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Vanguard CompactPCI

Networked Bus Analyzer, Exerciser, Protocol Checker & Compliance Checker for CompactPCI

  • Networked CompactPCI Bus Analyzer (built-in Ethernet port)
  • PCI-X and PCI Protocol Support
  • 2 MSample Trace Buffer at 256 bits
  • Concurrent and independent operation of all functions
  • Optional Protocol Checker and Exerciser

The Vanguard CompactPCI Networked Bus Analyzer is a complete solution for PCI / PCI-X analysis, exercising, protocol detection, and compliance checking. This CompactPCI analyzer includes a 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet interface, taking the power and flexibility found in Curtiss-Wright's range of Bus Analyzers to unprecedented levels of productivity.

The Vanguard CompactPCI supports PCI and PCI-X protocol and signaling. Both the PCI and CompactPCI form factors share a common hardware module, called the SAM (State Analyzer Module) module, which is interchangeable between the PCI and CompactPCI carrier boards. The Vanguard CompactPCI can behave as a peripheral card or system controller. The bus analyzer is controlled from a PC running Windows and BusView graphical user interface or an Application Programming Interface (API).

State Analyzer
The State Analyzer of the Vanguard CompactPCI captures and displays 64-bit or 32-bit PCI-X/PCI bus activity up to 133 MHz with highly advanced, user-friendly triggering, filtering and counting capabilities. To provide optimum bus analysis for a given problem, the state analyzer offers a choice of three sampling modes, i.e. Clock Mode, Transfer Mode and Standard Mode.

Exercisers
The two Exerciser versions (basic and enhanced) available for the Vanguard CompactPCI are flexible and user-friendly. The exercisers allow concurrent operation of two DMA engines, a target memory with I/O and memory spaces, and a command executer. A flexible script feature allows test scripts to be made and tasks to be automated.

Protocol Checker
The Vanguard CompactPCI features an optional protocol checker for PCI-X and PCI. This versatile feature automatically detects up to 71 PCI-X and 45 PCI protocol errors, helping the user to track down bus hardware errors without the need to understand the nature of the problem. The protocol checker can run in the background when other analyzer functions of the Vanguard CompactPCI are active. As an example, the state analyzer, and the bus utilization statistics can all be active at the same time while the protocol checker runs in the background, screening the bus for errors. If the protocol checker is used as the trigger source for the analyzer(s), the state and timing analyzers will then provide a comprehensive picture of the bus activity around the point when an error was found, thus aiding the user in identifying and correcting the problem.


General  
PCI-X/PCI bus 32/64-bit, up to 133 MHz
Interfaces USB port, 12 Mb/s.
Ethernet port 10/100 Mb/s
Power supply requirements +3.3VDC +/-5% from CompactPCI connector.
Power consumption 5V Max 1.0A
3.3V Max 4.0A
Dimensions 3U (100 mm by 160 mm)
Compliant to PCI rev 2.3
PCI-X 1.0a.
PICMG 2.0 R3.0,
PICMG 2.1 Hot Swap R2.0,
PICMG Specification ECR R0.6a to PICMG 2.0 R3.0
Measurements Temperature probe: 0-120 °C / 32-248 °F
Voltage: 3.3V, 5V, 12V
Operating temperature 0-50 °C/ 32-122 °F
   
Analyzer  
Trace Memory 2M Samples x 256 bits (64 MBytes total)
Input channels 96 bus signals, plus 16 ext. inputs
PCI-X/PCI clock requirements Max. 133 MHz, min. 1 kHz
Signal levels 3.3V or 5V
Monitored signals AD[31::0], AD[63::32], C/BE[3::0]#, C/BE[7::4]#, FRAME#, TRDY#, IRDY#, STOP#, DEVSEL#, PAR, PAR64, PERR#, SERR#, RST#, INTA:D#, LOCK#, ACK64#, REQ64#, REQ#, GNT#, IDSEL, PME#, INTS, INTP, ENUM#. (Plus GNT3:0#, REQ3:0#, IDSEL via pin headers), REQ1#, GNT1# (System Slot only)
Trigger 8 word recognizers covering all 93 PCI signals and 16 Ext. inputs. True Range & NOT operator on Address/Data. Edge Triggering.
Range 8 A64 address ranges, 8 D64 data ranges. Inside/Outside.
Sequencer 16 levels with If, Else, Elsif, Goto, Count, Delay, Trigger, Store, Halt.
Trigger position 0-100%, 1% resolution
Occurrence / delay counters 3 x 32-bits
Event counters 8 x 30-bits for Statistics
Real-Time Statistics Counters 47 x 30-bits counters
Decode Speed Counter 1 dedicated counter
Time Tag Range: 30ns-4688min@33MHz, 15ns-2344min30sec@66MHz, 10ns-1562 min@100MHz, 7.5ns-1172min@133MHz
Resolution: 30ns@33MHz, 15ns@66MHz, 10ns@100MHz, 7.5ns@133MHz
Latency Tag Counts latency (wait states) from FRAME# to TRDY# asserted. Max count: 64 clocks.
Trigger Output LVTTL level trigger output with programmable polarity, level or pulse. May pulse on each stored sample. Available on pin header in front panel.
External Inputs 8 TTL level inputs on pin header. 8 TTL level inputs on front panel
   
Exerciser  
Master Zero-wait-states, 1 GB/s @133 MHz peak burst rate, 64-bits Address (PCI-X only), 2 DMA Controllers.
Target 8 MB SDRAM memory, 1 GB/s peak burst rate @133 MHz. 32/64-bit address. 256 byte I/O space memory.
   
Protocol Checker
PCI-X Violations 71 Protocol Violations
PCI Violations 45 Protocol Violations
   
System Controller
Clock Generator 25, 33, 50, 66, 100 and 133 MHz
Arbiter REQ[0:7], GNT[0:7] monitored


 


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