The Curtiss-Wright/VMETRO PBTC-415BX is a single-slot CompactPCI bus analyzer and exerciser that mounts directly into a cPCI backplane for real-time monitoring and testing of bus activity. The card functions as both a passive analyzer—capturing all bus transactions without external probes—and an active exerciser, operating as a PCI bus Master and Target to generate and respond to nearly all PCI bus cycle types. Engineers use it to debug, validate, and characterize cPCI system performance with minimal setup complexity.
## Technical Specifications
• **Form Factor:** Single-slot CompactPCI (cPCI) card
• **Bus Support:** 32-bit and 64-bit cPCI backplanes; 33 MHz and 66 MHz operation
• **Analyzer Sampling:** CLOCK and TRANSFER modes
• **Trace Memory:** 64K depth (B model)
• **Exerciser Capability:** Generates 32-bit 33 MHz PCI bus cycles
• **Time Resolution:** Trace buffer with time tags between samples
• **Latency Measurement:** Target latency (FRAME# to TRDY#) and wait state tracking
## Key Features
• Direct backplane integration eliminates external probes and adapters
• Full-speed Word Recognizers with address and data range triggering
• Level Trigger/Qualifier Sequencer for conditional capture
• Trigger on delay or event count
• De-multiplexed address, command/BE#, and data presentation
• Alphanumeric trace lists and waveform display on PC or ASCII terminal
• Master and Target operation for comprehensive bus exercise scenarios
## Typical Applications
• cPCI system debug and validation during development
• Board-level PCI functional testing
• Bus transaction analysis and performance characterization
• Integration verification in cPCI-based instrumentation and embedded systems
## Compatibility & Integration
• Conforms to CompactPCI logical, electrical, and mechanical specifications
• PC-based control via Windows software interface
• PCI and CompactPCI standard compliance
