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Catena 1910


Verification Tool and Protocol Analyzer




In 2007, the USB standard was expanded to allow product developers to use USB as a high speed chip-to-chip interface. This method of short range (under 10 cm) interchip connectivity leverages the existing USB infrastructure to reduce development time and cost. USB High Speed InterChip (HSIC) also saves power, using a simple two wire interface and operating at low-voltage CMOS levels, replacing the traditional USB PHY.

The Challenge — How To Test?

Today’s USB bus analyzers are powerful tools. However, these analyzers currently only support tracing via standard USB cables and connectors. Because USB HSIC doesn’t use a standard USB connector, a special probe must be developed to record all USB bus events transferred via the two wires.

MCCI Catena® 1910

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To fill this gap for USB HSIC product developers, MCCI has developed the Catena 1910 system, which adds a special probe to the MCCI Catena test hardware (see product photo left and system diagram below). The Catena 1910 captures, traces, and analyzes data transferred over the HSIC interface. It connects to a Windows PC via a PCIe interface for direct execution of embedded software.


Integrated hardware captures USB transaction-level traffic. Synopsys DesignWare Hi-Speed USB 2.0 On-The-Go IP in FPGA operates as the HSIC host, seeing the Unit Under Test (UUT) as an HSIC device.

During data acquisition, triggering can be done manually by the operator or automatically, as defined by parameters set in the PC-based control software. Captured data is formatted such that it can be exported for viewing with Ellisys Visual USB analyzer software.
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MCCI HSIC Tester Features
Here are some of the features offered by the MCCI USB HSIC Tester:
  • USB 2.0 HSIC using Synopsys USB HS OTG IP
  • Protocol data capture mode
  • External trigger option
  • Trigger on condition
  • Configurable voltages
  • Overvoltage protection
  • 256 MB trace data buffer
  • Raw data dump mode
  • Data viewable with Ellisys Visual USB viewer
MCCI Catena 1910 Architecture

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To Order
For order information, please write to info@mcci.com.


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