(one i s ext r a f or l at er use). The m ai nf r am e r ef er ence i nf or m at i on i s f ound behi nd t he f i r st t ab " HP 16500B General Characteristics M ai nf r am e.
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W hat i s i n the H P 16500B U ser’ s Ref erence? • Chapt er 1 i nt r oduces t he H P 16500B by sum m ar i zi ng i t s f eat ur es. •...
Cont ent s H P 16500B M ai nf ram e 1 W hat Is the H P 16500B Logi c A nal ysi s System ? Key Feat ur es 1–3 Opt i onal Feat ur es 1–3 User I nt er f aces 1–4 Def aul t Conf i gur at i ons 1–4...
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Contents 5 The D i sk D ri ve M enus Accessi ng t he D i sk M enus 5–5 I nst al l i ng a Fl exi bl e Di sk 5–6 Sel ect i ng a Di sk Oper at i on 5–7 Loadi ng a Fi l e 5–8 For m at t i ng a Di sk 5–10 St or i ng Fi l es on a D i sk 5–12...
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Hel pf ul H i nt s 7–21 8 G eneral C haracteri sti cs Char act er i st i cs 8–2 9 M ai ntai ni ng the H P 16500B Cl eani ng Requi r em ent s 9–2 Degaussi ng 9–3 Ser vi ce and Cal i br at i on 9–3...
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Gener al I nst al l at i on Pr ocedur e 3- 3 HP 16532A I nst al l at i on Consi der at i ons 3- 7 HP 16517A/ 18A I nst al l at i on Consi der at i ons 3- 11 Cont ent s–4...
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W hat I s t he H P 16500B Logi c Anal ysi s Syst em ?
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Thi s al l ow s you t o conf i gur e t he HP 16500B usi ng onl y...
U ser I nt er f aces The HP 16500B has f our user i nt er f ace devi ces: t he knob on t he f r ont panel , t he t ouchscr een, t he opt i onal m ouse, and t he opt i onal keyboar d.
Accessor i es Suppl i ed The f ol l ow i ng l i st of accessor i es i s suppl i ed w i t h t he HP 16500B Logi c Anal ysi s Syst em . I f any accessor y i s m i ssi ng, cont act your l ocal sal es of f i ce.
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(t he HP 16500B al one) or t en car d sl ot s (t he H P 16500B w i t h t he opt i onal HP 16501A at t ached) avai l abl e.
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The System Configuration Menu M enu M ap The f ol l ow i ng m enu m ap i l l ust r at es al l f i el ds and avai l abl e opt i ons i n t he Syst em Conf i gur at i on m enu.
The System Configuration Menu Getting into the System Configuration Menus G et t i ng i nt o t he Syst em Conf i gur at i on M enus I n t he upper - l ef t cor ner of t he m enu ar e t w o f i el ds t hat i ndi cat e t he cur r ent m enu and m odul e.
The f i gur e bel ow show s t he l ayout of t he Syst em Conf i gur at i on m enu f or t he HP 16500B. The f i gur e i s l abel l ed w i t h t he m aj or f eat ur es and f unct i ons of t he m enu.
Sl ot D esi gnat or s The sl ot desi gnat or s ar e l i st ed as A t hr ough E f or t he HP 16500B al one, or A t hr ough J f or t he HP 16500B w i t h t he HP 16501A at t ached. The sl ot desi gnat or s ar e di spl ayed t o t he l ef t of t he l i st of car ds f or t he syst em and i ndi cat e t he l ocat i ons or sl ot s f or each car d.
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The HP 16500B i s equi pped w i t h a st andar d RS- 232C i nt er f ace and an HP- I B i nt er f ace t hat al l ow you t o connect t o a cont r ol l er . Thi s gi ves you r em ot e access f or r unni ng m easur em ent s, f or upl oadi ng and dow nl oadi ng conf i gur at i ons and dat a, f or pr i nt i ng, and m or e.
I EEE St andar d 488- 1978, “ St andar d Di gi t al I nt er f ace f or Pr ogr am m abl e I nst r um ent at i on. ” The HP- I B i s a car ef ul l y def i ned i nt er f ace t hat si m pl i f i es t he i nt egr at i on of var i ous i nst r um ent s and com put er s i nt o syst em s.
Configuring the HP-IB and RS-232C Configuring the RS-232C Interface Conf i gur i ng t he RS- 232C I nt er f ace The RS- 232C i nt er f ace on t hi s i nst r um ent i s H ew l et t - Packar d’ s i m pl em ent at i on of EI A Recom m ended St andar d RS- 232C, “...
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Configuring the HP-IB and RS-232C Configuring the RS-232C Interface 4 W hen t he second pop- up appear s, sel ect t he baud r at e you w ant f r om t he l i st di spl ayed i n t he pop- up (110 t o 19. 2k) and t he pop- up w i l l di sappear .
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Dat a bi t s ar e t he num ber of bi t s sent and r ecei ved per char act er t hat r epr esent t he bi nar y code of t hat char act er . The HP 16500B suppor t s t he 8- bi t bi nar y code.
RS-232C Printer Configuration Any H P- I B t ype pr i nt er m ust be set t o Listen Always f or t he HP- I B i nt er f ace. Al so, i n t hi s m ode no HP- I B addr essi ng i s necessar y.
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Connect i ng a Pr i nt er The HP 16500B can out put i t s scr een di spl ay t o var i ous HP- I B and RS- 232C gr aphi cs pr i nt er s. Conf i gur ed m enus, w avef or m s, and ot her dat a can be pr i nt ed f or com pl et e m easur em ent docum ent at i on.
HP D eskJet C The pr i nt er m ust be i n Li st en Al w ays w hen HP- I B i s t he pr i nt er i nt er f ace. I n addi t i on, t he HP 16500B HP- I B por t does not r espond t o ser vi ce r equest s (SRQ) w hen cont r ol l i ng a pr i nt er .
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) m ode. For exam pl e, t he f i gur e bel ow show s t he conf i gur at i on sw i t ches f or an HP- I B Thi nkJet pr i nt er . For t he Listen Always m ode, m ove t he second sw i t ch f r om t he l ef t t o t he “...
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Connecting a Printer Connecting HP-IB Printers Sel ect t he f i el d t o t he r i ght of " Pr i nt W i dt h" and dependi ng on your appl i cat i on, t oggl e t he w i dt h t o ei t her Pr i nt w i dt h t el l s t he pr i nt er t hat you ar e sendi ng up t o 80 or 132 char act er s per l i ne (w hen you Pr i nt Al l ) and i s t ot al l y i ndependent of t he pr i nt er i t sel f .
Connect i ng RS- 232C Pr i nt er s The HP 16500B i nt er f aces di r ect l y w i t h RS- 232C pr i nt er s, i ncl udi ng t he HP Thi nkJet , HP Qui et Jet , HP Laser Jet , H P Pai nt Jet , H P DeskJet and HP D eskJet C pr i nt er s.
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• For t he HP Laser Jet pr i nt er , t he sw i t ch set t i ngs can r em ai n i n t he f act or y def aul t set t i ngs.
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Connecting a Printer Connecting RS-232C Printers RS- 232C Instrum ent Setup Tur n on t he H P 16500B and f r om t he Syst em Conf i gur at i on m enu, sel ect t he Printer Setup f i el d.
The HP 16500B can al so be used w i t h ot her H ew l et t - Packar d gr aphi cs pr i nt er s. Si m pl y connect t he pr i nt er t o t he HP 16500B usi ng t he appr opr i at e cabl e (HP- I B or RS- 232C) and conf i gur e t he HP 16500B as show n i n t he f ol l ow i ng t abl e.
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Connecting to Other Hewlett-Packard Printers HP- I B pr i nt er s m ust suppor t Li st en Al w ays t o w or k w i t h t he H P 16500B. The HP 82906A gr aphi cs pr i nt er i s not suppor t ed because i t does not suppor t Li st en Al w ays on H P- I B.
Connecting a Printer Printing the Display Pr i nt i ng t he D i spl ay Each m enu has a Pr i nt f i el d i n t he upper - r i ght cor ner . Sel ect t he Pr i nt f i el d and a pop- up appear s, di spl ayi ng your choi ces.
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Connecting a Printer Printing the Display Sel ect t he Filename f i el d, t hen ent er a f i l enam e ( LI F) , or t he pat h and f i l enam e ( D O S) . I f t he f i l e i s st or ed t o a DOS di sk, t he f i l enam e can cont ai n up t o 8 char act er s pl us a 3 char act er ext ensi on.
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U si ng t he D i sk D r i ve M enus The l ogi c anal ysi s syst em has bot h a 3. 5 i nch, doubl e- si ded, hi gh- densi t y or doubl e- densi t y, f l exi bl e di sk dr i ve and an 85 M byt e har d di sk dr i ve bui l d i n.
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The Disk Drive Menus • Load I nst r um ent syst em conf i gur at i ons, anal yzer m easur em ent set ups, i ncl udi ng m easur em ent dat a, and i nver se assem bl er f i l es f or t he anal yzer can be l oaded f r om t he di sk dr i ve.
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The Disk Drive Menus M enu M ap The f ol l ow i ng m enu m ap i l l ust r at es al l f i el ds and avai l abl e opt i ons i n t he Di sk Dr i ve m enu.
The Disk Drive Menus Accessing the Disk Menus Accessi ng t he D i sk M enus Sel ect t he Module f i el d. Fr om t he pop- up m enu t hat appear s, sel ect System Menu Sel ect t he...
The Disk Drive Menus Installing a Flexible Disk I nst al l i ng a Fl exi bl e D i sk H ol d t he di sk so t he di sk l abel i s on t op and t he m et al aut o- shut t er i s aw ay f r om you.
The Disk Drive Menus Selecting a Disk Operation Sel ect i ng a D i sk O per at i on Al t hough som e def aul t par am et er s ar e pr ovi ded, a di sk oper at i on m ay r equi r e new i nf or m at i on f r om t he user .
The Disk Drive Menus Loading a File Loadi ng a Fi l e The Load oper at i on al l ow s you t o l oad pr est or ed conf i gur at i on f i l es. Use t hi s oper at i on w hen you w ant t o qui ckl y r est or e t he anal yzer t o a conf i gur at i on used i n a pr evi ous m easur em ent or condi t i on.
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Fr om t he pop- up t hat appear s, sel ect t he desi r ed f i l e t ype. The System choi ce l oads t hi ngs l i ke i nt er f ace (RS- 232C / HP- I B) and i nt er m odul e conf i gur at i ons, and def aul t s f r om t he Ut i l i t i es m enu.
The Disk Drive Menus Formatting a Disk For m at t i ng a D i sk The For m at oper at i on i ni t i al i zes new f l exi bl e di sks f or use i n t he anal yzer as w el l as r ef or m at s t he har d dr i ve.
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The Disk Drive Menus Formatting a Disk C A U T I O N BE FO R E YO U C O N TIN U E , be sur e you ar e i n t he FLE X IBLE D ISK m enu.
Fr om t he pop- up t hat appear s, sel ect t he desi r ed f i l e t ype. The System choi ce l oads i nt er f ace (RS- 232C and HP- I B) and i nt er m odul e conf i gur at i ons, and def aul t s f r om t he Ut i l i t i es m enu.
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The Disk Drive Menus Storing Files on a Disk I f you ar e st or i ng t o a new nam e, sel ect t he " t o f i l e" f i el d and t ype i n t he new nam e.
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The Disk Drive Menus Storing Files on a Disk Sel ect t he " f i l e descr i pt i on" f i el d and usi ng t he pop- up keypad, t ype i n a descr i pt i on of t he f i l e. A f i l e descr i pt i on can cont ai n up t o 32 char act er s, but al so can be l ef t bl ank.
The Disk Drive Menus Renaming a File Renam i ng a Fi l e The Renam e oper at i on al l ow s you t o gi ve a new nam e t o a pr evi ousl y st or ed f i l e.
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The Disk Drive Menus Renaming a File Sel ect t he new f i l e nam e f i el d. New file name field New File name Field Done. U si ng t he pop- up keypad, t ype i n t he new f i l enam e, t hen sel ect 5–16...
The Disk Drive Menus Autoloading a File Aut ol oadi ng a Fi l e The Aut ol oad oper at i on al l ow s you t o desi gnat e a set of conf i gur at i on f i l es t o be l oaded aut om at i cal l y t he next t i m e t he i nst r um ent i s t ur ned on.
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The Disk Drive Menus Autoloading a File Sel ect t he Execute f i el d. An aut ol oad f i l e i s cr eat ed and pl aced at t he t op of t he l i st of f i l es. The f i l e descr i pt i on cont ai ns t he f i l e nam e t o be aut ol oaded and i ndi cat es w het her or not t he Aut ol oad oper at i on i s enabl ed.
The Disk Drive Menus Purging a File Pur gi ng a Fi l e The Pur ge oper at i on al l ow s you t o del et e a f i l e f r om t he l i st of f i l e nam es. The f i l e t ype can be ei t her t he M odul e t ype or Al l t ype.
The Disk Drive Menus Copying a File Copyi ng a Fi l e The Copy oper at i on al l ow s you t o m ake a dupl i cat e copy of an exi st i ng f i l e on t he sam e di sk or a di f f er ent di sk.
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The Disk Drive Menus Copying a File Sel ect t he new f i l e nam e f i el d, t hen f r om t he pop- up keypad t hat appear s, ent er t he new f i l e nam e i n one of t w o w ays: •...
The Disk Drive Menus Packing a Disk Packi ng a D i sk By pur gi ng f i l es f r om t he di sk and addi ng ot her f i l es, you m ay end up w i t h bl ank ar eas on t he di sk (bet w een f i l es) t hat ar e t oo sm al l f or t he new f i l es you ar e cr eat i ng.
The Disk Drive Menus Duplicating a Disk D upl i cat i ng a D i sk The Dupl i cat e Di sk oper at i on copi es t he vol um e l abel s and di r ect or i es f r om one di sk t o anot her .
The Disk Drive Menus Making a Directory M aki ng a D i r ect or y Sel ect t he Make Directory oper at i on. Sel ect t he di r ect or y nam e f i el d and usi ng t he pop- up keypad or keyboar d, t ype i n t he new di r ect or y nam e.
The Disk Drive Menus Changing the Directory Changi ng t he D i r ect or y Sel ect t he Change Directory oper at i on. Sel ect t he di r ect or y nam e f i el d. U si ng t he pop- up keypad or keyboar d, t ype i n t he new di r ect or y nam e.
The Syst em U t i l i t i es M enu The Syst em Ut i l i t i es m enu i s one of t he m enus w i t hi n t he Syst em m odul e.
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The System Utilities Menu M enu M ap The f ol l ow i ng m enu m ap i l l ust r at es al l f i el ds and avai l abl e opt i ons i n t he Ut i l i t i es m enu.
The Touch and Sound Fi el ds Thi s sect i on cover s t he Touch and Sound f i el ds of t he Syst em Ut i l i t i es m enu. These f i el ds al l ow you t o r ecal i br at e t he t ouchscr een f or bet t er l i ne- of - si ght use and t ur n on and of f t he sound of t he i nst r um ent .
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At pow er - up, t ouch r et ur ns t o t he def aul t cal i br at i on, unl ess a cust om i zed HP 16500B conf i gur at i on f i l e i s l oaded as par t of an aut ol oad sequence.
The System Utilities Menu Setting the Real-time Clock Set t i ng t he Real - t i m e Cl ock For docum ent at i on pur poses, a r eal - t i m e cl ock r eadout appear s i n t he di spl ay m enus.
The System Utilities Menu Turning the Sound On/Off Tur ni ng t he Sound O n/ O f f I n t he upper - r i ght cor ner , bel ow t he Pr i nt f i el d, i s t he Sound O n f i el d. Thi s f i el d i s used t o t ur n t he i nst r um ent ’...
D i spl ay Col or Sel ect i on I n t he HP 16500B, col or saves t i m e and pr event s er r or s by cl ar i f yi ng t he di spl ay, m aki ng i t easi er t o di st i ngui sh one m aj or ar ea f r om anot her .
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The System Utilities Menu Turning the Sound On/Off W hi t e i s t he cent er of t he t op of t he cyl i nder (Lum i nosi t y = 100% , Sat ur at i on = 0% ).
The System Utilities Menu Selecting the Color, Hue, Saturation, and Luminosity Fields Sel ect i ng t he Col or , H ue, Sat ur at i on, and Lum i nosi t y Fi el ds To sel ect t he Col or , Hue, Sat ur at i on, or Lum i nosi t y f i el ds, see i f t he f i el d you w ant has a di f f er ent backgr ound t han t he ot her f i el ds (l i ght bl ue f or t he def aul t col or s).
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The System Utilities Menu Selecting the Color, Hue, Saturation, and Luminosity Fields Example Use t he knob t o change t he val ue of H ue t o 45. Sel ect t he Hue f i el d once. W hen t he backgr ound of t he f i el d changes col or ( l i ght bl ue f or def aul t col or s) , t ur n t he knob t o change t he val ue f or Hue t o 45.
The t abl e on t he next page l i st s t he di spl ay col or s f or t he HP 16500B.
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The System Utilities Menu Selecting Colors HP 16500B Display Colors Color Default Color Saturation Luminosity Uses Main background color for the display White 100% Light text and timing waveforms on certain modules Dark Blue 100% For touch items (touch-sensitive fields)
The System Utilities Menu Returning to the Default Colors Ret ur ni ng t o t he D ef aul t Col or s The Def aul t Col or s f i el d, bel ow t he Lum i nosi t y f i el d, al l ow s you t o r et ur n t o t he def aul t col or s si m pl y by sel ect i ng t hat f i el d.
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I nt er m odul e M easur em ent s The HP 16500B can be conf i gur ed w i t h sever al di f f er ent m odul es i nsi de t he i nst r um ent at one t i m e. The I nt er m odul e m enu al l ow s you t o m ake i nt er act i ve m easur em ent s bet w een t hese m odul es.
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Intermodule Measurements Synchroni zi ng w i th E xternal E qui pm ent Once a m odul e i s added t o t he conf i gur at i on t r ee, t he PORT OUT si gnal can be added beneat h t hat m odul e or any ot her m odul e, w hi ch sends an ar m i ng si gnal out t o a BNC connect or on t he r ear panel .
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Intermodule Measurements M enu M ap The f ol l ow i ng m enu m ap i l l ust r at es al l f i el ds and avai l abl e opt i ons i n t he I nt er m odul e m enu.
Intermodule Measurements Accessing the Intermodule Menu Accessi ng t he I nt er m odul e M enu To br i ng up t he I nt er m odul e m enu, sel ect t he m odul e f i el d i n t he upper - l ef t cor ner of any m enu.
Intermodule Measurements Configuring a Group Run Conf i gur i ng a G r oup Run W hen t he Group Run f i el d i s sel ect ed, i t t oggl es bet w een t w o choi ces w hi ch set s how t he i nt er m odul e m easur em ent i s ar m ed.
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Intermodule Measurements Configuring a Group Run Example The f ol l ow i ng exam pl e i l l ust r at es w hat happens w hen you execut e a Gr oup Run. For t hi s exam pl e w e use t he i nt er m odul e conf i gur at i on show n i n t he f i gur e bel ow .
Intermodule Measurements Configuring Port In/Out Conf i gur i ng Por t I n/ O ut The PORT I N / OUT f i el d accesses a conf i gur at i on m enu w hi ch i s used t o conf i gur e w hi ch m odul e an ext er nal ar m i ng si gnal (PORT OUT) i s sent f r om .
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PORT IN/OUT Setup Menu Onl y t he HP 16500B has t he PORT I N BNC . H ow ever , t he PO RT I N si gnal i s avai l abl e t o m odul es i n bot h t he HP 16500B and HP 16501A f r am es.
Intermodule Measurements The Group Run/Stop Field The G r oup Run/ St op Fi el d W hen a m odul e i s added t o t he i nt er m odul e conf i gur at i on t r ee, t hat m odul e’ s Run/ St op f i el d changes t o t he Gr oup Run/ St op f i el d.
(A t hr ough E f or t he H P 16500B al one, or A t hr ough J f or t he HP 16500B w i t h t he HP 16501A at t ached) r epr esent i ng t he l ocat i on of t he m odul e i n t he t r ee.
Intermodule Measurements Status Indicators and Time Correlation Bars St at us I ndi cat or s and Ti m e Cor r el at i on Bar s The m essage " Runni ng" or " St opped" appear s bel ow t he nam es of t he i ndi vi dual m odul es t hat ar e l i st ed on t he r i ght si de of t he I nt er m odul e m enu.
Intermodule Measurements Adjusting Skew Adj ust i ng Skew Sel ect i ng t he Skew f i el d br i ngs up t he I nt er m odul e Skew m enu. The I nt er m odul e Skew m enu i s used t o skew w avef or m s or st at e l i st i ngs bet w een m odul es on t he di spl ay.
Intermodule Measurements What Are Some Typical Intermodule Measurements? W hat Ar e Som e Typi cal I nt er m odul e M easur em ent s? I nt er m odul e m easur em ent s m ay be as si m pl e as st ar t i ng sever al m odul es at once, or ver y com pl ex w i t h m ul t i pl e ar m i ng sequences bet w een m odul es and ext er nal equi pm ent .
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Intermodule Measurements What Are Some Typical Intermodule Measurements? Example A nal yzi ng Interrupt H andl i ng i n a C PU System M ost m i cr opr ocessor pr ogr am s can be i nt er r upt ed by an asynchr onous har dw ar e si gnal .
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Intermodule Measurements What Are Some Typical Intermodule Measurements? Interrupt Handling Example Set up t he osci l l oscope t o t r i gger on t he asynchr onous i nt er r upt l i ne. Thi s i s usual l y an edge- sensi t i ve l i ne on w hi ch t he osci l l oscope can t r i gger .
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, and a di f f er ent i nt er f ace f or each i nst r um ent . The pat t er n gener at or i n t he HP 16500B can act as t he st ack of w or d gener at or s i n t hi s pr obl em .
Intermodule Measurements Displaying Multiple Module Data on One Screen D i spl ayi ng M ul t i pl e M odul e D at a on O ne Scr een W hen you ar e m aki ng i nt er m odul e m easur em ent s, you can di spl ay t he r esul t i ng w avef or m s or st at e l i st i ngs f or sever al m odul es t oget her on one scr een.
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Intermodule Measurements Displaying Multiple Module Data on One Screen W hen t he Waveform Selection pop- up appear s, sel ect t he f i el d Module Oscilloscope D di spl ayi ng State/Timing E. W hen t he pop- up appear s, sel ect Af t er t he pop- up di sappear s, t he appr opr i at e l abel s f or t he channel s of t he H P 16550A St at e/ Ti m i ng Anal yzer w i l l be l i st ed under t he St at e/ Ti m i ng E f i el d.
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Sel ect t he l abel s f or t he channel s t hat you w ant di spl ayed. For t hi s OUT_4 exam pl e, sel ect Selecting HP 16510B Channels Done Sel ect and t he W avef or m Sel ect i on pop- up w i l l di sappear , r et ur ni ng you t o t he w avef or m di spl ay.
Intermodule Measurements Helpful Hints H el pf ul H i nt s • W hen set t i ng up m easur em ent s, st ar t w i t h si m pl e set ups and w or k up t o m or e com pl ex ones.
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I nst r um ent set t i ngs and oper at i ng m odes, i ncl udi ng aut om at i c m easur em ent s, m ay be r em ot el y pr ogr am m ed vi a RS- 232C, HP- I B (I EEE- 488), or opt i onal HP 16500L (Et her net ).
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General Characteristics Characteristics Input/Output Rear Panel BNCs: Port- i n User sel ect abl e: TTL, ECL or user def i ned; Zi n = 4 kΩ ; Vi n = −4. 0 V at 1. 5 m A t o +5 V at 1. 6 m A. Port- out Out put si gnal i s act i ve hi gh, TTL out put l evel , hi gh >...
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Power Requirements H P 16500B 115 V/ 230 V, 48 t o 66 H z, 475 W m ax. H P 16501A 115 V/ 230 V, 48 t o 66 Hz, 420 W m ax. 8–4...
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General Characteristics Characteristics Dimensions Ref er t o t he f ol l ow i ng f i gur e f or di m ensi onal det ai l . Demensional Detail 8–5...
Thi s chapt er descr i bes t he m ai nt enance r equi r em ent s f or t he HP 16500B Logi c Anal ysi s Syst em . I t expl ai ns cl eani ng r equi r em ent s and degaussi ng pr ocedur es, and t el l s you w her e t o l ook f or i nf or m at i on w hen t he i nst r um ent needs ser vi ce or r ecal i br at i on.
Repackagi ng f or St or age or Shi pm ent Pr oper r epackagi ng i s necessar y t o pr event dam age t o t he HP 16500B. The i nst r um ent m ay be st or ed or shi pped i n envi r onm ent s w i t hi n t hese l i m i t s: Tem perature °...
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Maintaining the HP 16500B Repackaging for Storage or Shipment Repacki ng the Instrum ent Bef or e r epacki ng t he i nst r um ent , i nser t a shi ppi ng di sk i nt o t he f l exi bl e di sk dr i ve.
Error Messages Disk Error Messages D i sk Er r or M essages The f ol l ow i ng i s a l i st and descr i pt i on of er r or m essages t hat m ay be di spl ayed i n t he di sk m enus.
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Error Messages Disk Error Messages E nd of f i l e encountered Tr yi ng t o r ead dat a beyond t he end of t he f i l e. The f i l e w as gener at ed i m pr oper l y or i t s cont ent s have been al t er ed. Fi l e i s bei ng used You cannot pur ge a f i l e or di r ect or y t hat i s bei ng used by anot her oper at i on.
Error Messages Disk Warning Messages Perm i ssi on f or thi s operati on deni ed The l ogi c anal yzer does not per m i t cer t ai n oper at i ons: dupl i cat i ng t he har d di sk, f or m at t i ng t he har d di sk i n LI F f or m at , or w r i t i ng or pur gi ng a f i l e t hat has i t s r ead- onl y at t r i but e set .
Pow er up Sel f - Test D ocum ent at i on W hen you t ur n on t he H P 16500B i t i ni t i at es a set of sel f - t est s t o check t he basi c condi t i on of t he i nst r um ent and t he oper at i ng syst em .
Error Messages Fail Codes Fai l Codes The t ype of f ai l codes you m i ght encount er ar e: D i sk Test passed f ai l ed no di sk - I nst al l a di sk or r e- i nst al l t he cur r ent di sk. Touchscreen passed i m pai r ed - Not a com pl et e t ouchscr een, but t he i nst r um ent...
Error Messages Critical Errors Cr i t i cal Er r or s Cr i t i cal er r or s ar e syst em l oad er r or s det ect ed at pow er - up. W hen one of t hese i s det ect ed, t hey ar e di spl ayed on t he scr een i n yel l ow and t he sel f - t est r out i ne i s st opped I M M EDI ATELY.
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I ndex f or H P 16500B M ai nf r am e m ake di r ect or y, 5–24 t aggi ng f or ser vi ce, 9–5 Addr ess, sel ect i ng, 3–4 pack di sk, 5–3, 5–22 HP 16500B Aut ol oad, 5–2...
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4–4, 4–8 def i ned, 2–2 EpsonB, 4–3 l ayout , 2–5 HP- I B, 4–3 m enu m ap, 2–3 ot her HP, 4–9 sl ot desi gnat or s, 2–6 RS- 232C, 4–6 Syst em Di sk M enu suppor t ed, 4–2...
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Col or ado Spr i ngs , CO 80901 U . S. A. D ecl ares, That the product H P 16500B Logi c Anal ysi s Syst em Product N am e: H P 16500B M odel N um ber(s):...
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H P 16500B Logi c Anal ysi s f or a par t i cul ar pur pose. pages t o t hat edi t i on.
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U si ng t he O pt i onal Keyboar d and M ouse...
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The Keyboar d and M ouse Thi s chapt er expl ai ns how t o use t he opt i onal keyboar d i nt er f ace (HP E2427A Keyboar d Ki t ) and opt i onal m ouse. The keyboar d and m ouse can be used i nt er changeabl y w i t h t he knob and t ouchscr een f or al l m enu appl i cat i ons.
You can al so use t he cur sor keys t o dupl i cat e t he f unct i on of t he knob on t he f r ont panel of t he H P 16500B. To si m ul at e r ot at i ng t he knob cl ockw i se, si m ul t aneousl y pr ess t he Shift key and ei t her t he up- poi nt i ng ar r ow key or t he r i ght - poi nt i ng ar r ow key.
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Using the Optional Keyboard and Mouse Moving the Cursor I f you w ant t o w ant t o m ove i n t he opposi t e di r ect i on, f r om r i ght t o l ef t , m ovi ng up t o t he next hi gher l i ne w hen t he l ef t m ar gi n i s r eached, pr ess and hol d bot h t he Tab key and t he Shift key si m ul t aneousl y.
Using the Optional Keyboard and Mouse Entering Data into a Menu Ent er i ng D at a i nt o a M enu K eyboard D ata E ntry W hen t he cur sor i s over t he desi r ed f i el d, and ei t her t he Ret ur n key or t he Sel ect key i s pr essed, t he cur sor i s di spl ayed over t he l ef t m ost di gi t of t he par t i cul ar i t em .
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Using the Optional Keyboard and Mouse Entering Data into a Menu A utorol l W hen ent er i ng pat t er n gener at or dat a, you can m ove t hr ough each l i ne hor i zont al l y, f i l l i ng i n each dat a f i el d i n t he l i ne bef or e goi ng t o t he next l i ne, or you m ay w ant t o f i l l i n al l t he dat a i n a col um n bef or e m ovi ng on t o t he next col um n.
The f unct i on keys above t he num ber pad have been r edef i ned t o w or k w i t h t he HP 16500B/ 16501A keypad. Tw o keyboar d over l ays ar e i ncl uded i n t he HP E2427A Keyboar d Ki t .
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Using the Optional Keyboard and Mouse Using the Keyboard Overlays D on’ t C are K ey Tab i s t he “ Don’ t Car e” key. The val ue of t hi s key i s det er m i ned by t he cur r ent l y di spl ayed keypad.
I n addi t i on t o t he f unct i on keys w hi ch ar e m apped t o t he HP 16500B/ 16501A r eal - t i m e keypad, ot her keys on t he keyboar d i nvoke t he uni t s keys.
Using the Optional Keyboard and Mouse Assigning Edge Triggers Assi gni ng Edge Tr i gger s Sever al keys m ap t o edge assi gnm ent s. These keys and t hei r f unct i ons ar e l i st ed bel ow .
Using the Optional Keyboard and Mouse Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse Connect i ng t he Keyboar d and M ouse To connect ei t her t he keyboar d or t he m ouse i nt o t he f r ont - panel connect or , si m pl y m at ch t he pl ug and f r ont - panel connect or keys, t hen push i n t he pl ug as show n bel ow .
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Using the Optional Keyboard and Mouse Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse C onnecti ng B oth the K eyboard and M ouse To connect bot h t he keyboar d and m ouse t oget her , chai n t hem t oget her as show n bel ow .
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Addi ng t he H P 16501A t o t he HP 16500B cr eat es a t i ght l y coupl ed t w o f r am e, t en- car d syst em f ul l y cont r ol l ed by t he HP 16500B. A si ngl e pow er sw i t ch (l ocat ed on t he HP 16500B f r ont panel ) t ur ns on bot h f r am es.
The H P 16500L Interf ace Board The HP 16500L i nt er f ace boar d i s i nst al l ed i n t he m ai nf r am e. I t cont ai ns ci r cui t r y f or sever al i m por t ant f unct i ons, one of w hi ch i s t o i nt er f ace t he m ai nf r am e t o t he HP 16501A expansi on f r am e.
Syst em Ar m i ng and Tr i gger i ng M odul e- t o- m odul e ar m i ng w i t hi n t he HP 16501A f ol l ow s t he ar m i ng speci f i cat i ons f or t he HP 16500B i n t hat any m odul e m ay ar m any ot her m odul e.
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Fr om t he r ear - panel Por t I n BNC. The ar m i ng si gnal f r om t he HP 16501A over l ays w i t h t he PO RT- I N si gnal . I f a m easur em ent r equi r es t hat m odul es i n t he 16500B r ecei ve ar m i ng si gnal s f r om bot h PO RT- I N and t he H P 16501A, t he m odul es shoul d be r econf i gur ed.
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System Arming and Triggering Any car d i n t he HP 16500B m ai nf r am e can be ar m ed f r om i t s ext er nal i nput s or f r om one of t he ot her f our car ds i n t he H P 16500B m ai nf r am e.
A f l at , bi - di r ect i onal cabl e 2 m et er s l ong w i t h a 68- pi n “ D” connect or at each end. Connect t he HP 16501A t o t he HP 16500B as i l l ust r at ed bel ow . Connecting the Optional Expansion Frame M ake sur e t he connect or i s pr oper l y seat ed i nt o t he por t by pul l i ng t he connect or w i t hout pr essi ng t he r el ease t abs.
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Label s Hew l et t - Packar d l ogi c anal yzer s gi ve you t he abi l i t y t o separ at e or gr oup dat a channel s and l abel t hem w i t h a nam e t hat i s m eani ngf ul t o your m easur em ent .
Labels Assignment Label Assignment Fields Label Assi gnm ent Fi el ds The l abel assi gnm ent f i el ds f ound i n t he For m at m enu di spl ay t he user - def i ned l abel nam es. Cust om l abel nam es ar e used w hen t her e ar e di f f er ent t ypes of dat a w hi ch m ust be t r acked.
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Labels Assignment Label Assignment Fields Turn Label O n The Tur n Label On sel ect i on i s used t o act i vat e a l abel and i t s accom panyi ng bi t assi gnm ent f i el d. Once a l abel f i el d i s act i vat ed, a cust om nam e can be assi gned.
Labels Assignment Rolling Labels and Pods Rol l i ng Label s and Pods The Label s r ol l i ng f i el d al l ow s you t o vi ew of f scr een l abel s. To vi ew of f scr een l abel s, sel ect t he Label s r ol l f i el d t o ensur e i t i s a l i ght bl ue i s act i ve, t hen r ot at e t he knob.
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Sym bol s St at e l i st i ngs can di spl ay acqui r ed dat a i n a var i et y of num er i c f or m at s. How ever , one of t he m ost usef ul f or m s of di spl ay i s not a num er i c f or m , but a sym bol i c f or m .
Symbols Assignment Symbols Field Sym bol s Fi el d The Sym bol s f i el d i s l ocat ed i n t he For m at m enu and i s used t o access t he sym bol s t abl e.
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Symbols Assignment Symbols Field Symbols Table Pop-up Menu Label Fi el d The Label f i el d i dent i f i es t he l abel f or w hi ch you ar e speci f yi ng sym bol s. W hen you sel ect t hi s f i el d, a sel ect i on m enu appear s t hat l i st s al l t he l abel s t ur ned on f or t hat anal yzer .
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Symbols Assignment Symbols Field Sym bol W i dth Fi el d The Sym bol W i dt h f i el d i s used t o speci f y how m any char act er s of t he sym bol nam e w i l l be di spl ayed w hen t he sym bol i s r ef er enced i n t he Tr i gger , W avef or m , and Li st i ng m enus.
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Symbols Assignment Symbols Field To add, del et e, or m odi f y sym bol s i n t he sym bol t abl e, sel ect any f i el d di spl ayi ng a def i ned sym bol nam e. A pop- up m enu appear s w i t h t he f ol l ow i ng choi ces.
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Because of t he m odul ar desi gn of t he Logi c Anal ysi s Syst em , i t al l ow s you t o m ove m odul es w i t hi n and bet w een t he H P 16500B and t he H P 16501A f r am es.
Each f r am e cont ai ns f i ve sl ot s i n w hi ch t o i nser t t he car ds. Each sl ot has a l abel t o i t s r i ght . The t op sl ot on t he HP 16500B i s A, t he next one dow n i s B, t hen C, D, and E.
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Installing and Removing Cards Instal l i ng C ards i n the H P 16500B/ 16501A C A U T I O N The ef f ect s of ELECTRO STATI C D I SCH ARG E can dam age el ect r oni c com ponent s.
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Installing and Removing Cards Hol d t he car d (or set of car ds) so t hat t he com ponent s ar e f aci ng upw ar d and t he m ai n connect or i s poi nt i ng aw ay f r om you. Al i gn t he car d (or set of car ds) w i t h an appr opr i at e set of sl ot s on t he r ear panel , f i l l i ng t he sl ot s cl osest t o t he bot t om f i r st .
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To r em ove car ds f r om t he f r am e, you m ust st ar t w i t h t he car d i n t he t op sl ot (sl ot A i n t he HP 16500B or sl ot F i n t he H P 16501A) of t he f r am e i n w hi ch you ar e changi ng car ds.
H P 16532 I nst al l at i on Consi der at i ons M ul t i m odul e osci l l oscopes m ust be conf i gur ed such t hat t he m odul es ar e i nst al l ed adj acent t o one anot her , w i t h no em pt y sl ot s bet w een t hem and no ot her t est and m easur em ent m odul es bet w een t hem .
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• I n a m ul t i m odul e HP 16532, t he t op- m ost m odul e i s t he " m ast er " m odul e (m ast er car d). The m ast er car d sl ot l et t er w i l l be used t o i dent i f y t hi s m ul t i m odul e osci l l oscope i n var i ous m ai nf r am e oper at i ons.
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See t he f ol l ow i ng f i gur e. Fol l ow t he conf i gur at i on gui del i nes gi ven i n t he " HP 16532A I nst al l at i on Consi der at i ons"...
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. Adj acent HP 16532 m odul es w i l l be t r eat ed as st and al one 2 channel osci l l oscope m odul es at pow er up i f t hey ar e not cabl ed t oget her .
H P 16517A/ 18A I nst al l at i on Consi der at i ons The HP 16517A m odul e can be used as a one- car d m odul e. The H P 16518A m odul e can not be used as a one- car d m odul e.
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Installing and Removing Cards To configure a multicard module • To conf i gur e a f our - car d m odul e, you can have one Expansi on Car d above t he M ast er Car d and t w o bel ow , or t w o Expansi on Car ds above and one bel ow (see i l l ust r at i on bel ow ).
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