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This manual describes the basic operation and concepts of the Tektronix Logic Analyzer series instruments. The TLA6400
Series Logic Analyzers are stand-alone products and the TLA7000 Series Logic Analyzers are configurable modular
products. The TLA7000 Series Logic Analyzers can be configured with a variety of logic analyzer modules and serial
analyzer modules. All logic analyzers have integrated operation capabilities with Tektronix oscilloscopes. This manual
supports the following instruments:
TLA6400 Series Logic Analyzers (TLA6401, TLA6402, TLA6403, TLA6404)
TLA7000 Series Mainframes (TLA7012, TLA7016) and their associated modules
Key features
The Tektronix Logic Analyzers can help you verify and debug hardware designs, processor and bus designs, and embedded
software a
nd hardware integration. Key features include:
34/68/102
Up to 156 p
Up to 20 ps
to find difficult problems
Up to 667 MHz state acquisition analysis of synchronous digital circuits (2 s amples per clock), TLA6400 series.
Up to 800 MHz state acquisition analysis of s yn chronous digital circuits, TLA7Axx series
Up to 1400 MHz state acquisition analysis of synchronous digital circuits, TLA7Bxx series
Simultaneous state, high-speed timing and analog analysis through the same logic analyzer probe to allow you to
pin-point elusive faults without double probing, TLA7ACx series, TLA7Bxx series, and TLA6400 series with Tektronix
oscill
Glitch
Trans
Conne
minimizes intrusion on circuits, and is ideal for differential signal applications
Tektronix also offers the TLA7SA08 and TLA7SA16 serial analyzer modules for PCI Express validation of silicon, computer
systems, and embedded systems. Key features include:
8- and 16-channel serial analyzer modules with 8 GB memory
/136 channel logic analyzers with up to 512 Mb record length
s (6.4 GHz)/512 Mb deep timing analysis
(50 GHz) M agniVu high resolution timing acquisition simultaneous with deep timing or state acquisition
oscopes
and setup/hold violation triggering finds and displays elusive hardware problems
itional storage extends the signal analysis capture time
ctorless probing system with 0.5 pF total capacitive loading eliminates the need for on-board connectors,
2.5 Gb/s, 5 Gb/s, and 8 Gb/s acquisition speeds for PCI Express 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0
Support for x1, x2, x4, x8, and x16 PCI Express links
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Documentation
The following table lists related documentation, available as printed documents or as PDF documents on the TLA
Documentation CD and on the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Other documentation, such as online help, is
available on the instrument.
Related documentation
ItemPurpose
TLA Quick Start User manuals
Online Help
Installation Reference sheetsHigh-level installation information
Installation manuals
XYZs of Logic Analyzers
Declassification and Securities instructionsData security concerns specific to sanitizing or removing
Optional service manualsSelf-service documentation for modules and mainframes
Preface
High-level operational overview
In-depth operation and UI help
Detailed first-time installation information
Logic analyzer basics
memory devices from Tektronix products
Collection of logic analyzer application specific notes
TLA Product specifications and performance verification
procedures
Upgrade information for your logic analyzer
Version differences
Some of the illustrations in this document may have different icons than your instrument due to differences in software
ions. Refer to the online help for the menu features of your software version.
vers
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Installation documentation
For installation instructions and descriptions of controls and connectors on your instrument, refer to the installation manual
that came with the instrument. (See page iii, Documentation.)
Connect to a network
Basic setups
The user int
recommends the following to make sure your instrument is protected:
See the installation manual for detailed instructions on connecting to a network.
erface operates under the Microsoft Windows® operating system. Before you connect to a network, Microsoft
Use an internet firewall
Install operating system updates regularly
Use up-to-date antivirus software
Connecting probes to the system under test
c analyzer has different methods of
The logi
connecting probes to the system under test.
Refer to the illustration and connect your
to the system under test.
probes
Square
general-purpose probes to connect to
the system under test using square pin
connec
Conne
connectors. Use land pattern probes for
applications that connect many channels
to con
on the system under test.
pin connectors. Use
tors or square-pin adapters.
ctorless compression
nectorless compression contacts
Mictor® connectors. Use Mictor
connector probes for applications
iring many channels to be quickly
requ
connected using Mictor connectors
or Mictor adapters. (TLA6400 series
truments use P5934 Mictor probes).
ins
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Connecting to your instrument
You can connect to your instrument as Remote Host, Remote Desktop, or Local.
To access the TLA Connection dialog box, start the TLA Application software on the instrument or on your PC.
NOTE. The TLA Connection dialog box appears when you start the instrument from a PC or when you restart the TLA
application without shutting down the instrument.
Local connection
Choose a Local connection when you want to work directly on the instrument.
NOTE. Make sure that you select Local
instead of Offline when you want to connect
to your local instrument. Selecting Offline
does not connect you to an instrument.
Remote host connection
Connect as Remote Host when you want to run the application on your PC to control the instrument remotely, and then store
the data locally on your PC.
NOTE. You must be connected to a LAN
to use Remote Host and the TLA Server
(TLA7012 and TLA6400) must be running.
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NOTE. To start the TLA Server on TLA7012
and TLA6400 instruments, right-click the
(TLA Server) i con in the toolbar at the bottom
right side of the s creen and select Start TLAServer.
Offline
You can work offline, without connecting to an instrument, to modify setups or view data files that you previously saved.
Click the TLA Application on the desktop and
then select Offline.
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Remote Desktop
Connect as Remote Desktop when you want to run the application on the instrument from your PC and store the data on
the instrument.
To enable the R
sure that the Microsoft Windows System
Properties dialog box on the instrument is
setup as show
See the Microsoft Web site
http://www.microsoft.com for more
information
emote Desktop, make
n.
on working remotely.
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Navigating the logic analyzer windows
Tektronix provides several different ways of navigating the logic analyzer windows to accomplish your basic tasks. Choose
the one that works best for you.
Toolbar buttons
Use the toolbar buttons to quickly navigate between key windows w hile making the best use of screen space.
Click one of the buttons to quickly access a
Setup window, Trigger window, Waveform
window, or Listing window.
System window
The System window shows a block diagram representation of the modules and data windows available with your logic analyzer.
Click an icon to open the related window.
Basic setups
ktips
Quic
To open the System window, select System from the Window menu or press function key F9.
Use the front-panel buttons to navigate between windows on the TLA7012 Portable M ainframe and TLA6400 series
instruments.
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Basic steps for using the logic analyzer
The basic steps for using the logic analyzer are summarized below:
1. Use the Setup window to set up the logic analyzer signals, threshold voltages, clocking, and sampling, and samples per
signal.
2. Specify triggering in the Trigger window.
3. Create and configure a Waveform or Listing data window.
4. Acquire data.
5. Analyze the data in the Waveform or Listing window.
Data window overview
Create dat
contain any data windows. Create data windows using the New Data Window wizard.
NOTE. To start the New Data W indow
wizard cl
Data Window from the Window menu.
Alternately when there are no data windows, click the Waveform or Listing toolbar buttons to launch the New Data Window
wizard to create a new Waveform or Listing window.
a windows to display and analyze data acquired by your instrument. The default instrument set-up does not
ick
in the toolbar or select New
Waveform window
Use Waveform windows to display waveform data from the logic analyzer or from an external oscilloscope. Waveform
s are best used for diagnosing timing problems, measuring hardware timing-related characteristics, and verifying
window
correct hardware operation by comparing recorded results against data sheet timing diagrams.
Listing window
Use Listing windows to display acquired data in a state table display. Use Listing windows for state machine debug
applications, tracing relative software execution, system optimization, and following data through a system design.
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ith your instrument
Get acquainte
The following sections show how to set up the logic analyzer and to do timing analysis using data from a simple D-type
flip-flop. Flip-flops serve as building blocks in digital systems. Although most flip-flops are buried inside complex ASICS and
other devices, they are useful for showing hardware debugging techniques using a logic analyzer. The examples in this
document use only a few channels to acquire data. However, you can use the same concepts with hundreds of channels.
d with your instrument
Set the Default System
Use the Default System setup to load the factory default settings.
1. Power on the instrument and wait for
the instrument to complete the power-on
tests.
2. Select Default System from the File
menu.
3. Click OK.
Configure the Setup window
Use the following procedures to define data signals, to set the clocking, to set the probe threshold voltages, and to use
other features of the Setup window.
Specify the sampling method
When you select asynchronous sampling, the logic analyzer selects when data is sampled (sample point). Asynchronous
sampling is also known as timing acquisition.
When you use synchronous sampling, the system-under-test specifies the sample point by an external clock. Synchronous
sampling is also known as state acquisition.
The following example uses asynchronous sampling.
1. Select Asynchronous.
2. Set sample period (or use default
setting).
3. Select the threshold voltage.
The threshold voltage is applied to all
probe channels. You can set threshold
voltages for individual channels in the
bottom part of the Setup window.
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NOTE. If your logic analyzer has a support package installed, a custom clocking tab is available. The label on the tab is
thesameasthes
Set the storag e options
Use Storage to specify the length of each data acquisition and how to store the acquisition.
ith your instrument
upport package.
1. Select the nu
store per signal. The selections vary
depending on your logic analyzer.
2. Select how to store the acquisition.
Select Samples to store samples
specified b
Select 63-
samples in blocks of 63 bits;
this is often recommended for
troubles
Select Sa
glitch data (Asynchronous sampling
only).
Select Samples + Violations (Setup
and hold
and hold violations (Synchronous
and Custom sampling only).
mber of samples to
y the trigger actions.
Sample Blocks to store
hooting program flow.
mples + Glitches to store
violations) to store setup
te groups
Crea
Groups are logical collections of probe signals often related to busses on your system-under-test.
When you enter the Setup window the first time, an empty group card appears on the right side of the Setup window.
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1. Enter a name for the group, for example,
Address Bus.
2. Determine the probe section that you
want to use. For example, click A3 to
select the signals for section A3.
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ith your instrument
3. Drag selected signals to the group card.
4. To create additional groups, click the
plus sign at the r ight edge of the Groups
column.
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Check for signal activity
You can easily check for signal activity at the probe tips by looking at the Activity & Threshold indicators in the Setup window.
When there is signal activity, the indicators change from a 1 to a 0 with yellow in between. Each data and clock signal has its
own indicator
Note the signals in the example:
The signal connected to A3(5) is low as
indicated by
The signal connected to A3(4) is high as
indicated by the one (1).
The signal co
transitioning as indicated in yellow.
NOTE. If the signals are inverted the zero
(O ) appears
bottom.
If there is no probe activity, check for the following:
Check the probe connections.
Verify that the target system is powered on
ith your instrument
.
thezero(o).
nnected to A3(3) is
on top and the one (1) is on the
Check the probe threshold voltages. (Click the Activity & T hreshold indicators to open a dialog box to adjust the
ld voltages.)
thresho
Define the Trigger window
Use triggers to tell the logic analyzer when to acquire data and display the results in a data window.
1. Click the Trigger button in the TLA
toolbar and select the Trigger window for
your instrument.
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ith your instrument
2. In the Eas y Trig
program from the lis t. For example,
select Trigger immediately to trigger
the instrumen
Use the area below the trigger program
list to enter more details for the trigger
programs, if
3. Click and dra
to the point in memory where you want
the instrument to trigger. The default
selection i
ger tab, select a trigger
t on any data:
needed.
gtheTrigger Pos indicator
s 50%.
Quick tips
After you have acquired data, use the Tabbed Trigger window to define simple trigger programs without having to close
the Waveform or Listing window.
Use EasyTrigger to define the trigger program for most applications; use PowerTrigger to customize the trigger program
for specific needs.
Create a data window
The defa
window; click the
Listing toolbar buttons to open the wizard. For the following examples, you will create a Waveform window.
Creat
1. Click the Waveform button to create a
ult instrument setup does not include any data windows. Use the New Data Window wizard to create a new data
button in the toolbar to open the New Data Window wiza rd. Alternately, click either the Waveform or
e the Waveform window
Waveform window.
ew Data Window Wizard opens.
The N
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2. Click the Next > button at the bottom
of the w izard to use the default window
settings.
3. Use the default window name and click
the Finish button.
ith your instrument
The new Waveform window displays and includes any group that you created in the Setup window.
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ith your instrument
Add waveforms
Use the following steps to add other waveforms that you defined in the Setup window. (See page 8, Create groups.)
1. Right-click i
and select Add Waveform.
2. Expand each group.
n the waveform label area
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3. Press the Ctrl key while selecting each
signal that you want to add to the
Waveform wind
4. Click Add.
5. Click Close.
Quick tips
Select By Name to add the probe signals to the Waveform window by their channel names. This is useful for groups
that hav
ith your instrument
ow.
e only one channel.
Use the d
elete key on the keyboard to delete any highlighted waveforms in the Waveform window.
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Acquire data
After you have d efined all of the setups and connected the probes to the target system, you are ready to acquire data. You
can acquire a single sequence of data, or you can continuously acquire data.
Acquire a single acquisition
1. Click Run.
The Run button changes to Stop until the
instrument has met the trigger conditions
and has acquired the data. The button
changes back to Run after data is
acquired.
2. If the instrument does not trigger, click
Status.
Use the information in the dialog box to
see if the logic analyzer is waiting for the
trigger or if it has triggered and is filling
its acquisition memory.
When a trigger occurs, the instrument
displays the flip-flop Clock, Input, and
Output data in the Waveform window.
The trigger point is represented by the
red trigger marker (T).
Get acquainted w
ith your instrument
Quick tip
To verify that the instrument is acquiring data during long periods of inactivity on the screen, check that the Tek icon in
the upper right corner of the screen is animated.
Acquire repetitive acquisitions
1. Click the Repetitive Run button to acquire
data repetitively. The icon changes from
an arrow to a loop.
2. Click Run. The instrument will acquire
data until you click Stop or until you
click the Repetitive Run button again to
change back to single run mode.
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ith your instrument
Use the Tabbed Trigger window to set up quick triggers
You can define a trigger program using the Tabbed Trigger window without closing the Waveform or Listing window. The
following example shows how to set up the instrument to trigger on a channel edge.
You can also use this procedure to quickly define other trigger programs. To acquire complex data, you can still use the Power
Trigger window.
1. Click Run.
Data must be present before you can use the
Tabbed Trigger window.
2. Click Trigger in the tabbed window.
3. Click the
Trigger window to the screen.
4. Click and drag the Channel Edge icon
from the Tabbed Trigger window to the
Output
The instrument will display the details of
the program in the Trigger Details area.
The det
Power Trigger window. You can edit any
of the details.
5. Click Run to acquire data and trigger
strument based on the new trigger
the in
program.
button to pin the Tabbed
waveform.
ails are similar to those in the
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Analyzing data
Your instrument has several tools for analyzing data, such as zooming data, measuring data, and viewing data with MagniVu
high-resolution timing. This section provides concepts and procedures for analyzing data in the Waveform window. Some of
these features also apply to the Listing window; refer to the online help for more details.
Zoom the data
To zoom data in the Waveform window:
1. Click and drag from left to right over the
area you want to zoom.
Analyzing data
2. Click the Zoom In button a few times to
zoom the timing data samples.
Quick tips
Click and drag from the right to the left to zoom to the previous selection.
Use the Zoom In and the Zoom Out buttons in the toolbar as an alternative method of zooming data.
Rearrange the toolbars, as needed, to access command buttons, if the command buttons appear off-screen.
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Analyzing data
Measure waveform data using cursors
Use the Snap to Edge feature with cursors in the Waveform window to measure the time between waveforms.
1. Point the mouse at Cursor 1 over the
waveform that you want to measure.
2. Click and drag Cursor 1 toward a leading
or trailing edge of the waveform.
3. Release the mouse to snap the cursor to
the next waveform edge.
4. Repeat for Cursor 2.
5. If the Delta-time toolbar is turned off,
click
6. Read t
two cursors.
.
he time difference between the
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Quick tips
If the cursors do not appear in the Waveform window, use the right-click menu to move the cursors on screen (select
Move Cu rsor 1 Here).
You can use the Snap to Edge feature with any of the user marks.
You can c l i c kto add multiple Delta-Time toolbars in the same Waveform window.
You can use the Delta-Time toolbar to measure time between any two marks. Select the marks from the drop-down
lists in the toolbar.
Analyzing data
Use the Data
Use the Data Measurement window to quickly take measurements in the Waveform or Listing window.
1. Click Measurements.
2. Click thebutton to pin the Data
Measurement window to the screen.
Measurement window for quick measurements
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Analyzing data
3. Click and drag the Period icon to the
4. Repeat for any other measurements.
5. Click the Statistics tabintheData
Clock waveform, and release.
The selected m
to the Data Measurement window at the
bottom of the display.
Measurement window to display the
results of the measurement along with
other statistics. Measurements are taken
on the existing data without having to
acquire new data.
easurement will be added
Quick tips
a measurement on new data, click Run.
To t ak e
To s a ve
To s e le
Data Measurement, and then select a measurement from the list.
the measurement data to a file, click the Export button in the Statistics tab of the Data Measurement window.
ct a measurement in the Waveform window, select the wa veform label, right-click the waveform, select Add LA
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View acquired data with MagniVu high-resolution timing
MagniVu high-resolution timing provides fast sampling on all waveforms to analyze details that you may not see using Deep
timing. It is like having two logic analyzers in one. Using a single probe you can view Deep timing data for long time spans
and MagniVu high-resolution timing data for greater resolution at the area of interest.
The MagniVu high-resolution data is automatically acquired with each acquisition. However, the waveforms may not be visible.
To add MagniVu timing waveforms:
1. Click below the waveform labels to
deselect all waveforms.
2. Click MagniVu to add the MagniVu data
to the Waveform window.
The MagniVu timing waveforms are
added to the window in a different color.
Analyzing data
3. Click t
he Zoom Out button until you see
the entire MagniVu timing waveforms.
Note that the MagniVu timing data is
s long as compared to the Deep
16 K bit
timing data. Deep timing lets you acquire
a large amount of data; MagniVu timing
ou focus on the details of the data.
lets y
MagniVu data can be up to 128 K bits
long for TLA7Bxx and TLA6400 series
uments or 16 K bits long for
instr
TLA7ACx series instruments.
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Analyzing data
4. MoveCursor1toanareainthe
5. Zoom on Cursor 1. The MagniVu button
Waveform window outside the range of
the MagniVu da
indicates the MagniVu waveforms are
off scree
ta.
n.
6. Click th
e MagniVu button to center the
MagniVu data on-screen.
Quick tip
Click the MagniVu button in the Listing or Waveform window to turn the MagniVu display on and off.
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Managing data
This section contains procedures for managing data, such as saving setups and loading saved setups.
Save the setup
After defining your setup, you can save it for future use.
Managing data
1. Select Save
2. Select o
3. Enter a
4. Click
ne of the following save options:
Save all
Save onl
Do not s
Save be
file name.
Save.
System As.
acquired Data
y unsuppressed Data
ave acquired Data
tween Marks
Quick tips
Save often to a void losing critical setups and data.
See the online help for details on saving setups.
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Load a saved setup
Use the following steps to load the setup that you saved under Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument. (See page 7.)
1. Select Load System.
2. Select the file name.
3. Click Load.
iView integrated m easurements
You can use the iView feature to connect an external Tektronix oscilloscope to the logic analyzer, acquire data from both
instruments, and display the results on the logic analyzer. This is useful for displaying the analog components of a signal in
the same data window as the digital components.
In the following examples the logic analyzer and the oscilloscope will acquire the same data. The logic analyzer captures
the digital components and the oscilloscope captures the analog components.
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iView integrate
Use the following steps to set up the oscilloscope for these examples. Refer to the documentation that came with your
oscilloscope f
or operating instructions.
d measurements
1. Connect the os
Q output of the flip-flop).
2. Power on the oscilloscope.
3. Press the Default Setup button on the oscilloscope, and then press the Autoset button. You should have a signal on
the oscilloscope screen.
Connect the
After completing the oscilloscope and logic analyzer setups, use the iView wizard to connect the two instruments together.
1. From the l ogic analyzer System menu,
select Add External Oscilloscope. .
2. Follow the instructions on each page
of the iView wizard to do the following
steps:
Select the oscilloscope.
Connect the iView cable to the logic
analyzer.
Connect the iView cable to the
oscilloscope.
cilloscope probe to the same signal source as the logic analyzer ( for this example, connect to the
logic analyzer and the oscilloscope
Verify the GPIB address of the
oscilloscope.
Identify where to display the
oscilloscope data.
Specify the triggering.
Verify the c onnections and setups.
3. Click Finish on the last page of the
wizard.
The oscilloscope is added to the to the
System window.
Quick tips
Start the iView wizard by clicking the iView icon in the Listing window or Waveform window. If you have a TLA7012
Portable Mainframe or a TLA6400 series instrument, start the iView wizard by pressing the front-panel iView button.
If the oscilloscope is properly connected to the logic analyzer when you start the iView wizard, the wizard will bypass
the connection instructions. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation or to return to the start page of
the wizard.
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Acquire the iView data
The next steps consist of acquiring the initial data, and then adjusting the data to properly view and analyze the data.
1. Click MagniView to turn on the MagniVu
waveforms.
2. Click iView to turn on the iView
waveforms.
If desired, delete any of the unused
oscilloscope waveforms.
3. Click Run to acquire and display
waveform data from both instruments.
Depending on the oscilloscope and your
Waveform window settings, you may
not see any waveform data from the
oscilloscope. If necessary, click the iView
button in the Waveform window to bring
the waveform on screen.
Align the
Complete the following steps to fine-tune the data alignment.
1. Zoom the display to measure the
2. Move Cursor 1 to the leading edge of the
3. Click the oscilloscope waveform label
4. Move Cursor 2 to the point on the
5. Note the Delta Time value.
oscilloscope data with the logic analyzer data
time difference between the glitch in
the MagniVu waveform and in the
oscilloscope waveform:
glitch in the MagniVu waveform.
to allow you to read the voltage
measurements.
If the highlighted waveform is too bright,
click the area below the waveform labels
to turn the highlighting off (you may need
to resize the Waveform window to show
the label area with no l abels).
glitch where the waveform crosses the
threshold voltage as indicated by the
measurement readout.
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6. Select Time Alignment. from the Data
menu.
iView integrate
d measurements
7. Select the oscilloscope as the data
source.
8. Enter the offset value (Delta Time value)
into the Adjust time offset box.
9. Click OK.
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iView integrate
d measurements
The oscillosco
with the logic analyzer data.
pe data is now time-aligned
Quick tips
A positiv
analyzer data. A negative o ffset value will move the oscilloscope waveform to the left.
Click the iView button in the Waveform window or press the iView button on the TLA7012 or TLA6400 front panel to
turn the iView signals on and off.
e Adjust Time offset value will move the oscilloscope waveform in the display to the right with respect to the logic
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Application examples
The examples in this section show how to use your instrument to do common logic analyzer tasks. These examples use
the basic setups with the flip-flop examples developed earlier in this document. (See page 7, Get acquainted with yourinstrument.) Refer to the setups as needed to step through the application examples.
Trigger on a glitch
Logic analyzers are useful for debugging elusive, intermittent problems, such as glitches. Use the following procedures to set
up the logic analyzer to trigger on a glitch.
Application exa
mples
1. Configure th
sure that Asynchronous is selected.
(See page 7, Configure the Setupwindow.)
2. Open the Waveform window, right-click
in the wav
Add Waveform.
e Setup window and make
eform label area, and select
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Application exa
3. Select the groups (Clock, Input, and
4. Click Add.
5. Click Close.
6. Click Run.
7. Click Trigger.
mples
Output for this example).
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8. Click and drag the Glitch icon from the
Tabbed Trigger window to the Output
group wavefor
9. Select the groups that you want the logic
analyzer
signals.
The signal where you dropped the Glitch
icon is s
select the groups you want and avoid
triggering on signals that may contain
glitche
m.
to trigger on. Clear any other
elected by default. You can
s that you do not care about.
Application exa
mples
10. Click R
11. Expand
12. Click MagniVu.
un.
the Output group to see the
highlighted glitch on the Q waveform.
The glitch data is highlighted in red
ry sample point for each signal
at eve
in the Deep timing waveforms. T h e
MagniVu timing waveforms show the
-resolution glitch data.
high
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Application exa
mples
Analyze state data
You can use the logic analyzer for state data analysis; you can view the data in tabular form in the Listing window.
Define the Setup window
State acquisition uses an external clock from the target system to tell the logic analyzer when to sample data.
1. Configure the signals in the Setup window.
(See page 7, Configure the Setup window.)
2. Select Synchronous.
3. Select the Single Clock source. For thisexample, select CK0().
4. Select the rising edge of the clock.
5. Select Samples.
Configure the Trigger
1. Define the setups for the Waveform
window. (See page 11, Create a data
window.)
You will use the Waveform window
setups to help define the trigger.
2. Click Trigger in the tabbed window.
3. Click and drag the Channel Edge icon
from the Tabbed Trigger window to the
Output waveform.
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Acquire the data
1. Click Run.
Application exa
mples
2. Zoom the data a
acquired data.
The LA1: Clock(0) waveform data
shows no changes because the data
is sampled on
Each tic mark of the Sample clock
waveform represents a clock edge.
The MagniVu high-resolution data
still displ
s necessary to view the
each rising clock edge.
ays timing data.
Create the Listing window
1. Click the
instrument in the TLA toolbar.
If the Listing window does not exist, use the
New Data
Listing window.
Listing window button for your
Window wizard to create a new
The listing window has no data in it. You
need to add the data columns to the
to see the data.
window
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Application exa
mples
2. Right-click in
Add Column.
3. Expand the
while selecting each column, and click
Add to add the columns to the Listing
window.
4. Click Clo
the data area and select
groups, press the Ctrl key
se.
5. Click and drag the Timestamp column to
the right of the last column. Timestamps
easier to read in this position.
may be
Note the data in the Listing window.
The clock data appears as zeros
because the data is sampled on the
ng edge of the clock.
risi
nput and Output data appear as
The I
ones and zeros.
The Timestamp column lists the time
between data samples.
The trigger point is halfway through the
a because the Trigger position was
dat
set to 50%.
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Trigger on a setup & hold violation
Use the Setup & Hold triggering to capture setup and hold violations. This example uses the same setups for the Setup
window as the previous example. (See page 32, Analyze state data.)
Define the Setup window
1. Configure the signals in the Setup
window. (See page 7, Configure the
Setup window.)
2. Select Synchronous.
3. Select the Single Clock source. For this
example, select CK0().
4. Select the rising edge of the clock.
5. Select Samples.
Application exa
mples
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Application exa
Configure the Trigger
1. Click Run.
mples
2. Click Trigger
3. Click and drag
from the Tabbed Trigger window to the
Input waveform.
4. Select the desired value for the Input
group/signal setup time.
5. Select the desired hold time.
.
the Setup and Hold icon
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Acquire and measure the MagniVu high-resolution timing data
1. Click Run.
Application exa
mples
2. View the data i
The instrument triggers on the rising
edge of the clock signal at the violation.
The setup and
highlighted in red for each setup and hold
violation on the Deep timing waveform.
Use the Magni
measure the actual details.
3. Zoom the data as necessary to see the
MagniVu waveforms.
4. Select System Trigger in the
Measureme
5. Move Curso
transition.
6. Read the setup time from the Delta-Time
readout.
n the Waveform window.
hold violation area is
Vu timing to view and
nt toolbar.
r 2 to the data input
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Specifications
Specification
This section provides the warranted and mechanical specifications for the following Tektronix logic analyzers and modules:
TLA6400 Series Logic Analyzers
TLA7000 Series Logic Analyzers
TLA7Bxx and TLA7ACx Series Logic Analyzer modules
All specifications (marked with the
Tektronix location or by following the procedures described in individual service manuals or performance verification
documents. Typical specifications are provided for your convenience but are not guaranteed.
The performance limits in these specifications are valid under the following conditions:
The instrument must be in an environment with temperature, altitude, humidity, and vibration within the operating limits
described in these specifications.
Logic analyzer modules must be installed in a logic analyzer mainframe.
The instrument must have had a warm-up period of a t least 30 minutes.
The TLA7000 series instruments must have been calibrated and adjusted at an ambient temperature between +20 °C
and +30 °C.
The TLA6400 series instruments must have been calibrated and adjusted at an ambient temperature between +18 °C
and +28 °C.
s
symbol) are guaranteed and can be checked directly or indirectly at your nearest
Atmospheric characteristics
CharacteristicDescription
Temperature:
Operating and nonoperating
Relative humidity:
Operating and nonoperating
Altitude:
Operating and nonoperating
1
TLA7Bxx series module relative humidity derates to approximately 57% at +40 °C.
2
TLA7Bxx and TLA7ACx series modules operating humidity is 5% to 90% up to +30 °C, 75% from +30 to +40 °C, noncondensing. Maximum
wet-bulb temperature is +29.4 °C.
3
TLA7Bxx and TLA7ACx series modules and TLA7000 instrument nonoperating humidity is 5% to 90% limited by a wet bulb temperature of +40 °C.
Operating (no media in DVD drive):
+5 °C to +45 °C, 15 °C/hr maximum gradient, noncondensing (der
ated1°C
per 300 m (984 ft) above 1500 m (4921 ft) altitude)
Nonoperating (no media in DVD drive):
–20 °C to +60 °C, 15 °C/hr maximum gradient, noncondensing
Operating (no media in DVD drive):
20% to 80% relative humidity, noncondensing. Maximum wet bulb temperature:
+29 °C (derates relative humidity to approximately 22% at +50 °C)
12
Nonoperating (no media in DVD drive):
8% to 80% relative humidity, noncondensing. Maximum wet bulb temperature:
+29 °C (derates relative humidity to approximately 22% at +50 °C)
3
Operating:
To 3000 m (9843 ft), (derated 1 °C per 300 m (984 ft) above 1
500 m (4921 ft)
altitude
Nonoperating:
To 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
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Product features
Specifications
Characteristi
CLK10 Frequency (mainframes)
TLA7000 series10 MHz ±100 PPM
TLA6400 series10 MHz ±50 PPM
TLA7012 mainframe slots
TLA7016 mainframe slots
MagniVu record length (samples per
channel)
MagniVu sampling period
Number of channels
TLA640132 data and 2 clocks
TLA6402, TLA7AC2, TLA7BB2
TLA6403, TLA7AC3, TLA7BB396 data and 6 clock/qualifier
TLA6404, TLA7AC4, TLA7BB4128 data and 8 clock/qualifier
Acquisition record length
TLA7BBx, TLA6400 series64 M samples per channel, maximum
TLA7ACx
c
Description
4
13
16 K for TLA7ACx modules
128 K for TLA7Bxx modules and TLA6400 instruments
125 ps for TLA7ACx modules
20 ps for TLA7Bxx modules
40 ps for TLA6400 instruments
Data is asynchronously sampled and stored in a separate high-resolution memory.
The storage speed may be changed (by software) so that the MagniVu memory
covers more time at a lower resolution.
250 ps, 500 ps, or 1000 ps for TLA7ACx m odules
40 ps, 80 ps, 160 ps, 320 ps, or 640 ps for TLA 7Bxx modules
64 data and 4 clock
128 M samples per channel, maximum
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Specifications
Warranted specifications
Characteristi
c
Description
Input parameters with probes
Threshold accuracy
TLA7ACx, TLA7Bxx±(35 mV + 1% of the threshold voltage setting)
TLA6400 series
Channel-to-
channel skew
TLA7ACx
TLA7Bxx
±(50 mV + 1% of the threshold voltage setting)
≤400 ps maximum
±40 ps maxi
mum, module only (for P6800 and P6900 series probes, add ±60 p s)
±20 ps (typical), module only
TLA6400 se
ries
±40 ps maximum, instrument only, for P5900 series probes, add ±60 ps
±20 ps (typical), instrument only
Asynchronous sampling
Sampling period
1
The fastest sampling rate for each logic analyzer goes to 50 ms in a
1–2–5 sequence
TLA7ACx2 ns, 500 MS, all channels
00 MS, half channels
1ns,10
500 ps 2000 MS, quarter channels
x
TLA7Bx
1.25 ns, 800 MS, all channels
625 ps, 1600 MS, all channels
, 3200 MS, half channels
313 ps
157 ps, 6400 MS, quarter channels
400 series
TLA6
1.25 ns, 800 MS, all channels
625 ps, 1600 MS, all channels
s, 3200 MS, half channels
313 p
Minimum recognizable word
(across all channels)
2
nnel-to-channel skew + sample uncertainty
Cha
Example for a TLA7Bxx module a with P6860 Probe and a 1.25 ns sample period:
160 ps + 1.25 ns = 1.45 ns
220 ps maximum (180 ps Typical) single channel on single module
240 ps maximum (200 ps Typical) single channel on merged module
TLA6400 series
300 ps maximum (260 ps Typical) single-channel with P5910 and P5960 probes
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Specifications
Warranted specifications (cont.)
CharacteristicDescription
Maximum synchronous clock rate
TLA7ACx120 MHz in quarter-speed mode (8.3 ns minimum between active clock edges)
235 MHz in ha
450 MHz in full-speed mode (2.2 ns minimum between active clock edges)
800 MHz on half channels
Software c
TLA7Bxx750 MHz, one sample point per clock, all channels
750 MHz, tw
750 MHz, four samples points per clock, half channels
1400 MHz, one sample point per clock, all channels
1400 MHz,
TLA6400 series667 MHz, two sample points per clock, all channels
Trigger system
Trigger state machine (TSM) sequence rate
TLA7ACxDC to 500 MHz (2.00 ns)
TLA7Bxx and TLA6400 series
1
It is possible to use storage control and only store data when it has changed (transitional storage).
2
Applies to asynchronous sampling only. Setup and hold window specification applies to synchronous sampling only.
3
Software controls the selection between full-speed, half-speed, and quarter-speed modes.
4
This is a special mode and has some limitations such as the clocking state machine and trigger state machine only running at 500 MHz.
5
For data rates of 500 Mb/s or less, the TSM evaluates one data sample per TSM clock. For data rates greater than 500 Mb/s, the TSM evaluates
multiple data samples per TSM clock up to the maximum acquired data rate.
6
For data rates of 800 Mb/s or less, the TSM evaluates one data sample per TSM clock. For data rates greater than 800 Mb/s, the TSM evaluates
multiple data samples per TSM clock up to the maximum acquired data rate.
DC to 800 MHz (1.25 ns)
lf-speed mode (4.25 ns minimum between active clock edges)
4
ontrols the selection between full-speed and half-speed modes.
o samples points per clock, all channels
two sample points per clock, half channels
5
6
3
3
Mechanical characteristics
CharacteristicDescription
TLA6400 dimensions
Height (with feet)29.7 cm (11.7 in)
Width
Depth
TLA7012 dimensions
Height (with feet)29.46 cm (11.6 in)
Width
Depth
TLA7016 dimensions
Height (with feet)34.67 cm (13.7 in)
Width
Depth
TLA7Bxx and TLA7ACx dimensions
43.7 cm (17.2 in)
38.7 cm (15.2 in)
45.08 cm (17.75 in)
45.97 cm (18.1 in)
42.42 cm (16.7 in)
67.31 cm (26.5 in)
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Specifications
Mechanical characteristics (cont.)
CharacteristicDescription
Weight (TLA6400 series instruments and TLA7000 series mainframes include empty accessory pouch, slot covers, and
front cover)
TLA6401
TLA6402
TLA6403
TLA6404
TLA7012
TLA7016
TLA7AC2, TLA7BB22.282 kg (5 lb 0.5 oz)
TLA7AC3, TLA7BB32.381 kg (5 lb 4 oz)
TLA7AC4, TLA7BB4, TLA7BC42.438 kg (5 lb 6 oz)
Height
Width
Length
262 mm (10.32 in)
61 mm (2.39 in) with merge connector in the recessed position
Width increases by 10.41 mm (0.41 in) with merge connector in the extended
position.
373 mm (14.7 in)
13.36 kg (29 lbs 8 oz)
13.75 kg (30 lbs 6 oz)
14.18 kg (31 lbs 5 oz)
14.83 kg (32 lbs 3 oz)
18.45 kg (40 lbs 12 oz)
26.7kg(58lbs11oz)
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Index
Index
A
acquiring dat
acquisition
activity indicators, 10
add
adding an external oscilloscope, 25
antivirus
a, 15
iView, 26
state, 7
timing, 7
waveforms, 13
software, 1
B
basic steps, 6
C
clocking, 7
See also
connecting
probes, 1
connect
local, 2
Remote Desktop, 4
Remote
cursors
measuring data, 18
sampling
ion
host, 2
D
easurement window, 19
Data M
data windows, 6
default system, 7
te
dele
waveforms, 14
Delta-Time toolbar, 19
mentation, iii
docu
drag and drop measurements, 19
E
Easy Trigger tab, 11
yTrigger, 11
Eas
external oscilloscope, 24
F
firewall, 1
G
glitch data, 31
glitch triggering, 29
group card, 8
groups