Tektronix TLA5Fxxx, TLA6Fxx,,TLA7Fxx PowerFlex Field Upgrade Kits Field Install Instructions

Instructions

TLA5Fxxx, TLA6Fxx, & TLA7Fxx
PowerFlext Field Upgrade Kits for
TLA5000, TLA600, and TLA700 Logic Analyzers

071-0591-05

This document applies to TLA System Software­version 3.2 and above.

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WARRANTY

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General Safety Summary

Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to
this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this
product only as specified.

Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

While using this product, you may need to access other parts of the system. Read
the General Safety Summary in other system manuals for warnings and cautions
related to operating the system.

ToAvoidFireor

Personal Injury

Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and
certified for the country of use.

Connect and Disconnect Properly. Do not connect or disconnect probes or test
leads while they are connected to a voltage source.

Ground the Product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor
of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be
connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output
terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.

Observe All Terminal Ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings
and marking on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings
information before making connections to the product.

Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that
exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.

Do Not Operate Without Covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels
removed.

Use Proper Fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this product.

Avoid Exposed Circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components

when power is present.

Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there is damage to this
product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel.

Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.

Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.

Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.

Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for

details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.

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General Safety Summary

Symbols and Terms

Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual:

WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result
in injury or loss of life.

CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in
damage to this product or other property.

Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product:

DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the
marking.

WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the
marking.

CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.

Symbols on the Product. The following symbols may appear on the product:

WARNING

High Voltage

Protective Ground

(Earth) Terminal

CAUTION

Refer to Manual

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Service Safety Summary

Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service
Safety Summary and the General Safety Summary before servicing the instru-

ment.

Do Not Service Alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this
product unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is
present.

Disconnect Power. To avoid electric shock, switch off the instrument power, then
disconnect the power cord from the mains power.

Use Care When Servicing With Power On. Dangerous voltages or currents may
exist in this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and
disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing
components.

To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.

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Contacting Tektronix

Phone [phone]*

Address Tektronix, Inc.

Department or name (if known)
14200 SW Karl Braun Drive
P.O. Box 500
Beaverton, OR 97077
USA

Web site www.tektronix.com

Sales support 1-800-833-9200, select option 1*

Service support 1-800-833-9200, select option 2*

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voice mail message.
Outside North America, contact a Tektronix sales office or distributor; see the
Tektronix web site for a list of offices.

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PowerFlex Upgrade Instructions

These instructions describe how to upgrade your Tektronix logic analyzer or
pattern generator module with the upgrade kit that you purchased from Tektro­nix. The instructions also provide steps to attach the labels to your Tektronix
instrument to indicate that your upgrade kit has been installed.

Instruments

TLA600 Logic Analyzers All models supported

TLA700 Logic Analyzer Modules All models supported

TLA7PG2 Pattern Generators Modules All models supported

TLA5000 Logic Analyzers All models supported

Minimum Tool and Equipment List

No special tools are required to install the upgrades. However, your logic
analyzer mainframe must have the PowerFlex Utility installed and should
contain V3.2 of the TLA application software or higher.

Kit Contents

Your PowerFlex upgrade kit contains the following:

H Tektronix Upgrade Key Certificate

H Lexan configuration labels (not required for TLA600 series logic analyzers)

H Upgrade kit label

H Envelope for labels and certificate

H These instructions

NOTE. The upgrade kit will work on one instrument only! Each upgrade kit is
made for a specific TLA700 series logic analyzer module, pattern generator
module, TLA600 or TLA5000 series logic analyzer. Make sure that you have the
correct upgrade kit for your instrument.

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PowerFlex Upgrade Instructions

Install the Upgrade on Your Instrument

Complete the following steps to install the upgrade on your instrument. These
instructions assume that your instrument is installed in the same mainframe
where the PowerFlex Utility is installed.

1. If you have not already done so, power on your logic analyzer.

2. Exit the TLA and Pattern Generator (if installed) applications.

NOTE. You must exit the TLA and pattern generator applications before you start
the PowerFlex Utility. You cannot run the PowerFlex Utility and the TLA or
pattern generator application at the same time.

3. Start the PowerFlex Utility. Select Start → Program Files → Tektronix

Logic Analyzer → TLA PowerFlex Utility.

4. In the PowerFlex window (see Figure 1), select the instrument using the

Frame and Slot Number drop-down lists. Verify that the current configura­tion for your instrument is correct.

Figure 1: PowerFlex Utility

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5. Click the Install Upgrade button in the PowerFlex window. The Install

Upgrade dialog box appears (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Install Upgrade dialog box

6. Enter the upgrade key recorded on the Tektronix Upgrade Key Certificate;

hyphens are optional.

7. Click the Install button. The PowerFlex utility will install the upgrade and

display a message indicating that the upgrade was successful.

8. Click OK to dismiss the message. The updated configuration information

will appear in the PowerFlex window.

9. Exit the PowerFlex Utility.

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PowerFlex Upgrade Instructions

Attaching Labels on the TLA600 or TLA5000 Logic Analyzers

After you install the upgrade kit on your TLA600 or TLA5000 logic analyzer,
you must install the upgrade label on the rear of the instrument to indicate that
the upgrade kit is installed.

1. Locate the big label on the rear of the instrument; it should look similar to

the label in Figure 3.

Kit label

Figure 3: TLA600 series logic analyzer label (located on the rear of the instrument).
TLA5000 labels look similar.

2. Locate PowerFlex option label from the label sheet that you received with

this kit. Peel the label from the sheet and affix it to the location indicated by
“Kit label” in Figure 3.

Attaching Labels on the TLA700 Series Logic Analyzer Modules and Pattern
Generator Modules

After you install the upgrade kit on your TLA700 series logic analyzer module or
pattern generator module, you must install labels on the instrument indicating
that the upgrade kit is installed. There are two types of labels that you must
install on your instrument.

H Lexan label. This label is located on the front of the module and lists the

current configuration (see Figure 5 on page 10 or Figure 7 on page 12).

H PowerFlex kit label. This label is located on the side of the module; it lists

the current PowerFlex option and the upgrade key.

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PowerFlex Upgrade Instructions

Service and Upgrade

Notes

TLA700 Logic Analyzer

Modules

To prevent personal injury or damage to the instrument, adhere to the following
requirements before servicing the TLA700 series instruments:

H Read the General Safety Summary and the Service Safety Summary found at

the beginning of this document.

H Only qualified service personnel should perform the procedures in the

remaining sections of this document.

H Observe all warnings, notes, and cautions in the following sections.

Use the following instructions to install the labels on the TLA700 series logic
analyzer modules:

CAUTION. Do not remove the logic analyzer module while the mainframe is
powered on. Failure to do so, can damage the module or the mainframe. Always
power down the mainframe and disconnect the power cord before removing any
installed modules.

1. Power down the mainframe and disconnect the power cord.

2. Loosen the four retaining screws on the corners of the front panel that secure

the module to the mainframe.

3. Remove the module from the mainframe.

4. Locate the big label on the side of the logic analyzer module (see Figure 4).

Kit label

Figure 4: TLA700 series logic analyzer module label

5. Note the location of the long label (indicated by “Kit label” in Figure 4).

Depending on your instrument, this could be a label inside a rectangle or a
string of text.

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6. Locate PowerFlex option label from the label sheet that you received with

this kit. Peel the label from the sheet and affix it to the location indicated by
“Kit label” in Figure 4.

7. Locate the small lexan configuration label on the front panel of the module.

Figure 5 shows a TLA7Axx series logic analyzer module. The configuration
label location is similar for other logic analyzer modules.

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Configuration label

Figure 5: Configuration label location on TLA logic analyzer modules

NOTE. Remove the old configuration label before installing the new label.

8. Carefully remove the old configuration label.

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9. Locate the new configuration label from the sheet of labels that you received

with this kit. If necessary, refer to the big label to determine the correct label.

10. Affix the new configuration label in the hole from where you just removed

the older label.

11. Reinstall the module in the mainframe.

12. Use a screwdriver to tighten the four retaining screws to 2.5 in-lbs after

seating the module in place.

13. Reconnect the power cord to the mainframe.

TLA7PG2 Pattern

Generator Modules

Use the following instructions to install the labels on the TLA7PG2 Pattern
Generator modules:

CAUTION. Do not remove the pattern generator module while the mainframe is
powered on. Failure to do so, can damage the module or the mainframe. Always
power down the mainframe and disconnect the power cord before removing any
installed modules.

1. Power down the mainframe and disconnect the power cord.

2. Loosen the four retaining screws on the corners of the front panel that secure

the module to the mainframe.

3. Remove the module from the mainframe.

4. Locate the label on the side of the instrument; it looks similar to the label in

Figure 6.

5. Note the location of the option information on the center of the label.

6. Locate PowerFlex option label from the label sheet that you received with

this kit. Peel the label from the sheet and affix it to the location indicated by
“Kit label” in Figure 6.

7. Locate the new configuration label that you received with this kit.

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Kit label

Figure 6: TLA7PG2 Pattern Generator module label

8. Affix the new configuration label over the old label near the bottom of the

front panel (see Figure 7).

9. Reinstall the module in the mainframe.

10. Use a screwdriver to tighten the four retaining screws to 2.5 in-lbs after

seating the module in place.

11. Reconnect the power cord to the mainframe.

Configuration label

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Figure 7: Configuration label location on pattern generator modules

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Troubleshooting

PowerFlex Upgrade Instructions

Refer to this section if you have problems installing the upgrade. Below is a list
of possible problems or error messages that you may encounter and recom­mended solutions.

If these suggestions do not address your problem, contact Tektronix for help.
Refer either to Contacting Tektronix on page NO TAG of this document or to
Contacting Tektronix in the PowerFlex Utility online help.

Table 1: PowerFlex Utility problems and solutions

Problem or error message Possible solution

PowerFlex Utility will not start The TLA or pattern generator applications are running on the

mainframe. Exit these applications before trying to run the
PowerFlex Utility.

Error: Invalid Upgrade Key.
Upgrade failed. Possible
typing error.

Error: Invalid Upgrade Key.
Upgrade Failed. The Upgrade
Key is made for the module
with the following unique ID:

Error: The current module
configuration is incompatible
with the upgrade:

Error: The upgrade is already
installed

TLA or pattern generator
application will not start after
installing the upgrade.

Try re-entering the upgrade key again. Make sure that you
have the correct upgrade key for the module or instrument.

You entered an upgrade key for a different module. Make sure
that you have the correct module selected in the PowerFlex
Utility.

The upgrade key is correct, but you cannot upgrade the
instrument from the current configuration. Verify that you
ordered the correct upgrade kit for your instrument.

You attempted to install the upgrade twice. You can only install
the upgrade once.

The PowerFlex Utility is still running. Exit the PowerFlex utility
before starting the TLA or pattern generator application.

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