NetDecoder™: Industrial Network Analyzer Protocol Analyzer for Serial, Fieldbus, SCADA and Ethernet Networks

Apart from the above list, NetDecoder also includes decoders for these protocols:

• TCP, UDP, IPV4, IPV6, ARP, RARP, DNS, HTTP, VoIP-SIP, ICMP, IGMP, NBDS, NBNS, NBSS, SMTP, IBM, NetBIOS, SMB, Novell Netware (IPX, SPX, IPX NetBIOS, IPX RIP, IPX SAP, NCP), ISO, and CLNP.

DecoderScript

• Easy-to-use scripting language to write custom decodes for proprietary protocols and/or extensions to existing protocol decoders.

Data Capture Options

• Supports serial data capture up to 921.6K bps.
• Serial data capture requires Frontline's RS-232 ComProbe II or RS-422/485 ComProbe. Both the ComProbes connect to the PC via USB ports.
• Data Highway Plus (DH+) data capture requires Rockwell Automation's 1784-U2DHP.
• DH-485 data capture requires RS-485 serial card.
• DeviceNet data capture requires SST's DeviceNet interface cards or RA's 1784-U2DN.
• ControlNet data capture requires RA's 1784-PCC or 1784-U2CN.
• Captured data includes data bytes, control signals, and error conditions.
• Capture data to a single file or a series of files.

• Data can be analyzed in real-time using the Event Display, Frame Display, Signal Display, Breakout Box, Statistics, Network View, and Dashboard View.
• Simultaneously view multiple synchronized windows.
• Real-time breakout box includes timing diagrams and counters for control signals.
• Timing diagrams enable captured control signal transitions to be viewed with respect to captured data bytes.

Data Display Characteristics

• Frame/Packet contents are decoded to the byte and bit level.
• Characters can be displayed in ASCII, EBCDIC, or Baudot.
• Nonprintable characters are displayed using hex and mnemonics.
• Supported radices include hex, octal, decimal and binary.
• Decoded data formats supported include 16 bit Integers, 32 bit Integers, IEEE 32 bit Floating Point, 32 bit Reverse Floating Point, and ASCII.

Display Filters

• Display filter parameters include filter-in or filter-out protocols, messages, data patterns, and advanced mode for complex filters.
• Quick filters for the Frame Display window includes protocol filtering in and out, filtering on the summary pane, and filtering on messages.
• Tab filters in the Frame Display allow you to filter in frames that contain a specific protocol layer.

Capture Filters

• Ethernet, ControlNet and DeviceNet analyzers in NetDecoder support capture filters.
• ControlNet capture filters are defined on the frame MAC ID, Producer/consumer MAC ID, Frame Type (Scheduled, Unscheduled or Moderator) and Frame status (Good, Bad, Null).
• Ethernet capture filters are defined on node pairs, MAC or IP addresses, protocol type, and message type or data pattern.

Start and Stop Triggers

• The ControlNet analyzer using RA's 1784-PCC card supports start and stop triggers.
• The DeviceNet analyzer using RA's 1784-U2DN and SST's interface cards support triggers.

Data Export

• Export Events or Frames into text or binary format.
• Exports the contents of the Frame Display's Summary Pane into CSV format.
• Export output is suitable for importing into a spreadsheet, database or other post-process program for intricate data and protocol analysis.
• Print the Summary Pane and/or Decode Pane information.

Network Statistics

• Shows amount of data on the network (number of characters/bytes/events/frames/messages).
• Displays error information.
• Provides information on data rates (characters per second, frames per second).
• Provides network utilization information.
• For serial networks, it provides statistics for both the DTE/Master/Host and DCE/Slave/RTU ends.
• Provides current, peak and average values for all network statistics metrics.

Timestamps

• Provides both absolute and relative displays of event timing for bytes and frames/messages.
• Calculates time intervals between bytes and between frames/messages (delta time).
• Timestamp resolution is 100 nanoseconds.

Search

• Search at the byte or frame level.
• Find data by timestamps.
• Locate errors.
• Discover specific data patterns (patterns include wildcard characters at the bit level, nibble level, and byte level).
• Search decoded text, with or without wildcards.

Data Transmission

• Includes special Transmit program to send data over Ethernet cards and Serial ports.
• The Ethernet transmit program uses the PC's NIC card.
• The Serial transmit program requires a serial port on the PC.
• The program can transmit data strings and files one time, multiple times, or continuously.
• Data transmission delays can be inserted in millisecond, second, or minute increments.
• The serial control signals can be set on or off.

Collaboration Features

• Add notes to your capture files describing the contents of the data. Use the notes for archiving network information, or to resolve problems and sharing information between people.
• Add bookmarks to highlight important bytes and frames for easy access. Use these bookmarks to share information and capture files between team members.
• I/O configurations, protocol stacks, and filters can be saved for future use.

Help & Documentation

• Comprehensive product help provides operating instructions.
• Quick Start Guide enables rapid product set-up and operation.
• Manuals to provide additional technology specific information.
• Documentation is installed with the product and is also available online.

To learn more about diagnosing and troubleshooting industrial networks order your copy of NetDecoder online.