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□ Utility CD Quick Start Guide (this booklet) □ □ Carrying bag [LEB-01] Registration card, Warranty □ Please let us know if you find any damage to the product or accessories lacking. 2022 by LINEEYE CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
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・ Screen display is described in “ ”. ・ (P-No.)indicates the referring page. It is prohibited to reprint or duplicate any part of this manual without prior permission of LINEEYE. The content of this manual and specification of the product is subject to change without any notice.
Safety Information Please do not use the line monitor in the following conditions. 〔 Description of the symbol and mark 〕 Warning: There is a possibility of getting hurt, such as a death or a serious injury. Caution: There is a possibility of getting injured or damaging the product. Warning ●...
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Nomenclature F u n c t i o n AC adapter plug Connects the AC adapter, which serves as a battery charger. Power Switch Press it for more than 1 sec to turn on/off the analyzer. SD Card Slot The inlet for a SD/SDHC card. USB Host Port Connection port for a USB flash drive.
< Notice for battery > ● Do not short the terminal of the battery. ● Use the battery and battery charger specified by LINEEYE. ● Do not disassemble or modify the battery. ● Do not leave the product in a hot place such as in a car or near a heat source.
Key operation There is a keyboard to input data and operate commands. ڦKeys Operations Function Turn ON/OFF the power. Press it for more than 1sec. [RUN] Start monitoring, measuring or testing operation. [STOP] Stop monitoring, measuring or testing operation. [MENU] Return to the top menu.
Select the language at the first time using the analyzer. If it is selected already, it displays the top menu. Both LE-8500XR-RT and LE-8500X-RT display the model number as “LE-8500X” on the opening screen. To set each configuration, touch the configuration menu or select by [▲],...
ڦSwitching between the normal mode and the high-speed mode The LE-8500X-RT can be used by switching between a normal measurement mode and a high-speed mode that supports up to 20Mbps communication measurement. In the high-speed mode, only Online, Manual, and PULSGEN can be used, and some functions such as triggers and items that can be set are also different than the ones of the normal mode.
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ڦConfiguration Select basic communication conditions. Shortcut key [MENU], [0] The items that can be set differ between the normal mode and the high-speed mode. Protocol : Sele ct A sy nch ronou s (ASY NC), Character synchronous (SYNC/BSC), Bit synchronous (HDLC/SDLC), I2C or SPI Speed : Select from “Preset”...
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ڦRecord control Set recording conditions of measured data. Shortcut key [MENU]、 [B] ڧAdditional info. Idle time : S e l e c t O N / O F F o f i d l e t i m e (noncommunication time) and time resolution.
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System Setting and Version Touch “System Settings” from top menu. Shortcut key MENU ,[C] Touch each tab or press [SHIFT]+[ ] , [SHIFT]+[ ] ڧDisplay / Power S e t e a c h s e t t i n g o f b a c k l i g h t brightness, backlight setting for power saving mode, auto power off, and saving location for screen shot.
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Connect to the Target Devices Set the measurement port of this analyzer on the interface setting screen. Shortcut key [MENU],[1] ڦConnect to RS-232C Connect RS-232C connectors of the target devices to the RS-232C port of analyzer using monitor cable. ...
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ڦConnection to RS-530, X.20/21, RS-449, V.35 By connecting an optional measurement cable to the RS-232C/RS-530 port of this unit, you can execute a data monitoring and fault diagnosis not only for devices with RS-530 interfaces, but also for devices with X.20/21, RS-449, and V.35 interfaces. This port can also be used to measure RS-422 lines with control lines such as RTS and CTS.
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ڧRS-485 Half-duplex Monitoring/Simulating When this unit is the end of the line, remove the interface sub-board from the main unit, turn on the DIP switch, and connect the 120 Ω terminating resistor. Switch Signal Switch Signal Name Number Name Number TXC1 DIP switch...
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ڧExternal Trigger Terminal External trigger input level is LVTTL (3.3V). External trigger output is open collector output type and pulled up in 5V by 10KΩ in the analyzer. Attached 5-wire TTL prove can be used for connection of external trigger. To use the TTL proves for both TTL and external trigger, prepare additional one.
Monitor Function ڦStart and Stop measurement Press [RUN] to start monitoring. Measured data is displayed at real time and recorded in the capture memory. Send (TXD) data and receive (RXD) data are displayed in two lines as a pair. The latest data is displayed on the left side of “ ” marker. Press [STOP] to finish measuring When TXD and RXD are generated at the same time, they are displayed on the same column.
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5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Measuring 〔 〕 , Pause 〔 〕 Current available capture buffer. Measurement data position displayed at the top of the screen. Description of the current window. Wi-Fi status (bright display when IP address is acquired or access point is ready) Not displayed on the model that do not support Wi-Fi.
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Signal Delay and Signal Voltage Measurement(Delay) / Statistical Analysis (TREND) ڦSignal delay & voltage measurement(Delay) Tap “Mode” on the top menu screen, select “Delay”, and tap “Delay Opt.” Not available in the high-speed mode. Set the start/ stop conditions of delay time for target signals.
Simulation Function You can execute a communication test for a device in development by sending/receiving data by the analyzer depending on the selected mode. In the high-speed mode, only Manual mode and PULSGEN mode are available. ڦRegistration of Transmission Data Select a function that uses test data transmission, such as Manual, from the top menu screen “Menu”, and tap “Send Table”...
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ڦStart and Stop measurement Touch [RUN] to start the specified test function and touch [STOP] to stop it. When the analyzer is set to DTE, The TXD line means the data is transmitted from the analyzer. When the analyzer is set to DCE, the RXD line means the data is transmitted from the analyzer. ...
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ڧEcho Mode Received data will be returned inside the analyzer and ret u r ned to the sender. This mode is used for testing of devices such as display terminals and communication terminals. When “Loop back” is set,data can be returned in bit units.
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BERT (Bit Error Rate Test) Function ڦMeasurement Start and Stop Select the test mode, test pattern, and on/off of RTS-CTS flow control in advance. Not available in the high-speed mode. By pressing [RUN] it starts transmission of the specified test pattern and compares the received data with the test pattern.
Useful Functions ڦTrigger Function By this function it executes a special measurement processing (“Action”) triggered by specific conditions (“Factor”) such as the occurrence of a communication error during the measurement or reception of the specified data. There is a difference in trigger function between the normal mode and the high-speed mode.
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The comparison value of the timer/ counter used in the trigger function can be set by tapping “Setting change” in the timer/counter. The timer/counter function cannot be used in high-speed mode. These timers and counters are cleared at the start of measurement and the timers turn to be stopped status.
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ڦTiming Waveform Measurement Function This function periodically records the logical state of the communication line and displays the timing waveform like a logic analyzer. After selecting the measurement mode from the top menu screen “Menu”, tap “Wave Opt.” [MENU],[4] Shortcut key Mark on the box of Enable wave monitor and configure the sampling clock (50ns...
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ڦSave and Load of the Data An SD/SDHC card or USB flash drive can be used as a storage device, and measurement data and setting data can be saved to it. Touch “File Manager”. Shortcut key [MENU],[A] Storage device has to be formatted as “FAT32”. Touch “Device Cha nge”...
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Max. Files : Set the maximum number of files to be recorded. The communication log file name is # XXXXXXX.DT (XXXXXXX is a sequential number that increases by 1 from 0000000) When you start the measurement by [RUN], a confirmation message for overwriting the file will be displayed.
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ڦCommunication Condition Auto Setting Function The monitor processing of the analyzer estimates the communication conditions of unknown communication lines for measurement. Select “Online” from the top menu and tap “Auto Config” to start analyzing the communication conditions. Once the communication conditions are determined, the current communication condition settings are automatically changed to the determined communication conditions and measurement starts.
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Measurable Interface Expansion By usi ng the option for measu rement expansion, you can expand the communication target to be measured. ڦExchange the board Remove the standard interface sub board and replace it with the optional interface sub board. ...
The PC Link software offers remote monitoring and conversion of measurement data to text files on a PC. The “lite version” with some restrictions can be downloaded free of charge from the LINEEYE website. * The PC link software for LE-8500X-RT will be released in November 2022 Unzip the downloaded file and execute setup.exe in the folder.
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[Example of Remote Monitor Screen] [Example of text conversion]...
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ڦHow to update the firmware For this analyzer updating the firmware and recovering by writing back the entire system are available. The latest firmware file and system recovery file can be downloaded from the LINEEYE website. https://www.lineeye.co.jp/html/download_update.html Download it to an easy-to-find folder on your PC, unzip it, and check the firmware file (extension: FW3) or system recovery file (extension: FWR).
4 All frames may not be recorded in the storage because of the high traffice line or low performance of the external storage. * 5 : For LE-8500XR-RT only. For PC connection. * 6 : According to our test conditions assuming a normal usage situation.
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