SerialTek: BusXpert Gen-3 PCIe Analyzer

SerialTek, LLC, provider of analysis tools for the storage industry, announced the BusXpert Gen 3 PCIe Analyzer.

It is a PCIe analyzer designed for equipment manufacturers that are developing storage products and solutions using the proven and versatile PCIe technology.

Supporting data rates of 2.5GT/s, 5.0GT/s and 8.0GT/s, this offering brings capture, analysis and insight of PCIe traffic at all layers. It also provides the same ease of use, multiple display views, powerful triggering and price points of SerialTek storage protocol products.

SerialTek Gen 3 PCIe analyzer
provides features and benefits:

• Accurate line rate capture of all data rates including 8GT/s, 5GT/s and 2.5GT/s
• Capture and decode all PCIe protocol including TLP and DLLP ordered sets
• Planned support for Advanced Host Controller Interface, SCSI over PCIe, SATA Express and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) through a software/firmware upgrade
• Portable dedicated appliance; there is no need to hassle with and waste time swapping blades or modules
• Delivers capture buffer at 144GBs of DDR3 memory; 72GBs upstream and 72GBs downstream
• Hardware accelerated GbE connectivity for fast uploads and trace manipulations
• Multiple views including new Specification View which serves as a bridge from analysis to the PCIe protocol specifications
• Flexible configuration options to meet corporate TCO requirements

"PCIe is an important and fundamental storage technology for the storage equipment ecosystem and we’re excited to offer the BusXpert Gen 3 PCIe to help customers accelerate their design and reduce their QA cycles," said Dale Smith, president, SerialTek. "Our SAS/SATA analyzer and jammer are well respected in the industry for their performance and ease of use. Users can expect our PCIe to deliver these same key benefits and more."

BusXpert Gen 3 PCIe analyzer will be shipping beginning in Q4 2013.