Sifos Technologies PhyView PVA-3000 User Manual

PVA-3000 Reference Manual
December 2, 2019 Sifos Technologies
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The PSA Environment local configuration file is a single file titled psa_env.txt. This file is found in the subdirectory
\env\ (or /env/ for Linux) beneath the above Config directory location and it specifies the following parameters:
Parameter Type
Parameter Values
Default_PSA_Address:
<Current Connected IP address>
PSA_Addresses:
{Addresses of PSA’s with two or more PSA / PSL test ports}
PVA_Addresses:
{Addresses of PSA’s with two or more PVA test ports}
Default_Conf_Test_List_AF:
(Not applicable to PVA)
Default_Conf_Test_List_AT:
(Not applicable to PVA)
Default_Test_Results_Path:
{Current directory path for storing test report files}
Excel_Path_Location:
{Directory path to MS Excel executable} | “N/A”
Emulation_Mode:
ON or OFF
I/O_Routing:
psa
Default_PSA_Address: This is the currently connected or default PSA address that will be accessed by PowerShell
PSA and PVA Interacitive. It is automatically updated every time a new connection is made to a different PSA
address.
PSA_Addresses: A brace enclosed list of “known valid” PSA Chassis addresses on the network. Each address in this
list must include at least 2 test ports for PoE testing, that is, PSA-3102, PSL-3102, PSA-1200, or PSA-1200-PL test
blades. PSA-3002 and PSA-100 addresses will also appear in this list. This list is updated when new addresses are
connected or old addresses are deleted from the Chassis Selection menus in PVA Interactive and PowerShell Wish.
PVA_Addresses: A brace enclosed list of “known valid” PSA Chassis addresses on the network. Each address in this
list must include at least 2 test ports for PHY testing, that is, PVA-3102 test blades or PVA-3002 instruments. This list
is updated when new addresses are connected or old addresses are deleted from the Chassis Selection menus in PVA
Interactive and PowerShell Wish.
Default_Conf_Test_List_AF: Not applicable to PVA-3000.
Default_Conf_Test_List_AT: Not applicable to PVA-3000.
Default_Test_Results_Path: Path to where test results from the PHY Performance Test Suite sequencer will be
stored. This has the default value of “c:/Program Files/Sifos/PSA1200/Results/<chassis IP Address>” when PSA
software is initially installed. Note that device-under-test (DUT) specific local configuration files can override this
default (see below).
Excel_Path_Location: Path where Microsoft Excel application is stored (Windows hosts only). This entry is formed
during software installation.
Emulation_Mode: A control that allows software operation in the absence of a PhyView Analyzer instrument. It is
also referred to as “Demo Mode”. This control should be normally set to “OFF”.
I/O_Routing: A control that should be normally set to “psa”.
A second type of configuration file is the Local (device-under-test) DUT Configuration File for specific devices or
product models. These files generally reside in the Config directory location described above. They must have .txt file
extensions. There may be more than one Local Configuration File, for example there may be one Local DUT
Configuration File for each type of device that a user plans to test.
The DUT Local Configuration file consists of the following settings:
DUT Parameter Type
Parameter Values
Status
MAX_RATE:
100 or 1000
Optional
POLARITY:
BOTH or MDI or MDI-X
Optional
DUT_CLASS:
OTHER or SWITCH
Optional
PVA_TEST_RESULTS_PATH:
{Current directory path for storing PVA test report files}
Optional
MAX_RATE: Specifies maximum device-under-test link rate. Generally, this would be 100 or 1000. This parameter
is not currently used by PVA software but is reserved for future use.
POLARITY: Specifies auto-MDI capability of a device-under-test. Generally, this would be BOTH (or “auto”),
“MDI”, or “MDI-X”. This parameter is not currently used by PVA software but is reserved for future use.

Sifos Technologies PhyView PVA-3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Sifos Technologies
Model	PhyView PVA-3000
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English