Data Sheet

TeledyneLeCroyCorporation MercuryT2
56 USBProtocolSuiteUserManual
1.8 Mercury T2
TheTeledyneLeCroyMercuryT2™USB2.0ProtocolAnalyzerisaverificationsystemfor
USBdevelopmentandtesting.ItsupportsUSB2.0.ItisdesignedtorecordUSBtrafficand
graphicallypresentthelogicaltransactionsandevents.Itconnectstoalaptopordesktop
hostmachineviaUSB2.0.TheMercuryT2ispoweredbytheUSBcable,sonoadditional
powercordisneeded.
Figure 1.13: Mercury T2.
ThesystemcanmonitortrafficbetweenUSB2.0linksusingstandardhigh‐speed
compliantcables.
ThetotallengthofthecablesbetweentheHostUnderTestandtheDeviceUnderTest
shouldbekeptto<4feet.
PleaseseetheReadmefileontheinstallationDVDforthelatestinformationonhost
machinerequirementsandsupportedoperatingsystems.
1.8.1 General Description
TheAnalyzerconnectstoaportableordesktophostmachinethroughitsUSBport.The
hostmachineconfiguresandcontrolstheAnalyzer.The“CATCTrace™”userinterfaceis
anindustrystandardfordocumentingtheperformanceofhigh‐speedserialprotocols.
TheUSBprotocolAnalyzerprovidestrafficcaptureandanalysis.Hardwaretriggering
allowscaptureofreal‐timeevents.Hardwarefilteringallowsfilteringdifferentpacket
typesinoroutoftherecording.Filteringalsoallowsyoutopreserverecordingmemory,
forextendedrecordingtime.
Thetraceviewerapplicationdisplaysrecordeddataincoloredgraphics.Theapplication
hasadvancedsearchandviewingcapabilitiesthatallowyoutoquicklylocatespecific
data,errors,andotherconditions.
ThesystemfunctionswithanyhostmachinehavingtheMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
10,
Windows 8,orWindows7(32or64)operatingsystemandafunctionalUSBinterface.
Thesystemprovideson‐the‐flydetectionof,andtriggeringon,sucheventsasTokensand
Errors.Whetherrecordingmanuallyorwithaspecifiedtriggercondition,thesystem
continuouslyrecordsthelinkdata,inawrap‐aroundfashion,untilmanuallystoppedor
untilthesystemdetectstheTriggerEventandrecordsthespecifiedpost‐triggeramount
oflinkdata.