4Links Multi-link SpaceWire Recorder Version 4, Руководство пользователя

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2. Description of Operation
This section describes the main features of the Multi-link SpaceWire Recorder.
2.1. General
The Multi-link SpaceWire Recorder (MSR) is connected to an Ethernet network and passively waits for a
connection from a host computer. Connection is made using a TCP/IP socket, which is flow-controlled and is
capable of recovering from errors that might occur on the network between the user and the EtherSpaceLink unit.
The MSR is identified by an IP address (see section 6.1, “IP address”) that is used by the host computer to make
this connection.
Operation of the Multi-link SpaceWire Recorder falls into two distinct phases:

Data Capture, when SpaceWire traffic is collected, time-tagged and stored to a file on the host computer;
and
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Data Inspection and Analysis, which is performed after the data has been captured.
2.2. Getting Started
The MSR is supplied with up to eight active SpaceWire connectors (ports). Each pair of adjacent ports allows a
bidirectional SpaceWire connection (a link) to be monitored and all of the traffic flowing on that connection to be
recorded.
To connect a link through the MSR, unplug the SpaceWire connection that you wish to record from the devices
under test, and use two SpaceWire cables to route it via a pair of ports on the MSR, as shown in figure 2.1.
Figure 2.1: Connecting the MSR into a link under test
To record the traffic on this connection to the file named filename , enter