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Operating Information
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TLA7AXX Logic Analyzer Module Service Manual
Merged Modules
The logic analyzer allows you to merge individual 102-channel or 136-channel
module modules to provide a logic analyzer module with up to 680 channels.
The following procedures provide information for merging and unmerging logic
analyzer modules.
Before merging modules to create a merged module set, review the following
guidelines.
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You can only merge 102-channel and 136-channel modules.
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You cannot merge TLA7Axx modules with TLA7Lx, TLA7Mx, TLA7Nx,
TLA7Px, or TLA7Qx logic analyzer modules.
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Modules containing different memory depths can be merged, but will default
to the shallowest memory depth being used.
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All modules in a merged set must have the same maximum clock rate.
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Modules must be physically adjacent and connected before you can merge
them together in the System Configuration dialog box (see the instructions
under
Merge Procedure ).
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You can merge two, three, four, or five modules together.
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The master module must have an equal or greater number of channels than
the module(s) with which it is merged. If there is a second slave module, the
Slave 1 must have an equal or greater number of channels as the Slave 2.
Slave 3 cannot have more channels than the master module or Slave 1 and
Slave 2. Slave 4 cannot have more channels than the master modules or any
other slave modules.
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A merged module set can only reside in a single mainframe. You cannot
merge modules across mainframes.
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To merge a module to an established merged module set, the established
merged module set must be first unmerged through software via the System
Configuration dialog box. Unmerged modules are the only potential
candidates to add to a merged configuration.
Merging Rules