Industrial Electronics

Teledyne LeCroy enables validation testing of solid-state storage power and sideband capabilities

11 August 2023

Teledyne LeCroy, a developer of protocol test and measurement solutions, announces availability of the OakGate R350-G5-PowerPlus 3U Rackmount Appliance for PCI Express 5.0, with solid state drive (SSD) power and sideband test capabilities.

Data centers and hyperscalers are measured on their power sustainability and power usage goals and require SSD vendors to test SSD performance during normal system shutdown, abnormal system shutdown, power surges, low or idle power states, and voltage fluctuations. SSD vendors would ideally like these test results to highlight competitive product differentiators, often citing lower active power consumption, better power efficiencies or reduced cooling efficiencies. SSD design and validation test engineers can now use the OakGate R350-G5-PowerPlus Rackmount Appliance to analyze voltage and current over timeSource: Teledyne LeCroySource: Teledyne LeCroy and under stress to determine SSD power utilization, efficiency, and consumption, and possibly find opportunities to improve SSD power consumption. Moreover, the R350-G5-PowerPlus operates without the use of third-party power interposers, reducing cost and simplifying test setup.

Teledyne LeCroy’s OakGate R350-G5-PowerPlus supports one eight-bay module capable of holding U.2, M.2, U.3, CEM, EDSFF E1.S or EDSFF E3.S/L SSD form factors, which can be easily changed by the customer. The OakGate R350-G5-PowerPlus comes standard with the industry’s most widely used test software, SVF/Enduro, supporting:

  • deep protocol inspection and analysis,
  • high-performance traffic generation,
  • full-performance characterization,
  • complex error injection,
  • and advanced test automation.

The open application programming interface (API) allows easy integration into existing test infrastructure. Additionally, the customized, proprietary driver works directly with the SSD hardware, providing the highest level of performance with low latency and consistent, repeatable test performance.

Availability

OakGate R350 PowerPlus PCIe 5.0 Validation Appliances can be ordered now. For additional information visit Teledyne LeCroy's SSD Validation and Test Appliance landing page at OakGate SSD Validation Solutions.

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