STX A6-4S SATA Protocol Analyzer Protocol Solutions Group Product Datasheet ! N EW The new STX A6-4S provides the best value in SATA protocol analysis! LeCroy’s new STX A6-4S Protocol Analyzer provides an excellent new option for customers looking for a full-featured protocol analyzer at the lowest available cost. Built on the industry-leading STX Series of SATA protocol analyzers, the STX A6-4S has been engineered to offer high-end capability at significantly reduced cost, to meet the rapidly expanding needs of SATA developers. The STX A6-4S offers a complete suite of protocol analysis features that includes support for all the latest standards, a wide range of data displays, and complete performance monitoring and error reporting capability. Never before has this much capability been available at such economical pricing. The STX A6-4S supports SATA at 1.5 Gb/s, 3 Gb/s and 6 Gb/s, and includes trace memory options of 2, 4 and 8 GB. The system supports 4 ports (with standard internal SATA connectors), and by connecting additional systems the STX A6-4S will support cascading (simultaneous data capture with synchronized time stamps) across up to 32 ports. Additional features include a multistate triggering system supported by a simple GUI setup, automatic detection of common protocol errors, the ability to filter traffic either during recording or prior to display, support for spread spectrum clocking, waveform display of OOB, and performance analysis of the data links. KEY FEATURES Data Rates Trace Memory 2, 4 or 8 GB Ports Supported Up to 4 Ports Bus Connectors Internal SATA Cascading Up to 32 ports Trigger Advanced state machine triggering Filtering Pre-recording & post-recording Spread Spectrum Clocking Yes Performance Analysis Yes Simulated Waveform Display of OOB The Packet View Display decodes captured events and displays a chronological view of traffic flow 1.5, 3 and 6 Gb/s Yes Host PC Connection USB 2.0 or 10/100 Ethernet

Multiple Data Displays Fit Every Need The STX A6-4S provides a wealth of different ways to display captured bus traffic, from low-level views that focus on bit-level traffic to high-level views focused on major transactions. Higher-level views provide the ability to “drill down” through lower layers to identify the underlying sources of problems. Different data views include capabilities such as the Packet View Display, Spread Sheet View, Text View and Combined View. The OOB Waveform Display displays the captured OOB sequence in a graphical format which represents the time relationship between...