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Chapter 3: Using the Logic Analyzer in Timing or State Mode

Solving Logic Analysis Problems

Solving Logic Analysis Problems

	• “To test the logic analyzer hardware” on page 114
See Also	•	“If nothing happens when you start a measurement” on page 92
	• “If the captured data doesn't look correct” on page 97
	•	“If there are filtered data holes in display memory” on page 98

To test the logic analyzer hardware

In order to verify that the logic analyzer hardware is operational, run the Self Test utility. The Self Test function of the logic analysis system performs functional tests on both the system and any installed modules.

1.Disconnect all probes of the logic analyzer module.

2.If you have any work in progress, save it to a configuration file. (see the Agilent Technologies 16700A/B-Series Logic Analysis System help volume)

3.Disconnect all loads, adapters, or analysis probes from the probe cable ends.

4.From the system window, select the System Admin icon.

5.Select the Admin tab, then Self Test....

The system closes all windows before starting up Self Test.

6.Select Master Frame.

If the module is in an expansion frame, select Expansion Frame.

7.Select the logic analyzer that you want to test.

8.In the Self Test dialog box, select Test All.

You can also run individual tests by selecting them. Tests that require you to do something must be run this way.

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Agilent Technologies 16760A Logic Analyzer Agilent Technologies. All rights reserved Agilent Technologies 16760A Logic Analyzer Captures input signals as low as 200 mV p-pSampling Mode on Probing Reference on Concepts on See Also Glossary see Contents Choosing the Sampling Mode 112 Using Symbols 101110 114 155 Displaying Captured Eye Scan Data152 Format Tab 174 Eye Scan Tab 204 210211 Specifications and Characteristics 240259 Glossary Index Contents Getting Started Eye scan sampling mode, measurements will have these steps Probing and Sampling Mode Selection Steps Next . Choose the sampling mode onConnect logic analyzer to the device under test Choose the sampling mode To choose the sampling mode If you chose Timing Mode If you chose State Mode Next . Format labels for the probed signals on Either Timing Mode or State ModeIf you chose Eye Scan Mode Format labels for the probed signals To assign pods to the logic analyzer To specify threshold voltages Next Defined threshold voltage Select the Close buttonTo assign names to logic analyzer channels Timing Mode or State Mode Steps Define the trigger condition Run the measurement Next . Run the measurement on Display the captured data Next . Display the captured data onTo open Waveform or Listing displays Next For More Information... on To add display tools via the Workspace window Eye Scan Mode Steps Select channels for the eye scan measurement Set the eye scan range and resolution Next . Set the eye scan range and resolution on Run the eye scan measurement Next . Run the eye scan measurement on Display the captured eye scan data Next . Display the captured eye scan data on Eye Scan display window, use the following subtabs For More Information For More Information Probing and Selecting the Sampling Mode Probing and Selecting the Sampling Mode Using the E5378A Single-Ended Probe Probing the Device Under Test Numbers Single-ended signalNumber Either Using the E5379A Differential Probe Negative data inputs Or single-ended signalsIndependent threshold adjustment Reference voltage Using the E5380A Mictor-Compatible Probe Or AMP Using the E5382A Single-ended Flying Lead Probe Set Using an Analysis Probe Additional Accessories Probing the Device Under Test Choosing the Sampling Mode Selecting the Timing Mode Asynchronous Sampling To select the timing mode To select the conventional/transitional configuration To specify the sample period Sample rate is the inverse of the sample period To automatically adjust sampling positions on Selecting the State Mode Synchronous SamplingState Mode Sampling Position To manually adjust sampling positions on To select the state mode To select the state speed configuration To set up the sampling clock For the clock input signal that will be used To automatically adjust sampling positions Automatically sets the sampling positionRun simultaneously Choose the labels that you wish to run eye finder on To run eye finder repetitively To view eye finder data as a bus composite To view eye finder data as a stack of channelsTo save/load eye finder data To manually adjust sampling positions Eye Finder Advanced Settings Dialog onEye finder data must be saved and loaded separately Either Timing Mode or State Mode To specify the trigger positionTo set acquisition memory depth You can give more descriptive names to a logic analyzer To name an analyzerTo turn an analyzer off or on You can also name analyzers in the Pod Assignment Dialog on To select the eye scan mode speed configuration Selecting the Eye Scan ModeTo select the eye scan mode High-speed or high-bandwidth oscilloscope To set up the eye scan mode reference clock Format tab has activity indicators that show signal levels Formatting Labels for Logic Analyzer ProbesTo assign pods to the analyzer Capturing Data on 17 Channels in State Mode To set up qualified eye scan measurements onTo set pod threshold voltages To set clock threshold voltages To assign probe channels to labels Maximum of 32 channels can be assigned to a label Label offTo delete labels E5378A and E5380A probe types to be selectable SignalsTo import label names and assignments from a netlist Label To import label definitions from an Ascii file To assign label name Blue to channel 5 on pod A2Label Definition File Format Examples To export label definitions to an Ascii file To change the label polarityChannel 5 on pod A2, and channel 6 on pod A1 To reorder bits in a label Changing the label polarity will have the following effectsChanging the label polarity does not affect To turn a label on To turn labels off or onTo turn a label off To display a label that was off Using the Logic Analyzer in Timing or State Mode Using the Logic Analyzer in Timing or State Mode Setting Up Triggers and Running Measurements Use trigger functions for basic measurementsGeneral Using Trigger Functions To select a trigger function To specify a label pattern event Timing only To enter symbolic label values on Symbols Selector Dialog on To specify a label edge event To expand a trigger function To compress a trigger function To load/unload trigger function libraries To copy trigger function libraries between systems Using Other Trigger Features To count time, states, or turn counting off Reduced by half in order to store the required time tags To specify default storingTo assign pods to the analyzer on If you chose Custom To clear default storing changes To insert a store action state mode on Default storing is initially on or offTrigger tabs Default Storing subtab, select the At start Acquisition option button and choose either On or Off To insert sequence levels To insert/replace/delete sequence levelsTo clear the trigger sequence on To replace sequence levels To cut/copy-and-paste sequence levels Setting Up Triggers and Running Measurements Example system14 Slot C Analyzer C has triggered To clear the trigger sequence To restore default trigger settingsTo view a picture of the trigger sequence Trigger tab, select the Overview subtab To specify a duration or occurrence count for events To specify a time duration for events timing only To insert a timer action To insert a store action state modeTo insert timer actions/events Available To insert a counter action To insert a timer eventTo insert counter actions/events To insert a counter event To insert flag actions/events To drive the Port Out signal with a flag To insert a flag event To insert a reset occurrence counter action To group eventsTo use named events To give an event list a name Saving/Recalling Trigger SetupsTo save a trigger setup To insert a named event To clear the trigger save/recall list To recall a trigger setupRunning Measurements To start/stop measurements Select the Stop or Stop All button If nothing happens when you start a measurementTo stop a measurement Waiting for Trigger on To view the trigger status Displaying Captured Data To open Waveform or Listing displays Windows Help volumeTo use other display tools Search for particular data values captured on labels Displaying Captured Data If the captured data doesnt look correct Analyzer help volumeIntermittent Data Errors Unwanted Triggers Into parallel words which are easier to view and analyze If there are filtered data holes in display memory This situation will occur in these cases To display symbols for data values To view symbolic values in a waveform displayTo view symbolic values in a listing display To cancel the display processing of captured data Select the Cancel button100 Using Symbols You can use symbol names in place of data values when101 To load object file symbols To reload object file symbols102 To adjust symbol values for relocated code Object file symbols are reloaded To replace user-defined symbols To create user-defined symbolsWhose symbols you wish to relocate 104 To delete user-defined symbols To enter symbolic label valuesWhen entering label values in the trigger sequence To load user-defined symbols To create an Ascii symbol file General-Purpose Ascii GPA Symbol File Format on106 Create the reader.ini file on your workstation or PC AppendTicoffPage StabsTypeReadOnlyTicoffPage Examples Example for Elf/Stabs Example for Coff/Stabs using Ticoff reader Example for Ticoff109 Printing/Exporting Captured Data You can print captured data from display tool windows Icon to view the imported data Select the file name and automatic file sequencing optionsSelect the Read File button 111 Cross-Triggering To cross-trigger with another instrument112 When the logic analyzer drives the arm signal 113 To test the logic analyzer hardware on Solving Logic Analysis ProblemsTo test the logic analyzer hardware 114 Service Center for assistance System help volume115 To load logic analyzer configurations Saving and Loading Logic Analyzer ConfigurationsTo save logic analyzer configurations 116 Using the Logic Analyzer in Eye Scan Mode 117 118 To select channels for the eye scan Setting Up and Running Eye Scan MeasurementsEye Scan tab lets you set up and run Eye Scan measurements 119 To set the eye scan range and resolution Scan Settings Subtab on120 To set advanced eye scan options To quickly set up another measurement using the scale seeTo run an eye scan measurement 121 To set up qualified eye scan measurements Advanced Subtab on122 Requirements Signal Timing Burst Transfers Memory device versus a memory controller123 After the rising edge of the clock Has adjustable sampling positions on each input channelBurst Before the clock edge to after it Clock cycle of the next burst Are supported125 126 Be sure that the thresholds are set correctly 127 Start your target system and select Run Eye Finder For correct state mode acquisitionsNot already expanded Display Now, set up eye scan mode 129 Select the Eye Scan tab Select the Qualifier subtab 130 Select the Qualify eye scan sampling using... button 131 To comment on the eye scan settings Displaying Captured Eye Scan Data To open the Eye Scan display133 Within the data captured on the bus To select the channels displayedTool 134 To use the scaling options To scale the Eye Scan displayScale tab, you can Eye Scan display window, select the Scale tab To clear the captured eye scan data To quickly set up another measurement using the scaleTo set Eye Scan display options To open the Eye Scan display on 137 138 139 To change the Eye Scan color scale 140 Is zero by default Make measurements on the eye scan data on141 To make measurements on the eye scan data About the captured measurement data142 143 144 145 146 147 148 Eye Scan display window, select the Info tab To display information about the eye scan dataScroll bars to navigate through the information 149 Info tab, you can 150 To comment on the eye scan data 151 Loading Logic Analyzer Configurations on Saving and Loading Captured Eye Scan Data152 Sampling Tab on Format Tab on Trigger Tab on 153 154 Sampling Tab Sampling tab lets you choose between the logic analyzers155 Acquisition Timing ModeConventional Transitional 156 Period and other times more than two sample periods apart How Samples are Stored in Transitional TimingWill be stored Samples with transitions State Mode State Speed158 Sampling Positions Dialog 159 Sampling Positions Tab File menu Lets you save/load eye finder data160 Sampling Position Label buttonsDisplay Area 161 XX% complete How the Selected Position BehavesHow the Suggested Position Behaves Cannot run the Eye Finder at this time Complete Date Cannot run the Logic Analyzer at this timeCharacterizer cannot be loaded 163 Select one or more labels in the Eye Finder Setup tab Two common possibilities exist Timeout N K clocks in 5 secThis channel appears to be completely quiet 165 Stable region extends beyond the limits of the display Run Eye Finder to characterize this channelSee individual channels for messages 166 Numerical value for the item XXX could not be read Disk is probably full Invalid true/false flag Failed to open file for reading/writing NameFile Name already exists. Overwrite? Unsupported revision level AA.BB Eye Finder Setup Tab 169 Eye Finder Advanced Settings Dialog 170 File Info Tab 171 Save Eye Scan ModeReload Save As Selecting the Eye Scan Mode on 173 Data Expander cards which cannot be used in the clock setupFormat Tab Specify the logic analyzer pod and clock threshold voltages Type Pod Assignment DialogName Pods Trigger Tab 176 Trigger Functions Subtab 177 General Timing Trigger Functions 178 179 General State Trigger Functions 180 Find pattern1 eventually followed by pattern2 181 182 Advanced Trigger Functions 183 184 Advanced pattern1 or pattern2 Turbo State Trigger FunctionsState Trigger Functions Searched for 186 Half Channel State Trigger Functions 187 Intermodule Control Settings SubtabCount 188 Overview Subtab This tab gives a picture of the trigger sequence189 At start Acquisition Default Storing SubtabEvent Specification List Group events Status Subtab Save/Recall Subtab191 Creating trigger function libraries 192 That you use to set up resource terms Symbols TabTwo kinds of symbols are available Multiple files Object file versions See Also 194 Symbols Selector Dialog Matching Symbols195 Search Pattern Offset By OptionAddress masking is done by the Align to x Byte option Byte option allows you to mask off an address Symbol File FormatsAlign to x Byte Option Qualifies any address from 100C through 100F General-Purpose Ascii GPA Symbol File Format 107 file198 GPA Record Format Summary Format199 Records Definitions in the file200 First address of the section, in hexadecimal Symbol representing the name of the sectionSymbol representing the function name Last address of the section, in hexadecimal Number of a line in the file, in decimal You can specify symbols for variables usingName of a file 202 Comments 203 Expand Eye Scan TabLabels Subtab Collapse Shows labels only Select All Selects all channels Scan Range Scan Settings SubtabRun Mode Time Advanced Subtab 206 Long ShortMedium Custom Clock Edge to Sample Qualifier SubtabQualification Names for Comments Subtab 209 Calibration Status Calibration TabCalibration Instructions Calibration Messages Error Messages 211 Branch expression is too complex General Guidelines212 Specific Guidelines 200 Mb/s State and all Timing Modes 213 Specific Guidelines 400 Mb/s State Modes If the following sequence does not compileThis one may 214 215 Specific Guidelines 800 Mb/s State Mode Specific Guidelines 1250/1500 Mb/s State Mode216 217 Possible Causes Goto action specifies an undefined levelHardware Initialization Failed Last sequence level calls goto next No more Edge/Glitch resources available for this pod pair Maximum of 32 Channels Per LabelMust assign another pod pair to specify actions for flags Timing sampling mode, flags are are always available Phrase some of the edges as patterns Possible SolutionsNo more Pattern resources available for this pod pair 220 No Trigger action found in the trace specification Slow or Missing Clock221 Trigger function initialization failure 222 Then the approximate time is 32 seconds Trigger inhibited during timing prestoreTrigger Specification is too complex 223 Combiner resource allocation guidelines Event224 Waiting for Trigger Misaligned boundaries for addresses225 To save a trigger setup on 226 Probes Specifications and CharacteristicsOperating temperature 0 to 45 degrees C 227 All specifications are marked by * asterisk E5378A Single-Ended Probe Specifications CharacteristicsE5379A Differential Probe Specifications Characteristics E5378A Input Equivalent Circuit E5379A Input Equivalent Circuit 229 1500 Mb/s Sampling Mode Specifications and Characteristics E5380A Input Equivalent Circuit230 Characteristics 231 232 400 Mb/s Sampling Mode Specifications Characteristics 233 200 Mb/s Sampling Mode Specifications Characteristics 234 All specifications are marked by * asterisk Conventional Timing Mode Specifications and CharacteristicsTransitional Timing Mode Specifications and Characteristics 235 What is a Specification? 236 Referred to as an operational accuracy calibration What is a Characteristic?What is a Function Test? 237 238 Concepts 239 Understanding Logic Analyzer Triggering Conveyor Belt Analogy240 Conveyor belt analogy 241 Next Summary of Triggering Capabilities on Summary of Triggering CapabilitiesSequence Levels Next Sequence Levels on 243 244 Addr Data Boolean Expressions Ranges BranchesEdges Next Ranges on Next Flags on FlagsOccurrence Counters and Global Counters Trigger Sequence for Module An example trigger sequence to set up this measurement is TimersNext Timers on An edge followed by an edge with a time limit Next Storage Qualification on Default StorageStorage Qualification Needed Sequence Level Storage 250 Trigger Functions Strategies for Setting Up TriggersNext Strategies for Setting Up Triggers on 251 Agilent 16715A trigger user interface Pattern2 occurring immediately after Pattern1252 Same trigger as If/Then statements Store range until pattern occurs253 Document Your Trigger Sequences Setting Up Complex TriggersNext Setting Up Complex Triggers on Next Document Your Trigger Sequences on Next Conclusions on ConclusionsDifferent parts of the trigger to describe how they work Inline documentation on an Agilent logic analyzer Understanding State Mode Sampling Positions To accurately capture data on a bus256 257 Window 258 Understanding Eye Scan Measurements 259 260 261 Are multiple logic analyzer cards in a module in this case Voltage resolution that can be set is 1 mVUsing the Logic Analyzer in Eye Scan Mode on Measurements run simultaneously in parallel Glossary Asterisk * See edge terms, glitch, and labels263 Divided into 1K 64-state records 264 Debug mode See monitor 265 Ethernet address See link-level 266 267 268 Module/probe interconnect cable 269 By the channel width of the instrument Processor probe See emulation270 Measurements 271 272 273 274 Index 275 276 251 277 247 278 122 279 180 Label values, symbolic, 105 labels, 22 280 281 Positive logic 282 242 283 107 284 Wait for other machine to trigger Publication Number 5988-9044EN January 1