DigRF Protocol Analyzer

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General Function ..................................................................................................................

Probes

Target Connector

How to use the PROTOanalyzer ..........................................................................................

Features

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<trace>.List
<trace>.Chart

LIST display

CHART display

<trace>.STATistic

Statistic visualization

<trace>.DRAW

Draw I/T Q/T graphs

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Menu ......................................................................................................................................

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FAQ ........................................................................................................................................

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General Function
3G/DigRF trace support requires the following hardware components:

PowerIntegrator (logic analyzer)

three 3G/DigRF specific probes

A 3G/DigRF specific menu setup can be found on the installation CD. This setup file does the basic
PowerIntegrator settings and adds a DigRF pull down menu to the Trace32 GUI.

see: demo\powerintegrator\ probedigrf

copy all files to your Trace32 working directory and run the setupdigrf.cmm file.

The PowerIntegrator is configured in a 2 GSample/s mode and has to be connected to any type of
TRACE32 debug box. In 2 GSample/second mode the number of PowerIntegrator trace-channels is limited
to 4 signals.
The PROTOanalyzer decodes the whole transmission, considering the 3G/DigRF specifications.

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General Function

The results of the Protocol Analysis are time correlated to other Trace32 tools. This way there is a close
linkage between the display of 3G/DigRF activity and program-execution and vice versa.

For 3G/DigRF the PowerIntegrator provides:

two channels with a sampling rate of 2 GSample/s for RX, TX sampling. For 3G/DigRF mode
312 MHz this means 6 samples per bit.

two channels with a sampling rate of 125 MSample/s for status signal sampling like SysClkEn
and SysClk.

For 312 MHz mode a maximum of around 8MBits (3G/DigRF bits; for RX, TX each) can be
traced.

For low/mid speed mode a maximum of around 512 KBit (3G/DigRF bits) can be traced.

Transient detection prevents recording as long as there is no signal activity which expands the
recording time. The minimum recording time is 25 ms.

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General Function

Probes
The probes only can be used with a PowerIntegrator, they are not supported by the PowerTrace II!

Two probes to capture the differential inputs of one RX and one TX channel

One probe to capture the single ended inputs of SysClkEn and SysClk

Active probe design to capture signals close to the target. This minimizes target signal
disturbance

Voltage range 0 3.3 V, less then 1 pF capacitive load, 700 k input resistance

Probe connection to PowerIntegrator:

Connector-A: Single-ende probe for SysClk and SysClkEn tracing.

Connector-C: Differential probe for RX tracing.

Connector-E: Differential probe for TX tracing.

NOTE: Tracing of SysClk and SysClkEn is optional. The PROTOanalyzer can handle the missing signals.

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General Function

Target Connector
Top view of target connector

Signal assignment of the three 6-pin connectors

Probes

Pin-1

Pin-5

Probe-A (single ended)

SysClkEn (any)

SysClk (any)

Probe-C (differential)

RXp

RXn

Probe-E (differential)

TXp

TXn

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How to use the PROTOanalyzer

First of all a recording of the 3G/DigRF activity has to be done. Based on this recording various types of
protocol displays can be done.
For offline analysis the recordings can be saved to disk. When loaded back to the Trace32 system or to the
Trace32 simulator this data set can be used as base for the PROTOanalyzer.
The PROTOanalyzer requires a 3G/DigRF specific file (ProtoDigRF.dll) which contains the algorithm to
analyze and display the recorded transmission.
The source code and the ProtoDigRF.dll file is part of the installation CD. The code matches the Trace32
Protocol Analysis interface. It is open for user modifications to add application specific analysis and display
levels.
RX and TX transmissions are decoded independently and they are displayed in separate windows. The
linkage between the windows is done by the Trace32 tracking system (use option /TRACK)
Literature on installation CD:

protocol_app.pdf

protocol_user.pdf

The PROTOanalyzer also can be used for saved recordings.

Features
LIST display: Shows the appearance of 3G/DigRF transmissions as a listing.
CHART display: Shows the period of time in which a transmission was active.
STATISTIC display: Shows how often specific transmissions were active. Additionally it calculates the min/
max and average transmission times.
DRAW display: Shows the I and Q data of the payload as time correlated graph

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How to use the PROTOanalyzer

<trace>.List

LIST display

Format

<trace>.PROTOcol.LIST <File> <ChanType> <Chan-> <.>

Base
Command

<trace>.PROTOcol.LIST

File:

protodigrf.dll

ChanType

type of differential signal to be analyzed

RX
for RX+/
RXn
for RX-/+ (in case of inverse signal polarity)

TX
for TX+/
TXn
for TX-/+ (in case of inverse signal polarity)

Chan

channel name of differential input signal, e.g. i.RX or i.TX

SysClkEn
Type

type of SysClkEnable signal

ENA
for SysClkEn+

ENAn for SysClkEn- (in case of inverse signal polarity)

NONE if no SysClkEn signal is traced

SysClkEn
Chan

channel name of SysClkEn signal, e.g. i.SysClkEn

NOTE: not requested if SysClkEnType==NONE

SysClk
Frequency

frequency of 3G/DigRf SystemClock

19MHZ for 19.2 MHz

26MHZ for 26.0 MHz

38MHz for 38.4 MHz

ClockMode
Def

default ClockMode at start of PROTOanalysis

LOW for SysClk/4

MID
for Sys Clk

HIGH for 312 MHz

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<trace>.Chart

CHART display

The command format has the same structure as that one above. Only the BaseCommand is different.

Format

<trace>.PROTOcol.CHART <File> <ChanType> <Chan-> <.>

BaseComman
d

<trace>.PROTOcol.CHART

This visualization shows the duration of every transmission frame and when the bus is in sleep or idle mode.
Its very useful for checking the traced transmissions for any errors or rare message frames.

<trace>.STATistic

Statistic visualization

The command format has the same structure as that one above. Only the BaseCommand is different.

Format

<trace>.PROTOcol.STATistic <File> <ChanType> <Chan-> <.>

BaseComman
d

<trace>.PROTOcol.STATistic

This visualization shows the share of every transmission type. Its very useful for checking the transmission
timing. This way critical timings can be found easily.

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<trace>.DRAW

Draw I/T Q/T graphs

The command format has the same structure as that one above. The BaseCommand is different and as
additional parameter the 3G/DigRF channel of the I/Q data has to be selected.

Format

<trace>.PROTOcol.DRAW <File> <ChanType> <Chan-> <.>

BaseComman
d

<trace>.PROTOcol.DRAW

I/Q Channel

channel select: ChanA, ChanB, ChanC, ChanD

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How to use the PROTOanalyzer

Menu
A 3G/DigRF specific menu setup can be found on the installation CD. This setup file does the basic
PowerIntegrator settings and adds a DigRF pull down menu to the Trace32 GUI.

see: demo\powerintegrator\ probedigrf

copy all files to your Trace32 working directory and run the setupdigrf.cmm file.

The menu topic Config DigRF Params opens a file which contains the default parameters for the
PROTOanalyzer. These parameters are used when activating one of the menu topics. Please modify the
parameters to your requirements.

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FAQ
Q: The timing display does not show any channel
A: Check if the single ended probe is connected to PowerIntegrator connector A.

Q.: The traced raw material is full of spikes.

A.: Try to adjust the threshold of the Single Ended Probe.

Q.: The PROTOanalyzer shows a lot of protocol errors.

A.: Check if the probes are connected correctly. Check the parameter settings of the PROTOanalyzer.Check
for spikes and adjust the threshold.

Q.: The PROTOanalyzer shows nothing, but the timing display shows activity.
A.: Check the setting of the Default-Clock-Mode. The PROTOanalyzer has to know the current ClockMode
to detect the 3G/DigRF bits. The PROTOanalysis starts calculation with the Default-Clock-Mode setting.
A: Check the SysClkEnable signal. Try PROTOanalysis with SysClkEnType=NONE.

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