FireStealth® FS810bN

DapTechnology’s FireStealth810bN with its patent pending non-intrusive bus monitoring technology, is the world’s first “Stealth Mode” IEEE 1394b analyzer. The FireStealth® IEEE 1394b analyzer is a bus monitoring device that is attached to the IEEE 1394b bus leaving the existing topology unaffected. The device does not participate in the bus configuration and thus, no topology reconfiguration and node ID reassignments occur. The FireStealth’s passive personality and non-intrusive behavior renders it invisible to all other devices on the IEEE 1394b bus. Also, it does not participate in any bus management activities such as root contention, cycle start generation & transmission arbitration.

The FireStealth® is a small, compact instrument that is equipped with 1024MB internal memory. The unit offers extensive hardware filtering and trigger possibilities due to efficient programmable logic and an on-board processor. It supports up to 800Mb transfer rate. Two bilingual 1394b connectors allow for convenient connection to the system under test.

The FireStealth® may be connected to a host computer via the USB2.0 interface. Furthermore, an Ethernet port allows for easy network integration and remote control. The graphical user interface runs on Windows 2000 or XP. It is intuitive and offers a user-friendly way of data presentation and user control. Additionally the included API even allows you to build your own control software or interface to LabVIEW.

The FireStealth® uses an internal HW architecture derived from the FireSpy® product line and therefore offers very similar functionality as user interfaces. Only the bus interface section is different and was replaced with a powerful data pick up logic. (click on picture to enlarge)

The FireStealth® requires a pass-through wiring. It needs to be connected between other devices on the bus and cannot be in a leaf node postion. (click on picture to enlarge) Click here to read about the benefits of Non-intrusive Bus Analysis .

Screenshot of Firestealth® topology display. Note that the FireStealth® is not part of the bus although physicall connected between nodeID= x and nodeID=2. (click on picture to enlarge)

Key Feature

• Supports 100b, 200b, 400b, and 800b Mbps data transfer rates
• Host connection to PC via USB 2.0 or 10/100BaseT LAN
• On-board 400 MHz RISC processor and programmable logic
• 1024 MByte internal memory
• Supports Windows 2000 and XP
• 2 Beta FireWire ports
• Enhanced Scriptor functionality for real-time monitoring and asynchronous packet generation
• Powerful software provides:
• Monitor
• Recorder
• Topology
• Scriptor (programmable in C-like language)
• Filter and Trigger
• Support for VS (Mil1394), AV/C, SBP2, IP1394 and IIDC protocols
• Internal SelfTest
• LabViewTM interface via Scriptor or API (to be released)