To Use A State Analyzer To Trigger Timing Analysis Of A Count-Down On A Set Of Data Lines - HP 16500B User Manual

data lines
To use a state analyzer to trigger timing analysis of a
count-down on a set of data lines
Select the Intermodule menu.
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Select the state analyzer from the Modules list and set it to Group
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Run. Select the timing analyzer and set it to respond to the arm signal
from the state analyzer.
Select the state analyzer Trigger menu.
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Set the state analyzer to trigger on the label and term that identify the
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start of the count-down routine.
If you are not familiar with the procedures for setting up a trigger condition,
see chapter 1.
In the timing analyzer Trigger Menu, set the timing analyzer to trigger
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on any state and store any state.
Select Group Run from the upper right corner of the display.
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Your target system may include various state machines that are started by
system events: interrupt processing, I/O activity, and the like. The state analyzer
is ideal for recognizing the system events; the timing analyzer is ideal for
examining the step-by-step operation of the state machines.
Intermodule Measurements
To use a state analyzer to trigger timing analysis of a count-d
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