PGY-UFS4.0-PA UFS4.0 Protocol Analyzer

PGY-UFS 4.0-PA UFS4.0 Protocol Analyzer is the industry first working and tested UFS 4.0 Protocol Analyzer!
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PGY-UFS4.0-PA MPHY, UniPRO, UFS4.0 Protocol Analyzer

 

 

UFS 4.0 Protocol Analyzer (PGY-UFS4.0-PA) is the Protocol Analyzer with multiple features to capture and debug communication between host and design under test. PGY-UFS4.0-PA, UFS Protocol Analyzer, a value-based analyzer in its class, offers capture and debug of data across MPHY, UniPro, and UFS protocol layers. It allows for instantaneous decoding of UFS layer, UniPro layer and MPHY layer with flexibility to correlate decoded data across these protocol layers.

PGY-UFS 4.0-PA, UFS Protocol Analyzer is the industry-first working and tested UFS 4.0 Protocol Analyzer. It offers protocol data capture and debugs of data across MPHY, UniPro and UFS protocol layers. It allows for instantaneous decoding of UFS, UniPro and MPHY layers with the flexibility to correlate decoded data across these protocol layers. PGY-UFS 4.0-PA supports PWMG1 to HSG5B data rates and two TX, two RX lane decode. The active probe has minimum electrical loading on device under test (DUT) and captures protocol data without affecting the performance of DUT.

PGY-UFS 4.0- PA Protocol Analyzer support two-lane data. Comprehensive on-the-fly decoding of UniPro & UFS data enables validation of communication between UFS host and device. PGY-UFS 4.0-PA Protocol Analyzer allows Design and Test Engineers to obtain deep insight into UFS host and device communication. MPHY/UniPRO/UFS packet-based triggering allows specific protocol data capture and analysis. PGY-UFS Protocol analyzer instantaneously provides decoding of UFS, UniPro and MPHY layers with a correlation to MPHY, UniPro and UFS layers.

Key Features

The product features are as follows:

  • Supports version MPHY 4.0, UniPro 1.8, and UFS v2.1/3.1/4.0
  • Supports PWM G1 to G7 and HS G1,2,3, 4, 5 Rate A and B Series
  • Supports one/two data lanes (2 TX and 2 RX)
  • Flexibility to capture very large data using continuous streaming of Protocol data to host computer
  • With 16GB Internal acquisition memory field upgradeable up to 64GB
  • Hardware based resizable circular buffer with pre/post trigger
  • Flexibility to decode selected data from 16GB buffer
  • Solderdown active probe provide high signal fidelity
  • Decoding at MPHY, UniPro and UFS layer
  • Trigger based on MPHY, UniPro, UFS layer packet content
  • Supports triggering in PWM and HS data rate speeds
  • Trigger out a signal at trigger event allows the triggering of other instruments such as oscilloscope
  • Interface to host system using USB3.0
  • Flexibility to upgrade the hardware firmware using GbE interface provides easy field upgradation of FPGA firmware
  • Decoded data packets can be exported to txt file for further analysis
  • Light weight and can be deployed for on-site/ field tests

Solder down active probes allows probing the MPHY test points. This allows the design and test engineers to capture UFS traffic between the host and UFS memory with high signal fidelity. Today’s test engineers need the ability to test use case scenarios in their labs that mimic real-life use cases. The PGY-UFS3.0-PA, UFS Protocol Analyzer has been designed to enable engineers to closely monitor and analyze the traffic between the host and the device while executing the various use case scenarios.

Windows based UFS protocol Analysis software, provides industry best protocol correlation between UFS layer to UniPro layer and MPHY layer. Time correlation between the different protocol layers significantly reduces debug time of designs. Floating window design of this software allows engineers to view UFS view, UniPro view and MPHY view on different computer monitors and automatically correlate the UFS packets to MPHY layer. This makes analysis very easy while analyzing gigabytes of Protocol information.

Setup

PGY-UFS 4.0-PA UFS Protocol Analyzer interfaces to solder down probe tips using mSMP flexi coax cables. The active probe tips are powered by power module which is powered by PGY-UFS4.0-PA. Protocol Analyzer is interfaced to host computer using USB3.0 interface. High-speed host connectivity and 16GB buffer enables continuous streaming of protocol data to host SSD and storage for longer period of time. Software offers multi-view such as MPHY view, UniPro view and UFS View. Each view lists the respective protocol packets and its details with correlation of each layer for easy debug. Lightweight Analyzer is easy to carry during field visit.

UFS Protocol Layer


PGY-UFS 4.0-PA Software can display each UFS packet parameters in a listing window. Right click lists all the packet parameter for user selection. User can color code the fonts or background color for easy identification for each UFS packet.

PACP and Unipro View

PGY-UFS 4.0-PA Software separates the PACP packets in a separate view for easy analysis of power mode change packets and link to UniPro packets. Users can view the MPHY states stall, prepare, sync information in UniPro view apart from user selection for DL_Data and AFC/NACK Packet details.

Error Events, Search and Filter

PGY-UFS 4.0-PA Software does the live decode and list all the events. The list of events are shown in this picture. Users can easily note the errors in captured protocol data. In large buffer capture, it takes extremely difficult to locate the errors. But PGY-UFS4.0-PA software simplifies this by listing events while decoding the captured data. Search and Filter allows you directly locate the error events or UFS or UniPro or PACP packet in the protocol listing windows. Filter-in and Filter-out makes it easy view the data of interest in the protocol listing window.

Comprehensive Protocol Analysis Using Multi-View


PGY-UFS 4.0-PA UFS Protocol Analyzer provides USB 3.0 interface for host computer connectivity. High-speed host connectivity enables continuous streaming of protocol data to host HDD and storage for long period of time. Software offers multi-view such as MPHY view, UniPro view and UFS View. Each view lists the respective protocol packets and its details with correlation of each layer for easy debug.
PGY Protocol Analyzer’s easy to use interface, reduces the protocol analysis time. Time stamped view of protocol decode listing provides easy view of protocol activities between host and the device. At a click of a button, user can view the decode of each packet and the intended function. Floating window software architecture allows the user to view each protocol layer on separate monitors for easy debug. Autocorrelation of each selected packet from UFS to MPHY layers simplifies the debug activity

Specifications

Trigger Specifications

Solder Down Probe Tips for UFS3.0 and 3.1

Probing UFS signal is one of the key challenges in reliable UFS protocol decode. In most of the DUT, test points are located close to each other without enough space to solder the probe tips. Prodigy Technovations offers three type of 14 Gbps Probe tips which provides flexibility to choose the probe tips to meet the need. P5021-L and P5021-L-WE Probe tips has isolation resistor which can be changed based signal strength at test points. This helps in reducing reflections while accessing the test point and maintaining the signal integrity. The passive equalizer in P5021-L-WE helps in maintaining the differential impedance between the lanes. If test points are easily accessible, then P5021 probe tip can be used to probe the test points.

Solder Down Probe Tips for UFS 4.0
Prodigy Technovations provides innovative solder down active probe tips, which can equalize the MPHY signals upto MPHY HSG5B speed and amplify the signal to support cable loss in mSMP cable and PCB trace in analyzer. These probe tips are tested with real world UFS4.0 host/device test and development platform.
Solder-in probe tips that can be soldered directly to test pads between the UFS host and device. This probe tip has high analog bandwidth to boost the HSG5B (23.32Gbps) signals. Active circuit in probe tip efficiently drives the low power MPHY signal to UFS 4.0 Protocol Analyzer for error free Protocol Analysis at UFS 4.0 speeds.

SMPM Probe tips
Many of the UFS 4.0 development platforms have SMPM connector to access the MPHY Signals. To probe such device, Prodigy Technovations offers SMPM probe tips. SMPM probe tips has mating SMPM connector with DUT. This makes it convenient connect to the DUT and analyze UFS 4.0 Protocol data.

Power Divider Interposer
Pre-silicon development platforms such as emulation or prototyping platforms are connected using SMPM coax cables.
These is no provision to solder the probe tips to access the MPHY signals. To probe pre-silicon development platforms, Prodigy Technovations offers industry leading UFS 4.0 high bandwidth Power divider interposer. Interposer can be placed between the host and device and to access the MPHY signals for UFS 4.0 Protocol Analysis.

Raised PCB Interposer
In some DUT, UFS device is soldered to BGA pads without access to MPHY Signals. To address this requirement, Prodigy Technovations offers raised PCB interposer. This enables the user to place the device in gripper socket or solder directly to BGA pads in raised PCB interposer. Raised PCB interposer also provides clearance to nearby components so that it can be easily soldered to DUT UFS BGA pads. This interposer has integrated probe to access MPHY signals for UFS 4.0 Protocol Analysis.

Ordering Information
  • PGY-UFS4.0-PA UFS Protocol Analyzer (Shipment includes Hardware, software CD, one set probe, USB3.0 and Ethernet Cable, power adopters)
  • Note:Support UFS2.0/2.1/3.0/3.1/4.0
Warranty Information
  • Hardware and software carries warranty of one year
  • Probes are covered three month warranty for any manufacturing defects