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Exerciser: How to connect to your device and operate the exerciser
Step 1: Connect the SMA cables for exerciser use
Follow the instructions for the Analyzer above, but change the SMA cable connections by replacing C and
D from Step 1 above above with E and F below.
E.
Connect to the RxDN from the device M-Rx lane 1. Connect to the RxDP from the device M-
Rx lane 1
. This is the “Down” direction. This is used for the
exerciser only, for the analyzer
these connectors are not used.
F.
Connect to the RxDN from the device M-Rx lane 0. Connect to the RxDP from the device M-
Rx lane 0
. This is the “Down” direction. This is used for the
exerciser only, for the analyzer
these connectors are not used.
Step 2: Device Configuration of DUT UniPro link
A UniPro link connection between the exerciser and DUT is required for the exerciser to perform
compliance/conformance (CTS) testing, corner case, margin or automated stress testing.
1.
Press the “
Boot
” button in the
tool bar to boot the device to UniP
ro. Pressing the “Boot” button
will initiate the Link Startup Sequence.
Step 3: Configure Tests
1.
Select either CTS or ExAnalyzer mode.
2.
Go to the CTS Configuration or Exerciser & TV Configuration window.
3.
Select which Speeds and Link Widths to test.
4.
Select which test Categories and Tests to run.
Step 4: Configure Stress Testing
1.
Test Run Order controls the order in which tests are executed.
a.
Loop Order: loop order specifies the nested order of test execution. Tests will be run from
the bottom up, with all tests in each loop executed before the next higher loop is begun.
Loop order is adjusted by dragging categories up or down in the Loop Order box.
b.
Ascending, Descending, Random Seed: this specifies which order the tests are executed
within the Loop.
Step 5: Configure Run Control
Specify the number of iterations of the test configuration to run with Test Run Control. Test execution will
stop after the Number of Loops (outer loops on Test Run Control) or No Result Test Cases have occurred.
Step 6: Run the configured tests
Press the Start or Start CTS button to run the configured tests.
