UWB Generator 320
WiMedia-based Byte Level Frame Generator

Features

The UWB Generator 320 is the world's first frame generator for WiMedia Ultrawideband and Certified Wireless USB protocols. It helps verify product and component reliability by generating reproducible traffic, timing and error scenarios.

Containing a specialized processor designed specifically for WiMedia-based and Certified Wireless USB protocols, the UWB Generator 320 produces sequences of arbitrary frames with programmable inter-frame delay, and can then wait for any kind of response frame or event. The processor's instruction set enables you to emulate Wireless USB hosts and devices as well as various WiMedia equipments. Integrated with Ellisys' leading Ultrawideband and Wireless USB protocol analysis software, you can reproduce previously-recorded scenarios, or modify them for testing corner cases and recovery mechanisms.

Based on the same proven hardware as Ellisys' Wireless USB Explorer 300 protocol analyzer, the UWB Generator 320 provides a powerful new test methodology to maximize the quality of your protocol implementation and surpass your Ultrawideband R&D challenges.

Powerful integration with protocol analyzer

Protocol analyzers are very efficient at finding errors. Once identified, these errors can be reproduced by a generator. Traces previously recorded by an Ellisys' Wireless USB Explorer 300 protocol analyzer can be exported to a script and played back by the generator. You will then be able to quickly understand and fix the issue.

Ellisys offers great deals when purchasing a frame generator along with a protocol analyzer.

Market leadership

Ellisys is committed to the design and marketing of leading protocol test solutions for USB, Wireless USB and Ultrawideband. Devoted to these technologies, Ellisys is known to push markets toward success with innovative products and solutions. Building on Ellisys' proven success, the UWB Generator 320 is the world's WiMedia-based byte level frame generator. By providing early adopters with the right tool at the right time, Ellisys helps ensure a rapid and wide acceptance of new interface technology.

Typical Application

• Emulate most WiMedia equipment, including Wireless USB hosts and devices
• Test error recovery mechanisms by generating frames with incorrect content or timing
• Functional validation and stress testing of protocol stacks

Key Features

• Generates arbitrary frames with full control of the frame raw data down to the PHY layer
• Generates sequences of frames with programmable inter-frame delay
• Uses exported scripts from protocol analysis software to play back error scenarios

Software

Ellisys Ultrawideband Script Edition Software helps you create, edit and debug scripts in a convenient manner. Traces previously recorded by an Ellisys' Wireless USB Explorer 300 protocol analyzer can be exported to a script and played back by the generator. You will then be able to quickly understand and fix the issue.

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Hardware

Wireless USB Host Emulation The figure below shows a typical setup for emulating a Wireless USB host. A generator script is exported from a trace previously recorded by an Ellisys protocol analyzer and can be modified to include errors. You can also create a script from scratch for total control. The data generator will execute the specified scenario, and the Device Under Test will react as if the original host was transmitting the data. This setup is very useful for testing corner cases and error recovery behavior of the Device Under Test.

Wireless USB Device Emulation The figure below shows a typical setup for emulating a Wireless USB device. A Wireless USB device transmits frames at a precise time defined by the host, and provides the requested data. Ellisys' WiMedia specialized processor contains specific instructions to wait for Device Transmit and Device Notification Time Slots. The generator executes the script, and the Host Under Test receives data as if a real device was answering its requests. This setup is useful for testing protocol stacks and helping in host driver development.