Data Sheet

TeledyneLeCroyCorporation BusEngineandFirmwareUpdates
614 USBProtocolSuiteUserManual
13.3 BusEngine and Firmware Updates
BusEngine,SerdesBusEngine,andFirmwareupdatesoftenneedtobeperformedwhen
youupdatetheUSB Protocol Suitesoftware.Theseupdatescanbeperformed
automaticallyormanually.Bothprocessesaredescribed.
Note:DuringFirmwareand/orBusEngineupdates,youmustmaintainpowerandcommunication
connectivity(USBorEthernet)tothedevicefortheentireupdateprocess,andyoumustallowit
tocompletetheoperation.Failuretodosomayresultinaninoperableunitwhichwouldneed
tobeshippedbacktoTeledyneLeCroyforrepair.
13.3.1 Updating the BusEngines
TheBusEnginecoreistheheartoftheAnalyzer.Usingstate‐of‐the‐art
Electronically ProgrammableLogicDevice(EPLD)technology,itincorporatesboththe
highspeedrecordingengineandtheconfigurablebuildingblocksthatimplementdata/
state/errordetections,triggering,capturefiltering,externalsignalmonitoring,andevent
countingandsequencing.TheBusEngineprogramandtheSerdesBusEngineprogram,
andtheFirmwarethatmanagestheinternalmicrocontroller,arefullyfieldupgradeable.
Withinanewsoftwarerelease,itmaybenecessarytoupdatetheAnalyzer’sBusEngine
andSerdesBusEnginehardwareforproperoperation.TheReadmefileletsyouknowif
thisisnecessary.
13.3.2 Updating the Firmware
Withinanewsoftwarerelease,itmayalsobenecessarytoupdatetheAnalyzer’s
firmwareforproperoperation.TheReadmefileinformsyouifthisisnecessary.
13.3.3 Automatic Updates
WhentheUSB Protocol Suitesoftwareisupgraded,thesoftwaremaybecome
incompatiblewiththeBusEngine,SerdesBusEngine,and/orFirmware.Thenexttimeyou
connecttotheanalyzer,theapplicationwillpromptyouifanyofthecomponentsneeds
tobeupdated.Followtheon‐screeninstructionstocompletetheupdate.
13.3.4 Manual Updates to Firmware, BusEngine, and Serdes BusEngine
YoucanmanuallyupdatetheFirmware,BusEngine™,and/orSerdesBusEngineby
performingthefollowingsteps:
1. SelectSetup>UpdateDeviceontheMenuBartodisplaytheUpdateDevicedialog
(seefollowingfigure):