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Perytech PLA-1664 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Peregrine Technology CO.,LTD. Logic Analyzer User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 Contents Safe Use Specifications ........................... 3 System Requirement ........................4 Package Content ..........................5 Exterior Appearance of the Logic Analyzer ................6 Software Installation ........................7 Logic Analyzer Software Operating Instructions ............... 8 Quick start ............................
  • Page 3 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 Packet trigger function ....................... 44 5.26. Frequency counter function ..................... 45 5.27. Compression function ......................46 5.28. Specification ............................ 48...

  • Page 4: Safe Use Specifications

    FAX:886-2-2983-9999 Safe Use Specifications Thank you for choosing Perytech instruments. Before you start using our instrument, please read the safe use specifications and understand the accurate method of use. When using the instrument(s), please follow the safety rules to ensure the product is functioning normally.

  • Page 5: System Requirement

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 1. System Requirement ◆ Microsoft Windows XP/Vista /Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10 operating system (including 32 & 64). ◆ USB 2.0 port.

  • Page 6: Package Content

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 2. Package Content Product Name Quantity Logic analyzer USB cable 8P colored test wire 2 or 4* 2P black test wire 1P white test wire Clips 18 or 36* Software CD *The 16 channel model has two sets of 8P colored test wire and 18 clips. The 32...

  • Page 7: Exterior Appearance Of The Logic Analyzer

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 3. Exterior Appearance of the Logic Analyzer A0 - A7: signal input Port A ⚫ USB Port: interface between the logic ⚫ analyzer and computer B0 - B7: signal input Port B ⚫...

  • Page 8: Software Installation

    The attached CD contains the LA installation software. The file name is “LA_Install_V1.xx.exe” and the xx is the edition number. You can also download the installation software from the Perytech website. Implement to install the software. Software installation is very simple. Just press “Next.” The driver will also be installed together.

  • Page 9: Logic Analyzer Software Operating Instructions

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5. Logic Analyzer Software Operating Instructions 5.1. Quick start Click the LA shortcut on the desktop to activate the LA software. The following figure is the software screen for the 32 channel model logic analyzer. If the instrument is a 16 channel model then the channel number would be 16.
  • Page 10 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 Basic operation of the logic analyzer requires only two steps: Setting trigger conditions: click the Trig box (where the mouse cursor is in the below figure) to set the trigger condition. Here we set the trigger condition as Channel A0 rising edge.

  • Page 11: Setting The Trigger Condition

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.2. Setting the trigger condition Click the Trig box (where the mouse cursor is located in the following figure) to set the trigger condition. Click the mouse’s left button to cycle and change the trigger condition.

  • Page 12: Setting The Size Of The Memory And The Sampling Rate

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.3. Setting the size of the memory and the sampling rate Use the “RAM Size” and “Sample Rate” pull down menu in the toolbar to select memory size and sampling rate, as shown in the below figure.

  • Page 13: Setting Trigger Position

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.4. Setting trigger position Use the “Trig Position” pull-down menu to select the trigger position, as shown below. For example, if you select 20%, the trigger point will be in the front 20% position of all the data.

  • Page 14: Screen Scaling

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.5. Screen scaling There are five ways to scale the screen: Press the Ctrl key + mouse roller Use the buttons in the toolbar The “+ -” keys on the keyboard Use the button in the toolbar.

  • Page 15: Move Screen

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.6. Move screen Press the right mouse button to drag the screen, as shown below. The mouse roller can also be used scroll the screen. The left /right button on the keyboard can also be used to move the waveform. Each moving distance is one large grid.

  • Page 16: Move The Previous/Next Waveform Edge

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.7. Move the previous/next waveform edge buttons in the toolbar can move the screen to the previous/next edge of the waveform. This is useful for searching the waveforms. First, select the channel on the left side Channel Panel (as shown below).

  • Page 17: Hot Key List

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.8. Hot key list The following is a list of hot keys related to screen operations Hot key Function Right mouse right button Drag screen Mouse roller Move screen Left/right move screen (one...

  • Page 18: Channel Editing (Add, Delete, Rename)

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.9. Channel editing (add, delete, rename) There are many channel editing functions on the “Channel Panel” on the left side of the screen. Click the mouse’s right button on the channel and a menu will be displayed, as shown below.

  • Page 19: Cursor Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.10. Cursor function Click the right mouse button on the rule area above the waveform will show the cursor menu, as shown below. You can place the A/B cursor or go to the A/B/T cursor position (T: trigger cursor).

  • Page 20: Bus Decoding Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.11. Bus decoding function Press Ctrl + left mouse button on the left side Channel Panel to select the channel. The selected channel will turn greyish-blue, as shown below. Press the mouse’s right button to display the channel operation menu.
  • Page 21 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 The following uses the I2C bus as an example to describe how to use the bus decoding function. First, we group the two I2C bus channels into a bus. Then we press the right mouse button on the grouped bus and choose Bus Decode, as shown below.
  • Page 22 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 The parameter setting window will appear that is used to set the I2C’s channels and parameters. Set according to the actual situation. Press OK after selection is complete.
  • Page 23 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 If the setting is correct the bus decoding result can be seen, as shown below. The default bus decoding format is in hexadecimal (Hex) values. The user can also choose the decimal or ASCII (the setting is in the Menu -> Option -> Packet Data Format) format.

  • Page 24: Bus Packet List Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.12. Bus packet list function The packet list function can be used to conveniently analyze large quantity of data. Open Tools → Packet List to show the bus packet list, as shown below.

  • Page 25: Search Bus Data

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.13. Search bus data Click the binocular button in the toolbar to open the search function window, as shown below. Input the search key words (here the example shows input 0x21) and...

  • Page 26: Bus Displayed As Analog Type

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.14. Bus displayed as analog type In addition to digital values, the bus can also be displayed as analog waveform. Press the right mouse button on the bus and select the analog waveform.

  • Page 27: File Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.15. File function The “File” menu can be used to implement file related functions, as shown below. When saving a file, the software setting will also be stored at the same time (such as...

  • Page 28: Synchronizing Waveforms From Two Files

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.16. Synchronizing waveforms from two files The software can simultaneously open two files for comparison. The file synchronization function can synchronization move and scale the two files. The file synchronization function is in Tool → File Synchronization, as shown below.
  • Page 29 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999...

  • Page 30: Printing Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.17. Printing function The printing function is in the “File” menu under “Print,” as shown below. To save on ink use, the print background is set as white, as shown below.

  • Page 31: Data Export Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.18. Data export function The data export function can export the data as a text file. Open File → Export Waveform, as shown below. After implementing this function, the file save window will appear, as in the following...
  • Page 32 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 The in the exported file is shown below. The start of the exported file has the file export time (create time), memory depth (data count), and sampling rate. The data content is in octal or hexadecimal numerals, representing 32 Bit data. From left to...
  • Page 33 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 If you do not need the file starting information, you can change the setting in the menu, under Tool → Option. In the Option window the default is selecting the “Export data with description.” You can uncheck this selection, as shown below.

  • Page 34: External Clock Input

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.19. External clock input Other than using the logic analyzer’s internal frequency, you can also use an external input clock as the sampling frequency. There is a “CLK” input end on the logic analyzer panel.
  • Page 35 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 The software must be set to external clock. In the menu, choose Setup → Sample Clock Source, as shown below. After selecting this function, the Sample Clock Source window will appear, as shown below.

  • Page 36: Trigger Width

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.20. Trigger width The logic analyzer can be set to trigger only when the signal width is greater than or smaller than the set time. In the menu, choose Setup → Trig Width, as shown below.
  • Page 37 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 The Trig Position area is used to set the position produced by the trigger. The “Trig at Signal Edge” is when the trigger signal ends. The “Trig at Width Time” is when the trigger condition is established.

  • Page 38: Set Trigger Voltage

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.21. Set trigger voltage The logic analyzer default trigger voltage is 2.2V. When you need to adjust the trigger voltage, go to the menu and select Setup → Trig Voltage, as shown below.

  • Page 39: Delay Trigger

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.22. Delay trigger If you need to observe the waveform for a period of time after the trigger, you can use the “Trig Delay” function to delay the trigger. The Trig Delay function is in the menu, under Setup →...

  • Page 40: Data Filter

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.23. Data filter When there is a large amount of data and you only need a small part, you can use the data filter function to filter out the required data. The following figure is a SPI signal.
  • Page 41 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 Waveform of the extracted signal after setting the filter is shown below. When Enable is High, the data will be filter out, leaving data that has been enabled as Low. “Separate Data” function will retain a piece of filtered data to be used as data...

  • Page 42: Noise Filter

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.24. oise filter Noise filter can be used in an environment with a lot of interference to filter out unnecessary noise. The function is located in the menu under Setup → Noise Filter, as shown below.

  • Page 43: Data Inverse Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.25. Data inverse function Sometimes the data needs to be inversed, such as when measuring the RS-232 signal. At this time, the “data inverse” function can be used. The data inverse function is in the menu, under Setup →...
  • Page 44 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 Channels set as inverse will have a horizontal line on the channel panel. This indicates that the data is inversed. The following figure is the A0 channel set to data inverse. A0’s data will be changed from High to Low and from Low to High.

  • Page 45: Packet Trigger Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.26. Packet trigger function If you need to capture a specific bus packet you can use the “packet trigger” function. The packet trigger function is in the menu, under Setup → Packet Trigger, as shown below.

  • Page 46: Frequency Counter Function

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.27. requency counter function Frequency counter allows you to measure the signal frequency. The location is in the menu, under Setup → Frequency Counter, as shown below. The maximum digit in the frequency counter function is 10 digits. The accuracy level can reach 0.1Hz and the highest measured frequency is 200 Mhz.

  • Page 47: Compression Function

    FAX:886-2-2983-9999 5.28. Compression function Perytech logic analyzer can support a maximum data compression of over one million times, which can significantly improve your measurement time. The compression function is easy to use. In the menu, choose Setup → Compress. After selecting, a check mark will appear next to the “Compress,” as shown below. This indicates that the compression mode has been enabled.
  • Page 48 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 Principle of the compression function: in normal situations, the logic analyzer will store all sampled signal into the memory. When compression is enabled, the signal content and time duration is only stored when the signal changes. Because in reality the signal will not have change at each sampling point, the compression function can generally significantly increase the measuring time period.

  • Page 49: Specification

    沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 6. Specification Specification / PLA-1664 PLA-16128 PLA-32128 PLA-321M PLA-322M Model Channels Memory Depth(Per 128k 128k Channel) Max. Compression 128G 128G Depth Max. Compression 5000 10000 Record Time (Sec) Max Sample Rate 200MS/s...
  • Page 50 沛瑞科技股份有限公司 TEL:886-2-2984-0000 www.perytech.com Peregrine Technology CO., LTD. FAX:886-2-2983-9999 Max Input Voltage ±30V I2C, SPI, UART, I2S, PS2, 1-Wire, USB 1.1, S/PDIF, SD, CAN Bus, Lin Bus Decode Bus, 3-Wire, Microwire, SSI, Miller, Manchester, SM Bus, Modbus (be on the increase)

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