PCI-SIG: Teledyne LeCroy Unveiled PCIe Protocol Analyzers for PCIe 5.0 Spec

Teledyne LeCroy, Inc. announced a PCIe protocol analyzers for the next-generation PCIe 5.0 specification at the PCI-SIG Developers Conference 2019.

PCIe 5.0 doubles the data rates offered by PCIe 4.0, and the firm’s Summit family of high-speed PCIe protocol analyzers is a test equipment available that meets the challenge of 32GT/s protocol analysis.

PCI-SIG, the consortium that owns and manages PCI specifications as open industry standards, announced the PCIe 5.0 specification in May.

“Teledyne LeCroy protocol analyzers have been at the forefront of PCIe development since its inception, and our tools played an important role in the validation of the new PCIe 5.0 specification,” said Joe Mendolia, VP, marketing, protocol solutions group, Teledyne LeCroy. “As a result, we are first to market with test equipment enabling companies to develop products using the new high-speed specification.“

“HPC, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence are driving the need for next-generation buses to support higher performance storage and networking infrastructures. PCIe 5.0 doubles the data rates previously available, and will allow for the development of next-generation computing devices. Our Summit family of high-speed PCIe protocol analyzers will be used by developers leveraging PCIe 5.0 communication technology to develop products being launched in the next few years,” said Kevin Prusso, VP and GM, test and measurement group of companies, Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

“The industry continues to rally to PCIe Gen 5 as the foundational interconnect of next-generation I/O,” said Jim Pappas, director, technology initiatives, Intel Corporation. “Teledyne LeCroy joins the ranks of innovators enabling the growing PCIe Gen 5 ecosystem, providing protocol analyzers and exercisers to help enable a smooth transition and rapid adoption.“

“Synopsys and Teledyne LeCroy have a long history of collaboration through many generations of the PCIe protocol and have recently completed interoperability testing between our silicon-proven DesignWare IP for PCIe 5.0 with Teledyne LeCroy’s Summit T54 protocol analyzer,” said Scott Knowlton, sr. product marketing manager, Synopsys, Inc. “This combined solution enables designers to incorporate the PCIe 5.0 protocol into their designs with confidence and thoroughly test and analyze their silicon.“

“Member company tools that promote protocol adherence and interoperability help to ensure the continued success of the PCIe standard,” said Al Yanes, chairman and president, PCI-SIG. “Teledyne LeCroy is a valued member of PCI-SIG and its tools are helping to enable the broad adoption of interoperable products based on PCIe technology.“

Summit protocol analyzers with PCIe 5.0 support
The Summit family of PCIe protocol analyzers can support either the PCIe 4.0 or the PCIe 5.0 specifications.

• The Summit M5x protocol analyzer showcased at last year’s PCI SIG DevCon natively supports PCIe 4.0 and has become an important tool for storage companies doing PCIe 4.0 and NVMe protocol analysis and jammer testing. Now this protocol analyzer can additionally support PCIe 5.0 through an upgrade software license.

• The Summit T54 protocol analyzer supports PCIe 5.0 technology at speeds of up to 32GT/s and up to x4 link widths. It also provides up to 64GB of recording memory that can be expanded to support up to 128GB of recording memory at up to x8 link widths by cascading a second Summit T54 system. It can be controlled through USB or can be remotely networked and controlled through a 1000baseT Ethernet connection. It also can be synchronized with other high-speed protocol analyzers or oscilloscopes from the company.