In modern systems, chips communicate across protocols like MIPI I3C, I2C, and others. Validating that communication during silicon bring-up and functional testing typically requires dedicated protocol analyzers: expensive, single-purpose hardware that's often shared, scheduled, and unavailable when the lab needs it.
Soliton's Protocol Analyzer is a software-based alternative. It runs on the oscilloscopes your team already operates, decoding waveforms, measuring electrical parameters, generating reports, and exposing APIs for automation. The same validation, without the dedicated hardware.
Why Use the Protocol Analyzer?
Decodes and annotates MIPI I3C and I2C protocol waveforms from your existing oscilloscope, with full message-level interpretation.
Measures electrical parameters directly from NI PXI Oscilloscopes or standard USB oscilloscopes, with no specialized hardware required.
Generates structured reports with captured waveforms, decoded packets, and parameter measurements.
Integrates with Semiconductor Device Control for interactive register read and write during validation.
Exposes APIs for automation via Python, C#, LabVIEW, and TestStand sequencing.
Traditional Analyzers Vs Soliton's Protocol Analyzer
Traditional Analyzers
- Requires expensive dedicated hardware or oscilloscopes with built-in decoder modules.
- Locks you into specific oscilloscope models or vendors.
- Lacks explicit reporting capability
- Offers limited automation.
- Doesn't scale to new protocols without new hardware.
Soliton Protocol Analyzer
- Uses any oscilloscope you already have, including NI PXI and USB models.
- Hardware-agnostic by design, with no vendor lock-in.
- Built-in reporting with captured waveforms, decoded packets, and measurements.
- Fully scriptable from Python, C#, LabVIEW, and TestStand.
- Software architecture means new protocols are added in software, not hardware.