Agilent Technologies 16712A Help Manual page 91

Chapter 1: Agilent Technologies 16712A 128K Sample Logic Analyzer
The Trigger Tab
To Set Up a User-Defined Macro
1. In the Trigger Functions tab, select User-level at the end of the list.
2. Select the Replace or Insert button.
3. Select the new sequence level number button; choose Edit.
A Trigger Sequence Step window appears.
4. For state measurements, select the While storing button; choose the
resource term.
The values represented by this term will be stored in memory while the
logic analyzer is evaluating target system data against this step. The
default, anystate, stores everything. Nostate stores nothing.
5. Select the Trigger on button or the Find button; choose the resource
term.
6. In timing measurements, you have the choice of an occurrence counter or
duration. To use the secondary branch, you must set this to occurs.
7. Set the occurrence field or duration.
8. If you want to use a loop or jump:
a. Select the Else on button; select resource term.
b. Select the goto level option button; choose a sequence level.
9. If you want to use a timer:
a. In the appropriate sequence level, start the timer by selecting the Off
option button and choosing Start. Timers do not start automatically.
b. In the Timer tab, assign a time value you want to check against.
c. To check the value, assign the timer to a resource field either on its
own, or as part of a combination.
For more information on the functions available in a user-defined step,
refer to:
• "Defining Resource Terms" on page 92
• "Setting Pattern Durations and Occurrence Counts" on page 91 (Timing
Only)
• "Using Occurrence Counters" on page 91 (State Only)
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