Serial Analyzers Deliver Comprehensive PCIe Testing

Pumped for PCI Express (PCIe) 1.0 and 2.0 test-and-validation chores, the TLA7S16 and TLA7S08 serial analyzers provide detailed PCIe 2.0 protocol information along with cross-bus analysis. In addition, the P6708 half-width and P6716 full-width mid-bus probes and pre-release slot interposer probes are available to test and validate all layers of the PCIe 2.0 protocol. Pre-release slot interposers are available in x1, x4, x8, and x16 link widths. The analyzers interface with TLA7000 series logic analyzers, adding the ability to debug and correlate general-purpose signals and other system interconnects including memory and processors. The TLA7S08 and TLA7S16 acquire x1, x4 links or x8 links, respectively, and two TLA7S16 analyzers are used for bi-directional x16 links. Pricing for the serial analyzers begins at $55,000 and prices for mid-bus probes starts at $16,000. TEKTRONIX INC., Beaverton, OR. (800) 833-9200.