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- Page 1 Tektronix TLA5201B Manual Get Pricing & Availability at ApexWaves.com Call Today: 1-800-915-6216 Email: sales@apexwaves.com https://www.apexwaves.com/analyzers/tektronix-inc/tla5000b/TLA5201B...
- Page 2 Tektronix Logic Analyzer Family Quick Start User Manual www.tektronix.com 077-1575-03...
- Page 3 Copyright © Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material.
- Page 4 Warranty 2 Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
- Page 5 Warranty 9(b) Tektronix warrants that the media on which this software product is furnished and the encoding of the programs on the media will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) months from the date of shipment. If any such medium or encoding proves defective during the warranty period, Tektronix will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective medium.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents Preface ..........................Key Features .. -
Page 7: Preface
TLA7000 Series Mainframes (TLA7012, TLA7016) and their associated modules Key Features The Tektronix Logic Analyzers can help you verify and debug hardware designs, processor and bus designs, and embedded software and hardware integration. Key features include: 34/68/102/136 channel logic analyzers 500 ps (2 GHz) 256 Mb deep timing analysis 125 ps (8 GHz) MagniVu high resolution timing acquisition simultaneous with deep timing or state acquisition to find... -
Page 8: Documentation
Documentation The following table lists related documentation, available as printed documents or as PDF documents on the TLA Documentation CD and on the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Other documentation, such as online help, is available on the instrument. Related Documentation... - Page 9 Preface TLA Quick Start User Manual...
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Page 10: Basic Setups
Basic Setups Basic Setups Installation Documentation For installation instructions and descriptions of controls and connectors on your instrument, refer to the installation reference card or installation manual that came with the instrument. (See page iii, Documentation.) Connecting to a Network The user interface operates under the Microsoft Windows®... -
Page 11: Connecting To Your Instrument
Basic Setups Connecting to Your Instrument You can connect to your instrument as Remote Host, Remote Desktop, or Local. To access the TLA Connection dialog box, start the TLA Application software on the instrument or on your PC. NOTE. The TLA Connection dialog box appears when you start the instrument from a PC or when you restart the TLA application without shutting down the instrument. - Page 12 Basic Setups Offline You can work offline, without connecting to an instrument, to modify setups or view data files that you previously saved. Click the TLA Application on the desktop and then select Offline. Remote Desktop Connect as Remote Desktop when you want to run the application on the instrument from your PC and store the data on the instrument.
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Page 13: Navigating The Logic Analyzer Windows
Basic Setups Navigating the Logic Analyzer Windows Tektronix provides several different ways of navigating the logic analyzer windows to accomplish your basic tasks. Choose the one that works best for you. Toolbar Buttons Use the toolbar buttons to quickly navigate between key windows while making the best use of screen space. - Page 14 Basic Setups System Window The System window shows a block diagram representation of the modules and data windows available with your logic analyzer. Click an icon to open the related window. Quick Tips To open the System window, select System from the Window menu or press function key F9. Use the front-panel buttons to navigate between windows on the TLA7012 Portable Mainframe.
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Page 15: Basic Steps For Using A Logic Analyzer
Basic Setups Basic Steps for Using a Logic Analyzer The basic steps for using the logic analyzer are summarized below. 1. Use the Setup window to set up the logic analyzer signals, threshold voltages, clocking, and sampling, and samples per signal 2. -
Page 16: Data Window Overview
Basic Setups Data Window Overview Use data windows to display and analyze data acquired by your instrument. The Waveform window is the default data window. Create other data windows using the New Data Window wizard. NOTE. To start the New Data Window wizard click in the toolbar or select New Data Window from the Window menu. -
Page 17: Getting Acquainted With Your Instrument
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument The following sections show how to set up the logic analyzer and to do timing analysis using data from a simple D-type flip-flop. Flip-flops serve as building blocks in digital systems. Although most flip-flops are buried inside complex ASICS and other devices, they are useful for showing hardware debugging techniques using a logic analyzer. - Page 18 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Specify the Sampling Method When you select asynchronous sampling, the logic analyzer selects when data is sampled (sample point). Asynchronous sampling is also known as timing acquisition. When you use synchronous sampling, the system-under-test specifies the sample point by an external clock. Synchronous sampling is also known as state acquisition.
- Page 19 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Set the Storage Options Use Storage to specify the length of each data acquisition and how to store the acquisition. 1. Select the number of samples to store per signal. The selections vary depending on your logic analyzer. 2.
- Page 20 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Deskew the Probe Signals When using Synchronous or Custom sampling, you might want to deskew the signals in your setup. 1. Set the deskew parameters. 2. Click Deskew to begin the deskew process. Create Groups Groups are logical collections of probe signals often related to busses on your system-under-test.
- Page 21 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument 3. Drag selected signals to the group card. 4. To create additional groups, click the plus sign at the right edge of the Groups column. TLA Quick Start User Manual...
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Page 22: Define The Trigger Window
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Check Signal Activity You can easily check for signal activity at the probe tips by looking at the Activity & Threshold indicators in the Setup window. When there is signal activity, the indicators change from a 1 to a 0 with yellow in between. Each data and clock signal has its own indicator. - Page 23 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument 2. In the Easy Trigger tab, select a trigger program from the list. For example, select Trigger immediately to trigger the instrument on any data. Use the area below the trigger program list to enter more details for the trigger programs, if needed.
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Page 24: Define The Waveform Window
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Define the Waveform Window For most applications, you will define the data windows for your needs. For this example, you will use the Waveform window. Open the Waveform Window Click the Waveform button to open the Waveform window. - Page 25 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument 2. Right-click and select Delete Waveforms. Quick Tip Use the delete key on the keyboard to delete highlighted waveforms. TLA Quick Start User Manual...
- Page 26 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Add Waveforms Use the following steps to add the waveforms that you defined in the Setup window. (See page 11, Create Groups.) 1. Right-click in the waveform label area and select Add Waveform. 2. Expand each group. TLA Quick Start User Manual...
- Page 27 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument 3. Press the Ctrl key while selecting each signal that you want to add to the Waveform window. 4. Click Add. 5. Click Close. Quick Tip Select By Name to add the probe signals to the Waveform window by their channel names. This is useful for groups that have only one channel.
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Page 28: Acquire Data
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Acquire Data After you have defined all of the setups and connected the probes to the target system, you are ready to acquire data. You can acquire a single sequence of data, or you can continuously acquire data. Making a Single Acquisition 1. -
Page 29: Using The Tabbed Trigger Window
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Using the Tabbed Trigger Window You can define a trigger program using the Tabbed Trigger window without closing the Waveform or Listing window. The following example shows how to set up the instrument to trigger on a channel edge. You can also use this procedure to quickly define other trigger programs. -
Page 30: Analyzing Data
Analyzing Data Analyzing Data Your instrument has several tools for analyzing data, such as zooming data, measuring data, and viewing data with MagniVu high-resolution timing. This section provides concepts and procedures for analyzing data in the Waveform window. Some of these features also apply to the Listing window;... -
Page 31: Measure Waveform Data Using Cursors
Analyzing Data Measure Waveform Data using Cursors Use the Snap to Edge feature with cursors in the Waveform window to measure the time between waveforms. 1. Point the mouse at Cursor 1 over the waveform that you want to measure. 2. - Page 32 Analyzing Data 5. If the Delta-time toolbar is turned off, click 6. Read the time difference between the two cursors. Quick Tips If the cursors do not appear in the Waveform window, use the right-click menu to move the cursors on screen (select Move Cursor 1 Here).
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Page 33: Using The Data Measurement Window
Analyzing Data Using the Data Measurement Window Use the Data Measurement window to quickly take measurements in the Waveform or Listing window. 1. Click Measurements. 2. Click and drag the Period icon to the Clock waveform, and release. The selected measurement will be added to the Data Measurement window at the bottom of the display. -
Page 34: View Acquired Data With Magnivu High-Resolution Timing
Analyzing Data Quick Tips To take a measurement on new data, click Run. To save the measurement data to a file, click the Export button in the Statistics tab of the Data Measurement window. To select a measurement in the Waveform window, select the waveform label, right-click the waveform, select Add LA Data Measurement, and then select a measurement from the list. - Page 35 Analyzing Data 3. Click the Zoom Out button until you see the entire MagniVu timing waveforms. Note that the MagniVu timing data is 16 K bits long as compared to the Deep timing data. Deep timing lets you acquire a large amount of data; MagniVu timing lets you focus on the details of the data.
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Page 36: Managing Data
Managing Data 5. Zoom on Cursor 1. The MagniVu button indicates the MagniVu waveforms are off screen. 6. Click the MagniVu button to center the MagniVu data on-screen. Quick Tip Click the MagniVu button in the Listing or Waveform window to turn the MagniVu display on and off. Managing Data This section contains procedures for managing data, such as saving setups and loading saved setups. -
Page 37: Loading Setups
Managing Data 2. Select one of the following save options: Save all Acquired Data Save only Unsuppressed Data Don’t Save Acquired Data 3. Enter a file name. 4. Click Save. Quick Tips Save often to avoid losing critical setups and data. See the online help for details on saving setups. -
Page 38: Iview Integrated Measurements
Integrated Measurements You can use the iView feature to connect an external Tektronix oscilloscope to the logic analyzer, acquire data from both instruments, and display the results on the logic analyzer. This is useful for displaying the analog components of a signal in the same data window as the digital components. - Page 39 iView Integrated Measurements 1. From the logic analyzer System menu, select Add iView External Oscilloscope ..2. Follow the instructions on each page of the iView wizard to do the following steps: Select the oscilloscope. Connect the iView cable to the logic analyzer.
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Page 40: Acquiring The Iview Data
iView Integrated Measurements Acquiring the iView Data The next steps consist of acquiring the initial data, and then adjusting the data to properly view and analyze the data. Acquire the Initial Data 1. Click MagniView to turn on the MagniVu waveforms. - Page 41 iView Integrated Measurements 6. Select Time Alignment . . . from the Data menu. 7. Select the oscilloscope as the data source. 8. Enter the offset value (Delta Time value) into the Adjust time offset box. 9. Click OK. TLA Quick Start User Manual...
- Page 42 iView Integrated Measurements The oscilloscope data is now time-aligned with the logic analyzer data. Quick Tips A positive Adjust Time offset value will move the oscilloscope waveform in the display to the right with respect to the logic analyzer data. A negative offset value will move the oscilloscope waveform to the left. Click the iView button in the Waveform window or press iView button on the TLA7012 front panel to turn the iView signals on and off.
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Page 43: Application Examples
Application Examples Application Examples The examples in this section show how to use your instrument to do common logic analyzer tasks. These examples use the basic setups with the flip-flop examples developed earlier in this document. (See page 8, Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument.) Refer to the setups as needed to step through the application examples. - Page 44 Application Examples 3. Select the groups (Clock, Input, and Output for this example). 4. Click Add. 5. Click Close. 6. Click Run. 7. Click Trigger. TLA Quick Start User Manual...
- Page 45 Application Examples 8. Click and drag the Glitch icon from the Tabbed Trigger window to the Output group waveform. 9. Select the groups that you want the logic analyzer to trigger on. Clear any other signals. The signal where you dropped the Glitch icon is selected by default.
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Page 46: State Acquisition
Application Examples State Acquisition You can use the logic analyzer for state data analysis; you can view the data in tabular form in the Listing window. Define the Setup Window State acquisition uses an external clock from the target system to tell the logic analyzer when to sample data. 1. - Page 47 Application Examples Acquire Data 1. Click Run. 2. Zoom the data as necessary to view the acquired data. The LA1: Clock(0) waveform data shows no changes because the data is sampled on each rising clock edge. Each tic mark of the Sample clock waveform represents a clock edge.
- Page 48 Application Examples 2. Right-click in the data area and select Add Column. 3. Expand the groups, press the Ctrl key while selecting each column, and click Add to add the columns to the Listing window. 4. Click Close. 5. Click and drag the Timestamp column to the right of the last column.
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Page 49: Triggering On A Setup & Hold Violation
Application Examples Triggering on a Setup & Hold Violation Use the Setup & Hold triggering to capture setup and hold violations. This example uses the same setups for the Setup window as the previous example. (See page 37, State Acquisition.) Define the Setup Window 1. - Page 50 Application Examples 4. Select the desired value for the Input group/signal setup time. 5. Select the desired hold time. Acquire and Measure the MagniVu High-Resolution Timing Data 1. Click Run. 2. View the data in the Waveform window. The instrument triggers on the rising edge of the clock signal at the violation.
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Page 51: Specifications
Series Logic Analyzers, TLA7Bxx, TLA7ACx, and TLA7N4 Series Logic Analyzer. All specifications (marked with the. symbol) are guaranteed and can be checked directly or indirectly at your nearest Tektronix location or by following the procedures described in individual service manuals or performance verification documents. Typical specifications are provided for your convenience but are not guaranteed. - Page 52 The storage speed may be changed (by software) to 250 ps, 500 ps, or 1000 ps, so that the MagniVu memory covers more time at a lower resolution. Number of channels TLA5201B 32 data and 2 clock 64 data and 4 clock...
- Page 53 Specifications Warranted Specifications Characteristic Description Input parameters with probes Threshold Accuracy TLA5000B, TLA7N4 ±100 mV TLA7ACx, TLA7Bxx ±(35 mV + 1% of the threshold voltage setting) Channel-to-channel skew TLA7N4 ≤ 1.6 ns maximum (When merged, add 0.5 ns for the slave module.) TLA5000B ≤...
- Page 54 Specifications Warranted Specifications (cont.) Characteristic Description TLA5000B Maximum window size = Maximum channel-to-channel skew + (2 x sample uncertainty) + system variation + 100 ps TLA7ACx (single module) Maximum window size = Maximum channel-to-channel skew + (2 x sample uncertainty) + 100 ps Maximum setup time = User interface setup time + 75 ps Maximum hold time = User interface hold time + 50 ps TLA7Bxx 220 ps maximum (180 ps Typical) single channel on single module...
- Page 55 26.7 kg (58 lbs 11 oz), with benchtop controller TLA7012 18.45 kg (40 lbs 12 oz) TLA7016 24 kg (52 lbs 14 oz) TLA5201B 11.8 kg (25 lb 15 oz) TLA5202B 11.85 kg (26 lb 2 oz) TLA5203B 11.9 kg (26 lb 4 oz)
- Page 56 Index Index Acquiring data, 19 Glitch data, 36 Power Trigger window, 20 iView, 31 Glitch triggering, 34 PowerTrigger, 14 Acquisition Probe Group card, 11 state, 9 Groups connections, 1 timing, 9 threshold voltages, 9 creating, 11 Activity indicators, 13 naming, 11 Probe activity, 13 Adding an external oscilloscope, 29 Antivirus software, 1...
- Page 57 Index Threshold indicators, 13 Windows Time offset, 33 Listing, 7, 38 Using the logic analyzer, 6 Timing acquisition, 9 Waveform, 7 TLA Connection dialog box, 2 opening, 15 TLA Explorer, 4 Toolbar Buttons, 4 Waveform window, 7 Trigger opening, 15 Zooming data, 21 defining, 13 Waveforms...
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