HP 16501A LOGIC Manuals

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  Table of Contents

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1 Introduction to Programming

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  Introduction
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  Talking to the Logic Analysis System
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  Talking to Individual System Modules
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  Initialization
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  Instruction Syntax
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  Output Command
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  Device Address
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  Instructions
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  Instruction Terminator
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  Header Types
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  Duplicate Keywords
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  Query Usage
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  Program Header Options
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  Parameter Data Types
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  Selecting Multiple Subsystems
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  Receiving Information From the Logic Analysis System
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  Response Header Options
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  Response Data Formats
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  String Variables
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  Numeric Base
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  Numeric Variables
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  Definite-Length Block Response Data
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  Multiple Queries
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  System Status

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2 Programming Over HP-IB

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  Interface Capabilities
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  Command and Data Concepts
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  Talk/Listen Addressing
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  HP-IB Bus Addressing
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  Local, Remote, and Local Lockout
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  Bus Commands

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3 Programming Over RS-232-C

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  Interface Operation
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  RS-232-C Cables
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  Minimum Three-Wire Interface with Software Protocol
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  Extended Interface with Hardware Handshake
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  Cable Examples
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  Configuring the Logic Analysis System Interface
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  Interface Capabilities
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  RS-232-C Bus Addressing
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  Lockout Command

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4 Programming Over LAN

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  Communicating with the HP 16500C
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  LAN Addressing
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  Password Protection and File Protection
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  Permission Levels: Control and Data
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  Controlling the HP 16500C
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  Echoing Commands
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  Copying Command Files
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  Writing to \System\Program From a Program
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  Sending Commands to the HP 16500C Socket
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  Lockout Command

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5 Programming and Documentation Conventions

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  Truncation Rule
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  Infinity Representation
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  Sequential and Overlapped Commands
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  Response Generation
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  Syntax Diagrams
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  Notation Conventions and Definitions
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  The Command Tree
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  Tree Traversal Rules
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  Command Set Organization
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  Subsystems
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  Program Examples
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  Message Communication and System Functions

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6 Message Communication and System Functions Protocols

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  Syntax Diagrams
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  Syntax Overview
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  Status Reporting

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7 Status Reporting Event Status Register

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  Service Request Enable Register
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  Bit Definitions
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  Key Features
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  Serial Poll
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  Parallel Poll
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  Polling HP-IB Devices
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  Configuring Parallel Poll Responses
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  Conducting a Parallel Poll
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  Disabling Parallel Poll Responses
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  HP-IB Commands

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8 Error Messages

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  Device Dependent Errors
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  Command Errors
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  Execution Errors
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  Internal Errors
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  Query Errors

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9 Common Commands

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  CLS (Clear Status)
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  ESE (Event Status Enable)
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  ESR (Event Status Register)
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  IDN (Identification Number)
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  IST (Individual Status)
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  OPC (Operation Complete)
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  OPT (Option Identification)
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  PRE (Parallel Poll Enable Register Enable)
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  RST (Reset)
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  SRE (Service Request Enable)
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  STB (Status Byte)
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  TRG (Trigger)
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  TST (Test)
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  WAI (Wait)

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10 Mainframe Commands Beeper

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  Capability
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  Cardcage
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  CESE (Combined Event Status Enable)
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  CESR (Combined Event Status Register)
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  EOI (End or Identify)
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  LER (LCL Event Register)
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  Lockout
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  Menu
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  MESE<N> (Module Event Status Enable)
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  MESR<N> (Module Event Status Register)
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  Rmode
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  RTC (Real-Time Clock)
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  Select
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  Setcolor
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  Start
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  Stop
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  Xwindow

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11 System Subsystem

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  Data
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  DSP (Display)
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  Error
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  Header
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  Longform
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  Print
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  Setup

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12 Mmemory Subsystem

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  Autoload
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  Catalog
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  CD (Change Directory)
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  Copy
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  Download
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  Identify
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  Initialize
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  Load[:Config]
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  LOAD :Iassembler
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  Mkdir (Make Directory)
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  MSI (Mass Storage Is)
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  Pack
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  Purge
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  PWD (Present Working Directory)
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  Rename
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  Store [:Config]
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  Upload
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  Volume

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13 Intermodule Subsystem

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  Intermodule
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  Delete
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  Htime
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  Inport
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  Insert
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  Outdrive
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  Outpolar
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  Outtype
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  Portedge
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  Portlev
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  Skew<N
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  Tree
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  Ttime

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14 Tgtctrl Subsystem

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  Tgtctrl
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  All
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  Available
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  Bits
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  Curstate
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  Drive
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  Laststate
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  Name
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  Pulse
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  Signal
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  Sigstatus
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  States
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  Step
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  Toggle
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  Type

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Part 3 Programming Examples

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15 Programming Examples

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  Transferring the Mainframe Configuration
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  Checking for Intermodule Measurement Completion
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  Sending Queries to the Logic Analysis System
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  Getting ASCII Data with Print? ALL Query
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  Reading the Disk with the Catalog? ALL Query
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  Reading the Disk with the Catalog? Query
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  Printing to the Disk

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Index

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  Chapter 1, "Triggering," Shows You How to Set Up the Analyzer to Trigger On the
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  Table of Contents

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1 Triggering

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  To Store and Time the Execution of a Subroutine
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  To Trigger On the Nth Iteration of a Loop
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  To Trigger On the Nth Recursive Call of a Recursive Function
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  To Trigger On Entry to a Function
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  To Capture a Trace of Activity Associated with a Write of Known Bad Data to a Particular Variable
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  To Trigger On a Loop That Occasionally Runs Too Long
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  To Verify That All Stacks and Registers Are Restored Correctly before Exiting a Subroutine
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  To Trigger After All Status Bus Lines Finish Transitioning
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  To Find the Nth Occurrence of Asserting a Chip Select Line
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  To Verify That the Chip Select Line of a Memory Chip Is Strobed After the Address On the Address Bus Is Stable
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  To Trigger When Expected Data Does Not Appear On the Data Bus From a Remote Device When Requested
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  To Test Minimum and Maximum Pulse Limits
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  To Detect a Handshake Violation
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  To Detect Bus Contention
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  Cross-Arming Trigger Examples
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  To Examine Software Execution When a Timing Violation Occurs
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  To Look at Control and Status Signals During Execution of a Routine

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2 Intermodule Measurements

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  Intermodule Measurement Examples
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  To Set Up a Group Run of Modules Within the HP 16500B
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  To Start a Group Run of Modules From an External Trigger Source
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  To Start an External Instrument On Command From a Module Within the HP 16500 and 16501 Mainframe
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  To See the Status of a Module Within an Intermodule Measurement
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  O See Time Cor Re La Tion of Each Mod Ule Within an in Ter Mod Ule Meas Ure Ment
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  To Use a Timing Analyzer to Detect a Glitch
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  To Capture the Waveform of a Glitch
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  O Cap Ture State Flow Show Ing How Your Tar Get Sys Tem Pro Cesses an in Ter Rupt
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  Using Stimulus-Response to Test a Circuit
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  To Use a State Analyzer to Trigger Timing Analysis of a Count-Down On a Set of Data Lines
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  To Use Two State Analyzers to Monitor the Activity of Coprocessors in a Target System
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  Special Displays
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  To Interleave Trace Lists
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  To View Trace Lists and Waveforms Together On the Same Display
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  Skew Adjustment
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  To Adjust for Minimum Skew Between Two Modules Involved in an Intermodule Measurement

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3 File Management

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  Transferring Files Using the Flexible Disk Drive
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  To Save a Measurement Configuration
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  To Load a Measurement Configuration
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  To Save a Trace List in ASCII Format
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  To Save a Menu or Measurement As a Graphic Image
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  To Load System Software
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  Using the HP 16500L LAN Interface
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  To Set Up the HP 16500B
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  To Transfer Data Files From the HP 16500B System to Your Computer
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  To Transfer Graphics Files From the HP 16500B System to Your Computer

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4 Concepts

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  The Trigger Sequencer
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  The Inverse Assembler
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  Configuration Translation for Analyzer Modules

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5 If You Have a Problem

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  Analyzer Problems
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  Intermittent Data Errors
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  Unwanted Triggers
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  No Setup/Hold Field On Format Screen
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  No Activity On Activity Indicators
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  Capacitive Loading
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  No Trace List Display
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  Preprocessor Problems
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  Target System Will Not Boot Up
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  Slow Clock
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  Erratic Trace Measurements
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  Inverse Assembler Problems
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  No Inverse Assembly or Incorrect Inverse Assembly
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  Inverse Assembler Will Not Load or Run
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  Intermodule Measurement Problems
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  An Event Wasn't Captured By One of the Modules
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  Messages
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  Default Calibration Factors Loaded" (HP 16540, 16541, and 16542)
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  Inverse Assembler Not Found
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  "Measurement Initialization Error
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  "No Configuration File Loaded
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  "Selected File Is Incompatible
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  "Slow or Missing Clock
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  "State Clock Violates Overdrive Specification
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  Time From Arm Greater Than 41.93 Ms