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Note:
When you use the Exerciser, channel 2 is not usable and is greyed out.
Figure 2.163: SATA: Settings Dialog
The settings dialog allows you to set the Analysis update interval and define the counter
mode.
1. Choose the Update Interval in the range of 1 ms to 245 minutes.
2. Set the Counter Mode to either Cumulative or Instantaneous.
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Cumulative causes the measurement counters to continually increment>
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Instantaneous causes the measurement counters to reset for each Update interval.
3. Set the Analyzer Speed for each port used.
4. To disable descrambling, check the Disable Descrambling check box or check
Disable Scrambling .
5. Enter a value for Primitive Response Timeout .
6. Choose the Align Transmission Period by checking the corresponding option button.
7. To select Protocol Errors to exclude from the analysis, click the Protocol Error Mask
button and check any or all of the protocol errors to exclude. See “Protocol Errors”
on page 60 .
8. To save the analysis result for later review, check Save to file and enter the path in
which to save the result.
9. To include a descriptive note about the project, click the Notes tab and enter
information in the Notes dialog. See “Add a Project Note” on page 100 .