Protocol analysis
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RTO6
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User Manual 1801.6687.02 ─ 05
13.25.3.2
Triggering on 8b/10b data
Prerequisite: A bus is configured for the 8b/10b signal to be analyzed.
For the basic trigger settings, proceed in the following way:
1. Press the [Bus] key and selet the "Shortcuts" tab.
2. Press "Setup trigger".
3. Tap the "Source" button and select the "Serial bus" trigger source.
4. Tap "Serial bus" and select the serial bus that is set to 8b/10b.
5. Tap "Type" and select the trigger type to be used for 8b/10b protocol analysis.
6. Depending on the selected trigger type, more setup conditions have to be speci-
fied.
For information on how to proceed with the configuration settings, see
ter 13.25.3.1, "8b/10b trigger setup"
13.25.4
8b/10b decode results
When the configuration of the serial bus is complete, the signal can be decoded:
1.
In the "Protocol" dialog > "Setup" tab, enable "Decode".
2.
In the "Protocol" dialog > "Display" tab, select additional result display settings:
"Show decode table" and "Show binary signals".
For a description of the display settings, see also
The instrument captures and decodes the signal according to the standard definition
and the configuration settings.
The color-coding of the various protocol sections and errors simplifies the interpretation
of the visual display. The decode information condenses or expands, depending on the
horizontal scale. Various data formats are available to show the result values.
Decode Results Table
The results are shown in two tables:
●
"Decode results": contains information about all decoded frames
●
"Details frame": contains more detailed information about the selected frame in the
"Decode results" table.
8b/10b (option R&S
RTO6-K590)
