Serial ATA Compliance Test Software - Release Notes

Product: Serial ATA Compliance Test Software
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 9/03/2003 
     
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What is in this Readme File:
 
1. Software Agreement 
2. System Requirements
3. Contents of Distribution
4. Features 
5. Known Limitations
6. Installation
7. Contact Information

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1. Software Agreement-
   
Description
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The "Serial ATA Compliance Test Software" is a free software utility that 
helps perform Serial ATA (GEN-I) Compliance Testing and Physical layer 
validation. "Serial ATA Compliance Test Software" provides fully automatic 
compliance testing by providing automatic oscilloscope and arbitrary waveform
generator set-ups for Serial ATA testing.  Just specify the kind of tests 
that you want to perform on your device and "RUN" the application to get the
results. 

"Serial ATA Compliance Test Software" incorporates Intel's SigTest software and
 takes advantage of the superior signal integrity of TDS6604 Tektronix 
 Oscilloscope. This ensures that the Serial ATA developers use the same test 
 equipment in their labs that would be used for compliance testing at 
 PlugTests. And also get the advantage of performing compliance testing 
 without going through the painstaking task of setting the test equipment to 
 get test results.

"Serial ATA Compliance Test Software" ensures a simplistic approach to Serial 
ATA compliance testing. 

The license for the software will expire on 31st May, 2004. For more information
on the Serial ATA Compliance Test Software, please send an email to - 
sata-feedback@tek.com or techsupport@tektronix.com 

Free Software
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Not all free software has gone through Tektronix normal quality control or 
production processes, but is provided to users as an accommodation to respond
to user requests. The free software is provided hereunder on an As-Is basis
without any representation or warranty. Tektronix disclaims all warranties,
whether expressed or implied, including warranties of merchantability, 
fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual 
property rights. In no event shall Tektronix be liable for any direct, 
indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in any way arising out
of or connected with the use of the free software.

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2. System Requirements-

* TekScope Firmware version required for this release:

	Product		FW Version 		  OS
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	TDS6604 	2.3.2 or higher		Win2000

* TekScope firmware updates can be downloaded from the Tektronix
  website at http://www.tek.com/Measurement/scopes/index.html. 
  Click on "Software and Drivers" under the "Resources" set of 
  links on the left. 

* The JRE1.3.1_01 is required. If not present, it will be installed during 
  Serial ATA Compliance Software installation.  

* Internet Explorer ver 5.0 or above.

* Disk space requirements:
  50Mb of free disk space to install and operate this application.

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3. Contents of Distribution-

The following folders are created under C:\Program Files\TekApplications\Sata 
during installation:

09/03/2003  01:28p      <DIR>          .
09/03/2003  01:28p      <DIR>          ..
09/03/2003  01:25p               8,757 readme.txt
08/27/2003  06:57p               6,172 License.txt
09/03/2003  11:15a                   5 version.txt
06/16/2003  02:46p              61,440 TekAWGControl.dll
04/02/2004  08:08p              45,056 nativeNasm.dll
09/01/2003  05:31p           2,604,832 sata.jar
07/30/2003  10:55a                 174 sata.bat
08/18/2003  01:04p              28,672 SigTestCon.dll
03/12/2003  12:08p              81,920 InstGpibNative.dll
               9 File(s)      2,837,028 bytes
               2 Dir(s)     884,760,576 bytes free

The following folders are created under C:\TekApplications\Sata 
during installation:

09/03/2003  01:28p      <DIR>          .
09/03/2003  01:28p      <DIR>          ..
09/03/2003  01:28p      <DIR>          Reports
09/03/2003  01:28p      <DIR>          Tsvcsvfiles
09/03/2003  01:28p      <DIR>          Awgfiles
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               5 Dir(s)     884,760,576 bytes free

      
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4. Features- 

  
 i.	Wide range of tests enable validation to Serial ATA standards

 ii.	Fully automatic testing ensures faster testing with quick results

 iii.	Comprehensive range of tests - Signal Quality (Eye diagram, Signal      
	Rate,Consecutive jitter, Rise time, Fall time) and Out-of-Band          
	signaling tests (COMINIT, COMWAKE, COMRESET).

 iv.	Automatic Pass/Fail notification for quick conformance to standards 

 v.	Supports tests for both host and drive 

 vi.	Sophisticated report generator saves time 

 vii.	Detailed test procedures provide assistance      

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5. Known Limitations-
  
  i.	While using peer-to-peer network connection to control the AWG from
	the Serial ATA Compliance Test Software, clear the  Destination  Network
	and Gateway Address fields from the AWG Comm menu. Failing to do so,AWG 
	may not respond properly. 

  ii.	While controlling the AWG from the Serial ATA Compliance Test Software,
 	you should perform the Test Connection from the AWG Setup window before
 	running any measurement.If you have performed the Test Connection once,
 	you do not have to perform the Test Connection every time you run any 
 	measurement unless you have manually changed the AWG settings.

  iii.	The "X" button on the windows of the Signal Test utility does not 
	function properly.

  iv.	If the .csv / .tsv file is improper the Signal Test utility may not
	function properly.

  v.	While the eye diagram is being generated, do not perform any other
	operation from the Serial ATA Compliance Test Software.

  vi.	The best MS Windows(TM) task bar settings for running this application are:

	Always on top 	= unchecked
	Auto Hide 	= unchecked

  vii.	Report Generation:
	
	1- Keyboard is required to create a new directory as a destination 
	to generate reports.

	2- When using a secondary monitor, the "Colors" setting [Display
	Properties > Settings] of the secondary monitor must match or be set
	to a higher color depth than the Scope's LCD Display: A secondary 
	monitor cannot be set to 256 colors.

  viii.	Since the operating system in the oscilloscope is Windows 2000 -

	1.If the original scope settings are not restored at exit, then 	
	please create the folder C:\Windows\Temp

	2.When attaching a secondary monitor, please set the color setting 	
	higher color depth than 256 colors to be the same as the primary 	
	monitor.The application will fail to invoke with a secondary monitor 	
	color setting of 256 colors . 

  ix.	"Hide" Button/Icon may not bring full screen TekScope application to 
	foreground.This is intermittent however if this occurs,click anywhere 
	in TekScope Application to bring TekScope application to foreground.

  x.	You need administrator privileges to install or uninstall Serial ATA 
	Compliance Test Software in Windows 2000 operating system.  If you do 
	not have administrator privileges, contact your system administrator 
	to install the application.

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6. Installation- 

  1.	If the keyboard is not installed, connect it to the oscilloscope rear
	panel(the keyboard which comes as an optional accessory plugs into the
	USB connector).

  2.	Power on the oscilloscope to start Windows.

  3.	Follow the instructions given by the install program.

  4.	When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard asks if you
	want to restart the oscilloscope. Select Yes.

 Serial ATA Compliance Test Software is now ready for use.  Start the 
 application through oscilloscope menu selection File->Run 
 Application->Serial ATA Compliance Test Software.


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7. Contact Information-

For any assistance or feedback on the Serial ATA Compliance Test Software, 
please send an email to - sata-feedback@tek.com or techsupport@tektronix.com 
.