
Endace Measurement Systems Limited
http://www.endace.com EDM01.05-05r1 DAG 3.6E Card User Manual
Copyright, all rights reserved. i Revision 6. 8 August 2005.
Table of Contents
1.0 PREFACE...........................................................................................................................1
1.1 User Manual Purpose......................................................................................................1
1.2 DAG 3.6E Card Product Description..............................................................................2
1.3 DAG 3.6E Card Series Architecture...............................................................................2
1.3.1 DAG 3.6EP Card Architecture .................................................................................3
1.3.2. DAG 3.6ET Card Architecture ................................................................................4
2.0 INSTALLING DAG 3.6E CARD .....................................................................................5
2.1 Insert DAG 3.6E Card into PC........................................................................................5
2.2 Connecting DAG Card Ports...........................................................................................6
2.2.1 Connect DAG 3.6EP Card Ports...............................................................................6
2.2.2 Connect DAG 3.6ET Card Ports...............................................................................7
2.2.3 Timing Synchronization............................................................................................8
3.0 CONFIDENCE TESTING DAG 3.6E CARD.................................................................9
3.1 DAG Cards Sensitivity....................................................................................................9
3.1.1 DAG 3.6 EP Card Sensitivity ...................................................................................9
3.1.2 DAG 3.6ET Card Sensitivity....................................................................................9
3.2 Interpreting DAG 3.6E Card LED Status .....................................................................10
3.2.1 DAG 3.6EP Card LED Status.................................................................................11
3.2.2 DAG 3.6ET Card LED Status.................................................................................11
3.3 DAG Card Capture Session ..........................................................................................12
3.4 Configuration in WYSYCC style..................................................................................14
3.5 Inspect Interface Statistics.............................................................................................15
3.6 Reporting Problems.......................................................................................................17
4.0 RUNNING DAG CARD DATA CAPTURE SOFTWARE .........................................19
4.1 Starting DAG Card Capture Session.............................................................................19
4.2 High Load Performance................................................................................................21
5.0 SYNCHRONIZING CLOCK TIME..............................................................................23
5.1 Configuration Tool Usage.............................................................................................24
5.2 Time Synchronization Configurations..........................................................................25
5.2.1 Single Card no Reference Time Synchronization...................................................25
5.2.2 Two Cards no Reference Time Synchronization....................................................26
5.2.3 Card with Reference Time Synchronization...........................................................27
5.3 Synchronization Connector Pin-outs.............................................................................29
6.0 DATA FORMATS OVERVIEW....................................................................................31
6.1 Data Formats.................................................................................................................31
6.2 Timestamps...................................................................................................................33