New ITIC 2500A x4 Lane PCI Express Protocol Analyzer

Description

Unique Advanced Features
The Hierarchical Protocol Tree View organizes the captured  PCI Express protocol data into a format that exactly reflects the nesting of the  actual protocol items on the bus. This greatly eases understanding of the  PCI Express protocol. Other PCI Express Protocol Analyzers use a primitive  block-type display which makes it very hard to see the overall hierarchy of the  complex data being communicated.
FPGA hardware acceleration (indexing) of protocol items allows  instantaneous Protocol View display after custom filtering, even for a full 2  gigabyte capture. Other Protocol Analyzers use the computer's CPU to parse the  captured data which is orders of magnitude slower.
Dynamic on-demand data upload from the hardware allows  effortless access to and browsing of gigabyte sized trace data without a need to  first upload the complete data to the PC. Only the part of the Protocol View  that is actually visible will result in data fragments being uploaded from the  2500A unit.
Extremely deep Trigger Sequence Detectors allow detection of  eight trigger levels of up to 2,048 bytes per level or in total 16 kilobytes.  Other Protocol Analyzers normally only allow you to trigger on a few DWords of  packet payload data.
Multiple time-correlated views of the data are simultaneously  available, allowing you to easily see transaction, packet and lane details from  the highest to lowest abstraction levels at a glance.
Some other  PCI Express Protocol Analyzers require you to change the protocol view to view  the data at a different abstraction level, resulting in lengthy reparsing of the  data as well as loss of situational awareness of your location within the  overall trace.
Hardware acceleration of Protocol Item detection allows  immediate display of the number of each type of protocol item in the trace as  well as immediate jump to or filtering of any protocol item type.
The 2500A unit is significantly smaller than competing  PCI Express Protocol Analyzers, allowing it to be easily transported in your  pocket or laptop bag (dimensions/weight is only 4.90” x 4.10” x 1.4” / 16oz or  125 x 105 x 35 mm / 450g).
Description
The 2500A PCI Express Protocol Analyzer supports the following  features:
PCI Express 1.1 (2.5 GBit/second) compliant
User-selectable x4, x2 and x1 link width configurations.
User-selectable 2 Gigabyte to 64 Kilobyte capture buffer. A  selectable capture buffer size allows for smaller data files when saved to hard  disk.
A powerful 48 MHz Cypress FX2LP microprocessor implements  on-demand upload of data via USB 2.0 after a completed capture. This allows you  to immediately view data after the capture without having to wait for lengthy  uploads of the full trace data.
An Altera Arria II GX FPGA contains PCI Express x4  transceivers, a DDR2 Memory Controller and data upload interface to the  microprocessor.
Programmable Sequence Detectors allows the FPGA to detect the  location of pre-defined as well as custom data sequences. This facilitates  hardware-acceleration of PCI Express Protocol Item detection after capture.  This, in turn, enables the software to display the data very quickly after a  completed capture without a need for the software to locate the PCI Express  Packets and Ordered Sets captured.
An 8-level trigger with up to 2048 byte deep data detection per  trigger level allows triggering on very long data sequences. In total, data  sequences up to 16 Kbytes in length can be triggered upon.
A TTL-compatible Trigger in / out port allows synchronization  with external test instruments.
A x4 slot probe with a 1 m (3.3ft) cable is included.  3
rd
party, custom probes can also be designed and connected to the  2500A unit.
Microprocessor firmware and FPGA configuration are  automatically updated with the PC application software. No separate and complex  hardware re-programming is needed.
Overall, the 2500A hardware and software has been designed for  maximum efficiency and simplicity of use. The hardware is small enough to fit in  your pocket, the software is very easy to use but yet the complete package is  very flexible and powerful.
Software Overview
The 2500A software runs on Microsoft Windows XP and newer  operating systems. Both x86 and x64 systems are supported. The .NET Framework  2.0 is required.
The 2500A software supports the following features:
The trigger position can be adjusted within the capture buffer  (i.e. pre or post trigger).
Lane Polarity, Lane Mapping and Descrambling can be adjusted /  disabled as needed.
The software dynamically acquires the data required to display  the visible part of the trace as the data is browsed. This results in very quick  and effortless browsing of the captured data regardless of the capture buffer  size used.
Multiple Views of the data are time-correlated; the Protocol  View displays a hierarchical view of all Transactions as well as the Packets  included within the transactions; the Lane View displays the raw data and  control characters as they were received on the link under test; finally, the  Detail View decodes details of the packet selected in the Protocol View.  Together, these views give you a quick and easy way to browse the captured data  from the highest to lowest information level.
All Protocol Items in the trace are displayed in the ‘Node  Finder’ View. This view allows direct jump to any protocol item in the trace.  The Node Finder can also be used to hide / show packets of a particular  type.
The ‘Search View’ allows you to search for binary or string  data in packet payload. Multiple searches can be started and run in the  background as you continue working with the software. The Search View allows  direct jumps to the search result locations.
The ‘Markers View’ displays the trigger position as well as any  markers you have added to the capture. Markers are saved with the project and  allow you to quickly locate interesting areas in the trace at a later  time.
Protocol Item Filtering allows you to instantly hide any given  Protocol Item Type from the Protocol View. Due to the dynamic data access of the  Protocol View, filtering is very quick, even for a full 2 Giga-byte  capture.
The Protocol View and Lane View data can be exported to file in  XML format and to the clipboard in CSV format. This allows easy post-processing  of the captured data via your own or 3
rd
party software.
Time can be shown in absolute (measured from capture start) or  relative (measured from prior protocol item) mode.
Protocol View and Lane View data can be print previewed as well  as printed.
For best performance we recommend a newer Core i5 or Core i7 PC  to be used. The minimum recommended PC requirements are a P4 / 2 GHz machine.  The data upload speed as well as the Protocol View Filtering speed will be  improved with the faster machines.
Robust Engineering / 3 Year Warranty
The 2500A PCI Express Protocol Analyzer has been designed for robust and accurate operation and for maximum easy of use. We have put great care and dedication into both the hardware and software features. Our competitors are pricing their PCI Express x4 lane protocol analyzers at ,000 and up, which makes the 2500A the only PCI Express Protocol Analyzer within financial reach for smaller companies. We of course fully stand behind our products so we even include an extended-length 3 year factory warranty! 100% Guaranteed!