Vanguard Express AMC Analyzer PCI Express Protocol and Link Analyzer for AdvancedMC (AMC)

The Vanguard Express family of Protocol and Link analyzers are designed for today's engineer working with PCI Express based development.

Useful for debugging, testing and validating x1 to x8 AdvancedMC systems, it allows advanced systems to be developed and deployed while reducing project delays!

The Vanguard Express AMC consists of a Serial Analyzer Engine (SAE) and a carrier card for AdvancedMC.

The product is installed into an AdvancedMC slot, and the device under test is inserted into a connector in the end of the Vanguard Express AMC carrier. The Analyzer will then analyze traffic between the host (Root Complex) and the device under test (End Point) in both directions.

The Vanguard Express is designed to offer maximum flexibility for multiple form factors. In an AdvancedMC environment, a PCI Express AdvancedMC module under test is installed on a carrier/extender card that also accepts the Vanguard Express Serial Analyzer Engine module (SAE) or the Vanguard Express XMC. The SAE can also be used in PCI Express card-edge systems using carrier cards.

The Vanguard Express is operated via USB or Ethernet while using BusView 5 Graphical User Interface software running under Windows 2000 or XP. A single workstation can control multiple Vanguard analyzers for monitoring different protocols, like PCI-X/PCI, PMC, CompactPCI or VME.

Multiple Trace Views
The Vanguard Express XMC Analyzer for PCI Express protocols offers several different trace view to increase engineers' productivity. View captured data chonologically, grouped by link transaction or split transactions, traffic per lane or see packet details in a quick and easy way. A unique Data View also enables Vanguard Express users to view PCI Express data in a more PCI like method for ease of reading and interpreting the results.

Protocol Checker
The protocol checker included in the Vanguard Express XMC Analyzer automatically detects 50 errors to the PCI Express specification. This error checking enables the user to easily track down link hardware errors and logical faults without the need to understand the nature of the problem.

Statistics
The Vanguard Express Analyzer enables real-time measurement of user defined events or pre-programmed events such as transfer rates, TLP type distribution, DLLP type distribution, PLP type distribution, payload length distribution and link utilization.