PowerSync Service Analyzer Reference Manual
February 8, 2010
Sifos Technologies page
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Default_Test_Results_Path
: Path to where test results from the sequencer will be stored. This has the default value of
“c:/Program Files/Sifos/PSA1200/Results/<chassis IP Address>” when PSA software is initially installed. Note that PSE-
specific local configuration files may override this default (see below).
Excel_Path_Location
: Path where Microsoft Excel application is stored. This is formed during installation.
Emulation_Mode
: A control that allows software operation in the absence of a PowerSync Analyzer instrument. It is also
referred to as “Demo Mode”. This control should be normally set to “OFF”.
I/O_Routing
: A control that should be normally set to “
psa
”.
A second type of configuration file is the
Local PSE Configuration File
for specific PSEs. These files generally (though
not necessarily) reside in the
Config
directory location described above. They must have
.txt
file extensions. There may
be more than one local configuration file, for example there may be one Local PSE Configuration File for each type of PSE
that a user plans to test.
The PSE Local Configuration file consists of the following settings:
Parameter Type
Parameter Values
Status
Default_PSE_Class:
EndSpan
or
MidSpan
Required
Default_PSE_MPS_Type:
AC
or
DC
Required
Default_ALT_Setting:
A
or
B
Required
Default_POL_Setting:
MDI
or
MDI-X
Required
PSE_High_Pwr_Grant:
NONE
or
PHY
or
LLDP
PSE_Test_Results_Path:
{
<TCL string of path location for results files>
}
Optional
PSE_Conf_Test_Report:
{
<Non-standard Conformance Report template file>
}
Optional
PSE_MP_Test_Report:
{
<Non-standard Multi-Port Report template file>
}
Optional
Default_PSE_Class
: Specifies whether the PSE is
EndSpan
or
MidSpan
equipment . This setting will be affected by the
PSE Type
declaration in the PSE Conformance Test menus in PSA Interactive software and may also be configured in
PowerShell using the
psaPseClass
global variable. The PSE Class or Type is used to limit certain other PSE descriptors
(e.g. “LLDP” High Power Grant) and is fed to the PSE Conformance Standard Report for test limit processing.
Default_PSE_MPS_Type
: Specifies whether PSE utilizes
AC
or
DC
MPS method to remove power from a PD. This
setting will be affected by the “DC MPS” vs “AC MPS” PSE Description controls in the PSA Interactive PSE
Conformance Test menus and Multi-Port Test Menus (
see Section 3.3
).
Default_ALT_Setting
: Specifies how to initialize all ports within the PowerSync Programmable Load for ALT pair
selection. Initialization is performed ONLY when the local configuration file is loaded via the [
File
] [
Load
] operation in
PSA interactive or via the
psa_pse
( =
psa_getConfig
) command in PowerShell. The [
File
] [
Save
] operation in PSA
Interactive or the
psa_saveConfig
command in PowerShell will store these settings using current PSA port configuration.
Initialization will automatically include all PSA chassis’ that make up a PSA-2400 RackPack PSA.
Default_POL_Setting
: Specifies how to initialize all ports within the PowerSync Analyzer for PoE polarity (MDI vs
MDI-X). Initialization is performed ONLY when the local configuration file is loaded via the [
File
] [
Load
] operation in
PSA interactive or via the
psa_pse
( =
psa_getConfig
) command in PowerShell. The [
File
] [
Save
] operation in PSA
Interactive or the
psa_saveConfig
command in PowerShell will save these settings using current PSA port configuration.
Initialization will automatically include all PSA chassis’ that make up a PSA-2400 RackPack PSA.
PSE_High_Pwr_Grant
: Specifies the method used by a Type-2 PSE (as defined in IEEE 802.3at) to grant full power to a
Type-2 PD. Type-1, or 802.3af generation PSE’s must therefore specify
NONE
for this parameter since they are not
capable of delivering 30 Watts of power. Some PSE’s, such as Type-2 MidSpans, will specify
PHY
to indicate that they
use 2-event classification in response to a PD Class 4 signature to grant access to full power. Many Type-2 EndSpan
PSE’s may use Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) defined under 802.3at to grant access to full power – those PSE’s
will therefore use the
LLDP
setting. This setting is available under the PSE Conformance Test Menus in PSA Interactive
and may also be configured in PowerShell using the global
psaPseHpGrant
. As a setting it is used to gate access to high
power tests using Type-2 PD emulation, it is used to make decisions inside automated tests, and it is used by the
Conformance Test Standard Report in configuring test limits.