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Digital Storage Oscilloscope GDS-3000 Series SERIAL DECODE MANUAL GW INSTEK PART NO. ISO-9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER...
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This manual contains proprietary information, which is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be photocopied, reproduced or translated to another language without prior written consent of Good Will company. The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing. However, Good Will continues to improve products and reserves the rights to change specification, equipment, and maintenance procedures at any time without notice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........... 5 GETTING STARTED ............9 Activating Optional Software ....10 QUICK REFERENCE ............12 Menu Tree / Operation Shortcuts ..13 MEASUREMENT .............. 16 Serial Bus ..........17 INDEX................27 ...
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AFETY INSTRUCTIONS This chapter contains important safety instructions that you must follow during operation and storage. Read the following before any operation to insure your safety and to keep the instrument in the best possible condition. Safety Symbols These safety symbols may appear in this manual or on the GDS- 3000.
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual Do not dispose electronic equipment as unsorted municipal waste. Please use a separate collection facility or contact the supplier from which this instrument was purchased. Safety Guidelines Make sure the BNC input voltage does not General ...
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Measurement categories) EN 61010-1:2001 specifies the measurement categories and their requirements as follows. the GDS-3000 falls under category II. Measurement category IV is for measurement performed at the source of low-voltage installation. Measurement category III is for measurement performed in the building installation.
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual (Pollution Degree) EN 61010-1:2001 specifies the pollution degrees and their requirements as follows. The GDS-3000 falls under degree Pollution refers to “addition of foreign matter, solid, liquid, or gaseous (ionized gases), that may produce a reduction of dielectric strength or surface resistivity”.
GETTING STARTED ETTING STARTED This chapter describes how to install the serial decode software or trial demonstration. Activating Optional Software ........... 10 ...
Changing the system date will not have an effect on the time trial period. The time trial demonstration software can only be used once. For the latest files and information regarding the optional software packages, see the GW Instek website: www.gwinstek.com BusEnableTrial.LIS Activation key Serial bus decode BusEnable.LIS...
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GETTING STARTED 4. Press File Utilities from the bottom menu. 5. The file system appears. 6. Use the Variable knob and Select key to select the activation key from the USB root directory. When prompted to continue, press the Select key again.
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual UICK REFERENCE This chapter depicts the power analysis menu tree. Use them as a handy reference to get quick access to the functionality. Menu Tree / Operation Shortcuts ........13 BUS – I2C ................13 BUS –...
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual EASUREMENT Serial Bus ................ 17 Serial Bus Overview ............. 17 UART Serial Bus Interface ..........19 I2C Serial Bus Interface ............22 SPI Serial Bus Interface ............24...
MEASUREMENT Serial Bus The serial bus trigger and decode software includes support for 3 common serial interfaces, SPI, UART and 12C. Each interface is fully configurable to accommodate a wide range of protocol variation. Up to two different UART or I2C buses can be used at the same time.
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual The SPI (Serial Interface Peripheral) bus is fully configurable to accommodate the wide variety of SPI interfaces. SCLK, SS, MOSI, MISO Inputs SCLK, SS, MOSI, MISO (±10V) Threshold Configuration SCLK edge, SS logic level, MOSI logic level, MISO logic level, word size, bit order...
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MEASUREMENT UART Serial Bus Interface The UART serial bus software is designed to decode RS232 and other common RS-232 variants such as RS-422, RS-485. The software configuration is also flexible enough to decode the many proprietary protocols based on RS-232. Basic RS-232 protocol uses single-ended data Background transmissions.
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual 10. Press Define Inputs from the bottom Define Inputs menu. 11. From the side menu choose the Tx Input and the Rx Input source and the signal polarity. OFF, CH1~4 OFF, CH1~4 Normal (High = 0), Inverted (High Polarity = 1) Set the Threshold 12.
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MEASUREMENT 15. Press Configure from the bottom menu. 16. From the side menu select the Baud rate, Data bits, Parity, Packets and End of Packet bits. Baud Rate 50, 75, 110, 134, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2000, 2400, 3600, 4800, 7200, 9600, 14400, 15200, 19200, 28800, 31250, 38400, 56000, 57600, 76000, 115200, 128000, 230400, 460800,...
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual I2C Serial Bus Interface The I2C (I C) is a single-ended transmission protocol using a serial data line (SDA) and serial clock line (SCL). The decode software will trigger on any of the following conditions: a start/stop condition, a restart, a missing acknowledge message, EEPROM reads, and read/write frames.
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MEASUREMENT 26. From the side menu Press Select to choose SCLK or SDA thresholds. SCLK, SDA Range 27. Press Threshold from the side menu and configure the threshold. Threshold -10V~10V To set to TTL levels (1.4V), press Set to TTL. To set to ECL levels(-1.3V), press Set to ECL.
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual 33. Press Event Table from the side menu to toggle the event table On or Off. On, Off Event 34. To save the event table, press Save Event Table. SPI Serial Bus Interface The serial peripheral interface (SPI) is a full duplex 4 wire synchronous serial interface.
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MEASUREMENT 39. From the side menu choose the SCLK, SS, MOSI and MISO inputs. CH1~4 SCLK CH1~4 OFF, CH1~4 MOSI OFF, CH1~4 MISO Set the Threshold 40. Press Threshold from the bottom menu. 41. Press Select from the side menu. Choose SCLK, SS, MOSI or MISO line thresholds.
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GDS-3000 Serial Decode User Manual SCLK rising edge , falling edge Active High, Active Low Active High, Active Low MOSI Active High, Active Low MISO Word Size 8 bits, 16 bits, 32 bits Bit Order MS First, LS First Press Bus Display from the bottom Bus Display menu and Hex or Binary from the side menu.
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