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WEEE Program Teledyne LeCroy Corporation 3385 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 TEL: 800‐909‐7112 (USA and Canada) TEL: 408‐653‐1260 (worldwide) SierraFC M8‐4 Protocol Analyzer User Manual ii Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.........................................................................................11 Analyzer Overview.........................................................................................................................................11 Receiving Your Analyzer ..............................................................................................................................12 Unpacking the Analyzer................................................................................................................................12 Analyzer Features..........................................................................................................................................12 LEDs ...............................................................................................................................................................13 Status and Configuration Display................................................................................................................14 Installing Your Analyzer............................................................................................................. 14 Software Installation ...........................................................................................................................14 System restart .....................................................................................................................................14 Error Message .....................................................................................................................................14 Hardware Setup .......................................................................................................................... 15 Connecting in General ..................................................................................................................................15 Cables to Use ......................................................................................................................................16 Expandability .............................................................................................................................. 16 Cascading with CATC SYNC Expansion .....................................................................................................16 Connecting a SierraFC M8-4 and a Summit T3-16 via the CATC Sync Expansion Card (ACC-EXP-002-X) .....16 Select Device .................................................................................................................................................18 Removing Expansion Cards.........................................................................................................................21 Connecting via Ethernet ............................................................................................................ 24 Connecting to a Network ..............................................................................................................................24 Connecting using a Hub, Switch, or Similar Device...................................................................................25 Analyzer Connected Directly to the Host Machine Using a Ethernet Cable ............................................25 Connecting Over Different Subnets.............................................................................................................25 Connecting Via USB ................................................................................................................... 25 Launching Your Analyzer .......................................................................................................... 26 Operating in Simulation Mode................................................................................................... 26 Using the Software ..................................................................................................................... 26 Protocol Analyzer ....................................................................................................................... 28 Viewing Captured Data .................................................................................................................................28 SierraFC M8‐4 Protocol Analyzer User Manual 3 Teledyne LeCroy Contents Configuration .................................................................................................................................................28 Port Status .....................................................................................................................................................29 Statistical Reports .........................................................................................................................................29 InFusion..........................................................................................................................................................29 CrossSync Control Panel .............................................................................................................................29 Chapter 2: Protocol Analysis ...............................................................................31 Supported Protocols .................................................................................................................. 31 Easy Mode (Pre-Defined Setups) .............................................................................................. 31 Main Window..................................................................................................................................................31 Analyzer Settings ..........................................................................................................................................32 Buffer Size and Segments ..................................................................................................................32 Trigger Position ...................................................................................................................................32 Auto Run ..............................................................................................................................................33 Training Signal Pack Mode ................................................................................................................33 Last Captured Trace File ....................................................................................................................33 Analyzer Settings ................................................................................................................................33 Set Protocol Error Detection ..............................................................................................................33 Project Overview .................................................................................................................................33 Capture Tab....................................................................................................................................................33 Software Menus and Toolbar .............................................................................................................35 Run Hardware ......................................................................................................................................35 Saving a Trace Capture ......................................................................................................................37 CrossSync Control Panel .............................................................................................................................38 Launching the CrossSync Control Panel .........................................................................................38 Projects ................................................................................................................................................38 Project File Types