Frontline X240 Wireless Protocol Analyzer

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Key Features and Benefits Key Features and Benefits
The Right Tool for Every Job The Right Tool for Every Job
Maximum Mobility Maximum Mobility
Spectrum Analysis Spectrum Analysis
Wireless Protocol Suite Wireless Protocol Suite
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Overview

The Frontline X240 Wireless Protocol Analyzer captures information streaming between wireless devices and can do so utilizing various technologies including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 802.15.4. It is paired with the powerful Teledyne LeCroy Wireless Protocol Suite software to provide developers with a robust set of analysis tools including Bluetooth protocol analysis, Bluetooth audio analysis, and spectrum analysis.

The Frontline X240 makes it possible to capture and decode the wireless devices being developed or debugged in even the most challenging settings. It is compact, powerful, and built for mobility - weighing only 1.5 lbs! It can capture up to 16 logic channels and it can be powered by USB, enabling Excursion Mode for PC-free captures. It is great for use in the lab or test facility, but fantastic when you need to get mobile and take it with you in field or on the road.

Key Features and Benefits

  • Early access support for Bluetooth Channel Sounding
  • Flexible configuration options available
  • Captures the technologies you need. (Bluetooth BR/EDR, Low Energy, Bluetooth Dual-Mode, 802.11 a/b/g/n and ac 3x3 MIMO and 802.15.4)
  • Small footprint, USB bus powered and car adapter (included) for exceptional mobility
  • Faster root cause analysis on Bluetooth protocol and audio issues with the included Bluetooth Audio Expert System
  • Manual and automatic gain controls for easy adaptations to every environment
  • Live or post-capture decryption and analysis
  • All Bluetooth profiles and protocols supported through the latest specification
  • Excursion Mode allows for one-button PC-free captures
  • Spectrum analysis helps identify potential RF conflicts
  • Support for Bluetooth mesh technology
  • Wired capture via two highly user-configurable 8-channel HCI UART/Logic Pods
  • Capture and decode HCI UART (H4, H5, BCSP, and WCI-2)
  • Integration into automation setup using extensive APIs

The Right Tool For Every Job

With the Frontline X240, a new a la carte licensing model allows the user to create the right tool for every job. Equip the X240 with any single technology (Bluetooth BR/ EDR, Bluetooth LE, Bluetooth Dual-Mode, 802.11 a/b/g/n and ac, or 802.15.4) or any combination of those technologies for a tool that's no less than exactly what you need, and no more than you need to buy. CrossSync™ functionality allows you to connect multiple X240 units together to capture multiple technologies simultaneously, and facilitates antenna diversity.

Maximum Mobility

Since wireless applications are ubiquitous, the need for mobility during testing is essential. The Frontline X240 was designed with this need in mind. Teledyne LeCroy has packed maximum capturing power in a package that's only a little bigger than a paperback novel. But portability is about more than just size. The Frontline X240 comes equipped with a car adapter for mobile automotive applications, and can be powered by USB when AC power is hard to come by. And when true mobility is called for, Excursion Mode will allow the user to capture everything in the air at the push of a button, without any PC attached.

  • Compact format (7.5” wide X 4" deep X 1" tall) - only 1.5 lbs
  • Select your devices to focus on and your piconets and topologies
  • Single click to start capturing data
  • Decrypt and analyze data DURING or AFTER capture - live and post-capture decryption

Spectrum Analysis

The Frontline X240 Spectrum Analysis feature provides an RF heat map of the entire 2.4GHz ISM Band in Wireless Protocol Suite software. This enables the user to view time-synced captured wireless packets overlaid on top of the captured RF energy within the test environment. Signal strength (RSSI) is displayed when the user hovers over captured RF energy. With this data you can see how multiple technologies coexist in the Coexistence view.

The Spectrum Analysis feature and Coexistence view enables the user to identify RF interference and understand how their wireless devices operate effectively in the crowded 2.4GHz ISM band.

Wireless Protocol Suite

Teledyne LeCroy’s Wireless Protocol Suite combines Frontline’s decades of protocol analysis experience and up-to-the moment spec support with a streamlined interface, bringing all analysis tools into a single dockable framework that can be customized to your own preferred way of working and evaluating information. When paired with Teledyne LeCroy’s uniquely portable and configurable family of wireless protocol analyzers, the Wireless Protocol Suite delivers a world class software experience to anyone working with technologies that utilize the 2.4GHz ISM band.

Dockable Panes and Analysis Tools

  • Summary Pane
  • Packet Decode
  • Raw Data Pane
  • Coexistence View
  • Timing Analysis
  • Throughput/Utilization
  • Packet Error Rate
  • BR/EDR and LE Timeline View
  • Stats Pane
  • Message Sequence Charts
  • Bluetooth Audio Expert System

Learn more about the Wireless Protocol Suite software and how it can help you work more efficiently as you design, develop, and troubleshoot your devices.

Resources

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Frontline X240 Protocol Analyzer Datasheet Download PDF

Datasheet

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Frontline X240 Protocol Analyzer Quick Start Guide Download PDF

Quick Start Guide

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Wireless Protocol Suite Hardware and Software User Manual Download PDF

Manual

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Automation Server Protocol - Programmers Guide Download PDF

Manual

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Product Comparison
Bluetooth BR/EDR (5.4)
Bluetooth LE (5.4)
Bluetooth LE Audio / ISOC Support
Bluetooth LE (Draft Specs, Channel Sounding)
Bluetooth Dual-Mode
Wi-Fi a, b, g, n
Wi-Fi 5 ac
Wi-Fi 6/6E ax
802.15.4 (Thread and Matter)
High-performance RF Capture Circuits
2x Independent Radios
Automatic Gain Control
Co-Existence View - time stamped
Spectrum analysis
Audio Expert System (AES)
Excursion mode: Captures without PC
Wired Logic analysis Channels
Wired HCI UART, USB, SPI, Audio I2S Capture and Analysis
Trigger In/Out
Single Capture Trace for Off-the-air, HCI, Logic traffic
Operation with BT-SIG Recognized BLE Conformance Tester
Time-correlated analysis with other Test Tools (using CrossSync)
Capture over Ethernet
USB Bus Powered
Battery Powered
Frontline Sodera
 
*
 
 
 
 
1 Radio
 
*
4
no SPI, I2S
Works with Harmony
 
 
 
Frontline X240
3 x 3
3 x 3
 
1 Radio
**
16
no USB
Works with Harmony
Frontline X500
4 x 4
4 x 4
2 x 2
2 Radios
24
Works with Harmony
 

* Required connection to Frontline 802.11 Protocol Analyzer via Probesync cable
** Requires multiple X240s via Sync cable

Power

USB Type C connector
USB Wall Adapter with Power Delivery
USB Car Adapter with Power Delivery
Power over Ethernet

Dimensions and Weight

7.5” wide X 4" deep X 1" tall
190.5 mm X 101.6 mm X 25.4 mm
1.5 lbs

Bus Type

USB Type C
Ethernet (10, 100, 1000 Mbps)

Operating Frequency of SDR used for Bluetooth and 802.15.4

2395MHz - 2485MHz

Operating Frequency of WiFi Module

802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz
802.11 a/n/ac 5GHz

Sensitivity Range

-90dBm to +10 dBm

Supported Demodulators

BR/EDR and LE (GFSK, π/4 DQPSK,
8DPSK)
802.15.4 (O-QPSK)

Logic Analyzer Timestamp Resolution

5ns

Operating Temperature

0° to +40°C (32° to 104°F)

Humidity

Operating: 10% to 90% RH (noncondensing)

Regulatory Compliance

FCC part 15 B ARIB T-66
IEC60950 PSE
NRTL EMC
CE WPC

OS Supported

Windows 10, 11

USB Port

USB 2.0, USB 3.0

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