LeCroy Corporation, a leading supplier of oscilloscopes and serial
data test solutions, recently announced the availability of USB 2.0 High Speed
Inter-chip (HSIC) protocol decode annotation for its WaveSurfer, WaveRunner,
WavePro, WaveMaster and LabMaster oscilloscope product lines. HSIC technology
is capable of communicating between microchips in an embedded sub-system,
leveraging the traditional host-device topology of USB and, hence, the large
amount of code that already exists. This makes HSIC extremely lucrative in
areas demanding fast time-to-market, for example, the mobile industry which
includes smart phones and tablets. Because LeCroy engineers are fully engaged
with USB industry leaders and standards bodies, they have been able to work in
parallel with the industry adoption of this rapidly emerging standard and
ensure that test solutions are available at precisely the time they are needed.
LeCroy HSIC USB solutions consist of an intuitive HSIC decode
annotation overlaid on the physical layer (analog) waveform signal on the
oscilloscope display with corresponding tabular display of data and a quick
zoom to a specific packet. In addition, WaveRunner, WavePro, WaveMaster and
LabMaster support LeCroy's ProtoSync® option, which takes the testing to an
even higher level by providing a transaction and application level view of the
HSIC traffic in the familiar CATC protocol analyzer view. The separate decode annotation
on the oscilloscope physical layer signals and corresponding CATC protocol
analyzer view is completely linked and time synchronized to provide the fastest
possible debug.
Additionally, LeCroy's WaveRunner 6 Zi family of oscilloscopes
will also provide future capability (late 2011) for HSIC protocol triggering
using the on-board USB PHY in the oscilloscope that already supports USB1.x and
2.0 protocol triggering. This combination of HSIC physical layer decode
annotation, hardware-based protocol triggering, and ProtoSync transaction and
application layer views provides a unique test capability for USB 2.0 HSIC that
is unmatched in the market.
Superior Debug and Analysis Capability with LeCroy's WaveRunner 6
Zi Oscilloscopes
The WaveRunner 6 Zi family of oscilloscopes is the only
oscilloscope in the market that will provide the complete range of hardware
serial triggers (including full transaction, error and bus event triggers),
decode annotation, protocol analysis, and advanced debug test tools for USB 2.0
HSIC. The WaveRunner 6 Zi family is available in bandwidths up to 4 GHz, with
sample rates up to 40 GS/s, memory up to 256 Mpt/Ch, and with vertical
resolution up to 12 bits.
In addition to triggering and decoding USB 2.0 HSIC, the
WaveRunner 6 Zi also supports a variety of application packages for serial data
triggering, decoding, physical layer jitter analysis, and physical layer
compliance testing. Over 17 other serial data trigger and decode solutions are
provided, many of which are supported by LeCroy's ProtoBus MAG Serial Debug
Toolkit. ProtoBus MAG provides advanced tools for more complete and faster
validation and debugging of embedded designs. These tools include measurement
parameters for automated timing validation and digital-to-analog conversion
parameters with graphing capability to provide an analog view of the
digitally-encoded serial data. WaveRunner 6 Zi also supports a wide range of
other application packages, advanced triggering to isolate events, a user
interface developed for quick and easy navigation, the widest range of probing
options, and lightning-fast performance.
Simultaneous Physical Layer, Data Link Layer and full Transaction
Layer Views for USB 2.0 HSIC enabled by ProtoSync
ProtoSync is the only implementation in an oscilloscope of the
rich, intuitive graphical user interface of a hardware protocol analyzer
information display. The protocol analysis software provided is a viewing,
analyzing, and trace printing subset of the software provided with LeCroy's
Voyager protocol analyzer products. Therefore, those already familiar with
LeCroy protocol analyzers will find it easy to operate and understand, and the
synchronization of the oscilloscope and protocol analyzer tools in the
oscilloscope make it easy for hardware signal integrity, systems, and
software/FPGA engineers to work together to debug complex problems.
About USB 2.0 HSIC
Universal Serial Bus (USB) was developed in the 1990s to provide a
simple and common interface between a computer and peripheral device. Since then,
USB has become the most adopted interface in the computer and electronics
industry. USB 2.0 HSIC simplifies the USB 2.0 differential signaling to a
simple strobe-data pair link, thereby reducing power requirements and board
area compared to traditional USB 2.0. HSIC is expected to be quickly and widely
adopted in the embedded computing marketplace for chip-to-chip communications.
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 test solutions used by design engineers in the
computer and semiconductor, data storage device, automotive and industrial, and
military and aerospace markets. LeCroy's 45-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. Company information is available at http://www.lecroy.com.