TLA6400 Series Logic Analyzer Product Specifications & Performance Verification Technical Reference This document supports TLA Application Software V6.0 and above. Warning These servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do so.
Performance verification procedures ............... Threshold accuracy test ..................Setup and hold ....................Test fixtures ......................Threshold accuracy test fixture ................Setup and hold test fixture ................... Calibration data report .................... TLA6400 test record ..................Test data......................TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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Table 11: Record length specifications ................Table 12: Symbolic support ..................Table 13: iView support ..................Table 14: Mechanical ..................... Table 15: Test equipment ..................Table 16: Parameters checked by verification procedures ............ TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present. Use proper fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this product. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking. WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking. CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. The following symbol(s) may appear on the product: TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Use care when servicing with power on. Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components. To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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Service safety summary TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Preface This document lists the characteristics and specifications of the TLA6400 series logic analyzers. It also includes the performance verification procedures. Microprocessor-related products and individual logic analyzer probes have their own documentation for characteristics and specifications. To prevent personal injury or damage consider the following requirements before attempting service: The procedures in this manual should be performed only by qualified service...
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Specifications The following tables list the specifications for the TLA6400 series logic analyzers. Typical characteristics describe typical or average performance and provide useful reference information. Specifications that are marked with the symbol are checked directly (or indirectly) in the Performance Verification chapter of this document.
Input mode Falling edge sensitive, latched (active low) Minimum pulse width 12 ns Active period Accepts system triggers during valid acquisition periods via real-time gating, resets system trigger input latch between valid acquisition periods TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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10 MHz square wave minimum Active period Outputs signals during valid acquisition periods. Resets signals to false state between valid acquisitions Outputs 10 MHz clock continuously when selected Output protection Short-circuit protected (to ground) TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Front panel On/Standby switch allows users to turn the instrument on. A soft power down is implemented so that users can turn the instrument off without going through the Windows shutdown process; the instrument powers down normally. The power cord provides main power disconnect TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Can be set from -2.0 V to +4.5 V in 5 mV increments ±(50 mV + 1% of the threshold voltage setting) Threshold accuracy (Certifiable parameter) Number of thresholds Each channel has an independent threshold control. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
625 ps, 1.25 ns, 2.5 ns (PowerFlex), 5 ns, 10 ns, 20 ns, 50 ns, etc. It is possible to use storage control and only store data when it has changed (transitional storage). Minimum pulse width (Typical) P5910 General Purpose P5934 Mictor probe P5960 DMAX probe probe 250 ps 500 ps 250 ps TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Independent If/Then clauses per 16 maximum state Events per If/Then clause 8 maximum Actions per If/Then clause 8 maximum Trigger events 26 maximum (two counter/timers plus any 24 other resources) Word recognizers Transition recognizers TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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— Setup/Hold time towards the positive region by 0 ns, 2.5 ns, 5 ns, or 7.5 ns. range Trigger position The main trigger position is programmable to any data sample (1.25 ns boundaries) TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
IEEE695, OMF 51, OMF 86, OMF 166, OMF 286, OMF 386, COFF, Elf/Dwarf 1 and 2, Elf/Stabs, TSF If the software development tools do not generate outputs in one of the listed formats, use TSF (Tektronix symbol file format) Table 13: iView support...
Performance verification procedures This chapter contains procedures for functional verification, certification, and performance verification procedures for the TLA6400 series logic analyzers. Generally, you should perform these procedures once per year or following repairs that affect certification. Summary verification Functional verification procedures verify the basic functionality of the instrument inputs, outputs, and basic instrument actions.
Precision voltage reference or a DC signal generator and precision digital voltmeter Data Timing Generator Tektronix DTG 524 with a DTGM30 Output Module Frequency counter Frequency accuracy: <0.0025% Frequency range: 1 kHz to Hewlett Packard 5314A 100 MHz Test fixture, Threshold...
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All tests that displayed an "Unknown" status will change to a Pass or Fail status depending on the outcome of the tests. 6. Scroll through the tests and verify that all tests pass. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Setup and hold window size (data and Verified directly by setup and hold procedure qualifiers) Counters and timers Verified by diagnostics TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
(accurate to within ±5 mV) Threshold Accuracy test fixture P5910 Logic analyzer probe Prerequisites Warm-up time: 30 minutes Ambient temperature must be 23 °C ±5 °C (73 °F ±9 °F) TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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Click the If Then button. b. Set the channel definition to match the figure shown. (See Figure 1.) c. After you set the channel definitions, click OK. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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11. Add the two voltage values and divide by two. Verify that the result is -2.00 V ±70 mV. Record the voltage on the Calibration Data Sheet. 12. Repeat the procedure for each probe channel group that you want to verify. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
8. Set the termination to open on each DTG channel. 9. Set the DTG output voltage levels to 2.0 V High and 0.0 V Low, with no offset. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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00 nor 11 (binary). This will capture the condition when the two data signals are 01 or 10, as they transition to their common values. To set this up, do the following: TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Performance verification procedures 8. Open the LA Trigger window and select the Power Trigger tab. Set up three states as shown. (See Figure 2.) Figure 2: Set the trigger states TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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Record this second value. The difference between this second value and the value that you measured in step 3 is the measured setup and hold window size. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Leave some extra wire at one end for connecting to a test lead. (See Figure 3.) 2. Solder the wire to each pin in the row. 3. Repeat for the other row of pins. Figure 3: Threshold accuracy test fixture TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Figure 4: Solder square pins to the SMA connector 3. Solder one set of square pins to the SMA ground conductor. 4. Solder the other set of square pins to the SMA center conductor. TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
Figure 5: Solder the SMA connectors together 6. Solder the ground conductors of the SMA connectors together. 7. Attach the termination and coupler to the fixture. Figure 6: Completed fixture with termination and coupler TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
±500 Hz (9.9995 MHz-10.0005 MHz) Threshold accuracy +2.5 V ±75 mV (2.425 V to 2.575 V) -2 V ±70 mV (-1.930 V to –2.070 V) Setup and hold window: ≤300 ps none single channel TLA6400 Series Product Specifications & Performance Verification...
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