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Setting Up the Logic Analyzer
HP 1650A/51A Logic Analyzers
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@ Copynght Hewlett-Packard Company 1987
HEWLETT
PACKARD
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A June 1987
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Introduction
About
this book...
The purpose of
analyzer
the
operating system flexible disc,
connect
You should
HP 1650Al51A logic analyzers
Chapter
analyzer
Chapter
logic
analyzer
Chapter
connect
Chapter
interface bus to
Once you
read
the
your
logic analyzer"
this
guide is to
for operation. In
the
probe cables
read
this
1 covers
ready
2 shows you how to load
3 introduces you to
them.
4 shows you how to connect
and
have
everything
for power-up.
other
the
this
andaprinter
guide
if
set
the
intensityofthe
equipment like a printer.
logic
analyzerupand
Getting Started Guide.
tell
you how to
guide you will
turnonthe
this
is your first
you need to know to get your logic
the
operating
the
new probes
your
It
explains
prepare
learn
logic analyzer,
experience
system,
display
and
shows you how to
logic
analyzer's
running,
the
basic operation of
your logic
how to
turnonthe
you will
install
with
RS-232C
want
and
the
to
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Table of Contents
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.,
Introduction
Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Getting
I-I
Initial
1-1 Accessories
Ready10Operate
Inspection
1-3 Probe Assembly Identification
1-4 Removing Yellow
1-5 Selecting
1·6 Checking for
1-7
Gettmg
1-7 Operating Environment
1-7 VentIlation
Turningonthe
2-[ Loading
2-2
Installing
2-3
Line
2-3
Intensity
2-4 Power-up Self-Test
the
Power to
the
Switch
Control
Shipping
Line Voltage
the
Correct
the
Instrument
Instrnment
Operating System
the
Operating
Disc
Fuse
System
Disc
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Table
of Contents (Continued)
Chapter 3:
It
Chapter 4:
@
Chapter 5:
Connecting
3-1 Probes
3-1 Connecting Pod Cables to
3-2 Connecting Pods to Probe Cables
3-3 Disconnecting
3-4
Connecting
3-4 Connecting Grabbers to Test Points
the
Logic
and
Probe
Pods
Probes from Pods
GrabberstoProbes
Analyzertothe
the
Logic Analyzer
3-5 PodGrounds
3-5 Probe Grounds
3-6 Labeling Pods, Probes,
3-7
Signal
Line
Loading
3-7 Probe
Interface
ConnectingtoExternal
4-2 Connecting
the
and
Cables
Equipment
Logic Analyzer to a
What's Next?
Prmter
Target
System
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1
)
Initial.,
Inspection
Getting Ready to Operate
.
Inspect
or
contentsofthe
the
If
instrument
the
packagmg
instrument
the
contentsofthe
shipping
materials
shipment
has
does not
container
are
have
been
checked
ahtpping
operate
for
damage[fthe
damaged,
properly, refer to
you
been
checked for completeness
mechanically
container
should
have
shippmg
keep
and
electrically
been
damagedorthe
the
service
them
container
until
and
manual
the
Accessories
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In
addition
checktosee
Accessones
containerisdamaged
The table on
HP 1650Al51A logic analyzers.Ifanyofthese
contact your
to checking
that
the
can
sometimes be lost in
the
next
nearest
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the
instrument
accessories
page
Hewlett-Packard
lists
supplied
all
for damage. you
withItare
transit
the
accessories for
office.
when
items
complete"
the
shippmg
are
should
the
missing,
also
Getting Ready to Operate
1·1
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Table 1 Accessories
Accessory
HP
Part
No.
HP1650A
Probe assemblies 01650-61608 5
Probe cables 01650-61607 5 2
Quantity
Grabbers (Note
11
Ground leads (long]
Ground leads
RS-232C Loop back
Probe
numbering
{short
and
probe cable 01650-94303
label card
AC power cable
Operating
Operating
Programming
Service
system disc
and
manual
manual
I
adapter
set
5959-0288
100
01650-82102 5 2
01650-82103 10
01650-63202
1 1
1 1
Note 2 1
01650-13501
2
01650-90903 1
01650-90901 1
Notes:
HP
1651A
2
40
4
1
2
1
1
!
I
L Package of 20
The
type
2.
need
more information about power cords. refer to
Getting Ready 10 Operale
per
part
of power cord you receive with your logic
1-2
number.
analyzer
the
HP
depends on your country.Ifyou
1650A'SlA
Reference .ManuaL
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Probe Assembly
Identification
.,
The following
the probe assemblies. Chapter 3 explains how to connect and
disconnect
illustration
the
parts of
will
help you Identify the
this
assembly
varrous
.
parts of
GROUND
PROBE
{01650-452031
LEAD
(016513-821132)
HOUSING
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PROBE
LEAD
(131650-621011
/
GROUND
(01650-82HI3)
/
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LEAD
(SHORT)
-,
GRABBER
(
5959-0288]
lQTY.20PER
PIN)
PROBE
ASSEMBLY
(01650-61608)
1656/E113
PROBE
CABLE
(016511-61607f
Gelling Ready to Operate
1-3
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Removing Yellow
Shipping Disc
Your logic
m
the
you
as shown in
way so you
analyzer
disc drive" Before you can
must
remove
the
can
pullitout of
is shipped
the
yellow shipping disc Press
figure. The yellow shipping disc will pop out
with
a protective yellow shipping disc
insert
the
operating
the
disc eject
the
disc drive
system disc,
button
part
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Getting Ready to Operate
1-4
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Selecling the
Line Voltage
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The
line
voltage selector has been factory set to
used in your country.Itis a good
lme
voltage selector so you can become familiar
hke.
If
the
next
setting
paragraph.
lou
can damage
set to
needs to be changed, follow
the
the
correct poeinon
lOgIC
analyzerifthe
idea
to check
the
line voltage
the
settingofthe
with
whatitlooks
the
procedureInthe
module 18
not
You
change
and
reinsertingitwith
the
lme voltage
the
fuse module, carefully pry at
until
you
can
graspitand
settingbypulling
the
fuse module out
proper arrows aligned To remove
the
top
centerofthe
pullitoutbyhand
module taa shown!
Gelling
Ready to Operate
the
1·5
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Checking for
the Correct Fuse
If
you need to check for the correct
and
look at
figure will help you locate
fuse module. carefully pryatthe
until
the Line Voltage" on the previous
the
amperage
you can graspitand pull it out by hand" (Refer to "Selecting
and
the
(USf'S,
remove
voltageofeach
115 V
and
230 V fuses" To remove
top center of
page)
the
fuse
The
the
module las shown!
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r
115V
3.0AFUSE
fuse module
followmg
the
Gelling Ready to Operate
1-6
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Getting Power to
the Instrument
The
HP
1650Al51A
connect
provided for
receive
the
with
Th
amid
instrument
comes
with
a a-wire power cable. When you
cable toanAC appropriate power receptacle, a ground is
the
Instrument
the
instrument
possible
to a properly
cabinet. The
depends on your country.
I
WARNING
shock
hazard.
yuu
grounded
type
of power cable you
~
must
connect
3-wir€ receptacle.
the
Operating
Environment
Ventilation
You
may operate your
environment without any additional considerations, But don't block
its ventilationIfyou intend to use It in
environment, you must not exceed
Limits in
You must provide an
openings in
the logic analyzer under, over, or m-between
Long as
ventilation
the
HP
the
the
surfacesofthe
lOgIC
analyzer
1650A.i51A Reference :Manual.
unrestricted
rearofthe
logic
other
III a normal lab or office
another
certam
airflow for the fan
analyzer
instruments
limits" You can fmd
However, you may
type of
these
and
ventilation
other
instruments
aren't
needed
Getting Readv to Operate
stack
as
for then-
1-7
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2
Turning on the Instrument
Loading. the-
Operati'ng
System
Before you
operating
the
The logic analyzer
control
resides on a Sfi-inch flexible disc
operating
store It in a safe place
work copy
copy becomes
can
operate
system from a disc to its memory.
operating system" or "booting."
the
operation of
system discs- You should
This
corrupt.
Toprevent damage to your operatmg system disc. DO
NOT
remove the disc from
running
gone out.
On1)r
the
logic analyzer,itmust
This
operating
will provide you with a back-up in case your work
remove it after the indicator light has
the
instrument.
Mark
system is a
YOll
received two identical
mark
the
other
one Work
the
disc drive while it is
set
of instructions
The operating system
one of
transfer
IS called
them
and
its
"loading
Master
use only
that
and
the
Turning on the Inslrument
2-1
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E1UiM&WWWU
Installing the
Operating
System Disc
To load
the
logic analyzer's operating system, you must
disc as shown below
snaps
mto
place.
the
turn
on t he logic analyzer
before
disc eject
you
turnonthe
button
install
power. When
the
will pop out. Now you can
the
dISC
(
le~nle
Turning on the Instrument
2-2
The logic analyzer
system before
it
runs
a series of self-tests and loads 'the-operating
IS ready to be operated,
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Line Switch
-------------------11
The
line
switch is on
by
pressing
system
the
dis-c.
to repeat
the
1 on
dISC
is in
the
the
disc drive before you
don't worry, you won't
the
turn-on
the
rear
panel
rocker switch. Make
harm
procedure
with
You
turnonthe
sure
turnIton.Ifyou forget
anything
the
disc
the
You will merely have
in
the
drive
logic
analyzer
operating
Control
display
You do
intensity
to a different level
thisbyturning
that's
the
INTENSITY control on
more
comfortable for you.
the
rear
panel
Turning on the Instrument
2·3
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Power-up
Self-Test
When
you
turnonthe
tests. When it
operating
When
~
I ' -
it
displays
the
has
system
logic
the
System Configuration
logic analyzer, tt performs a
successfully completed
into
memory
analyzer
has
completely
from
the
menu
these
disc.
Loaded
senee
tests. it loads
the
operating system,
as shown below.
of self-
the
Turning on the Instrument
2-4
Note
This is tlieHP1650A SJ"stem Format Specification
If
you
ha~'e
an HP 1651A,
be essigned to analyzer
1
the
and
only
diflerence is pod 1 will
pod 2 wIll be
eesigned
analyzer 2 There won't be any pods in the
UNASSIGNED
area
of
the dIsplay
menu.
to
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Connecting the Logic Analyzer
3
:0
Probes.andProbel>ods
Connecting Pod
Cables to the
Logic Analyzer
to the Target System
Probes
and
probe pods allow you to connect
your
target
system.
clock channel. one pod ground
iou
connect
the
logic analyzer. The connectors are keyed for proper or-ientation.
You
can
connect
endsofthe
cables
the
pod cables to
either
are
Each
probe pod carrys 16
and
the
endofthe
alike"
two power lines for preprocessors.
pod connectors on
cable to
the
the
logic
data
rear
analyzer
channels, one
the
panel
to
real' panel of
since both
Connecting Logic Analyzer to the Target System
3-1
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¥F
Connecting Pods
to Probe Cables
The pods of
analyzers in
outer
consistency,
probes
theHP1650Al51A differ from the
that
they
are passIve (have no actrve circuits at
end of
the
cable). The pods,35they
are
the
connector bodies tas shown below)
are
installed in when you recerve your
To connect a pod to a cable, you align
with
the
slot on
the
you connected
the
other
pod connector
endtothe
and
POdR
will be referred to for
lOgIC
the
key on
connect
them
logic analyzer.
in
other
that
analyzer.
the
cable connector
the
same
logic
the
the
way
Connecting Logic Analyzer to
3·2
the
Target System
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Disconnecting
Probes
~I
) From Pods
You
can
disconnect un-used probes from
'Ib disconnect a probe,
opening
and
push
insert
while
connector as shown below
gently
the
tip
pulling
the
pods to
of a ball-point
the
probe
eliminate
peninthe
outofthe
clutter.
latch
pod
lou
re-connect a probe to a pod by
the
probe into
keyed rchamferedt so
the
pnd.
that
Connecting
16SlVD'11
The
probes
insertmg
and
the
double
pin
pod connector body
they will fit together in only one way,
logic
Analyzer to the Target System
end
are
of
both
3-3
Page 19

Connecting
Grabbers
to Probes
Youconnect
the
endofthe
the
grabbers to
probe onto
the
probes by slipping
the
recessed
pininthe
the
connector at
side of the grabber.
Connecting
Grabbers to
Test Points
The grabbers have a hook
the
leads. You connect
expose
the
shown
hook. hooking
below.
grabber by pushing
that
fits around Ie
the
the
lead and releasing your
pms
and
rearofthe
component
grabber to
thumb
as
Connecting Logic Analyzer to the Target System
3-4
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Pod Grounds
Probe Grounds
Each pod is grounded by a pod ground
used. You
target
lead
'Ib
you must use
diameter
You
with
same
ground
ground lead (probe ground),
molded probe body via a
01' grounded pins on your
can
connect
the
lead
directly to a ground
system or use a grabber.
the
same
wayitconnects to
connect
the
ground
063
mm (0.025 inl
leadtogrounded
from 0.66 mm <0026 in) to 0,,84 fa.033 in).
can
ground
the
lengthasthe
path
the
probes in one of two ways. You
pod ground only; however,
signal
path
mustbethe
same
as your
The
pin
and
target
lead
The
grabber
the
probe lead.
pinsonyour
square
pins or round
the
through
ground
the
signal
probe ground
socket. You
system
the
ground.
If
you need additional probe ground leads, order
01650-82103 from your
nearest
Hewlett-Packard sales office
that
should always be
pin
target
pins
can
ground
won't be
on your
the
system,
with
connects to
path
probe"Ifyour probe
path,
use
the
short
lead
connects to
can
then
use a
same
way as
the
HP
part
number
ground
a
them
the
the
grabber
pod
Connecting Logic Analyzer to the Target System
3-5
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fj ills
Labeling
Pods, Probes
and Cables
So you
can
find
the
pods
and
probes you want to connect to your
target
system, you need to be able to quickly identify them" Included
with
your logic analyzer are self-adhesive labels for
and
probe.
each
pod, cable
They come
label for
labels for each of
In
sets Each
the
pod connector body, a label for
the
set
has labels for each
channels
endofthe
the
clock probe
cable-a
and
15
--3"
,/
Connecting
3-6
/
logic
Analyzer to the Target System
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Signal Line
Loading
~ ~
Any
signal
line
to be
connected
minimum
of 100kfshunted
voltage, you will not only
,
system-under-test may also malfunction
of 600 mV to
by 8 pF.Ifthe
the
to a probe
probe tip, which
signal
getanmcorrect
mustbeabletosupply
hasaninput
line
can't
measurement
supply
impedance
this
but
a
the
Probe
Interface
Instead of connecting the probe tips directly to the signal lmes, you
may
use
allows
connectors on
installedinthe
directly to
theHP10269C
youtoconnect
the
interface,
the
microprocessor-under-test. A
specific preprocessors
Probe
the
interface,
are
Interface
pod
cables
(without
When
the
appropriate
you
will be able to connect
available as optional accessories
(optional accessory).
the
probes) to
preprocessor IS
the
interface
number
of microprocessor
You
It
will
find them listed in the HP 1650A/51A Reference Manual along WIth
additional
details on how the probe interface and preprocessors work.
Connecting
logic
Analyzer to the Target System
3·7
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Connecting to External
4
Equipment
Your logic
which allows you to connect
controller. The connector is a standard 25 pin "D" connector as
shown below.
analyzer
is equipped
the
withastandard
logic
analyzer
RS-232C mterface,
to a
printer
or
Connecting to External Equipment
4-1
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Connecting the
Logic Analyzer
to a Printer
Youcan connect a
when
a controller isn't connected. The
various
Toconnect
cable
shown below.
data
UIP Model
from
the
the
printertothe
number
printertothe
logic analyzer.
logic analyzer's RS·232C interface
printer
logic analyzer, use a
13242GI and make your connections as
enables
standard
you to
print
RS·232C
Youwill find
the
logic
the
complete details of how to operate
analyzerinthe
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Connecting to Exlernal Equipment
4·2
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5
What's Next?
Now
that
you have unpacked, inspected,
logic analyzer,
first-tame logic
running
you should
either
the
l\Jlanual-
the
next step will depend on your needs,[fyou are a
analyzer
before reading Feeling Comfortable with Logic Analyzers,
read
it now. If you
Getting Started Guide or
user
who wanted to
are
and
begun
get
the
familiar
with
logic analysis,
the
HP 1650A,'51A Reierence
operating
instrument
the
read
Inatask
how to operate
measurements-
The HP
and
comfortable with
book
\
,
format
the
Getting Started Guide teaches you
the
front
panel
1650AiSlA
programmmg functions of
Reference
the
basic operation of
and
configureitfor
~Manual
the
describes all
logic analyzers Once you feel
the
task
the
front panel. use
the
bastes of
front-panel
this
What's Next?
5-1
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