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LeCroy Introduces PCI Express Gen2 Protocol Analyzer; First PCI Express Protocol Analyzer to Support 5 Gb/s.


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, N.J. -- LeCroy Corporation, a leading supplier of oscilloscopes and serial data test solutions, introduces their fourth generation protocol analyzer See network analyzer.  for PCI Express A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although sometimes abbreviated "PCX," PCI Express is not the same as "PCI-X" (see PCI-SIG and PCI-X for comparison). As a result of the confusion, "PCI-E" or "PCIe" is the accepted abbreviation. . The PETracer Gen2 Summit x16 captures and analyzes second generation PCI Express bus traffic at data rates up to 5 Gb/s per lane, providing developers of servers, workstations, desktop graphics, and add-in boards an essential new tool to ensure design performance.

The performance of the PETracer Gen2 Summit brings numerous benefits to design applications. The analyzer locates errors much faster using the widely acclaimed PETracer application with its powerful triggering, filtering, and error reporting tools. Unlike other analyzers, the PETracer Gen2 Summit records and displays all traffic even at high lane widths and high data rates.

Engineers are provided much more useful results because the system displays added views and greater analysis tools within the trace display. LeCroy has designed the PETracer Gen2 Summit with real-time monitoring tools to analyze response and latency of transactions, data throughput, and link utilization.

"This new analyzer doubles our acquisition bandwidth for PCI Express," said Fred Rastgar, General Manager, Protocol Solutions Group, LeCroy. "Our expertise in serial protocols and experience in the PCI Express industry allows us to deliver the right features when our customers need them."

"Comprehensive development tools are vital to the continued advancements within the PCI Express industry," said Jim Pappas, director of initiative marketing, Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . "With the availability of products such as the LeCroy PCI Express PETracer Gen2 Summit x16 analyzer, engineers will be better equipped to face the challenges of developing products at faster bus speeds."

The PETracer Gen2 Summit has all the inherent advantages of the PETracer system architecture. With powerful analysis features provided in the PETracer software, it allows for real-time statistics, protocol traffic summaries, detailed error reports, powerful scripting, and the ability to create user-defined test reports. Ethernet and USB ports are provided for flexibility in connection and configuration.

The new analyzer supports spread spectrum clocked (SSC SSC Secondary School Certificate
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) traffic, lane swizzling for flexibility in board configurations, and support for multi-link operations where PCI Express ports are bifurcated bi·fur·cate  
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To divide into two parts or branches.

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To separate into two parts or branches; fork.

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 into narrower links. Also featured is auto link sensing for links of varying width. The Raw Mode Recording is another newly developed capability which records bytes just as they come across the link, allowing debugging of PHY See physical layer and physical.  layer problems and combining the features of a logic analyzer (1) A device that monitors computer performance by timing various segments of the running programs. The total running time and the time spent in selected program modules is displayed in order to isolate the least efficient code.  format with a decoded protocol analyzer display.

In addition to the PETracer Gen2 Summit, LeCroy's PCI Express PETracer family includes the PETracer Edge for Gen1 support from x1 to x4, the PETracer ML Analyzer and Exerciser for Gen1 support from x1 to x8, and the PETracer EML EML - Extended ML. A language for formally specifying SML programs.

["Formal Program Development in Extended ML for the Working Programmer", D. Sannella, Proc 3rd BCS/FACS Workshop on Refinement", Springer 1990].
 Analyzer and Exerciser for Gen1 support from x1 to x16.

The PETracer Gen2 Summit can be ordered starting immediately. For additional information, contact LeCroy at 1-800-5LeCroy (1-800-553-2769) or visit LeCroy's web site at http://www.lecroy.com/

About LeCroy

LeCroy Corporation is a worldwide leader in serial data test solutions, creating advanced instruments that drive product innovation by quickly measuring, analyzing, and verifying complex electronic signals. The Company offers high-performance oscilloscopes, serial data analyzers, and global communications protocol Hardware and software standards that govern data transmission between computers. The term "protocol" is very generic and is used for hundreds of different communications methods. A protocol may define the packet structure of the data transmitted or the control commands that manage the  test solutions used by design engineers in the computer and semiconductor, data storage device, automotive and industrial, and military and aerospace markets. LeCroy's 40-year heritage of technical innovation is the foundation for its recognized leadership in "WaveShape Analysis"--capturing, viewing, and measuring the high-speed signals that drive today's information and communications technologies. LeCroy is headquartered in Chestnut Ridge, New York Chestnut Ridge is a village in Rockland County, New York, United States. The population was 7,829 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Chestnut Ridge is in the Town of Ramapo. It was incorporated in 1986.
. Company information is available at http://www.lecroy.com.

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