Date: 29/11/2012

Software from Agilent for decoding MIPI Unified and LLI protocols

Agilent Technologies has introduced software for decoding MIPI Unified Protocol (UniPro) and Low Latency Interface (LLI) protocols.

Agilent's N8808A UniPro and N8809A LLI protocol decoders are designed to run on the company's Infiniium 90000 Series oscilloscopes. They enable protocol decoding for the MIPI Alliance's UniPro v1.41 and LLI v1.0 specifications. The software supports MIPI M-PHY Gear-3 speeds of up to 5.8 Gbps, which these protocols use for their electrical layers. R&D design teams can use the software to address their start-up debug and validation needs.

"Collaboration with IP vendors and customers has enabled us to develop decoders for UniPro and LLI protocols," said Jay Alexander, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Oscilloscope Products Division. "The software has been extremely helpful to early adopters for validating and ensuring their designs work as they expect."

The software supports:
Correlated protocol-decoding information with the analog waveforms
Symbol, packet, frame and payload details of the protocols
High-speed (HS-BURST) and low-speed pulse width modulation (PWM-BURST) transmission modes
Cyclical redundancy check on the packets
Search capability for various frames, sequences and errors

Agilent's N8808A UniPro and N8809A LLI software run on Infiniium 90000 Q-Series oscilloscopes.

U.S. Pricing and Availability: The Agilent N8808A UniPro and N8809A LLI protocol-decoding applications are each available now for $2,500.