WiMedia Explorer 300 Analyzer
Features

Availability

 

Release date

Sept. 2005

Availability

From stock

User Interface
A well-designed user interface accelerates day to day tasks

 

Global view

yes

Details view

yes

Specialized WiMedia Ultrawideband view

yes

Specialized Wireless USB view

yes

Wireless USB packets layer

yes

Wireless USB transactions layer

yes

Wireless USB transfers layer

yes

Information displayed at-a-glance

yes

Customizable user interface

yes

Simultaneous display of several protocols

yes

Synchronization between protocol views

yes

Specifically designed for Ultrawideband

yes

Optimized for Wireless USB

yes

Fully decoded textual values

yes

Highlight protocol errors

yes

Rarely used fields hidden by default

yes

Simultaneous display of mixed data formats

yes

Show / hide data formats with one click

yes

Ability to see, filter, search and export any protocol field

yes

Post-capture Filters
Reduce the amount of non-pertinent information

 

Filter-out devices

yes

Filter-out empty MMCs

yes

Instant filters

yes

Smart one-click contextual filters

yes

Invalid frames filter

yes

Consecutive MMCs filter

yes

Texts-based filter

 yes

Fields-based filter

 yes

Combination of User-definable filters criteria

 yes

Search
Find out protocol items against any kind of complex criteria

 

Frames criteria (addresses, frame type, etc)

yes

Packets criteria (device, endpoint, pid, handshake, etc)

yes

Transactions criteria (token, handshake, etc)

yes

Transfers criteria (requests, recipients, etc)

yes

MMCs criteria (information element, cta, etc)

yes

Errors criteria (hcs, fcs, payload length mismatch, etc)

yes

Payload criteria (pattern, text, length, etc)

yes

Texts criteria (all texts displayed in the overview)

yes

Fields criteria (all fields displayed in the decoded raw data)

yes

Combination of any search criteria

yes

Easy frame navigation (go to)

yes

Search frames similar to a specific frame

yes

Instant search mode

yes

Ability to search all fields, values, data, etc.

yes

Protocol Items Statistics
Quick overview of the traffic type, the error rate, etc

 

Summary of UWB Frames by Device

yes

Summary of UWB Frames by Communication

yes

Summary of UWB Frames by Data Rate

yes

Summary of UWB Frames by Type

yes

Summary of UWB Frames by Length

yes

Summary of UWB HCS Errors

yes

Summary of UWB Unsupported Rate Errors

yes

Summary of UWB Payload Reception Errors

yes

Summary of UWB Payload Length Mismatch Errors

yes

Summary of UWB FCS Errors by Device

yes

Summary of UWB FCS Errors by Data Rate

yes

Summary of UWB FCS Errors by Length

yes

Summary of WUSB MMCs Information Elements

yes

Summary of WUSB MMCs Channel Time Allocations

yes

Summary of WUSB Packets by Endpoint

yes

Summary of WUSB Packets by Packet ID

yes

Summary of WUSB Packets Handshakes

yes

Summary of WUSB Packets Notifications

yes

Ability to navigate through protocol summary

yes

Ability to combine criteria for navigation

yes

Timing Measurement and Visualisation
Time-related visual representation of the traffic

 

Visual representation of protocol timings

yes

Visual representation of MMC

yes

Visual representation of Next MMC Time

yes

Visual representation of DT and DR CTA

yes

Visual representation of DNTS CTA

yes

Visual representation of Transaction Group

yes

Visual representation of Interframe delay

yes

Visual representation of MMC

yes

Visual representation of Guard Zones

yes

Visual representation of Data Rate

yes

Visual representation of Timing Errors

yes

Free cursors

yes

MMC cursors

yes

Automatically snap cursors to useful locations

yes

Markers

yes

Easy zooming with Zoom bar

yes

Easy scrolling with Scale bar

yes

Automatic timing measurement for MMC packets

yes

Automatic timing measurement for Data packets

yes

Automatic timing measurement for Handshake packets

yes

Automatic timing measurement for Notification packets

yes

Export for creating reports

yes

Ability to see, filter, search and export any protocol field

yes

Beacon Period Viewer
Specialized feature to see the BPOIE of every devices in a superframe. This is quite useful when doing interop sessions, when debugging several devices at a time, etc.

 

Visual representation of Beacon Period Occupancy IE

yes

Real-time display of Beacon Period Occupancy IE

yes

Navigate from Superframe to Superframe

yes

Replay a previously recorded file

yes

Superframe Viewer
Specialized feature to see a Superframe with traffic, reservations, DRP, PCA, etc.

 

Visual representation of a Superframe

yes

Real-time display of a Superframe

yes

Navigate from Superframe to Superframe

yes

Replay a previously recorded file

yes

Protocol Verifications
Verify the protocol implementation against the specification

 

Reserved fields are zero

yes

Fields have valid values

yes

Payload length mismatch

yes

Payload reception error

yes

HCS error

yes

FCS error

yes

Unsupported rate

yes

Security MIC verification

yes

Structure consistency verifications

yes

Interoperability verifications

yes

Measured time accuracy

yes

Time stamp accuracy

yes

MMC CTA ordering

yes

MMC CTA time ordering

yes

MMC CTA time reservation constraints

yes

Next MMC time accuracy

yes

Packet timing

yes

Ability to personalize all verifications

yes

Advanced Protocol Verification Engine
Powerful and extensive verifications at various levels of the protocol

 

Additional complex and contextual protocol verifications

 yes

Supports WiMedia background checks

 yes

Extensively tested by WiMedia members at C&I events

 yes

Generate a compliance report

 yes

Security
Authentication and decryption

 

List of required Master Keys

yes

Automatic extraction of Pair-Wise temporal Key

yes

Possibility of overriding manually every key

yes

Automatic decryption of encrypted data payload

yes

Data Export
Export the trace to many formats for post-processing, etc.

 

Ultrawideband overview

yes

Ultrawideband data

yes

Ultrawideband frames

yes

Wireless USB overview

yes

Generator script

yes

Decoded protocol structure (Details view)

yes

Timing information (InstantTiming view)

yes

CSV (Excel) format

yes

Text format

yes

XML format

yes

Binary format

yes

Ability to export all items

yes

Ability to export only filtered items

yes

Automatization
Ability to create software for specific tasks

 

Ability to use the hardware with a custom software

API to create application-specific programs

Recording
Probe the wireless link to extract analyzed data

 

Real-time display of analyzed data

yes

All operations can be done live (searching, filtering, etc)

yes

Automatic channel scan

yes

Automatically follow burst preamble

yes

Automatically follow channel change

yes

Automatically follow beacon switch

yes

Future proof
How the hardware and software can evolve

 

PHY can be upgraded for future specifications changes

yes

Hardware can be upgraded for future specifications changes

yes

Software designed to support upcoming protocols

yes

Support
Technical support and software upgrades

 

Software upgrades

Free lifetime

Technical support

First class

Software and traces can be shared between developers

yes

Specification Compliance
Specifications used to develop the hardware and the software

 

WiMedia PHY

1.2

WiMedia MAC

1.2

Wireless USB

1.0

Wireless USB Association Model

1.0

Over-the-Air Analysis

 

Supported Data Rates

All

Supported Band Groups

BG1, BG3

RX Sensitivity

Excellent

Non-intrusive analysis

yes

MAC/PHY Interfrace Analysis

 

IDE-like 40 pin connector (Intel standard)

Hirose connector (Wisair standard)

Hardware

Powered by the USB bus

yes

Embedded memory

FIFO 1 GByte

Data download during recording to optimize memory usage

yes

Download of data at High-speed USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/s)

yes

External trigger

yes

Upgradable hardware

yes

Enclosure

Width

150 mm

Length

120 mm

Height

65 mm

Weight

850 g



WiMedia Explorer 300 Generator
Features

Availability

 

Release date

March 2006

Availability

From stock

Processor features

Generate sequences of frames with precise delay

yes

Full control of the frame raw data down to the PHY layer

yes

Looping

yes

Branching

yes

TX Power Control

yes

Triggering

Wait BNC trigger in condition

yes

Wait digital in condition

yes

Wait input buttons

yes

Generate BNC trigger out

yes

Generate digital out

yes

Script edition software

Easy script edition with snippets

yes

Fully integrated development environment

yes

Debugging step-by-step with breakpoints

yes

Integration

Export host-side frames from analysis software

yes

Export device-side frames from analysis software

yes

Automatization

Command line interface

API to create user-specific generation scripts

Ability to use the hardware with a custom software

Hardware

Timing precision

1 cycle (15.15 ns)

Memory to store program

1 GByte

External trigger

yes

Upgradeable hardware

yes

Powered by the USB bus

yes

Warranty

2 years

Enclosure

Width

150 mm

Length

120 mm

Height

65 mm

Weight

850 g



Ellisys WiMedia Platform Pre-compliance Solution
Features

Availability

 

Release date

February 2007

Availability

Available Now

Features

Supports WiMedia Platform Test Specification 1.1.1

yes

Supports WiMedia Platform Test Specification 1.2

yes

Implements test cases scripts

yes

Generate compliance report

yes

Fully-integrated compliance software with easy operation

yes

Automated mode

yes

Ellisys reserves the right to change the features and specifications of the product without notice.