Decode Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Chapter 8 Decoding WLP Frames and Protocols . . . 101

8.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

8.2 Decoder Script Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Chapter 9 Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

9.1 File Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

9.2 Error Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

9.3 Timing Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

9.4 Traffic Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Traffic Summary Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Using the Traffic Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Selecting Traffic Summary Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Setting Traffic Summary Display Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Setting Traffic Summary Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using the Display to Navigate Within the Trace File . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

9.5 Real-Time Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Changing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Changing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Tool Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Graph Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

General Statistics Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

9.6 Bus Utilization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Bus Utilization Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

View Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Graph Areas Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

9.7 Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Adding a WiMedia Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Adding a WSS Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Editing a WSS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Delete Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

9.8 Running Verification Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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9.9 Timing Analysis Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Frame WUSB Detail View in Timing Analysis Window. . . . . . . . . . . 145

Timing Analysis Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Synchronizing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Selecting a Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Inserting a Time Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Working with Timing Analysis Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Chapter 10 Connecting to Analyzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

10.1 Direct USB Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

10.2 Remote Access over an IP LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

10.3 Multiple Analyzer Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

10.4 Network Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Chapter 11 Setting Up for Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

11.1 External Triggering Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

11.2 Connecting Cables and Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

11.3 RF Recording Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

11.4 Preparing for Wireless Traffic Generation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

11.5 Secured Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Chapter 12 Recording Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

12.1 Recording Options: General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

System Operating Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Recording Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Recording Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Options Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Trace Filename and Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

12.2 Recording Options: RF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

12.3 Recording Options: MPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

12.4 Recording Options: USB Assoc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

12.5 Recording Options: Recording Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Recording Rules Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Recording Rules Page: How It Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Creating Event Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Dragging a Button to the Main Display Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Assigning an Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Recording Rules Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Events and Event Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Actions and Action Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

External Trigger Signal Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Using a Single-State Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Using a Multi-State Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Using Independent Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

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Chapter 13 Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

13.1 Making a Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Before Starting a Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Starting a Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Stopping a Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Interrupting Uploading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Reuploading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

13.2 USB Cable Association for Certified WUSB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Capturing USB Cable Association Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Chapter 14 Traffic Generation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . 229

14.1 UWBTrainer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

14.2 Traffic Generation Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Language Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

14.3 Starting the UWBTrainer Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

14.4 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

14.5 Tool Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Main Toolbar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

View Toolbar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Script Toolbar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

UWBTrainer Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Graphics Toolbar Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

14.6 Beginning Traffic Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Text Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Graphical Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

14.7 Generating Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Chapter 15 Creating and Editing Generation Files . . . 241

15.1 Script Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

15.2 Creating a Script using the Script Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

15.3 Graphical Scenario Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Highlighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Properties Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

15.4 Creating a Graphical Scenario using the Graphical Scenario

Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

15.5 Exporting a Trace to a Traffic Generation File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Chapter 16 Updates and Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

16.1 Updates Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

16.2 Software, Firmware, and BusEngine Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

16.3 Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Update Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Register Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

16.4 BusEngine, Firmware, and Plugin Init Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Automatic Update of BusEngine, Firmware, and Plugin Init. . . . . . . 280

Manual Update of BusEngine, Firmware, and Plugin Init. . . . . . . . . 281

16.5 License Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

16.6 Updating the Software License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

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Appendix A MPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

A.1 Cable Adapter Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

A.2 Input Load of UWBTracer/Trainer MPI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Appendix B Legacy Script Decoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Appendix C WiMedia Platform Compliance Tests. . . . . 293

C.1 UWBTrainer TX-only Exerciser Scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

C.2 UWBTracer VSE Compliance Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Appendix D Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

D.1 Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

D.2 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

D.3 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

D.4 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

How to Contact LeCroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Limited Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

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Figure 2.1 Vertical Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 2.2 UWB Analyzer Plug-in Module with Antenna (UW002MA or UW003MA). . . . 8

Figure 2.3 USB cable and RF Coaxial Cable (SMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Figure 2.4 Synchronization Cable and Trigger Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Figure 2.5 USB Analyzer Plug-in Module (US007MA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Figure 2.6 UWB Exerciser Plug-in Module with Antenna (UW005MGA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Figure 2.7 MPI Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 2.8 Cable Adapter for Hirose 68-pin or IDE 40-pin Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 2.9 Probe Cable for IDE 40-pin Connectors and Hirose 68-pin Connectors . . . . 13

Figure 2.10 Adapter Cable (with external SCSI type connectors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Figure 2.11 Board Adapter for IDE 40-pin Connectors,

Board Adapter for Hirose 68-pin Connectors, and

Board Adapter for Hirose 60-pin Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Figure 2.12 CATC 5K Front Panel with the UWB Analyzer Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Figure 2.13 CATC 5K Front Panel with the UWB Analyzer and USB Analyzer Plug-in . 16

Figure 2.14 UWB Exerciser Plug-in Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Figure 2.15 CATC 5K Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Figure 3.1 UWBTracer/Trainer Main Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Figure 3.2 Tool Tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 3.3 Trace Tool Tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 3.4 Main Window Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 3.5 Decode Toolbar in Hierarchal Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Figure 3.6 Trace Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Figure 3.7 Expanded Data Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Figure 3.8 Trace Cell Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Figure 3.9 Trace With Wrap Turned OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 3.10 Trace With Wrap Turned ON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 3.11 Edit Trace File Comment Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 3.12 Setting a Frame Marker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 3.13 Edit Marker for Frame Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 3.14 A Marked Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 3.15 Editing a Frame Marker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 3.16 MPI Field Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 3.17 Timing Calculator Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 3.18 All Markers Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 3.19 Status Bar Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 3.20 Status Bar Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 3.21 Example: Status Bar at Different Recording States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure 3.22 Export Packets to Ethereal/Wireshark format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Figure 3.23 Export to Wireshark/Ethereal format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 3.24 Example Find Dialog for Exporting to a UWBTrainer Script . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Figure 3.25 Export Packets to UWBTrainer Script Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 3.26 Export to UWBTrainer Exerciser Script Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 4.1 Trace Display Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 4.2 Trace Viewing Level Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 4.3 Trace View: Frame Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 4.4 Trace View: WUSB Packet Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 4.5 Trace View: WUSB Transaction Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Figure 4.6 Trace View: WUSB Transfer Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 4.7 Trace View: WUSB Wire Adapter Segment Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 4.8 Trace View: WUSB Wire Adapter Transfer Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 4.9 Trace View: WiMedia Frame Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 4.10 Trace View: WLP Frame Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 4.11 Trace View: WLP Ethernet Protocol Unit Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 4.12 Trace View: WLP IP Protocol Unit Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 5.1 Search Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Figure 5.2 Go To PLCP/Packet/Transaction/Transfer Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Figure 5.3 Selecting Go to Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 5.4 Go to Items List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figure 5.5 Go to Frame Types List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 5.6 Go to Beacon Info Elements List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 5.7 Go to Errors List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 5.8 Go to Secure Header Items List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 5.9 Go to WUSB Packets List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 5.10 Go to WUSB Transactions List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 5.11 Go to WUSB WA Transfers List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 5.12 Go to WLP Frames List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 5.13 Go to WLP Ethernet Protocols List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 5.14 Go to WLP IP Protocols List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 5.15 Go to WiMedia Payload Data Pattern List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Figure 5.16 Find Window, Frames Checkboxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 5.17 Find Events Window, Search For Drop-down List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 5.18 Find Events Window, WLP Frames Checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 5.19 Find Events Window, WUSB Packets Checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 5.20 Find Events Window, WUSB Transactions Checkboxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Figure 5.21 Find Events Window, WUSB Transfers Checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 5.22 Find Events Window, Wire Adapter Segments Checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Figure 5.23 Find Events Window, Wire Adapter Transfers Checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 5.24 Find Events Window, WLP Frames Checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 5.25 Find Events Window, WLP Ethernet Protocol Units Checkboxes. . . . . . . . 72

Figure 5.26 Find Events Window, WLP Internet Protocol Units Checkboxes. . . . . . . . . 73

Figure 5.27 Find Events Window: PHY Data Rates Active. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 6.1 Display Options Window: General Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 6.2 Hierarchy Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 6.3 Display Options Window: Color, Format, and Hiding Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Figure 6.4 Group and Color Pane: Display Units Selected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 6.5 Formats for Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 6.6 Hidden Check Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Figure 7.1 Request Recipient and Endpoints Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure 7.2 Class/Vendor Decoding Groups Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Figure 7.3 Endpoints Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Figure 7.4 Class/Vendor Endpoint Coding Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Figure 7.5 Request RPipes Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Figure 7.6 Endpoint RPipes Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Figure 7.7 UWB Device Request menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Figure 7.8 Standard Request Text Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Figure 7.9 View Fields for Wire Adapter Class Requests Request Text Box. . . . . . . . . 95

Figure 7.10 View Fields for Mass Storage Bulk-only Class Requests Text Box. . . . . . . 96

Figure 7.11 View Fields for Wire Adapter Data Transfer In Endp Text Box . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Figure 7.12 View Fields for Wire Adapter Data Transfer Out Endp Text Box. . . . . . . . . 97

Figure 7.13 View Fields for Wire Adapter Data Transfer Out Endp Text Box. . . . . . . . . 98

Figure 7.14 View Fields for Wire Adapter Notif Endp Text Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Figure 7.15 View Fields for Mass Storage Bulk-only SCSI In Endp Text Box . . . . . . . . 98

Figure 7.16 View Fields for Mass Storage Bulk-only SCSI Out Endp Text Box. . . . . . . 99

Figure 7.17 View WUSB Xfer Fields Dialog Layout Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Figure 8.1 WLP Script Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Figure 8.2 WLP Subfolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Figure 8.3 Ethernet Subfolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Figure 8.4 IP Subfolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Figure 9.1 Report Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Figure 9.2 File Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Figure 9.3 Error Summary Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Figure 9.4 Timing and Bus Usage Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Figure 9.5 Traffic Summary Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Figure 9.6 Traffic Summary Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Figure 9.7 Selecting an Item for the Traffic Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Figure 9.8 Selecting Multiple Items for the Traffic Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Figure 9.9 Traffic Summary Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Figure 9.10 Event Navigation Submenu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Figure 9.11 Selecting Traffic Summary Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Figure 9.12 Select Range Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Figure 9.13 Setting Range to Start on Third Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Figure 9.14 Traffic Summary for Three MPI Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Figure 9.15 Selecting the Row for Data Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Figure 9.16 Set Go Box to Second MPI Data Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Figure 9.17 Real-Time Statistics window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Figure 9.18 Real-Time Statistics Tool Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Figure 9.19 Real-Time Graphs Pop-Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Figure 9.20 Graph Area Properties for Data Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Figure 9.21 Graph Area Properties for Device-specific and General Events. . . . . . . . 121

Figure 9.22 Graph Area Properties for Device-specific Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Figure 9.23 Graph Area Properties for General Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Figure 9.24 Real-Time Statistics Window: General Statistics Area for MPI Information124
Figure 9.25 Real-Time Statistics Window: General Statistics Area for RF Information 125

Figure 9.26 Bus Utilization Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Figure 9.27 Bus Utilization Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Figure 9.28 View Options: View Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Figure 9.29 View Options: Fonts and Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Figure 9.30 Graph Areas Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Figure 9.31 Graph Area Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Figure 9.32 Device List Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Figure 9.33 Add New Device Dialog Box General Settings Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Figure 9.34 Temporal Key Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Figure 9.35 Add Temporal Key Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Figure 9.36 Add New Device Dialog Box WUSB Settings Tab for Wireless USB Host 135

Figure 9.37 Add Connection Context Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Figure 9.38 Add New Device Dialog Box WUSB Settings Tab for

Wireless USB Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Figure 9.39 Add New Device Dialog Box WLP Settings Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Figure 9.40 Add New WSS Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

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Figure 9.41 Edit WSS Device Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Figure 9.42 Run Verification Scripts Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Figure 9.43 Run Verification Scripts Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Figure 9.44 Run Verification Scripts Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Figure 9.45 Run Verification Scripts Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Figure 9.46 Run Verification Scripts Settings Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Figure 9.47 Left-Click Frame Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Figure 9.48 WUSB Detail View in Timing Analysis Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Figure 9.49 Beacon Period View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Figure 9.50 Timing Analysis Display Options for Beacon Period View Menu. . . . . . . . 149

Figure 9.51 Timing Analysis Property Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Figure 9.52 WUSB Detail View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Figure 9.53 Timing Analysis Display Options for WUSB Detail View Menu. . . . . . . . . 152

Figure 9.54 Superframe Grid View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Figure 9.55 Superframe Grid View Zoomed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Figure 9.56 Timing Analysis Display Options for Superframe Grid View Menu . . . . . . 154

Figure 9.57 Left-Click Timing Analysis Fields Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Figure 10.1 Connecting Multiple Analyzers by USB Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Figure 10.2 Analyzer Network’ and All ‘Connected Devices…’ menus . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Figure 10.3 Analyzer Devices Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Figure 10.4 Connecting Multiple Analyzers by USB Cables on a Network. . . . . . . . . . 159

Figure 10.5 Analyzer Network Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Figure 10.6 Add Analyzer Network Node Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Figure 10.7 SYNC IN and SYNC OUT Connector/Cable Color Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Figure 10.8 Connecting Two Analyzers for Synchronized Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Figure 10.9 Connecting Three Analyzers for Synchronized Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Figure 10.10 Analyzer Network Chat Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Figure 11.1 EXT DATA Connector and Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Figure 11.2 Example UWBTracer Device Connections Diagram for Recording MPI Traffic

from Devices using the IDE 40-pin Cable Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Figure 11.3 Wireless RF Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Figure 11.4 Wired RF Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Figure 11.5 Device List Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Figure 11.6 Opening the Add New Device Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Figure 11.7 Manually Adding a New Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Figure 11.8 Add New Device Dialog Box General Settings Tab Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Figure 11.9 Device Type Specific Settings Tab with CHID or CDID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Figure 11.10 Entering CDID or CHID and CK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Figure 11.11 DUT Checkbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Figure 11.12 Program Security Data Toolbar Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Figure 11.13 Temporal Key Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Figure 11.14 Entering TKID and TK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Figure 12.1 Recording Options: General Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Figure 12.2 Recording Options: Buffer Size Slider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Figure 12.3 Recording Options: Trigger Position Slider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Figure 12.4 Recording Options Window: RF Tab Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Figure 12.5 Select Sync Channels Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Figure 12.6 USB Assoc. Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Figure 12.7 Recording Options Window: Recording Rules Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Figure 12.8 Recording Options Window: Popup Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Figure 12.9 Recording Rules Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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Figure 12.10 Creating a New Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Figure 12.11 Selecting Event Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Figure 12.12 Event Button Appears in Available Events Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Figure 12.13 Drag-and-Drop Event Button to Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Figure 12.14 Event Button in Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Figure 12.15 Selecting Action From Event Button Pop-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Figure 12.16 Action Assigned to Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Figure 12.17 Sequence Pop-Up Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Figure 12.18 Action Pop-Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Figure 12.19 Advance the Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Figure 12.20 Event Pop-up Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Figure 12.21 Event Properties First Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Figure 12.22 Action Properties (Event Properties Second Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Figure 12.23 External Trigger Signal Dialog for Toggle Action and HIGH Signal Current

Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Figure 12.24 External Trigger Signal Dialog for Pulse LOW Action and LOW Signal

Current Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Figure 12.25 External Trigger Signal When No Analyzer Devices Are Connected to the

Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Figure 12.26 External Trigger Signal Behavior Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Figure 12.27 Example 1: Creating the Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Figure 12.28 Example 1: Assigning the Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Figure 12.29 Example 1: Complete Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Figure 12.30 Example 2: Adding a Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Figure 12.31 Example 2: Complete Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Figure 12.32 Example 3: Creating a Second Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Figure 12.33 Example 3: Assigning the Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Figure 12.34 Example 3: Complete Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Figure 12.35 Example 4: Assigning the Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Figure 12.36 Example 4: Complete Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Figure 12.37 Example 5: Advancing the Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Figure 12.38 Example 5: First State Complete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Figure 12.39 Example 5: Creating an Event, Second State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Figure 12.40 Example 5: Dragging to the Second State Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Figure 12.41 Example 5: Bringing Up the Timer Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Figure 12.42 Example 5: Setting the Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Figure 12.43 Example 5: Creating Another Event, Second State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Figure 12.44 Example 5: Complete Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Figure 12.45 Example 6: Two Independent Sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Figure 13.1 Abort or Continue Uploading Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Figure 13.2 Upload Again with New Buffer Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Figure 13.3 USB Cable Association Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Figure 14.1 Traffic Generation File Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Figure 14.2 UWBTrainer Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Figure 14.3 Main Window Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Figure 14.4 Main Window Toolbar with Traffic Generation Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Figure 15.5 Traffic Generation Script Text Snippets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Figure 15.1 New Text Scenario for a Traffic Generation File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Figure 15.2 Traffic Generation Script Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Figure 15.3 Flow Element Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Figure 15.4 Send Frame Element Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

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Figure 15.5 Condition Register Element Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Figure 15.6 Wait For Frame/Header Element Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Figure 15.7 New Graphical Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Figure 15.8 Properties Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Figure 15.9 Graphical Scenario Example - Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Figure 15.10 Graphical Scenario Example - Condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Figure 15.11 Graphical Scenario Example - Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Figure 15.12 Graphical Scenario Example - Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Figure 15.13 Graphical Scenario Example - Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Figure 15.14 Looping Scenario Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Figure 15.15 If-Then-Else Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Figure 16.1 About UWBTracer/Trainer Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Figure 16.2 Update UWBTracer/Trainer Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Figure 16.3 License Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Figure 16.4 License Protection Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1 UWBTracer/Trainer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Table 3.1 Menu Bar Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table 9.1 Traffic Summary Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Table 9.2 Real-Time Statistics Toolbar Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Table 12.1 Recording Rules Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Table 12.2 UWBTracer/Trainer Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Table 14.1 Menu Bar Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Table A.1 Adapter Pin Assignments: 68-Pin Probe Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Table A.2 Adapter Pin Assignments: 60-Pin Probe Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Table A.3 Adapter Pin Assignments: 40-Pin Probe Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

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Chapter 1: Overview

This chapter describes the UWBTracer/Trainer™ product and Ultra-Wideba nd
technology in general.

1.1 UWBTracer/Trainer Ultra-Wideband Analyzers

The LeCroy UWBTracer/Trainer is a portab le Ultra-Wideband (UWB) test and debug
platform that combines non-intrusive recording with extensive decoding features. The RF
(wireless) recording functionality is designed to record non-intrusively off-the-air WiMedia
UWB traffic from one or more devices, while the MPI recording functionality is designe d
to connect to the specification-defined MAC-PHY Interface (MPI) bus between the MAC
and the PHY subsystems in WiMedia-compliant devices and to capture the traffic
between them. The WLP protocol uses the MUX sublayer and services of the WiMedia
MAC for data networking.

By leveraging years of experience in protocol analysis tools for emerging markets,
UWBTracer/Trainer blends sophisticated functionality with practical features to allow
designers and validation engineers to easily specify multi-level, conditional trigger
scenarios to pinpoint intermittent problems in the UWB connection.

System-level validation requires non-intrusive monitoring. UWBTracer/Trainer ensures
accurate data collection by providing transparent electrical taps. At the heart of
UWBTracer/Trainer is the CATC BusEngine™ protocol processor that features a
real-time recording engine for UWB MAC-to-PHY tra ffic.

UWBTracer/Trainer also suppor ts remote operation over a LAN and unattended control
of the analyzer with an Automation API. UWBTracer/Trainer includes an advanced
search capability that allows to search for specific fields in the recorded trace and to
navigate faster to places of interest inside the trace.

UWBTracer/Trainer fe atures a real-time st atistics display that co ntinuously monitors and
presents metrics for the recorded MAC-to-PHY traffic, providing a hig h -leve l view of
network performance.

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Table 1.1 summarizes key UWBTracer/Trainer features.

Table 1.1 UWBTracer/Trainer Features

Feature Benefit

Wireless capturing & recording Allows off-the-air (and non-intrusive) recording of UWB

traffic

MPI capturing & recording Probes the WiMedia specification-defined bus between the

MAC and PHY layers, while remaining non intrusive.
Suitable for three different popular connector types.

Simultaneous RF and MPI
recording

Advanced Triggering Robust capability of setting complex triggering and filtering

Trace View Comprehensive viewing of the recorded traffic with

Advanced search Fast and comprehensive trace searches.
Collapsible/expandable header Increased drill-down on exchanges, sequences, or individual

Real-time performance monitoring
and statistics

Dynamically-allocated memory
pool

Interchangeable Radios and room
for future expansion

WLP protocol

Capable of recording one RF and one MPI channel at the
same time and display a combined trace

sequences and act in real-time on those settings on each of
the channels.

convenient customization through the trace display options.

frames.
Allows easy identification of throughput problems and

anomalies.
(2 GB) Captures long time-windows for analysis and

problem-solving.
The modular design of the UWBTracer

CATC 5K platform permits interchanging modules and
radios

/Trainer™ and the

Uses the MUX sublayer and services of the WiMedia
MAC for data networking

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1.2 Ultra-Wideband Technology

UWB technology was available for over 40 years for military and civilian applications and
was originally called either impulse radio or carrier-free communications. Today, the FCC
definition for UWB is any radio technology with a spectrum that occupies greater than 20
percent of the center frequency or a minimum of 500MHz.

In 2002, the FCC allocated unlicensed radio spectrum from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz
expressly for enterprise and consumer applications. The FCC defined a specific
minimum bandwidth of 500 MHz at a -10dB level. As current UWB implementations allow
communication that requires high data rates over short distances, one immediate UWB
application is WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network).

The Multi-band OFDM technology, promoted by the WiMedia Alliance, is one of the
technologies that can utilize the allocated band for UWB. The MB-OFDM transmits data
simultaneously over multiple carriers spaced apart at precise fr equencies. This approach
provides benefits like high spectral flexibility and resiliency to RF interference and
multi-path effects.

The WiMedia UWB specifications are available from the WiMedia Alliance. The URL for
the WiMedia website:

http://www.wimedia.org

1.3 WiMedia UWB Specification Ecosystem

The WiMedia Alliance has developed specifications for ultra-wide-band (UWB) devices.
The main goal of the WiMedia UWB specifications is to create a UWB “ecosystem” that
allows easy and secure operation of UWB devices.

The WiMedia UWB specifications have a first-generation data rate of 480 Mbps, which
enables a multitude of innovative wireless devices. UWB devices that follow the
WiMedia UWB specifications can co-exist in the same physical environment, even if they
have unrelated applications.

Markets for two major application types are emerging:

• Certified Wireless-USB (WUSB)

•WLP

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1.3.1 Certified Wireless USB Overview

The WiMedia UWB specification first-generation data rate of 4 80 Mbp s provides a basis
for delivering WUSB devices that can perform comparably with USB 2.0 devices.

The Certified Wireless-USB protocol maintains the same host-device model as the wir ed
USB protocol, but the Certified Wireless-USB protocol ma ke s ma ny optimizations for
operating efficiently on a wireless medium.

The first Certified Wireless-USB-protocol products are various Wire Adapter devices,
which operate as wired-to-wireless bridges. Host Wire Adapters (HWA) enable any PC
with USB 2.0 to become a WUSB Host. Device Wire Adapters (DWA) are wireless hubs
that can connect wired USB 2.0 devices to a WUSB Host.

For Certified Wireless-USB-protocol devices, UWBTracer/Trainer provides full protocol
decoding from low-level packets to high-level Wire Adapter transfers.

The WUSB specification is available from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). The
URL for the USB-IF website is:

http://www.usb.org/home

1.3.2 WLP Overview

WLP is a protocol that uses the services of the WiMedia MAC for data networking.
The WLP protocol uses the MUX sublayer and service defined in the WiMedia MAC

specification. The MUX sublayer combined with the W LP prot ocol corresponds to the
logical link control sublayer of the standard ISO/OSI IEEE 802 reference model.

For more information about the WLP protocol, MUX sublayer a nd service , and WiM edia
MAC specification, see the WLP specification at www.WiMedia.org.

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Chapter 2: Hardware Description

This chapter describes the CATC 5K-based UWBTracer/Trainer™ Analyzer and
Exerciser and other components and accessories that accompany it.

2.1 CATC 5K Platform

CATC 5K Platform

The CATC 5K is a lightweight and modular platform, designed to be mobile and flexible.
The two front slots can accommodate up to two plug-in modules with a variety of options.
The CATC 5K platform is powered by a small external power supply. Quiet built-in fans
provide all the necessary cooling.

Connection to Host Machine

The CA TC 5K platform conn ects to a Windows®-based PC (the host machine) through a
single USB cable. Though the system can operat e over USB 1.1 protocol data rates, it is
advisable to use a USB 2.0 connection between the Analyzer and the host machine to
obtain faster upload of traffic.

2.2 UWBTracer/Trainer Analyzer and Exerciser

The basic UWBT racer/Trainer analyzer configuration includes a CA TC 5K plat form and a
UWB Analyzer plug-in module (UW002MA or UW003MA) that is inserted into the
right-side slot.

In addition, the USB Analyzer plug-in module (US007MA) can be inserted into the
left-side slot and be used for capturing USB Association traffic, retrieving the information
required for pairing two WUSB devices. See “USB Cable Association for Certified WUSB”
on page 224 for more information.

The UWB Exerciser plug-in module can be inserted into the lef t-side slot and be used for
traffic generation.

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2.3 System Components

Basic Components

The UWBTracer/Trainer™ basic package includes the following components:

• Installation CD-ROM, with the installation program and all documents

• UWBTracer/Trainer Getting Started manual, to help set up the system quickly

• CATC 5K Platform: See photograph on front cover. Also see “CATC 5K Front Panel
with the UWB Analyzer Plug-in” on page 14 and “CATC 5K Rear Panel” on page 18.

• CATC 5K Power Supply and Power Cord

•Carrying case

• Vertical Stand

Figure 2.1 Vertical Stand

• UWB Analyzer Module and RF Antenna

Figure 2.2 UWB Analyzer Plug-in Module with Antenna (UW002MA or

UW003MA)

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• RF Coaxial Cable (SMA) [in Standard Cable Kit]

• USB cable for connecting the analyzer to a host machin e

Figure 2.3 USB cable and RF Coaxial Cable (SMA)

• Synchronization Cable for synchronizing multiple analyzers. The Synchroniza tion
Cable connects to the SYNC IN and SYNC OUT connectors located on the
UWBTracer/Trainer rear panel (Figure 2.15). (For more information about setting up
multiple analyzers, see Section 10.3, “Multiple Analyzer Synchronization” on page

162.)

Figure 2.4 Synchronization Cable and Trigger Cable

• Trigger Cable (TRIG-IN/TRIG-OUT BNC Y-cable) for conn ecting to external equip­ment (for example, for triggering capturing in a LeCroy oscilloscope).

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Optional Components

In addition to the basic package, optional components ar e available:

• USB Analyzer plug-in module for capturing USB Cable Association traffic
(US007MA)

Figure 2.5 USB Analyzer Plug-in Module (US007MA)

• UWB Analyzer plug-in module with PHY (radio) from a different vendor
(UW002MA or UW003MA)
[see Figure 2.2]

• MPI Kit (please refer to the Data Sheet for detailed information)
[see next page]

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•UWBTrainer Exerciser plug-in module and RF Antenna

Figure 2.6 UWB Exerciser Plug-in Module with Antenna (UW005MGA)

Note: To meet FCC requirements, the UWBTrainer exerciser and some models of

the UWBTracer analyzer have reverse-polarity radio and antenna
connectors. This configuration does not affect RF behavior in any way but
does require that you configure a customer-supplied antenna with
reverse-polarity connectors.

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MPI Kit

The MPI kit is designed for hooking to the MPI bus in two types of setups:

1. PHY subsystem connects to the MAC subsystem through a short (ribbon) cable.

2. PHY subsystem piggybacks directly on the MAC subsystem. The two subsystems
connect through an adapter board without the use of cables.

Three types of connectors are common for current designs:

1. IDE 40-pin connector

2. Hirose 68-pin Connector

3. Hirose 60-pin Connector

The optional MPI Kit includes:

Figure 2.7 MPI Kit

• Cable Adapter

Figure 2.8 Cable Adapter for Hirose 68-pin or IDE 40-pin Connectors

for Hirose 68-pin or IDE 40-pin Connectors

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• Probe Cable for IDE 40-pin Connectors and Hirose 68-pin Connectors (2)

Figure 2.9 Probe Cable for IDE 40-pin Connectors and

Hirose 68-pin Connectors

• Adapter Cable

Figure 2.10 Adapter Cable (with external SCSI type connectors)

•

Board Adapter for IDE 40-pin Connectors, Board Adapter for Hirose 68-pin Connectors, and
Board Adapter for Hirose 60-pin Connectors

Figure 2.11 Board Adapter for IDE 40-pin Connectors,

Board Adapter for Hirose 68-pin Connectors, and
Board Adapter for Hirose 60-pin Connectors

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2.4 UWBTracer/Trainer Front Panel Description

When powered ON, the CA TC 5K Analyzer activates user- accessible controls and LEDs
on front and rear panels of the plat form. This section covers front panel features. Th e next
section covers rear panel features.

Figure 2.12 CATC 5K Front Panel with the UWB Analyzer Plug-in

CATC 5K Platform

The indicators on the CATC 5K platform (Figure 2.12) are:

STATUS (status of the platform)

LED Description

No light
Green Blink Slow
Blue
Red Blink Fast

System is not powered on
Initializing
System is operational
System fault (contact Support)

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LEDs (status of the MPI or RF channel)

LED State MPI Channel RF Channel

No light

Yellow Blink Fast

Yellow

Red Blink Slow

Red

Idle Does not detect PCLK or

PHY_ACTIVE

Synching

Synched

Recording
Pre-Trigger

Recording
Post-Trigger

Trying to synchronize to
MPI traffic and waiting for
PCLK and PHY_ACTIVE

Synchronized:
Capturing MPI traffic with
PHY_ACTIVE signal high
Recording

Pre-Trigger traffic
Recording

Post-Trigger MPI traffic

Does not detect wireless
frames

Trying to synchronize to
RF traffic and waiting for
wireless traffic

Synchronized:
Capturing wireless frames

Recording
Pre-Trigger traffic

Recording
Post-Trigger wireless
traffic

Connectors

The connectors are:

• MPI ADAPTER: Connector to MPI Adapter

• ANT: SMA Connector for Antenna

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USB Analyzer Plug-in Module for the

Cable Association

USB

In the UWBTracer/Trainer™ setup, the USB Analyzer plug-in module is used to capture
USB Association traffic between pairs of WUSB devices that support the
USB Cable Association Model described in the Certified Wireless USB specifications.

Figure 2.13 CATC 5K Front Panel with the UWB Analyzer and

USB Analyzer Plug-in

USB Cable Association traffic capture uses CHAN 0 of the module.
The second channel, marked CHAN 1, is for future expansion.

For instructions on how to set up and capture USB Cable Association traf fic and use it for
UWB traffic recording, see “USB Cable Association for Certified WUSB” on page 224.

LEDs (status of the USB Chan 0 channel)

LED State

No light
Yellow Blink Slow
Yellow Blink Fast

Red Blink Fast a few times

Note: For USB Chan 1, the LEDs are turned of f because they are n ot used for the

USB Cable Association traffic capture.

Idle
Synched to Full/Low speed USB traffic
Synched to High speed USB traffic

Connection Context traffic detected

Connectors

The connectors are:

• CHAN 0 USB PORTS: For capturing USB Cable Association traffic

• CHAN 1 USB PORTS: Not currently used

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UWB Exerciser Plug-in Module

When powered ON, the UWB Exerciser activates user-accessible controls and LEDs on
front and rear panels of the platform. This section covers front panel features. The next
section covers rear panel features.

Figure 2.14 UWB Exerciser Plug-in Module

LEDs (status of the Exerciser RF channel)

LED State

No light
Yellow Blink Fast
Yellow Blink Slow

Yellow Solid
Red Solid

Idle
Scenario running
Scenario waiting for condition

Scenario paused
Scenario error

Connectors

The connectors are:

• ANT: SMA Connector for Antenna

• AUXILIARY: Connector

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2.5 UWBTracer/Trainer Rear Panel Description

From left to right, the rear panel contains the following components:

Figure 2.15 CATC 5K Rear Panel

• SYNC IN/OUT: For synchronized multi-analyzer operation, the analyzers must be
connected in a daisy-chain topology to each other using the green/purple cable.

• EXT DATA: For attaching the TRIG-IN/TRIG-OUT BNC Y-cable (Trigger Cable) to
external instruments

• HOST: For connecting the analyzer through USB to the host machine

• POWER 12 VDC: For connecting the external power supply to the analyzer.

Note: There is no power switch on the analyzer.

Warning! Do not open the CATC 5K enclosure. No operator

serviceable parts are inside. Refer servicing to LeCroy.

2.6 Interchangeable Radios

Because WiMedia UWB specifications and technology are still evolving, a
UWBTracer/Trainer™ analyzer (with its CATC 5K platform) can use interchangeable
plug-in modules, each incorporating different PHYs (radios).

Currently there are two UWB Analyzer plug-in mod ules th at ca n be use d with the
UWBTracer: model UW002MA and model UW003MA.

Please note that each UWB Analyzer plug-in module requires different initialization
sequences that are executed according to a script that must be downloaded to the
analyzer using the Analyzer Setup menu and window, as described in Section 16.4,
“BusEngine, Firmware, and Plugin Init Updates” on page 280.

After you plug the module into the correct slot and check that you have the correct
BusEngine, Firmware, and initialization script installed, you can record traces.

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Chapter 3: Software Overview

The UWBTracer/Trainer™ software can:

• Control recording of UWB traffic.

• Manage one or more Analyzers, which can be connected directly to the host
machine or connected through the Analyzer network.

• View, analyze, and create reports about recorded traces.

3.1 Installing the Software

For instructions about installing the software, refer to the
UWBTracer/Trainer Getting Started manual.

3.2 Starting the UWBTracer/Trainer /Trainer Program

Y ou can use the UWBT racer/T rainer /T rainer with or without the analyzer unit. When used
without an analyzer , the program works as a trace viewer to view , analyze, and print trace
files.

To start the UWBTracer/Trainer /Trainer Program from the PC Start menu:

Step 1 Select Start > Programs > LeCroy > UWBTracer >

LeCroy UWBTracer

to display the application main window (Figure 3.1).

Figure 3.1 UWBTracer/Trainer Main Window

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3.3 Opening Sample Traces

A good way to gain familiarity with UWBTracer/Trainer is to open some of the provided
sample files and explore the menus, pop-up menus, and reports. See Section 3.18
"Directory Structure on Windows XP and Vista" on page 47.

3.4 Opening Older Trace Files

The UWBTracer/Trainer software has the capacity to open trace files created with earlier
software versions. When an older trace file is opened, the program prompts you to
convert the file to the current software version. See Section 3.18 "Directory Structure on
Windows XP and Vista" on page 47.

3.5 Tool Tips

Throughout the application, Tool Tips provide useful information about buttons on the
toolbar.

To display a Tool Tip, position th e mo use pointe r over an ite m of interest such as part of
the trace or a button (Figure 3.2).

Figure 3.2 Tool Tip

3.6 Trace Tool-Tips

Many fields within the Trace display tool-tips when the mouse pointer is suspen ded over
them. These tips may provide a simple legend for the cell or may give substantial added
details about the field (Figure 3.3).

Figure 3.3 Trace Tool Tip

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3.7 Menu Bar

Table 3.1 lists menus available from the Main window menu bar. Some menus and
options are available only when a file is open.

Table 3.1 Menu Bar Menus

Menu/Option Function
File

pen Opens a trace file or traffic generation file.

O
C

lose Closes the current trace or generation file.
Save As Saves all or a specified range of frames with a specified name.
P

rint Prints part or all of the current trace or traffic generation file.
Print Prev
Print Setup Sets options for the current or new printer.
E

dit Comment Opens a dialog for entering a brief comment about the trace.
Export

Decrypt Trace File Uses decryption parameters to decrypt trace file.
Remove Identifying

Info from Trace
Files

Ex

iew Produces an on-screen preview before printing.

Packets to Text (Packet View Format): Saves all or part of a trace to a
text file. Used to save traces to floppy disk and to send in e-mail.
Packets to CSV Text: Saves trace as a comma-separated-values text
file for use with Microsoft

®

Excel.

Packets to Ethereal/WireShark format: Exports WLP data
frames in Ethereal/Wireshark format and opens the exported file
in the Ethereal/WireShark application (free Ethernet analyzer
software).

Packets to UWBTrainer script: Exports WLP data frames to a
.uwbg file for use in UWBTrainer.

Allows you to select trace files from which to remove identifying
information and save them with the names
<original_name>_clean.uwb.

it Exits the UWBTracer/Trainer program.

Setup

isplay Options Opens a window that controls the recording process.

D
R

ecording Options Opens a window that controls display options.
Update Device Update BusEngine™ and Firmware manually
Analyzer N

All Connected

evices

D

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etwork Opens a dialog box for browsing to local and networked analyzers.

Within the dialog, click Add to browse. The dialog lists PCs that are on
the LAN. If a PC has an analyzer attached to it, and if DCOM
permissions have been set on the selected PC, clicking Select
establishes a connection.

Opens a dialog box with a list of analyzers connected to the host PC.
Lets you select an analyzer and update the BusEngine, Firmware, and
licensing information.

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Menu/Option Function
Record

tart Causes the Analyzer to begin recording.

S
Stop Causes th e Analyzer to stop recording.
Reupload Opens a window that controls partial uploading.

Report

F

ile Information Displays information about the recording such as the number of frames

and triggering setup.

Error Summary Displays the Errors report of the Traffic Summary, listing the numbers of

each error type.
Timing C
Traffic Summary Summarizes the numbers and types of errors, packets, transactions,

D

Timing Analysis Opens the Timing Analysis window with a Beacon Period and/or

Run Verification
Script

alculations Calculates timing between two frames.

split transactions, and transfers that occurred in the open trace.

evice List Lists the DUTs, active devices, archive devices, and wireless USB in the

Device List window by DUTs, Type, EUI-48, Address, Alias,

Last Updated, and User Notes.

WUSB Detail View.

Opens a window to allow you to run verification scripts

over the open trace.

Search

Go to Trigger Positions the display to show the triggering event at the top.
Go to F

rame/
Packet/Transaction/
Transfer

Go to Marker > Positions the display to the selected marked frame.
Go to > Positions the display to the specified item.
F

ind Allows searches by multiple criteria.

Find N

ext Looks for the next instance of an event specified with Goto or Find.

Search Direction Allows the search direction to be changed from Forward to Backward or

S

earch Channel MPI or RF

Positions the display to show a specific frame or decode level.

Backward to Forward.

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Menu/Option Function
View

oolbars Displays list of available Tool bars.

T
Analyzer Network

Chat Bar

Status Bar Switches display of the Status Bar ON or OFF.
Hide Traffic on

Channels
Hide Dec/Orig

Traffic
Hide Frame Types Hides Beacon, Control, Command, Data, and/or Agg Data frames.
Hide Reserved

Field Warnings
Unhide Cells Unhides the cells (hidden by Display Options) selected from the popup

Zoom I

n Increases the size of the displayed elem ents.
Zoom O
W
Apply Decoding

Scripts

Real-Time Statistics Displays trace statistics.

ut Decreases the size of the displayed elements.

rap Wraps displayed Frames within the window.

Opens a dialog that allows users to conduct chat sessions over an IP
LAN. In order to send and receive electronic text messages, each user
must be working with a PC that is on an IP LAN and also attached to an
analyzer.

Hides traffic on the channel (MPI or RF) selected from the popup list.

Hides Decrypted or Original traffic, as selected from the popup list.

Hides fields that have a Reserved Field Warning.

list.

Decoding scripts set the values of the display and recording options for
optimum views of trace information from specific vendors or classes of
data. The menu allows you to select the vendor or class of data for the
request recipients and endpoints listed in the Request Recipients and
Endpoints menu. You can keep the settings across recordings.

Window

New Window Opens another instance of the Main Window.
C

ascade Displays all open Main windows in cascaded format.
Tile Horizontal Displays all open Main windows in tiled horizontal format.
Tile V

ertical Displays all open Main windows in tiled vertical format.

A

rrange Icons Arranges Main window icons at bottom of display area.

Windows Displays a list of open windows.

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Menu/Option Function
Help

elp Topics Opens online help.

H
Register Product

Online
Update License Opens a dialog box for entering license key information for the analyzer.
D

isplay License
Information

About Displays version information about UWBTracer/Trainer .

Opens the http://www.lecroy.com/register/ URL to allow you
to register software online.

Opens a dialog box with information about the current status of the
analyzer's license

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3.8 Tool Bar

The Main window Tool bar provides quick access to most UWBTracer/Trainer software
functions. You can learn the function of each button by passing the mouse pointer over
it. Button descriptions appear on the Status bar at the bottom of the window and as
tooltips above each button.

Figure 3.4 Main Window Toolbar

General Buttons

Open file Zoom In

Save As Zoom Out

Setup Recording Options Wrap

Setup Generation Options Find

Setup Display Options Find Next

Real-Time Statistics. Opens a
window that shows realtime
information on links activity.

Record Buttons

Start Recording

Find Next. Repeats last find.

Apply Decoding Scripts

Initiates a monitoring session.
You can see the TraceView
and Timing Analysis views in
real-time. (Clicking the Monitor button
is the same as manually configuring
Recording Options to Snapshot
mode and Spooled Recording scope,
using your current Max Disk Usage
setting.)

Stop Recording

Repeat Upload

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UWBTrainer Buttons

UWBTrainer Export To Script

Hide Buttons

Hide Unassociated Traffic Hide Beacon Frames

Hide Devices Hide Empty MMC Intervals

Hide Empty Super Frame Hide Channels (MPI or RF)

Show Only Beacons Hide Decoded/Original Traffic

Hide WLP Hide WUSB

Hide Nak’s Hide Rx/Tx W/O Data

Hide Frame Types

Reports Buttons

File Information Report. Opens a
summary of general information
about the trace file.

Error Report. Opens a summary of
error information in the trace file.

Timing and Bus Usage
Calculations. Opens a calculator for
measuring timing between frames

Run verification scripts.
Opens a window to allow you to run
verification scripts over the open
trace.

Traffic Summary. Opens a summary
of protocol-related information in the
trace file.

Bus Utilization. Opens a window that
shows packet length by time.

Device List Window

Timing Analysis

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Triangle to add or delete buttons

Decode Buttons

View WiMedia Frame Level View WUSB Transaction Level

View WUSB Packet Level View WUSB Transfer Level

View Wire Adapter Segment Level View Wire Adapter Transfer Level

View WLP Frames View WLP Ethernet Protocol Units

View WLP IP Protocol Units

3.9 Floating the Decode Toolbar

You can float any of the toolbars by dragging them from their current location at the top
of the screen. If you float the decode toolbar, it arranges the decode buttons in their
hierarchical order. Click the triangle to add or delete buttons.

Figure 3.5 Decode Toolbar in Hierarchal Arrangement

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3.10 Pop-Up Menus

Pop-up menus within the trace provide options for formatting the trace.

Left Mouse Button

Left-clicking a header opens a menu for expa nding fields, viewing data fields, and
formatting the trace. The menu is context-sensitive and changes, depending on wh at part
of the trace you have clicked. Figure 3.6 shows three examples.

Figure 3.6 Trace Pop-Up Menus

Common options appear on most menus:

• Format: Presents choices for changing the numerical formatting of the data fields
throughout the trace.

• Color: Presents choices for changing the color of the data fields throughout the
trace.

• Hide: Hides data fields throughout the trace. To re-display hidden fields, right-click
anywhere in the trace and select Unhide Cells and then one of the options from the
sub-menu.

Left-clicking the small triangle in the upper left corner of th e PHY, MAC, Payload, or
Timing data block expands the data block to show all fields.

Figure 3.7 Expanded Data Block

If you double-click a cell of a PHY, MAC, Payload, or Timing dat a block, the trace displays
all the fields of the block (see Figure 3.7). If you double-click a cell of an expa nded block,
the trace displays the truncated block

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Right Mouse Button

If you right-click a cell in the trace, a pop-up menu allows changing display options,
zooming in or out, wrapping the display, unhiding hidden cells, hiding the MPI or RF
channel, hiding decrypted or original traffic, hiding fields with reserved field warnings,
applying decoding scripts, and calculating real-time statistics (Figure 3.8).

Figure 3.8 Trace Cell Pop-up Menu

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3.11 View Settings Tools

Y ou can zoom in and out, and wrap the trace to fit within the screen by using the following
buttons:

Zoom In

Increases the size of the displayed elements, allowing fewer (but larger) Frame fields per
screen.

• Click on the Tool bar.

Zoom Out

Decreases the size of the displayed elements, allowing more (b ut smaller ) Fr am e fields
per screen.

• Click on the Tool bar.

Wrap

Adjusts the Trace V iew so that frames fit on to the next line if they are longer th an the size
of the window . Without wrap, you can use the hor izontal scroll bar to see th e hidden part
of a frame.

• Click on the Tool bar.

In Figure 3.9, the timestamp extends off the right edge of the screen.

Figure 3.9 Trace With Wrap Turned OFF

In Figure 3.10, the entire frame appears in the window.

Figure 3.10 Trace With Wrap Turned ON

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3.12 Adding Comments to the Trace

Y ou can create, view , or edit the 100-character comment fie ld associated with each Trace
file.

Step 1 From the File menu, select Edit Comment to display the Edit Trace

Comment dialog box.

Figure 3.11 Edit Trace File Comment Dialog Box

Step 2 Create, view, or edit the comment.
Step 3 Click OK.

3.13 Set Marker

The Set Marker feature allows frames to be mar ked so you can navigate ba ck to event s
of interest. Markers also provide you with a way of tagging events so you can perform
timing calculations between them. A marker can be applied to any display entity (fra me,
WUSB packet, WUSB transfer, and so on).

The Set Marker command works in conjunction with the Go to Marker feature. Once yo u
have marked a frame, you can navigate back to it by selecting Search > Go t o Mark er,
and then selecting the marker of interest from the list.

To set a marker on a frame:

Step 1 In the trace, click the MPI field for the frame number you wish to mark.
Step 2 From the pop-up menu that appears, Select Set Marker (Figure 3.12).

Figure 3.12 Setting a Frame Marker

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Step 3 The Edit Marker for Frame # dialog box appears ( F igure 3.13).

Figure 3.13 Edit Marker for Frame Dialog Box

Step 4 Enter your comment.
Step 5 Click OK.
Step 6 A marked frame is indicated by a vertical red bar alon g the left edge of

the Frame # block (left side of Figure 3.14).

Figure 3.14 A Marked Frame

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3.14 Edit or Clear Marker

To clear a marker or edit comments associated with a Frame marker:
Step 1 Click Frame # for the chosen packet to display a pop-up menu

(Figure 3.15).

Figure 3.15 Editing a Frame Marker

Step 2 To edit the marker comment, select Edit Marker.to display the Edit

Marker for Frame # comment window (Figure 3.13).
Step 3 Edit the comment.
Step 4 Click OK.
Step 5 To clear a marker , click Clear marker in the frame pop-up menu

(Figure 3.15). The vertical red Marker bar disappears.

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3.15 Timing Calculations on Markers

You can use markers as reference points to calculate timing between events. To do a
timing calculation:

Step 1 Click the MPI field of the frame number that you want to use as the first

point of reference in the time calculation.

Figure 3.16 MPI Field Options
Step 2 In the pop-up that appears (Figure 3.15), select Time from Marker to

display the Timing and Bus Usage Calculator. The first point is in the

From Frame field.

Figure 3.17 Timing Calculator Dialog Box

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Step 3 In the All Markers window, se lect the marker that you want to use as the

second (To MPI) point of reference in the time calculation.

Figure 3.18 All Markers Window
Step 4 The time between the two markers appears in the Timing Calculator

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3.16 Status Bar

The Status bar is located at the bottom of the Main window. Depending on the current
activity, the bar can be divided into as many as four segments (see Figure 3.20):

1. Notifications and Help (connection, disconnection, and other messages)

2. Progress Bar and Progress Report (see “Recording Progress” on page 40)

3. Status (of the MPI and RF channels)

4. Search Direction (Forward or Backward)

Figure 3.19 Status Bar Segments

The left-most segment shows a me ssage that an Ana lyzer with se rial n umber 1434 was
disconnected from the application

The status bar shows only the status of a single analyzer . If you place the cursor on the
status bar, a tooltip pops up (Figure 3.20) and displays the status of all the analyzers
connected to the application. In this example, th re e an aly ze rs ar e co nn ec te d to the
application.

To select a different device from the list in the tooltip and display its status in the status
bar, double-click Segment 3, the Status segment. The St atus bar then displays
information about the next device displayed in the tooltip list. Double-click Segment 3
again to cycle through all the devices displayed in the tooltip list.

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Figure 3.20 shows six examples of the S t atus bar, each displaying different states of the
analyzer devices:

Figure 3.20 Status Bar Examples
Status Bar Example 1: No analyzer is connected to the application.

Status Bar Example 2: An analyzer with serial number 1069 was connected to the

application and has both its MPI and RF recording channels in the IDLE state.
Status Bar Ex ample 3: An analyzer with serial number 1069 is Ready. The MPI channel

detects PCLK and is attempting to synchronize to the data. The RF channel is in the IDLE
state.

Status Bar Example 4: An analyzer with serial number 1067 was disconnected from the
application. Its MPI Channel is synchronized to the MPI data and PCLK. Its RF channel
is attempting to synchronize to wireless traffic.

Status Bar Ex ample 5: An analyzer with serial number 1064 is Ready. The MPI channel
is synchronized to the MPI traffic and is recording. The RF channel is recording but has
lost synchronization and is attempting to regain synchronization.

Status Bar Ex ample 6: An analyzer with serial number 1569 is Ready. The MPI channel
is in the IDLE mode, not synchronized to PCLK. The RF channel is synchronized to
wireless traffic and is recording.

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Recording Progress

When you begin recording, the left-most segment of the Status bar displays a recording
Progress Indicator (left side of Figure 3.21).

Figure 3.21 Example: Status Bar at Different Recording States

Keep the following in mind when reading the Progress Indicator:

• A black vertical line illustrates the location of the trigger position you selected in the

Recording Options window. The pre-trigger progress is displayed in the field to the
left of the trigger position.

• When the trigger position is reached, the progress indicator wiggles as it waits for

the trigger.

• After the trigger occurs, the field to the right of the trigger fills in the post-trigger color

specified in the Display Options window.

• When recording is complete, the upper half of the Progress Indicator fills in white,

indicating the progress of the data upload to the host computer.

Some other key points about the Progress Indicator:

• If a trigger event occurs during the before-trigger recording, the before-trigger color

changes to the after-trigger color to indicate that not all the expected data was
recorded pre-trigger.

• When you click Stop before or after a trigger event, the Progress Indicator adjusts to

begin uploading most recently recorde d da ta.

• If you wish to abort an upload that is in progress, click the Stop button again.

• The Progress Indicator fills with color in proportion to the specified size and actual

rate at which the hardware is writing and reading the recording memory. However,
the Progress Indicator is normalized to fill the space within the Status bar.

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Recording Status

During recording, current recording status is displayed in the next segment of the Status
bar (Figure 3.21). When recording is begun, one of the following messages flashes
(depending on options selected in the Recording Options window):

• Trigger?

• Triggered!

• Uploading
After recording stops, the following occurs:

• Flashing message changes to Uploading data–x% done (x% indicates the per-

centage completion of the data uploading process).

• Traffic data is copied to disk (overwriting any previous version of this file) using the

default file name data_xxx.uwb, where xxx is derived from the unit’s serial number .
You can specify the file name in the Recording Options window.

When the data is saved, the Recorded Data file ap pears in the Main display window , and
the Recording St atus window is cleared.

• If the recording resulted from a trigger event, the first frame following the trigger (or

the frame that caused the trigger) is initially positioned second from the top of the
display.

• If the recording did not result from a trigger event, the display begins with the first

frame in the traffic file.

Recording Activity

During recording, the next segment of the Status bar (Figure 3.21) displays recording
activity as a series of vertical bars.

The more vertical bars that are displayed, the greater the amount of activity being
recorded. If there are no vertical bars, there is no recorded activity.

During uploading, the percent of the completed upload is displayed.

Search Status

The rightmost segment of the Statu s bar (Figure 3.21) disp lays current search direction:
Fwd (forward) or Bwd (backward).

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3.17 Exporting Trace File Information

See Chapter 3, See Section 3.18 "Directory S tructure on Windows XP and Vista" on page

47.

Exporting Packets to Text (Packet View Format)

Y ou can save all or part of a trace to a text file. This option enables you to save traces to removable
storage devices and to send traces as e-mail attachments.

Step 1 When a trace has WUSB frames, select

File > Export > Packets to Text.
Step 2 Save the exported file.

Exporting Packets to CSV Text

You can save a trace as a comma-separated-values text file for use with Microsoft® Excel.

Step 1 When a trace has WUSB frames, select

File > Export > Packets to CSV Text.
Step 2 Save the exported file.

Exporting Packets to Ethereal/WireShark Format

Y ou can export WLP data fra mes in Ethereal/Wireshark format and open the exported file
in the WireShark/Ethereal application (free Ethernet analyzer software).

Step 1 When a trace has WLP frames, select

File > Export > Packets to Ethereal/Wireshark format.

Figure 3.22 Export Packets to Ethereal/Wireshark format

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Step 2 Enter parameters in the Export to WireShark/Ethereal format dialog box.

Figure 3.23 Export to Wireshark/Ethereal format
Step 3 In the Export Options section, enter the frame numbers

From Frame To Frame.

You can Reset Range to Whole Trace.
Step 4 Enter or Browse for the export file name in the

Save exported data in file field.
Step 5 In the WireShark/Ethereal Options section, select whether or not to

Open trace in WireShark/Ethereal after exporting is done.
Step 6 Enter the Path to WireShark/Ethereal.
Step 7 Select whether or not to Launch WireShark/Ethereal in Full Screen.
Step 8 Click Start Export to export and save the file.

If you selected that option, the WireShark/Ethereal application opens with the

exported file displayed.

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Exporting Packets to UWBTrainer Script

You can export data frames to a .uwbg file for use in UWBTrainer. In the export dialog
box, you can select the frame range and the channel (if more than o ne channel is in use).

Note: Only frames visible in the Trace View are exported.
To restrict the exported frames, you may use any of the Hiding mechanisms to hide the

frames you do not want to export. These mechanisms include:

• Executing a Find All search

• Using the quick filters from the application toolbar
To export frames from a specific source (such as a WUSB Host):

Step 1 Open a trace file, then open the Find dialog.
Step 2 In the Search For field (at the top), select WiMedia Frames.
Step 3 In the Event Groups section, select MAC: Source Addresses.
Step 4 In the MAC: Source Addresses (Hex) section, select the address of the

WUSB Host to be exported.

Step 5 Check the Find All box.
Step 6 In the Combining Specified Event Gr oups section, select the

Intersection option.

Figure 3.24 Example Find Dialog for Exporting to a UWBTrainer Script
Step 7 Click OK to open a new window showing only the matching frames.

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Step 8 T o export the displayed frames, click the Export T o Script button , or

select File > Export > Packets to UWB Trainer script.

Figure 3.25 Export Packets to UWBTrainer Script Command
Step 9 Enter parameters in the Export to UWBTrainer Exerciser Script dialog

box.

Figure 3.26 Export to UWBTrainer Exerciser Script Dialog

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Step 10In the From Frame field, enter the starting frame number.
Step 11In the To Frame field, enter the ending frame number.

Note: If the trace has few frames, you can click Reset Range to Whole Trace

to use all the frames.
Step 12If the trace has more than one channel, in the Channel field, select the

channel or use the default channel.

Step 13Enter or Browse for the export file name in the

Save exported data in file field.
Step 14Click Start Export to export and save the file.

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3.18 Directory Structure on Windows XP and Vista

The UWBTracer/Trainer application stores files in a specific directory structure under the
C:\Program Files\LeCroy\UWBTra cer directory. It also stores files in Windows-specific
locations that differ for Windows

In particular, Windows XP has a Documents and Settings\All Users folder, and
Windows Vista has a Users\Public folder, which are not equivalent.

The Windows XP All Users folder is not readily available to users and is for storing
shared files, to which normal user folders point using shortcuts.

The Windows Vista Users\Public folder and its subdirectories:

• Are available to all users logged onto a system (not just the person who installed the

application).

• Are not hidden.

• Are always present, because it is provided by the Windows Vista OS installation.

• Are readable and writable by all users.

• Do not require Administrator privileges.
Methods of using shared folders differ for the two operating systems, so the

UWBTracer/Trainer application stores files on them differently, as described in the next
two sections.

®

XP and Windows Vista (which uses UAC).

Windows XP

All Files

For UWBTracer/Trainer on Windows XP, all application and user files (such as sample
files, user files, default files, and scripts) are in the
<drive>\Program Files\LeCroy\UWBTracer directory folder and its subdirectories:

• Automation

• Documents

• Generation

• Sample Files

• Scripts (and versioned Scripts directories, such as Scripts3.00.307)

•x64

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User-modifiable Files

For UWBTracer/Trainer on Windows Vista, user-modifiable files are in the
Windows Explorer <drive>\Users\Public\Public Documents\LeCroy\UWBTracer\
folder, which is the same as the Command Tool
<drive>\Users\Public\Documents\LeCroy\UWBTracer\ folder.

The Command Tool name is the correct folder name when using scripts.
The Users\Public\Public Documents\LeCroy\UWBTracer folder contains files that the

user can modify, such as default.rec and default.opt, or the application creates at
runtime, such as debug files and device lists. It also has the directories:

• Automation

• Generation

• Sample Files

• Scripts (and versioned Scripts directories, such as Scripts3.00.307)

Application Files

For UWBTracer/Trainer on Windows Vista, read-only application files (like the
application, bus engines, firmware, user manuals, help files, and read-me) are in the
<drive>\Program Files\LeCroy\UWBTracer folder. It has the directories:

• Documents

•x64

•x68

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Chapter 4: Reading Traces

This chapter describes how to read and manipu la te tr ace disp lay s .

4.1 Trace Display Overview

UWBTracer/Trainer trace viewing software makes extensive use of color and graphics to
fully document the captured (decoded) traffic (Figure 4.1).

Figure 4.1 Trace Display Example

Frames are shown on separate time-stamped rows, with their individual fields both
labeled and color coded. You can collapse data fields to save space in the display, and
you can zoom in and out in the display. Pop-up Tool Tips annotate fields with detailed
information about their contents.

The display software can operate inde pendently of the hardware an d so can function as
a stand-alone trace viewer that may be freely distributed.

4.2 Changing Trace Level Views

You can select the trace viewing level in the Display Options window General tab Trace
Viewing Level section (see Chapte r 6, “Display Options”) or with the Trace Viewing Level
icons in the Tool bar (Figure 4.2).

Figure 4.2 Trace Viewing Level Buttons
Note: To find frames, packets, transactions, segments, or transfers, scroll through

the trace or use the Search > Find command (see Chapter 9, “Searching

Traces”).

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4.3 Trace Level Views for WUSB

You can display traces at these viewing levels, listed from lowest to highest:

• Frame (WiMedia Frame or MAC-PHY Interface equivalent) [default] (WM)

• WUSB Packet (WUSB PKT)

• WUSB Transaction (USB TRA)

• WUSB Transfer (USB XFR)

• WUSB Wire Adapter Segment (WA SEG)

• WUSB Wire Adapter Transfer (WA XFR)

Frame Level

The Frame view is the default decode level. It shows the WiMedia Frame Raw Payload
and PHY/MAC Headers. An example MPI Frame level is in Figure 4.3.

Figure 4.3 Trace View: Frame Level

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WUSB Packet Level

Click the WUSB PKT button to show the WUSB Packet Level view. An example packet
level is in Figure 4.4.

Figure 4.4 Trace View: WUSB Packet Level

The WUSB Packet Level is now a special way to decode the Frame Level. You can show
or hide MAC Frame raw payload PHY/MAC headers when WUSB Packet s are displayed.
You cannot expand WUSB packets.

WUSB Transaction Level

Click the USB TRA button to show the WUSB Transaction Level view. An example
transaction level is in Figure 4.5.

Figure 4.5 Trace View: WUSB Transaction Level

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WUSB Transfer Level

Click the USB XFR button to show the WUSB Transfer Level view. An example transfer
level is in Figure 4.6.

Figure 4.6 Trace View: WUSB Transfer Level

WUSB Wire Adapter Segment Level

Click the WASEG button to show the WUSB Wire Adapter Segment Level view. An
example wire adapter segment level is in Figure 4.7.

Figure 4.7 Trace View: WUSB Wire Adapter Segment Level

WUSB Wire Adapter Transfer Level

Click the WAXFR button to show the WUSB Wire Adapter Transfer Level view. An
example wire adapter transfer level is in Figure 4.8.

Figure 4.8 Trace View: WUSB Wire Adapter Transfer Level

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4.4 Trace Level Views for WLP

You can display traces at these viewing levels, listed from lowest to highest:

• WiMedia Frames [default]

• WLP Frames (WLP)

• WLP Ethernet Protocol Units (WN ETH)

• WLP IP Protocol Units (WN IP)

WiMedia Frame Level

The WiMedia Frame view is the default decode level. It shows the WiMedia Frame Raw
Payload and PHY/MAC Headers. An example WiMedia Frame level is in Figure 4.9.

Figure 4.9 Trace View: WiMedia Frame Level

WLP Frame Level

Click the WLP button to show the WLP Frame view. An example WLP Frame level is in
Figure 4.10.

Figure 4.10Trace View: WLP Frame Level

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WLP Ethernet Protocol Unit Level

Click the WN ETH button to show the WLP Ethernet Protocol Unit Level view . An example
WLP Ethernet Protocol Unit Level is in Figure 4.11.

Figure 4.11Trace View: WLP Ethernet Protocol Unit Level

WLP IP Protocol Unit Level

Click the WN IP button to show the WLP IP Protocol Unit Level view. An example
transaction level is in Figure 4.12.

Figure 4.12Trace View: WLP IP Protocol Unit Level

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Chapter 5: Searching Traces

This chapter describes how to search for trace events.

5.1 Trace Search Overview

UWBTracer/Trainer™ has several search commands that let you navigate a trace view
to search for key events, such as errors and triggers. The co mmands are on the Search
menu (Figure 5.1).

To view the search options, click Search in the Menu bar.

Figure 5.1 Search Menu

You can:

• Change the Search Direction to Forward or Backward

• Select the MPI Channel, RF Channel, or All Channel

5.2 Go to Trigger

To display a trigger event, select Go to Trigger from the Search menu.
The trace view is repositioned with the first frame following the trigg er event (or the frame

that caused the trigger) at the top of your screen.

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5.3 Go to Frame/Packet/Transaction/Transfer

To display a specific frame or decode level, follow these steps:

Step 1 From the Search menu, select:

Go to Frame/Packet/Transaction/Transfer

to display the Go to PLCP/Packet/Transaction/Transfer dialog box (Figure 5.2):

Figure 5.2 Go To PLCP/Packet/Transaction/Transfer Dialog Box
Step 2 Select the trace level view in the Go to field from the drop-down list.

Step 3 Enter the number of the frame, packet, transaction, segment, or transfer .
Step 4 Click OK.

The trace view shows the selected item at the top of the main window.

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5.4 Go to Marker

To instruct the analyzer to display a marked frame, follow these steps:

Step 1 From the Search menu, select Go to Marker (Figure 5.3).

Figure 5.3 Selecting Go to Marker
Step 2 Select a frame or packet number from the listed markers. Alternatively,

select All Markers to open the All Markers dialog box (see figure 5.17,

“All Markers Window”), select a marker, and then click Select.

The trace view displays the selected item at the top of the main window.
Note: The Go to Marker feature functions in conjunction with the Set Marker

feature. The comments within the parentheses following each mar ke d

Frame are added or edited with the Set Marker feature.

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5.5 Go to

The Go to feature t akes you directly to an item in the trace. After you select Go to, select
the item from the listed items (Figure 5.4).

Figure 5.4 Go to Items List

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Figure 5.5 Go to Frame Types List

Figure 5.6 Go to Beacon Info Elements List

Figure 5.7 Go to Errors List

Figure 5.8 Go to Secure Header Items List

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Figure 5.9 Go to WUSB Packets List

Figure 5.10Go to WUSB Transactions List

Figure 5.11Go to WUSB WA Transfers List

Figure 5.12Go to WLP Frames List

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Figure 5.13Go to WLP Ethernet Protocols List

Figure 5.14Go to WLP IP Protocols List

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Figure 5.15Go to WiMedia Payload Data Pattern List

You can enter an ASCII or Unicode (as ASCII characters) search string. For HEX, you
can select a Bitmask, Mask (in hexadecimal), and Match (in hexadecimal) for each of 16
bits.

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5.6 Find

Find is a utility that allows you to conduct searches of one or more events in a trace. Find
allows you to search for any of the WUSB and WLP hierarchical levels within the trace.

To use Find:

•Select Find... under Search on the Menu bar

OR

• Click in the Tool Bar.
You see the Find window (Figure 5.16).

Figure 5.16Find Window, Frames Checkboxes

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Areas in Find Window

The Find window has three areas: Event Groups pane, a Context area to the right of the
Event Groups pane (whose contents vary depending on items in the pane), and a
Direction/Origin area at the right in the window.

Event Groups Pane

The left area allows you to specify the events to find in the search.

Figure 5.17Find Events Window, Search For Drop-down List

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Use the Search For drop-down list to select the event type:

• WiMedia Frames

• WUSB Packets

• WUSB Transactions

•WUSB Transfers

• Wire Adapter Segments

• Wire Adapter Transfers

• WLP Frames

• WLP Ethernet Protocol Units

• WLP Internet Protocol Units

For each Search For event, you can select as many checkboxes as desired (for multiple
search events).

For WLP Frames:

Figure 5.18Find Events Window, WLP Frames Checkboxes

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For WUSB Packets:

Figure 5.19Find Events Window, WUSB Packets Checkboxes

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For WUSB Transactions:

Figure 5.20Find Events Window, WUSB Transactions Checkboxes

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For WUSB Transfers:

Figure 5.21Find Events Window, WUSB Transfers Checkboxes

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For Wire Adapter Segments:

Figure 5.22Find Events Window, Wire Adapter Segments Checkboxes

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For Wire Adapter Transfers:

Figure 5.23Find Events Window, Wire Adapter Transfers Checkboxes

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For WLP Frames:

Figure 5.24Find Events Window, WLP Frames Checkboxes

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For WLP Ethernet Protocol Units:

Figure 5.25Find Events Window, WLP Ethernet Protocol Unit s Checkboxes

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For WLP Internet Protocol Units:

Figure 5.26Find Events Window, WLP Internet Protocol Units Checkboxes

Y ou also can combine specified event group s, meaning you can use logical relationships
in your search: OR, AND, and NOT:

• Union: OR relationship. A Find operation searches for frames that include any of

the items selected in the Event Groups pane.

• Intersection: AND relationship. A Find operation searches for only those frames

that match all the items selected in the Event Groups pane.

• Exclusion: NOT relationship. A Find operation searches for frames that do not

match any of the items selected in the Event Groups pane.

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Context area

The central area provides further selection criteria for the Event Group active in the Event
Groups pane. For example, in Figure 5.16, the MAC Destination Addresses Event Group
is currently active (selected). The context area lets you select a range of MAC addresses.
In Figure 5.27, the PHY Data Rates is the active Event group. A different display appears
in the context area.

Figure 5.27Find Events Window: PHY Data Rates Active

Direction/Origin

The radio buttons and checkboxes in the righ t part of the Find wind ow let you specify
where you want to start the search and search direction:

• Direction: You can search forward or backward in the file.

• Origin: You can choose the point-of-origin for the search: Top of the screen, Last

match, Start of file, or End of file.

• Find All: You can extract every instance of the search criteria into a separate view.

• Search in Hidden: You can search in frame elements that are hidden in the display

as well as frame elements that are visible.

• Channel Selection: If available, choose the MPI Channel, RF Channel, or Both.

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Chapter 6: Display Options

You can select what information to display in Trace Views using the Display Options
window or the display options buttons on the Tool bar (see Section 3.8, “Tool Bar” on
page 27).

To open the Display Options window:

•Select Display Options under Setup on the Menu Bar.

OR

• Click on the Tool Bar.

Figure 6.1 Display Options Window: General Page

You can select General and Color/Format/Hiding display options. The following sections
describe these display options.

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6.1 Display Options: General

You specify the main Trace View information types and settings using General tab of
Display Options (see figure on previous page):

• Zoom Level: Zooms out from 100% (default) to 10% or zooms in from 100% to

200%.

• Enable Tips: Pops up text when you position the cursor over a field.

• Wrap: Wraps lines of traffic information instead of truncating lines at the right edge

of the display.

• Right click cell context menu: By default, clicking the left mouse button on a field

heading displays a context-sensitive pop-up menu providing commands about the
field and clicking the right mouse button pops up a menu with display options. After
selecting this option, clicking the right mouse button on a field heading displays the
context-sensitive pop-up me n u an d click ing the left mouse button does nothing.

• Hierarchy Lines: Displays lines on the left sid e of T race View showing the hierarchy

from Packets to Transactions to Transfers if you show higher-level decodes.

Figure 6.2 Hierarchy Lines

• Timestamp At The Beginning: Aligns the Timestamp field in a column on the left

side of the Trace View. Selecting this option allows easier comparison with previous
or following timestamps.

• Calculate Delta T ime from the Previous Frame: Compute the time difference from

the previous frame.

• Hide WiMedia PHY-MAC headers for decoded frames: Hide the headers of

decoded frames.

• Trace Viewing Level: Displays WiMedia Frame, WUSB Packet,

WUSB Transaction, WUSB Transfer, Wire Adapter Segment,
Wire Adapter Transfer, WLP Frame, WLP Ethernet Protocol Unit, and
WLP Internet Protocol Unit.

• Error Report: Displays the Errors section of the Traffic Summary window.

• Traffic Summary: Displays the Traffic Summary window, showing all reports,

including Packets, Transactions, Transfers, and Errors.

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• Bus Utilization: Displays the Bus Utilization window, including Packet length, Bus

usage, and Bus usage by device.

• Real-Time Statistics: Displays the Real-Time Statistics window, including Data

Packet Count, Data Payload Throughput, and Bus Usage.

• Fonts: Sets the font type and bold or italic style for Fields and Data.

• Configuration Name: You can name the current set of Display Options values for

use with an .opt file. (The options file can have a different name.)

• Restore Factory Presets: Sets all Display Options values to the installed values.

6.2 Display Options: Color, Format, and Hiding

To modify the colors, formats, and hiding options, select the Color/Format/Hiding ta b.

Figure 6.3 Display Options Window: Color, Format, and Hiding Page

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Setting Colors

The program uses a default set of colors for each type of dat a in each gr oup of data. T he
colors and color combinations are appropriate for most graphic systems. You can alter
any color.

To specify a color for an information type, in the Color/Format/Hiding tab, select a row
(such as Data) in the Group and Color column and expand it (see Figure 6.2).

Select a data type (such as Data Length) in the Group, then select a color in the Color
section, using Standard or Custom colors. Use a bright color for each important field

To customize colors, use the Custom tab.
Note: You cannot change color of an Invalid Data (packet error) field. It is

permanently set to red.

Changing Field Formats

For each type of data in each group of data, the program has a default data format.
Examples of number data formats are Bin (binary), Dec (decimal), and Hex
(hexadecimal). Examples of date and time data formats are Hex uFrame, Dec uFrame,
Date & Time, T ime, Bit T ime, seconds, microseconds, and nanoseconds. An example of
a text data format is ASCII. You can alter some data formats.

To specify a data format for an information type, in the Color/Format/Hiding t ab, select a
row (such as Data) in the Group and Color column and expand it.

Select a data type (such as Payload) in the Group:

Figure 6.4 Group and Color Pane: Display Units Selected

Select a format in the Format section. The following formats are available for Payload:

Figure 6.5 Formats for Payload

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If available, select Bit Order in the Format section. The options are MSB to LSB or LSB
to MSB.

Hiding Fields

To hide one or more fields, select the Group and Data type in the Group and Colo r
column, then click the Hidden checkbox in the display or the Hidden checkbox in the
Hiding section of the Format section.

Figure 6.6 Hidden Check Box

6.3 Saving Display Options

You can save a set of Display Options values, make a set the default settings, or use a
saved set of values with the commands at the bottom of the Display Options window:

• To save the current Display Options values in an options file for use in future

sessions, click Save. Enter a file name without a file name extension . The pr og r am
adds the .opt extension. (The file must have an .opt file name extension.)

• To load a previously saved .opt file, click Load and select a file name.

• To save the current Display Options values in the default.opt options file for use as

the default display options, click Save as Default. (Do not delete the default.opt
file.)

• To apply the current Display Options values, click Apply. The Display Options

window remains open.

• To apply the current Display Options values and close the Display Options window,

click OK.

• To cancel unsaved changes to display values and exit the Display Options window,

click Cancel.

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Chapter 7: Decoding USB/WUSB

Requests

7.1 Class and Vendor Definition Files

LeCroy analyzers use script files to decode class and vendor requests. The script files
are read when the application is initialized. After reading, the Analyzer decodes class and
vendor requests as instructed by the files.

Decoding uses .dec decoder files, which describe Class or Vendor requests in a C-like
language. Each .dec file stores an endpoint or request decode. When the application
starts, these files are loaded dynamically. Subdirectories are supported.

For information about legacy script decoding, see Appendix C “Legacy Script De coding”
on page 291.

Note: The .dec files listed in the following table are in the Scripts directory under the
installation directory . See Section 3.18 "Directo ry Structure o n Windows XP and Vista" on
page 47:

USB Decode USB

Decoder
Name

Audio Class decoding 2.0

AudioClass\Audio1.0Requests.dec
AudioClass\Audio2.0Requests.dec

Communications and CDC Control

Direct Line Control Model
Abstract Control Model
Telephone Control Model
Multi-Channel Control Model
CAPI Control Model
Ethernet Networking Control Model
ATM Networking Control Model
Wireless Handset Control Model
Device Management Model
Mobile Direct Line Model
OBEX Model
Communication Device Subclass/EEM
Communications\CommRequests.dec
Communications\CommInterrupt.dec
Communications\CommCDCEEM.dec

Audio 01h

CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID
CCID

USB-IF

Base
Class

02h
02h
02h
02h
02h
02h
02h
02h
02h
02h
02h
02h
02h

Codes

Sub
Class

01h
02h
03h
04h
05h
06h
07h
08h
09h
0Ah
0Bh
0Ch

Proto­col
ID

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USB Decode USB

Decoder
Name

HID (Human Interface Device)

HUT (HID extension)
Monitor (HID extension)
Physical Interface

(force-feedback extension to HID)
Point of Sale Devices (HID extension)
Power (HID extension)
Hid\hid.dec
Hid\Hid_Req.dec

Physical

Hid\hid.dec
Hid\Hid_Req.dec

Still Imaging Class

StillImageClass\PTPStillImageBulkIn.dec
StillImageClass\PTPStillImageBulkOut.dec
StillImageClass\PTPStillImageRequests.dec
StillImageClass\PTPStillInterrupt.dec

HID
HID
HID
HID

HID
HID

HID 05h

PTP
Still Image

USB-IF

Codes

Proto­Base
Class

03h

Extension
Extension
Extension

Extension
Extension

06h 01h 01h

Sub
Class

col

ID

Printer

Printer\Printer_req.dec

Mass Storage Mass Storage 08h

SCSI/Bulk Protocol
MassStorageClass\MS_BulkOnly_Requests.dec
MassStorageClass\MS_BulkOnlySCSIInEndpoint.dec
MassStorageClass\MS_BulkOnlySCSIOutEndpoint.dec
MassStorageClass\MS_BulkOnlySCSIOutEndpoint.dec

UFI (floppy)/CBI Protocol
MassStorageClass\MS_UFI_CBI_Requests.dec
MassStorageClass\MS_UFI_CBI_BulkInEndp.dec
MassStorageClass\MS_UFI_CBI_BulkOutEndp.dec
MassStorageClass\MS_UFI_CBI_InterruptEndp.dec

Hub support

HubClass\HubClassRequests.dec
HubClass\HubClassStatusEndpoint.dec

Printer 07h 01h xxh

Mass Storage
SCSI Bulk

MassStrg Class
UFI CBI

Hub Class 09h

08h

08h

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