manualshive.com logo in svg

Tektronix TLA5201B, Quick Start User Manual

Share
Download
Tektronix TLA5201B Quick Start User Manual Download Page 43

Application Examples

Application Examples

The examples in this section show how to use your instrument to do common logic analyzer tasks. These examples use the
basic setups with the

fl

ip-

fl

op examples developed earlier in this document. (See page 8,

Getting Acquainted with Your

Instrument

.) Refer to the setups as needed to step through the application examples.

Triggering on a Glitch

Logic analyzers are useful for debugging elusive, intermittent problems, such as glitches. Use the following procedures to set
up the logic analyzer to trigger on a glitch.

Set up the Glitch Trigger

1.

Con

fi

gure the Setup window and ensure

that

Asynchronous

is selected. (See

page 8,

Con

fi

gure the Setup Window

.)

2.

Open the Waveform window, right-click
in the waveform label area, and select

Add Waveform . . .

.

34

TLA Quick Start User Manual

Summary of Contents for TLA5201B

Page 1: ...Tektronix TLA5201B Manual Get Pricing Availability at ApexWaves com Call Today 1 800 915 6216 Email sales apexwaves com https www apexwaves com analyzers tektronix inc tla5000b TLA5201B ...

Page 2: ...Tektronix Logic Analyzer Family ZZZ Quick Start User Manual xx www tektronix com 077 1575 03 ...

Page 3: ...in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc MagniVu and TekLink are trademarks of Tektronix Inc Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product information sales service and technical support In Nor...

Page 4: ...s duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install repair or ...

Page 5: ...s warranty Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period If Tektronix is unable to provide a replacement that is free from defects in materials and workmanship within a reasonable time thereafter Customer may terminate the license for this software product and return this software product and any associated materials for credit or refund THIS WARRANTY IS...

Page 6: ...e Trigger Window 13 Define the Waveform Window 15 Acquire Data 19 Using the Tabbed Trigger Window 20 Analyzing Data 21 Zooming Data 21 Measure Waveform Data using Cursors 22 Using the Data Measurement Window 24 View Acquired Data with MagniVu High Resolution Timing 25 Managing Data 27 Saving Setups 27 Loading Setups 28 iView Integrated Measurements 29 Connecting the Logic Analyzer and the Oscillos...

Page 7: ...t problems Up to 235 MHz state acquisition analysis of synchronous digital circuits TLA5000B series Up to 800 MHz state acquisition analysis of synchronous digital circuits TLA7Axx series Up to 1400 MHz state acquisition analysis of synchronous digital circuits TLA7Bxx series Simultaneous state high speed timing and analog analysis through the same logic analyzer probe to pin point elusive faults ...

Page 8: ...tion and Securities instructions Data security concerns specific to sanitizing or removing memory devices from Tektronix products Application notes Collection of logic analyzer application specific notes Product Specifications Performance Verification Procedures TLA Product specifications and performance verification procedures TPI NET Documentation Detailed information for controlling the logic a...

Page 9: ...Preface iv TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 10: ...See the installation manual for detailed instructions on connecting to a network Connecting Probes to the System Under Test The logic analyzer has different methods of connecting probes to the system under test Refer to the illustration and connect your probes to the system under test Square pin connectors Use general purpose probes to connect to the system under test using square pin connectors o...

Page 11: ... connect to your local instrument Selecting Offline does not connect you to an instrument Remote Host Connection Connect as Remote Host when you want to run the application on your PC to control the instrument remotely and then store the data locally on your PC NOTE You must be connected to a LAN to use Remote Host and the TLA Server TLA7012 and TLA5000B must be running Refer to Controlling the Lo...

Page 12: ...fline Remote Desktop Connect as Remote Desktop when you want to run the application on the instrument from your PC and store the data on the instrument To enable the Remote Desktop ensure that the Microsoft Windows System Properties dialog box on the instrument is setup as shown See the Microsoft Web site http www microsoft com for more information on working remotely TLA Quick Start User Manual 3...

Page 13: ... Use the toolbar buttons to quickly navigate between key windows while making the best use of screen space Click one of the buttons to quickly access a Setup window Trigger window Waveform window or Listing window Toolbar Buttons Use the TLA Explorer to quickly access key windows from a tree structure The TLA Explorer shows all of the modules in the logic analyzer and their subcomponents 4 TLA Qui...

Page 14: ...ata windows available with your logic analyzer Click an icon to open the related window Quick Tips To open the System window select System from the Window menu or press function key F9 Use the front panel buttons to navigate between windows on the TLA7012 Portable Mainframe TLA Quick Start User Manual 5 ...

Page 15: ...arized below 1 Use the Setup window to set up the logic analyzer signals threshold voltages clocking and sampling and samples per signal 2 Specify triggering in the Trigger window 3 Configure a Waveform window 4 Acquire data 5 Analyze the data in the Waveform or Listing window 6 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 16: ...ata sheet timing diagrams Listing Window Use Listing windows to display acquired data in a state table display Listing windows can be used for state machine debug applications tracing relative software execution system optimization and following data through a system design Histogram Window Use Histogram windows to display acquired data as histograms Histogram data is useful for evaluating the per...

Page 17: ... only a few channels to acquire data However you can use the same concepts with hundreds of channels Set the Default System Use the Default System setup to load the factory default settings 1 Power on the instrument and wait for the instrument to complete the power on tests 2 Select Default System from the File menu 3 Click OK Configure the Setup Window Use the following procedures to define data ...

Page 18: ...Synchronous sampling is also known as state acquisition The following example uses asynchronous sampling 1 Select Asynchronous 2 Set sample period or use default setting 3 Select the threshold voltage The threshold voltage is applied to all probe channels You can set threshold voltages for individual channels in the bottom part of the Setup window NOTE If your logic analyzer has a support package ...

Page 19: ...lyzer 2 Select how to store the acquisition Select Samples to store samples specified by the trigger actions Select 63 Sample Blocks to store samples in blocks of 63 bits this is often recommended for troubleshooting program flow Select Samples Glitches to store glitch data Asynchronous sampling only Select Samples Violations Setup and hold violations to store setup and hold violations Synchronous...

Page 20: ...rocess Create Groups Groups are logical collections of probe signals often related to busses on your system under test When you enter the Setup window the first time an empty group card appears on the right side of the Setup window 1 Enter a name for the group for example Address Bus 2 Determine the probe section that you want to use For example click A3 to select the signals for section A3 TLA Qu...

Page 21: ...Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument 3 Drag selected signals to the group card 4 To create additional groups click the plus sign at the right edge of the Groups column 12 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 22: ...the one 1 The signal connected to A3 3 is transitioning as indicated in yellow NOTE If the signals are inverted the zero O appears on top and the one 1 is on the bottom If there is no probe activity check for the following Check the probe connections Verify that the target system is powered on Check the probe threshold voltages Click the Activity Threshold indicators to open a dialog box to adjust...

Page 23: ...s if needed 3 Click and drag the Trigger Pos indicator to the point in memory where you want the instrument to trigger The default selection is 50 Quick Tips After you have acquired data use the Tabbed Trigger window to define simple trigger programs without having to close the Waveform or Listing window Use EasyTrigger to define the trigger program for most applications use PowerTrigger to custom...

Page 24: ...efine the data windows for your needs For this example you will use the Waveform window Open the Waveform Window Click the Waveform button to open the Waveform window Delete the Default Waveforms 1 Press the CTRL key and select each waveform name that you want to delete TLA Quick Start User Manual 15 ...

Page 25: ...Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument 2 Right click and select Delete Waveforms Quick Tip Use the delete key on the keyboard to delete highlighted waveforms 16 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 26: ...t Add Waveforms Use the following steps to add the waveforms that you defined in the Setup window See page 11 Create Groups 1 Right click in the waveform label area and select Add Waveform 2 Expand each group TLA Quick Start User Manual 17 ...

Page 27: ...electing each signal that you want to add to the Waveform window 4 Click Add 5 Click Close Quick Tip Select By Name to add the probe signals to the Waveform window by their channel names This is useful for groups that have only one channel 18 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 28: ...analyzer is waiting for the trigger or if it has triggered and is filling its acquisition memory When a trigger occurs the instrument displays the flip flop Clock Input and Output data in the Waveform window The trigger point is represented by the red trigger marker T Quick Tip To verify that the instrument is acquiring data during long periods of inactivity on the screen check that the Tek icon i...

Page 29: ...omplex data you can still use the Power Trigger window 1 Click Run Data must be present before you can use the Tabbed Trigger window 2 Click Trigger in the tabbed window 3 Click and drag the Channel Edge icon from the Tabbed Trigger window to the Output waveform The instrument will display the details of the program in the Trigger Details area The details are similar to those in the Power Trigger ...

Page 30: ...online help for more details Zooming Data To zoom data in the Waveform window 1 Click and drag from left to right over the area you want to zoom 2 Click the Zoom In button a few times to zoom the timing data samples Quick Tips Click and drag from the right to the left to zoom to the previous selection Use the Zoom In and the Zoom Out buttons in the toolbar as an alternative method of zooming data ...

Page 31: ...window to measure the time between waveforms 1 Point the mouse at Cursor 1 over the waveform that you want to measure 2 Click and drag Cursor 1 toward a leading or trailing edge of the waveform 3 Release the mouse to snap the cursor to the next waveform edge 4 Repeat for Cursor 2 22 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 32: ...e the right click menu to move the cursors on screen select Move Cursor 1 Here You can use the Snap to Edge feature with any of the user marks You can click to add multiple Delta Time toolbars in the same Waveform window You can use the Delta Time toolbar to measure time between any two marks Select the marks from the drop down lists in the toolbar TLA Quick Start User Manual 23 ...

Page 33: ...the Clock waveform and release The selected measurement will be added to the Data Measurement window at the bottom of the display 3 Repeat for any other measurements 4 Click the Statistics tab in the Data Measurement window to display the results of the measurement along with other statistics Measurements are taken on the existing data without having to acquire new data 24 TLA Quick Start User Man...

Page 34: ...ling on TLA7N4 modules on all waveforms to analyze details that you may not see using Deep timing It is like having two logic analyzers in one Using a single probe you can view Deep timing data for long time spans and MagniVu high resolution timing data for greater resolution at the area of interest The MagniVu high resolution data is automatically acquired with each acquisition However the wavefo...

Page 35: ...the MagniVu timing data is 16 K bits long as compared to the Deep timing data Deep timing lets you acquire a large amount of data MagniVu timing lets you focus on the details of the data 4 Move Cursor 1 to an area in the Waveform window outside the range of the MagniVu data 26 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 36: ...on screen Quick Tip Click the MagniVu button in the Listing or Waveform window to turn the MagniVu display on and off Managing Data This section contains procedures for managing data such as saving setups and loading saved setups Saving Setups After defining your setup you can save it for future use 1 Select Save System As TLA Quick Start User Manual 27 ...

Page 37: ...Data 3 Enter a file name 4 Click Save Quick Tips Save often to avoid losing critical setups and data See the online help for details on saving setups Loading Setups Use the following steps to load the setup that you saved under Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument See page 8 1 Select Load System 28 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 38: ...lyzer captures the digital components and the oscilloscope captures the analog components Use the following steps to set up the oscilloscope for these examples Refer to the documentation that came with your oscilloscope for operating instructions 1 Connect the oscilloscope probe to the same signal source as the logic analyzer for this example connect to the Q output of the flip flop 2 Power on the...

Page 39: ...e connections and setups 3 Click Finish on the last page of the wizard Quick Tips Start the iView wizard by clicking the iView icon in the Listing window or Waveform window If you have a TLA7012 Portable Mainframe start the iView wizard by pressing the front panel iView button If the oscilloscope is properly connected to the logic analyzer when you start the iView wizard the wizard will bypass the...

Page 40: ... the waveform on screen Aligning the Oscilloscope Data with the Logic Analzyer Data Complete the following steps to fine tune the data alignment 1 Zoom the display to measure the time difference between the glitch in the MagniVu waveform and in the oscilloscope waveform 2 Move Cursor 1 to the leading edge of the glitch in the MagniVu waveform 3 Click the oscilloscope waveform label to allow you to...

Page 41: ... Measurements 6 Select Time Alignment from the Data menu 7 Select the oscilloscope as the data source 8 Enter the offset value Delta Time value into the Adjust time offset box 9 Click OK 32 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 42: ...value will move the oscilloscope waveform in the display to the right with respect to the logic analyzer data A negative offset value will move the oscilloscope waveform to the left Click the iView button in the Waveform window or press iView button on the TLA7012 front panel to turn the iView signals on and off TLA Quick Start User Manual 33 ...

Page 43: ...etups as needed to step through the application examples Triggering on a Glitch Logic analyzers are useful for debugging elusive intermittent problems such as glitches Use the following procedures to set up the logic analyzer to trigger on a glitch Set up the Glitch Trigger 1 Configure the Setup window and ensure that Asynchronous is selected See page 8 Configure the Setup Window 2 Open the Wavefo...

Page 44: ...Application Examples 3 Select the groups Clock Input and Output for this example 4 Click Add 5 Click Close 6 Click Run 7 Click Trigger TLA Quick Start User Manual 35 ...

Page 45: ... is selected by default You can select the groups you want and avoid triggering on signals that may contain glitches that you do not care about 10 Click Run 11 Expand the Output group to see the highlighted glitch on the Q waveform 12 Click MagniVu The glitch data is highlighted in red at every sample point for each signal in the Deep timing waveforms The MagniVu timing waveforms show the high res...

Page 46: ... Setup window See page 8 Configure the Setup Window 2 Select Synchronous 3 Select the Single Clock source For this example select CK0 4 Select the rising edge of the clock 5 Select Samples Configure the Trigger 1 Define the setups for the Waveform window See page 15 Define the Waveform Window You will use the Waveform window setups to help define the trigger 2 Click Trigger in the tabbed window 3 ...

Page 47: ...ach rising clock edge Each tic mark of the Sample clock waveform represents a clock edge The MagniVu high resolution data still displays timing data Configure the Listing Window 1 Click the Listing window button for your instrument in the TLA toolbar The listing window has no data in it You need to add the data columns to the window to see the data 38 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 48: ...olumn to the right of the last column Timestamps may be easier to read in this position Note the data in the Listing window The clock data appears as zeros because the data is sampled on the rising edge of the clock The Input and Output data appear as ones and zeros The Timestamp column lists the time between data samples The trigger point is halfway through the data because the Trigger position w...

Page 49: ...uisition Define the Setup Window 1 Configure the signals in the Setup window See page 8 Configure the Setup Window 2 Select Synchronous 3 Select the Single Clock source For this example select CK0 4 Select the rising edge of the clock 5 Select Samples Configure the Trigger 1 Click Run 2 Click Trigger 3 Click and drag the Setup and Hold icon from the Tabbed Trigger window to the Input waveform 40 T...

Page 50: ...ising edge of the clock signal at the violation The setup and hold violation area is highlighted in red for each setup and hold violation on the Deep timing waveform Use the MagniVu timing to view and measure the actual details 3 Zoom the data as necessary to see the MagniVu waveforms 4 Select System Trigger in the Measurement toolbar 5 Move Cursor 2 to the data input transition 6 Read the setup t...

Page 51: ...oppy disk drive or DVD drive 5 C to 50 C 15 C hr maximum gradient noncondensing derated 1 C per 305 m 1000 ft above 1524 m 5000 ft altitude 1 2 Nonoperating no media in floppy disk drive or DVD drive 20 C to 60 C 15 C hr maximum gradient noncondensing Relative Humidity Operating and nonoperating Operating no media in floppy disk drive or DVD drive 20 to 80 relative humidity noncondensing Maximum w...

Page 52: ...eparate high resolution memory The storage speed may be changed by software to 250 ps 500 ps or 1000 ps so that the MagniVu memory covers more time at a lower resolution Number of channels TLA5201B 32 data and 2 clock TLA5202B TLA7AC2 TLA7BB2 64 data and 4 clock TLA5203B 96 data 4 clock and 2 qualifier TLA5204B TLA7N4 128 data 4 clock and 4 qualifier TLA7AC3 TLA7BB3 96 data and 6 clock qualifier T...

Page 53: ...ampling Sampling period 1 The fastest sampling rate for each logic analyzer goes to 50 ms in a 1 2 5 sequence TLA7N4 4 ns 250 MS all channels 2 ns 500 MS half channels TLA7ACx TLA5000B 2 ns 500 MS all channels 1 ns 1000 MS half channels 500 ps 2000 MS quarter channels TLA7Bxx 1 25 ns 800 MS all channels 625 ps 1600 MS all channels 313 ps 3200 MS half channels 157 ps 6400 MS quarter channels Minimu...

Page 54: ...edges 3 235 MHz in half speed mode 4 25 ns minimum between active clock edges 3 450 MHz in full speed mode 2 2 ns minimum between active clock edges 800 MHz on half channels 4 Software controls the selection between full speed and half speed modes TLA7Bxx 750 MHz one sample point per clock all channels 750 MHz four samples points per clock half channels 1400 MHz one sample point per clock all chan...

Page 55: ...connector in the recessed position Width increases by 10 41 mm 0 41 in with merge connector in the extended position Length 373 mm 14 7 in Weight TLA5000B and mainframes include empty accessory pouch slot covers and front cover TLA715 13 9 kg 30 lbs 12 oz TLA721 and TLA7XM 26 7 kg 58 lbs 11 oz with benchtop controller TLA7012 18 45 kg 40 lbs 12 oz TLA7016 24 kg 52 lbs 14 oz TLA5201B 11 8 kg 25 lb ...

Page 56: ...oading setups 28 Local connection 2 M MagniVu button 25 MagniVu timing 25 viewing setup and hold violations 41 Measuring data 22 Memory depth setting 10 N Network 1 New Data Window wizard 7 O offline 3 Offline operation 3 Opening Setup window 8 Trigger window 13 Waveform window 15 P Power Trigger window 20 PowerTrigger 14 Probe connections 1 threshold voltages 9 Probe activity 13 R Related documen...

Page 57: ...log box 2 TLA Explorer 4 Toolbar Buttons 4 Trigger defining 13 Triggering glitch 34 setup and hold 40 U Using the logic analyzer 6 W Waveform window 7 opening 15 Waveforms adding 17 deleting 15 Windows Listing 7 38 Waveform 7 opening 15 Z Zooming data 21 48 TLA Quick Start User Manual ...

Reviews:

No comments

Brands by name

Popular brands

Load more brands