Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Learn how to set up and analyze link training and status state machine (#LTSSM) state transitions in PCIe Gen 5 and Gen 6

In this video, we provide a detailed walkthrough on setting up and utilizing the LTSSM features of Keysight's PCIe Gen 5 and 6. It covers setup procedures, state analysis, speed changes, link width adjustments, hot reset, data compression, saving trace files, offline analysis, and trigger conditions for capturing specific states during testing.

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0:00 Keysight PCIe LTSSM Getting Started: LTSSM Setup and State Analysis
00:03 Introduction
00:22 Hardware Setup For this Video
02:01 Launching and Configuring the Analyzer
02:39 Understanding LTSSM and TLP Startup options
03:41 Getting Comfortable with the Exerciser LTSSM operations
05:18 Exploring LTSSM Test Cases and Speed Changes
08:12 Analyzing LTSSM Data with the Protocol Analyzer
11:34 Turning on packet Compression.
13:41 Adding Columns for Coefficient viewing in Analyzer
14:15 Triggering and Capturing LTSSM Hot Rest
16:05 Hot Reset with compression on
17:27 Saving Analyzer Files Reviewing Analyzer File Data
19:31 Conclusion