Document Outline

• Chapter 1
• Introduction
  • Analyzer Overview
  • Receiving Your Analyzer
  • Unpacking Your Analyzer
  • Analyzer Features
  • LEDs
    • Status and Configuration Display
  • Installing Your Analyzer
  • Software Installation
    • System restart
    • Error Message
  • Hardware Setup
    • Separate Systems
    • Connecting in General
    • Cables to Use
  • Expandability
    • Cascading with STX SYNC Expansion Cards
    • Cascading
    • Select Device
    • Cascading with CATC SYNC Expansion Cards
    • Using the Power Expansion Card
    • Removing Expansion Cards
  • Connecting via Ethernet
  • Connecting to a Network
  • Connecting using a Hub, Switch, or Similar Device
  • Connecting over Different Subnets
  • TCP and UDP Ports Must Be Open to Connect over Ethernet
  • Launching Your Analyzer
  • Operating in Simulation Mode
  • Using the Software
  • Protocol Analyzer
  • Protocol Analyzer Initiator Emulator or Host Emulator
  • Performance Analyzer
  • Target Emulator or Device Emulator
  • Viewing Captured Data
    • Configuration
    • Port Status
    • Statistical Reports
    • Data Report
    • InFusion
    • Trainer
    • CrossSync Control Panel
• Chapter 2
• Protocol Analysis
  • Easy Mode (Pre-Defined Setups)
    • Main Window
      • Project Tree
    • SAS Software Menus and Toolbar
    • SATA Software Menus and Toolbar
      • Run Hardware
    • Saving a Trace Capture
    • Exporting
      • Export to Initiator Emulator
    • Export to Generator
      • Export Read/Write Command Report
    • Export Paired SAS Address Report
    • CrossSync Control Panel
      • Launching the CrossSync Control Panel
    • Projects
      • New Default Project
      • Last Project
      • Project File Types
      • Run an Example Analysis Project
      • Patterns and Data Capture Setup
      • Pre- and Post-Trigger Data Capture
      • Defining Patterns
      • Protocol Errors
      • FIS Types
    • Trigger Setup
      • Snapshot Mode
      • Any Trigger Mode
      • Bus Condition
      • Symbol
      • Primitive
      • ATA Command
      • Data Pattern
      • Protocol Errors
      • ATAPI
      • Address Frame (SAS only)
      • STP Frame (SAS only)
      • SMP Frame (SAS only)
      • SSP Frame (SAS only)
      • SCSI Command (SAS only)
      • Timeout (SATA only)
      • ATA Command Pattern (SATA only)
      • Soft Reset (SATA only)
      • FIS (SATA only)
      • FIS Pattern (SATA only)
      • Sequential Trigger Mode
      • Pre-Trigger
    • Project Settings
      • Memory Settings
      • Upload Manager
      • Analyzer Settings
    • Add a Project Note
    • Advanced Mode (User-Defined)
      • Working in Advanced Mode
      • State Number for Complex Trigger Sequences
      • Setting Trigger Conditions
    • Multi - Link Triggering
    • Set Timers
    • Timeout
    • Useful Key Sequences
    • Project Settings
    • Notes
  • Exercise and Capture
    • Programming the Initiator or Host Emulator
      • Add Program Lines
    • Adding Initiator or Host Emulator Commands
      • Adding an ATA Command
      • Smart Commands (SATA only)
    • Adding a User-Defined ATA Command
    • Adding a SCSI Command (SAS only)
    • Adding a User-Defined SCSI Command (SAS only)
    • Adding a TASK Command (SAS only)
    • Adding an SMP Command (SAS only)
    • Adding a Frame
    • Adding an Event
    • PHY Setting Dialog
    • Inserting Instructions
      • Start Loop
      • Loop Count
      • End Loop
      • Add a Goto
      • Add an If
      • Add Wait for Any Frame
      • Add Wait for PS (SAS only)
      • Add Wait for Power Management (SATA only)
      • Insert Delay
      • Add Stop
      • Add a Label
      • Instruction insert
    • Phy Reset Sequence and Identification
    • Sample Host Emulator Program (SATA only)
    • Sample Initiator Emulator Program (SAS only)
    • Data Blocks
    • Exercising Specific Addresses
    • Record and Play
    • Error and Command Settings
    • ATA Error and Command Settings
    • Outgoing ATA Frame Settings
    • Incoming ATA Frame Settings
    • SCSI Error and Command Settings (SAS only)
    • Outgoing SCSI Frame Settings
    • Incoming SCSI Frame Settings
    • FIS Options (SATA only)
    • Initiator Setting Tab (SAS only)
    • Host Setting Tab (SATA)
    • Project Settings
    • Creating a Data Block
      • Naming a Data Block
      • Editing a Data Block
    • Creating and Editing Data Blocks as Text
      • Load Data
      • Save As
  • Performance Analysis
    • Performance Analysis with Analyzer Only
      • New Performance Analysis Project
      • Last Saved Performance Analysis Project
    • Performance Analysis Project
      • Define Performance
      • Settings
    • Run Hardware
  • Target and Device Emulation
    • Pages Tab
      • Writable Buffer Size Field
    • Error Injection Tab
      • Setting General Errors
      • Identify Errors (SAS only)
    • Connection Management (SAS only)
      • Open Connection Definition
      • Close Connection Definition
    • SAS Commands Errors (SAS only)
    • ATA Commands Errors (SATA only)
    • Outgoing Frame Settings
    • Incoming Frame Settings
    • SATA Signature (SATA only)
    • SATA Signature Errors
    • User-Defined Commands Tab
    • Target Emulator Settings (SAS)
    • Notes Tab
    • Run Target Emulation
    • Device Emulator Settings (SATA only)
    • Project Note
    • Using the Power Expansion Card
    • Run Device Emulation
• Chapter 3
• Display Manipulation
  • Viewer Display
    • Quick View
    • Using the Viewer Display
  • Sample Properties
  • Switching Views
    • Save and Open a Workspace
    • Changing the Default View
    • CATC Navigation View
    • Text View
    • Customize Display
      • Rename Port
      • Show/Hide Port
      • Show/Hide Field
      • Related Frames
      • Byte Order
      • Choose Data Format
      • Show All Data
    • Field List View
    • Spreadsheet View
      • Save As Text/Excel
      • Change Format of Logical Block Address (LBA)
      • Hide Frames
      • Hide Error Frames
      • User Defined
      • Primitives
      • Zoom
    • Bus Utilization View
      • Bus Utilization Buttons
    • Waveform Display
      • Making a timing Measurement
      • Expanded Waveform View
    • Spec View
    • Data Payload View
      • Find Data Pattern
      • Compare Two Data Payloads
    • Tile All Views Horizontally
  • Port Status
  • Toolbars
    • Enabling Tool Bars
    • Main Toolbar
    • View Type Toolbar
    • Viewer Toolbar
    • Viewer Setting Toolbar
    • Cursor Position Status Bar
    • Layers Toolbar (SAS)
    • Layers Toolbar (SATA)
    • Decode Toolbar
  • Status Bar
    • Search Status
  • Filtering
    • Filter Setup
      • Filter Type
      • Filtering Direction
      • Filter Idle
      • Save Filter Setup
      • Filter Logic
      • Multilevel Filtering in SAS
      • Filter descend packets by ascend packet
    • Selectable Filter Options for SAS
      • Bus Condition
      • Incomplete Frames
      • ATA Command
      • Protocol Error
      • ATAPI SCSI Command
      • Filter Check Condition
      • Filter by Tag Number
      • Filter Miscellaneous
      • Use Pair SAS Addresses
    • Selectable Filter Options for SATA
      • Bus Condition
      • Incomplete Frames
      • FIS
      • ATA Command
      • Protocol Error
      • Port
      • ATAPI SCSI Command
      • Miscellaneous
    • Enable Filter
    • Filter Idle
  • Using the Cursors and Bookmarks
    • Cursors
      • Positioning the X Cursor
      • Positioning the Y Cursor
      • Time
      • Locate Cursors
      • Go to Time Stamp
      • Bookmarks
      • Editing a Bookmark
      • Finding a Bookmark
      • Bookmark Description
      • Set Time Stamp Origin
  • Search
    • Save Search Setup
    • Search By
    • Search Direction
    • Search From
    • Search Logic
    • Search For
      • Data Pattern
      • Advanced options
    • Search Domain
      • Protocol Error
    • Search Sub Items
      • Search by Tag Number
  • Display Configuration
    • Sample Viewer Configuration
      • Field Settings
      • Field Header Setting
      • Viewer Setting
      • Data Payload
      • Time Stamp Origin
      • Start Time and Port
      • Packet View Condense Mode
      • Time Stamp Format
      • Font
      • Save/Load Settings
    • Set Port Alias
      • Set As Default
    • SAS Address Alias (SAS only)
      • Set As Default
    • Tx Vout
    • Software Settings
    • General Tab
      • Paths
      • Template Files
      • Other
      • Found Device List Mode
      • Browse Default Path
    • Sample Viewer Tab
      • Open Sample file In
      • Optimization
    • Spread Sheet View Tab
      • Color Setting
      • Anchor the Selection Bar
      • Other
    • Column View Tab
      • Other
    • Field List View Tab
      • Update Field List Based On
      • Mode of Frame Field List:
      • Other
    • Sampling Memory Usage Optimization
      • If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option is Checked
      • If the Sampling Memory Usage Optimization Option is Not Checked
    • Floating License
    • External Trig Setting
    • Update STX Board Interface
    • Update Sierra Device
    • USB IP Setup
    • User-Defined Decoding
  • Help Menu
    • Help Topics
    • Update License
    • Check for Updates
    • About
    • Display License Information
  • Statistical Report
    • Report between Cursors
    • Report between Events
    • Statistical Report Content
    • Report Options
    • General Report
    • Primitive Report
    • Bus Condition Report
    • ATA Command Report
    • ATAPI Report
    • Protocol Error Report
    • Others Report
    • SSP Transport Report (SAS)
    • SMP Transport Report (SAS)
    • STP Transport Report (SAS)
    • SCSI Command Report (SAS)
    • SMP Command Report (SAS)
    • Task Command Report (SAS)
    • SAS Address Report (SAS)
    • Lanes Report (SAS)
    • Read/Write Command Report (SAS)
    • Performance Report (SAS)
    • Performance Report (SATA)
    • FIS Report (SATA)
    • Queue Command Report (SATA)
    • PM Statistic Report (SATA)
    • PM Performance Report (SATA)
    • Read Write Command Report (SATA)
    • Statistical Report Toolbar
      • Export as Microsoft® Excel file
      • Save as Text file
      • Print Statistical Report
      • Print Preview
      • Report Display Settings
      • Link With Sample View
    • Formatting the Statistical Report View
      • Filtering Column Content
      • Sorting Column Content
      • Hiding Columns
  • Data Report
  • Tools
    • Clock Check
    • Test Result: OK or Error
    • Saving
    • Number of Runs Each Test
    • Run All Tests Sequentially
    • Memory Check
    • Serdes Check
    • Crosspoint Check
    • Main FPGA Check (SATA only)
    • Expansion Check
    • LED/Buzzer Check
  • Find Device
    • Aliasing
    • Exporting
    • Compliance Test (SATA only)
    • SAS Verification (SAS)
    • Using the Power Expansion Card
    • Running Verification Script Engine (VSE)
• Chapter 4
• InFusion Overview
  • Key Features
  • Interface
    • Buttons
    • Menus
    • Main Library
    • Device Library
    • Device Ports
      • Using the Device Ports Dialog
  • Port Configuration for InFusion
  • InFusion Scenarios
    • Scenarios Overview
    • Global Rules
    • Sequences
  • Scenario Libraries
    • Main Library
    • File Libraries
    • Device Libraries