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Specifications
- FS4300 1 Gb/s FibreChannel Analysis Probe
Detailed Description
The FS4300 Fibre Channel Bus Analysis Probe provides two functions:
1) Provides an electrical and mechanical interface from the Fibre Channel Bus
to Agilent logic analyzers for passive bus analysis.
2) Provides software to set up the Agilent logic analyzer and to allow
powerful state analysis in real time of the Fibre Channel bus transactions.
State Analysis Mode
The software included with the FS4300 contains complete configuration files
and a FuturePlus Fibre Channel Transaction Inverse Assembler for your Agilent
logic analyzer. In State Analysis mode, the analyzer master clock is derived
from the Fibre Channel Protocol. The Fibre Channel serial data is converted
to parallel data in the analysis probe. This allows easy triggering, store
qualification and performance monitoring of the Fibre Channel bus.
Triggering, Filtering and Store Qualification
Using the FS4300 Fibre Channel Bus Analysis Probe, the Agilent logic analyzer
may be triggered on information such as the Frame Type, the Source Node ID,
the Destination Node ID and Word Type (inter-frame primitives, frame header,
data payload, CRC). The Frame Type may be used to qualify storage. In addition
a marker for each "section" in a frame can be used to qualify storage using
one or more specific words within the frame. Push button switches support
a manual trigger condition for each link that may be used to monitor bus
activity in the event that an expected trigger condition does not occur.
Manual triggers may also be generated using the Target Control Port of an
16500C Logic Analysis System connected to the Fibre Channel Bus Analysis
Probe via a 3 pin connector.
Gigabit Interface Converters (GBIC's)
Gigabit Interface Converters (GBIC) plug into the FS4300 Fibre Channel
Analysis Probe and adapt the data input to the Fibre Channel medium that
is being used. The FS4300 requires a 5 volt GBIC between the FS4300 and
each Fibre Channel being analyzed (up to two can be analyzed simultaneously).
FuturePlus Systems does not recommend, qualify or supply GBIC's. The
GBIC's used during design verification testing were supplied by Finisar
Corporation and Vixel Corporation.
The following companies are known to supply GBIC's:
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