Tektronix Logic Analyzers

TLA7Sxx Serial Analyzer Modules

Features & Benefits

• 8/16 Channel Serial Analyzer Modules with 32M 8b/10b Symbols Memory Depth per Channel
• 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Acquisition Speed for PCI Express 1.0 and PCI Express 2.0
• Frequency Margining at 2.5 Gb/s +/- 10% or 5.0 Gb/s +/- 10%
• Supports x1, x2, x4, x8, and x16 PCI Express Links
• Sync to L0s within 12 FTS Packets (typical)
• Track 2.5 Gb/s to 5.0 Gb/s Data Rate Change
• Dynamically Track Changes in Link Width
• Powerful Trigger State Machine Spans all Layers of the Protocol (Physical, Data Link, and Transaction)
• Hardware Filtering Extends Link Capture Time
• Compression Probing System Provides Minimal Intrusion on Circuits
• Internal or External Reference Clock with or without Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC)
• Protocol Decode and Error Reporting in Listing and Waveform Views
• Real Time Link Status Indicators

Applications

• PCI Express Validation for:
• Silicon Validation
• Computer System Validation
• Embedded System Debug and Validation

Breakthrough Solutions for PCI Express Analysis

PCI Express 2.0 introduces new challenges for validation engineers. Time to market pressures require a solution that can quickly pinpoint problems. The TLA7Sxx Series serial analyzer modules provide an innovative approach to PCI Express validation that spans all layers of the protocol from the physical layer to the transaction layer.

For the first time, parallel and serial acquisition modules can be utilized in both the TLA7012 portable mainframe and the TLA7016 benchtop mainframe offering the highest degree of flexibility. Additionally, the TLA7Sxx Series serial analyzer modules have unsurpassed ability to capture and trigger on PHY layer events, whether problems exists during link training or while the link is going into or out of power management states. Complete support for L0s and L1 power management is critical as power saving techniques become more prevalent in system designs. The TLA7Sxx Series serial analyzer acquisition capability is complemented by analysis tools which provide protocol decode and error reporting capabilities.

Hardware developers, hardware/software integrators, and embedded system designers will appreciate the tight integration with the Tektronix Logic Analyzer. Correlation with other system buses or general purpose debug signals uses the TLA common system timestamp. Elusive problems that may have been propagated from other system buses can be efficiently debugged in a single environment.

Coupled with the P67xx Series mid-bus probes engineers have flexible options for platform accessibility.