LeCroy PCI-Express 2.0 Protocol Test Card

The LeCroy Protocol Test Card(PTC) is a multimodal test board used for checking adherence to the protocol-oriented sections of the PCI Express 2.0 specification from the PCI Special Interest Group(PCI-SIG). The PTC has been developed in close collaboration with Intel Corporation, and is specifically designed to meet industry requirements for next generation development tools for PCI Express. LeCroy brings its technical experience with compliance having supported PCI Express 1.0a/1.1 compliance with tools such as SPEKCHEK on SPX Trainers and the Link and Transaction layer tests on its PETrainer line of products

This new tool will be used by validation and test engineers to check for functionality and interoperability of add-in cards, systems, and chips using PCI Express 2.0. The tests are mainly defined to check the platform (BIOS, OS and RC) and add-in devices (endpoints, switches, bridges in the form of an add-in card). The PTC Card is easy to use and works at both PCI 2.0 and 1.x speeds. Simply insert the card into a PCI Express socket and test PCI Express host or device for conformity to specifications through a software application.

Specifications

• Transaction Layer, Data Link Layer and Firmware (BIOS/EFI*) tests for PCIe2.0 and PCIe1.x.
• Midbus connector for analyzer debugging
• LeCroy connector for Gen2 Summit Analyzer
• Field upgradeable FPGA-based Test Card
• USB 2.0 connector for Topology simulation mode
• X16 Connector for testing Add-in Cards from x1 to x16 lane width

The card operates in the following test modes:

• Add-In-card test mode
• Known Endpoint Test mode
• Topology Simulation mode

Each of the test modes can be controlled by either a command line interface or by changing a dipswitch on the PTC card itself.

15-11-2007