Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
PLX3x Series ♦ Multi-Protocol Gateways
User Manual
Page 38 of 215
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
January 25, 2018
3.2.3 Using the Data Analyzer (Serial Protocols Only)
The Data Analyzer is an extremely valuable troubleshooting tool available in
ProSoft Configuration Builder. It allows you to "see" the data packets entering
and leaving the serial ports on the gateway. You can also capture this data to a
log file.
Note: The PCB Data Analyzer is for serial ports only. To analyze data traffic on an Ethernet port,
ProSoft Technology recommends using a network protocol analyzer available on the Internet, such
as Wireshark.
To use the Data Analyzer
1
Open a
Diagnostics
window. See Using Diagnostics in ProSoft Configuration
Builder (page 33).
2
From the toolbar, click the
S
ETUP
D
ATA
A
NALYZER
button.
3
In the
Data Analyzer Setup
dialog box, specify the time tick interval, the serial
port number, and whether the data packet contents should be displayed in
hexadecimal number or ASCII character format. Click
OK
.
Note: The time tick is a symbol (_TT_) displayed on the Data Analyzer screen that allows you to
estimate time intervals during a Data Analyzer session. The time tick prints at the time interval you
choose in the Data Analyzer Setup dialog box. For example, if you select 10 mS Ticks, it prints
_TT_ every 10 milliseconds.
4
If you wish to capture the Data Analyzer session to a log file, from the toolbar,
click the
L
OG
F
ILE
button.
