Triggering the Oscilloscope 4
6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide 155
To use FlexRay triggering
The N5432A FlexRay triggering and decode option, along with
the Agilent VPT1000 protocol analyzer and its MSO
communications cable, allow a 6000 Series mixed-signal
oscilloscope to:
Control the VPT1000 (without a PC).
Trigger on FlexRay bus frames, times, or errors and correlate
them with other signals in a device under test.
Display decoded FlexRay bus data.
Eight of the oscilloscope’s 16 digital channels are used for the
VPT1000 connection.

Modes of VPT1000 Control/Operation

The oscilloscope and VPT1000 can be used in one of three ways:
Oscilloscope controls the VPT1000, asynchronous mode
monitoring (LAN connection required).
Oscilloscope controls the VPT1000, synchronous mode
monitoring (LAN connection required).
PC controls the VPT1000.
When the oscilloscope controls the VPT1000, the system is a
standalone, time-correlated measurement system (no external
PC required).
Oscilloscope Controls the VPT1000, Asynchronous Mode
Monitoring
For asynchronous analysis, you can set the FlexRay channel and
baud rate from the oscilloscope’s VPT1000 Menu.
NOTE For information on displaying decoded FlexRay bus data, see “To decode
FlexRay data” on page 294.