Creating a New Project

You can create a new project from the Application Menu Bar or you can click the Hide Menu bar icon att_0_for_518127632.png to bring up the Application toolbars. Either action allows you to select File > New Project. Clicking on New Project will display the Add Device to Project dialog.

Note: Click Alt to toggle between showing/hiding the Application menu bar. If all toolbars and icons have been hidden, clicking Alt will bring up the Application menu bar.

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Starting a New Project from the Application Menu Bar
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Start a New Project

Add a Device to a Project

To add a device to a project, do the following:

  1. If you have not already done so, launch Teledyne LeCroy Net Protocol Suite.

  2. Select File > New Project. The Add Device to Project dialog window opens.

Note: Click Refresh Device List to display all devices on the on the local Ethernet subnet and devices connected with USB cable. This mighttake a few seconds.

All analyzers on the network and their status, by color, are displayed (see below). The colors in the Status column have the following meanings:

  • Red: Device is not updated (firmware or one of bus engines is not updated).

  • Light Blue: Ready to connect.

  • Yellow: Device is manually added, but it is not connected; OR the device is locked.

  • Green: Connected.

  • Select a device with “Ready to connect” status (light blue). The ports available to the selected device appear in the bottom pane of the dialog window.

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Add Device to Project

Port Configuration

Click the down arrow of the port group you need to configure and select the appropriate Function.

  • You can select a Function from the Analyzer, Jammer or Exerciser, as well as the protocols and speeds you want to work with, by selecting the port pair combinations.

  • Depending on the protocol and speeds you selected, additional ports and Func-tions may or may not be available.

  • Unavailable Ports are grayed out; unavailable Functions are not shown.

  • Null Ports are black. A link will not be established and traffic will not flow through the Port.

See examples of Configuration options and resulting Port Configurations in the images below.

Note: The device must be configured before it can be added to a project.

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Configuration Options for SierraNet M648
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Example SierraNet M648 Port Configurations