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Using The State Analyzer

Introduction

Problem Solving with the State Analyzer

In this chapter you will learn how to use the state analyzer by setting up the logic analyzer to make a simple state measurement. We give you the measurement results as actually measured by the logic analyzer, since you may not have the same circuit available.

The exercise in this chapter is organized in a task format. The tasks are ordered in the same way you will most likely use once you become an experienced user. The steps in this format are both numbered and lettered. The numbered steps state the step objective. The lettered steps explain how to accomplish each step objective. There is also an example of each menu after it has been properly set up.

How you use the steps depends on how much you remember from the Getting Started Guide. If you can set up each menu by just looking at the menu picture, go ahead and do so. If you need a reminder of what steps you need to perform, follow the numbered steps. If you still need more information about "how," use the lettered steps.

In this example assume you have designed a microprocessor controlled circuit. You have completed the hardware, and the software designer has completed the software and programmed the ROM (read-only memory). When you turn your circuit on for the first time, it doesn’t work properly. You have checked the power supply voltages and the system clock and they are working properly.

Since the circuit has never worked before, you and the software engineer aren’t sure if it is a hardware or software problem. You need to do some testing to find a solution.

HP 16510B

Using the State Analyzer

Front-Panel Reference

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