Tektronix TLA6400 Series, TLA6403, TLA6404, TLA6401, TLA6402 Technical Reference

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TLA6400 Series Logic Analyzer
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Product Specications & Performance Verication
Technical Reference
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Table of Contents
General safety summary ............ ................................ ................................ .............. iii
Service safety summary............................................................................................ v
Preface ............................................................................................................. vii
Related doc
Specications .......... ................................ .................................. ........................... 1
Atmospheric characteristics ............... ................................ ................................ ... 2
System characteristics......................................................................................... 2
Performance verication procedures ............................................................................ 13
Summary verication............... ................................ ................................ .......... 13
Test e q u
Functional verication ......... ................................ ................................ .............. 14
Certication ............. .................................. ................................ .................... 16
Performance verication procedures ....................................................................... 16
Threshold accuracy test ...................................................................................... 17
Setup and hold .......................... .................................. ................................ .... 21
xtures .. ................................ ................................ .................................. .... 25
Test
Threshold accuracy test xture.............................................................................. 25
Setup and hold test xture ... ................................ ................................ ................ 26
Calibration data report ............................................................................................ 28
TLA6400 test record ......................................................................................... 28
Test data.................................. .................................. ................................ .... 28
umentation............... .................................. ................................ ..... vii
ipment.... .................................. ................................ .......................... 14
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List of Figure
Figure 1: Setting trigger parameters . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. 19
Figure 2: Se
Figure 3: Threshold accuracy test xture................. .................................. .................... 25
Figure 4: Solder square pins to the SMA connector....... ................................ .................... 26
Figure 5: Solder the SMA connectors together .................. ................................ .............. 27
Figure 6: Completed xture with termination and coupler . ................................ .................. 27
List of T
Table 1: Atmospheric characteristics............................................................................. 2
Table 2
Table 3: PC controller......................... ................................ ................................ ..... 4
Table 4: External PC controller interfaces....................................................................... 4
Table 5: Display system .................. ................................ ................................ ......... 5
Table 6: Front-panel interface........................ .................................. ........................... 5
Table 7: AC power source ................................ ................................ ......................... 5
le 8: Probing specications ........ ................................ .................................. ......... 6
Tab
Table 9: Sampling specications .......... .................................. ................................ ..... 7
Table 10: Triggering specications.......................................... ................................ ..... 8
Table 11: Record length specications........ ................................ .................................. 10
Table 12: Symbolic support .............. ................................ .................................. ...... 10
Table 13: iView support .......................................................................................... 10
able 14: Mechanical ............................................................................................. 11
T
Table 15: Test equipment ..................... ................................ ................................ .... 14
Table 16: Parameters checked by verication procedures .................................................... 16
t the trigger states ..................... ................................ .............................. 23
ables
: External signal interface.................. ................................ ............................... 2
s
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General safety summary
General safet
To avoid re or personal
injury
y summary
Review the fo this product or any products connected to it.
To avoid pot
Only qualied personnel should perform service procedures.
While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system. Read the safety sections of the other component manuals for warnings and cautions r
Use proper power cord. Use only the power cord specied for this product and certied 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.
llowing safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to
ential hazards, use this product only as specied.
elated to operating the system.
Observe all terminal ratings. To avoid re or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings information b efore making connections to the product.
The inputs are not rated for connection to mains or Category II, III, or IV circuits.
Connect the probe reference lead to earth ground only.
Power disconnect. The power cord disconnects the product from the power source. Do not block the power cord; it must remain accessible to the user at all times.
Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed.
Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualied service personnel.
Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present.
Use proper fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specied for this product.
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General safety summary
Termsinthismanual
Symbols and terms on t he
product
Do not operate i
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.
Keep product surfaces clean and dry.
Provide prop
on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.
These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING.
in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION
damage to this product or other property.
These t
erms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the ma
n wet/damp conditions.
er ventilation. Refer to the manual's installation instructions for details
Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result
. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in
rking.
WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you
the marking.
read
CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.
The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:
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Service safety summary
Service safet
ysummary
Only qualifie safety summary and the General safety summary before performing any service procedures.
Do not service alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this product unless another person capable of rendering rst 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 p test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components.
To avoi
d pe rsonnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service
roduct. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect
d electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.
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Preface
This document lists the characteristics and specications of the TLA6400 series logic analyzers. It also includes the performance verication procedures. Microproces
sor-related products and individual logic analyzer probes have their
own d ocumentation for characteristics and specications.
Related documentation
To prevent p
ersonal injury or damage consider the following requirements before
attempting service:
The proced
ures in this manual should be performed only by qualied service
personnel.
Read the G
eneral Safety Summary and Service Safety Summary found at
the beginning of this manual.
Be sure t
The fol
o follow all warnings, cautions, and notes in this manual.
lowing list and table provide information on the related documentation available for your Tektronix product. For additional information, refer to the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com/manuals).
Related documentation
Item Purpose
TLA Quick Start User Manuals
Online Help
Installation Reference Sheets High-level installation information
Installation Manuals
XYZs of Logic Analyzers
Declassication and Securities instructions Data security concerns specic to sanitizing
Application notes
Product Specications & Performance Verication Procedures
TPI.NET Documentation
Field upgrade kits
Optional Service Manuals Self-service documentation for modules and
High-level operational overview
In-depth operation and UI help
Detailed rst-time installation information
Logic analyzer basics
or removing memory devices from Tektronix products
Collection of logic analyzer application specic notes
TLA Product specications and performance verication procedures
Detailed information for controlling the logic analyzer using .NET
Upgrade information for your logic analyzer
mainframes
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Specications
The following tables list the specications for the TLA6400 series logic analyzers. Typical char acteristics describe typical or average performance and provide useful reference in
formation.
Specications that are marked with the indirectly
The performance limits in this specication are valid with these conditions:
For optimum performance using an external oscilloscope, please consult the documentation for any external oscilloscopes used with your Tektronix logic analy requirements.
)inthePerformance Verication chapter of this document.
The instrument must be in an environment with temperature, altitude, humidity, and vibration within the operating limits described in these specica
The instrument must have had a warm-up period of at least 30 minutes.
The instrument must have been calibrated/adjusted at an ambient temperature between +18 °C and +28 °C.
zer to determine the warm-up period and signal-path compensation
tions.
symbol are checked directly (or
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Specications
Atmospheric characteristics
The following table lists the Atmospheric characteristics of components in the TLA6400 series logic analyzers.
Table 1: Atmospheric characteristics
eHumidity
tude
stic
Descriptio
Operating (
+5 °C to +40 1 °C (34 °F) per 300 m (984 ft) above 1500 m (4921 ft) altitude)
Nonoperating (no media in drive)
-20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to +104 °F), 15 °C/hr (59 °F/hr) maximum gradient
Operating (no media in drive)
20% to 80% relative humidity, noncondensing
Nonoperating (no media in drive)
8% to 80% relative humidity, noncondensing
Maxim
C (84.2 °F), derates relative humidity to approximately 22% at 50 °C (122 °F) and 10% at
+29 ° 60 °C (140 °F)
Operating
To 3000 m (9843 ft), derated 1 °C (34 °F) per 300 m (984 ft) above 1500 m (4921 ft) altitude.
operating
Non
12,000 m (39,370 ft )
To
Characteri
Temperature
Relativ
Alti
System characteristics
n
no media in CD or DVD drive)
°C (+41 °F to +101 °F), 15 °C/hr (59 °F/hr) maximum gradient, noncondensing (derated
um wet bulb temperature
Table 2: External signal interface
Characteristic Description
System Trigger Input
Input destination
Threshold voltage range (Vth)
Maximum input voltage 0 V to +5.0 V
Minimum input voltage Vth ±900 mV
Input mode
Minimum pulse width 12 ns
Active period Accepts system triggers during valid acquisition periods via real-time
TTL compatible input via rear panel mounted BNC connector
System trigger
Variablefrom0.5Vto1.5V
peak
Falling edge sensitive, latched (active low)
gating, resets system trigger input latch between valid acquisition periods
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Table 2: External signal interface (cont.)
Characteristic Description
System Trigger Output
External Signal Input
External Signal Output
Source selection System trigger
Output levels 50 back terminated TTL-compatible output
V
OH
V
OL
Source mode Active (true) low, falling edge latched
Active period
Output protection Short-circuit protected (to ground)
Input destinations
Threshold voltage range (Vth)
Maximum input voltage 0 V to +5.0 V
Minimum input voltage Vth ±900 mV
Input mode
Input bandwidth
1
Active period Accepts signals during valid acquisition periods via real-time gating.
Source selection Signal 1, 2 (high-speed)
Output modes
Level sensitive
Output levels 50 back terminated TTL output
V
OH
V
OL
Active period
Output protection Short-circuit protected (to ground)
TTL compatible output via rear panel mounted BNC connector
4 V into open circuit2Vinto50Ω to ground
0.7Vsinking10mA
Outputs system trigger state during valid acquisition period, resets system trigger output to false state between valid acquisitions via software
TTL compatible input via rear panel mounted BNC connector
Signal 1, 2 Signal 3, 4
Variablefrom0.5Vto1.5V
Active (true) low, level sensitive
Signal 1, 2 Signal 3, 4
50 MHz square wave minimum 10 MHz square wave minimum
TTL compatible outputs via rear panel mounted BNC connector
Signal 3, 4
10 MHz clock
User denable Active (true) low or active (true) high
4 V into open circuit2Vinto50Ω to ground
0.7Vsinking10mA
Signal 1, 2 Signal 3, 4Output bandwidth
50 MHz square wave minimum 10 MHz square wave minimum
Outputs signals during valid acquisition periods. Resets signals to false state between valid acquisitions Outputs 10 MHz clock continuously when selected
Specications
peak
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Specications
Table 2: External signal interface (cont.)
Characteristic Description
Chassis ground lug
CLK10 accur
1
The input bandwidth specications only apply to signals to the External Signal input. It does not apply to round-trip signals applied to the External Signal Input and back out of the External Signal Output.
acy
Lower right side on rear panel
10 MHz ±50 PPM
Table 3: PC controller
Characteristic Description
CPU Intel Core i3-2120, 3.3 GHz, 3 M cache
DRAM
Hard disk drive
Optical drive Optical, CD-RW/DVD-R/RW
Boot from USB Instrument is capable of booting from USB
Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit
2x2GBDIMM,4GBtotal DDR3, 1066 MHz, PC3-8500
500 GB or greater SATAII, 3.5-inch, 7200 RPM
DVD+R/RW, 16.7 MB/second, 650 M/8.5 GB , SATA
Table 4: External PC controller interfaces
Characteristic Description
USB ports
Front panel
Rear panel
S2 ports
P
AN
L
3 USB 2.0
2 USB 2.0
SB 3.0
2U
PS2 keyboard
1 1 PS2 mouse
2 (10/100/1000 Mbps)
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Specications
splay
y system
Internal + DVI, Internal + VGA, DVI + VGA
Resolution (Pixels) Colors Refresh Rates
2048 x 1536, maximum
Size & type 15 in. LCD
Resolutio
15.3 in. touch panel
Type Resistiv
n
1024 x 768
Included a eld upgrade available)
e, single point
Table 5: Displa
Characteristic Description
Dual screen & external display support
Internal di
Touchscreen
Table 6: Front-panel interface
Characteristic Description
Keypad
Special function knobs
Multi-function Knob Various increment, decrement functions dependent on screen/window
Vertical position
Vertical scale
Horizontal position
Horizontal scale
18 buttons allow user to perform the most common tasks required to operate the instrument
selected.
Scrolling and positioning dependent on display type.
Scales waveform displays only.
Scrolling and positioning dependent on display type.
Scales waveform displays only.
256, minimu
s an ordering option; available only at time of purchase (no
m
75 Hz
ble 7: AC power source
Ta
Characteristic Description
Mains / input voltage and frequency 100 to 240 VAC ±10%, 50 Hz to 60 Hz ±5%
ower consumption
P
n/Sleep indicator
O
On/Standby switch and indicator Front panel On/Standby switch allows users to turn the instrument on. A
00 W maximum
4
reen/yellow front panel LED located left of the On/Standby switch
G provides visual feedback when the switch is actuated. When the LED is green, the instrument is powered and the processor is not sleeping. When the LED is yellow, the instrument is powered, but the processor is sleeping.
soft power down is implemented so that users can turn the instrument off without going through the Windows shutdown process; the instrument powers down normally.
The power cord provides main power disconnect
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Table 8: Probin
Characteristic Description
Number of channels
TLA6401 34
TLA6402 68
TLA6403 102
TLA6404 136
Probe connector location
Probes user removable Remove probes by pressing button on the probe connector.
Analog outputs
Number of outputs Any four of the channels can be mapped to the four analog outputs with the appropriate
Attenuation1(Typical)
Bandwidth (Typical)
Accuracy (gain and offset)
cal)
(Typi
Chan
(Typical)
Delay time from probe tip to analog signal out (Typical)
PowerFlex
Input voltage range, dynamic
(Typical)
Input voltage range, absolute maximum (Typical)
Threshold range and step size
Threshold accuracy
(Certiable parameter)
Number of thresholds
gspecifications
nel-to-channel skew
Lower righ
PowerFlex option. All four o A given input channel cannot be routed to more than one output at the same time.
10 x, 5 x
P5910 General Purpose probe
2 Ghz (-3dB) 1.5 Ghz (-3dB) 2 Ghz (-3dB)
±(80 mV + 2% of signal amplitude)
±500 ps
11.9
Standard: 4 xed channels
Options:
-2.5Vto+5V
-4.5 V to +13 V
Can be set from -2.0 V to +4.5 V in 5 mV increments
±(50 mV + 1% of the threshold voltage setting)
Each channel has a n independent threshold control.
t side of the instrument
utputs can be used at the same time.
P5934 M
ns
Any input channel to 4 channels
ictor probe
P5960 D
MAX probe
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Table 8: Probing specications (cont.)
Characteristic Description
Channel-to-
channel skew
(Maximum)
Channel-to-channel skew (maximum)
P5910 gene
ral purpose probe
P5960 D-Max probe Instrument channel-to-channel skew plus ±125 ps
P5934 Mictor probe Instrument channel-to-channel skew plus ±500 ps
Channel-to-channel skew (Typical)
P5910 gen
eral purpose probe
P5960 D-Max probe Instrument channel-to-channel skew plus ±40 ps
P5934 Mictor probe Instrument channel-to-channel skew plus ±250 ps
ggable probes
Hot-plu
m probe input voltage
Minimu
1
Characteristics are veried only at the 10 x attenuation
±40 ps instrument only
Instrumen
±40 ps ins
Instrume
t channel-to-channel skew plus ±125 ps
trument only
nt channel-to-channel skew plus ±40 ps
Probes can be added or removed from the instrument while the instrument is turned on.
300 mV
p-p
Specications
Table 9: Sampling specications
cteristic
Chara
MagniVu timing
Resolution Data is synchronously sampled and stored every 40 ps in a separate high resolution memory.
Record length 128 k per channel
Minimum pulse width (Typical)
Sampling (clocking) modes Internal, External, Custom
Internal clocking
1x mode
2x mode
4x mode
Minimum pulse width (Typical)
iption
Descr
The storage speed can be changed by software to 80 ps, 160 ps, 320 ps, or 640 ps (with no loss
mory depth) so that the high resolution m emory covers more time at a lower resolution.
in me
P5910 General Purpose
be
pro
P5934 Mictor probe P5960 DMAX probe
250 ps 500 ps 250 ps
1.25 ns (800 MS/s) maximum clocking period on all channels
625 ps (1.6 GS/s) maximum clocking period on all channels
312.5 ps (3.2 GS/s) maximum clocking period on half channels (using 2:1 demultiplex mode)
50 ms is the slowest clocking rate. A 1–2–5 sequence is supported, but it starts with 312.5 ps, 625 ps, 1.25 ns, 2.5 ns (PowerFlex), 5 ns, 10 ns, 20 ns, 5 0 ns, etc. It is possible to use storage control and only store data when it has changed (transitional storage).
P5910 General Purpose
P5934 Mictor probe P5960 DMAX probe
probe
250 ps 500 ps 250 ps
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Specications
Table 9: Sampling specications (cont.)
Characteristic Description
External clocking
External clock rate
External d
ata rate
Clocks and qualiers
TLA6401 2 clocks
TLA6402 4 clocks
TLA6403
TLA6404
Data valid w indow (Setup-and-hold window)
P5910 General Purpose
, P5960 DMAX probe
probe
P5934 Mictor probe 500 ps, single channel
Data valid window (Setup-and-hold window)1(Typical)
P5910 General Purpose
be, P5960 DMAX probe
pro
Mictor probe 500 ps, single channel
Data valid window (Setup-and-hold
ndow) adjustment resolution
wi
ta valid window (Setup-and-hold
Da window) adjustment range
1
If the TLA application uses Auto Deskew, add another 20 ps (one over-sampler step size) to the numbers.
333 MHz, minimum (standard instrument) 667 MHz, maximum, optional via PowerFlex)
667 Mbs, minimum (standard instrument) 1333 Mbs, maximum (optional via PowerFlex)
4 clocks, 2 qualiers. Clocks can be used as qualiers.
4 clocks, 4 qualiers. Clocks can be used as qualiers.
1
300 ps maximum, single channel
260 ps, single channel
20 ps
+15nsto-7.5ns
able 10: Triggering specications
T
Characteristic Description
Number of independent trigger
16
states
Independent If/Then clauses per
16 maximum
state
Events per If/Then clause
Actions per If/Then clause
Trigger events
8 maximum
8 maximum
26 maximum (two counter/timers plus any 24 other resources)
Word recognizers 24
Transition recognizers 24
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Table 10: Triggering specications (cont.)
Characteristic Description
Range recognizers 8 maximum
There are 24 word/channel-to-channel compare recognizers. Word recognizers can be traded off to form full-width, double-bounded range recognizers. The follo wing selections are available:
24 word, 0 range 21 word, 1 range 18 word, 2 range 15 word, 3 range 12 word, 4 range 9 word, 5 range 6 word, 6 range 3 word, 7 range 0 word, 8 range
Counter/timers
Trigger event types
Trigger action types
Maximum triggerable data
rate
Trigger state machine (TSM)
ence rate
sequ
Counter/timer range
Timer clock rate
Counter/timer test latency
Range recognizers
Range recognizer channel order
Setup-and-Hold violation recognizer — Setup/Hold time range
Trigger position
2
Word, Group, Channel, Transition, Range, Anything, Counter Value, Timer Value, Signal, Glitch, Setup-and-Hold Violation, Snapshot
Trigger, Trigger All, Trigger Main, Trigger MagniVu, Store, Don’t Store, Start Store, Stop Store, Increment Counter, Decrement Counter, Reset Counter, Start Timer, Stop Timer, Reset Timer, Snapshot Current Sample, Go to State, Set/Clear Signal, Do Nothing
The system can trigger and track at the maximum acquisition rate.
DC to 800 MHz (1.25 ns)
ata rates of 800 Mb/s or less, the TSM evaluates one data sample per TSM clock. For
For d data rates greater than 800 Mb/s, the TSM evaluates multiple data samples per TSM clock up to the maximum acquired data rate.
2 fast (no latency) counter/timers.
imum count is 2
Max Maximum time is approximately 3.5 × 105 seconds, approximately four days Counter commands are reset, do nothing, increment, or decrement.
er command are reset, no change, start, or stop
Tim
0MHz(1.25ns)
80
Fast counter/timer latency is Zero clock TC latency
Double-bounded (136-channels maximum). Can be as wide as any group, but must be grouped accordingtospecified order of significance.
From most-signicant probe group to least-signicant probe group: CK3 Q1 C3 C2 C 1 C0 Q3
2E3E2E1E0CK0Q0A3A2D3D2CK1CK2A1A0D1D0
Q
Missing channels for instruments with fewer than 136 channels are omitted.
From 7.5 ns before to 7.5 ns after the clock edge in 20 ps increments. This range can be shifted towards the positive region by 0 ns, 2.5 ns, 5 ns, or 7.5 ns.
The main trigger position is programmable to any data sample (1.25 ns boundaries)
48–1
(including bit sign)
Specications
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Specications
Table 10: Triggering specications (cont.)
Characteristic Description
MagniVu trigger position The high resolution trigger position i s programmable within 1.25 ns boundaries and separate
from the main acquisition memory trigger position.
The MagniVu position can be set from 0% to 60% centered around the MagniVu trigger.
Storage Control (data qualication)
All global (conditional), by state (start/stop), block, by trigger action, or transitional. Also force main prell selection is available.
Table 11:
Record length specications
Characteristic Description
Maximum
record length
64 Mb
Record length options
Standard
Options
Data vs. Time stamp vs. Violation storage
Time stamp bits and resolution
tion)
(dura
2Mb
4 Mb, 8 Mb, 16 Mb,32 Mb, 64 Mb
Enabling violation storage in either glitch (external) or Ts/Th (internal) does not impact record
h
lengt
s @ 20 ps
51 bit
(3.25 days)
Table 12: Symbolic support
Characteristic Description
Number of symbols or ranges Unlimited (limited by the amount of virtual memory available)
Object le formats supported IEEE695, OMF 51, OMF 86, OMF 166, OMF 286, OMF 386, COFF, Elf/Dwarf 1 and 2,
Elf/Stabs, TSF
1
the software development tools do not generate outputs in one of the listed formats, use TSF (Tektronix symbol le format)
If
1
Table 13: iView support
Characteristic Description
TLA-to-TDS connections for iView USB-to-USB, Trigger In, Trigger Out, Clock Out
Number of external oscilloscopes
1
connected to the logic analyzer
Number of external oscilloscopes
>100, please check the Tektronix Web site at www.tek.com/iview
supported
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Specications
Table 14: Mecha
Characteristic Description
Overall dimensions
(Typical)
Weight (Typical) Includes instrument with front cover and empty accessory pouch
nical
Dimensions are without front feet extended, front cover attached, pouch attached, nor power cord attached.
Height (with feet) 29.7 cm (11.7 in)
Width
Depth
TLA6401
TLA6402
TLA6403
TLA6404
Shipping 21.90 k g (48 lbs 4 oz)
43.7 cm (17.2 in)
38.7 cm (15.2 in)
13.52 kg (29 lbs 13 oz)
13.88 kg (30 lbs 10 oz)
14.29 kg (31 lbs 8 oz)
14.65 kg (32 lbs 5 oz)
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Performance verication procedures
This chapter contains procedures for functional verication, certication, and performance verication procedures for the TLA6400 series logic analyzers.
ou should perform these procedures once per year or following repairs
Summary verication
Generally, y that affect certication.
Functional verication procedures verify the basic functionality of the instrument inputs, outputs, and basic instrument actions. These procedures include power-on diagnostics, extended diagnostics, and manual check procedures. These procedures can be used for incoming inspection purposes.
Performance verication procedures conrm that a product meets or exceeds the performance requirements for the published specications documented in the Specications chapter of this manual. The performance verication procedures
y t he accuracy of an instrument and provide a traceability path to national
certif standards.
cation procedures certify the accuracy of an instrument and provide a
Certi traceability path to national standards. Certication data is recorded on calibration data reports provided with this manual. The calibration data reports are intended to be copied and used for calibration/certication procedures.
As you complete the performance verication procedures, ll out a calibration data report to keep on le with your instrument. A blank copy of the calibration data report is provided with this manual. The calibration data report is intended to be copied and used to record the results of the calibration/certication procedures.
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Performance verication procedures
Test equipment
These procedures use external, traceable signal sources to directly test characteristics that are designated as checked this manual. Always warm up the equipment for 30 minutes before beginning the procedures.
in the Specications chapter of
Table 15: Te
Item number description Minimum requirements Example
Logic anal
Logic analyzer probe
Precision voltage referenc generator and precision digital voltmeter
Data Timing Generator Tektronix DTG 524 with a DTGM30 Output Module
Frequency counter
Test fix Accuracy
Test xture, Setup and Hold
Cable, precision 50 Ω c
1
In addition to the P5910 probe, you will also need the ground extender accessory to connect the ground input to the test xture.
st equipment
and
yzer
e or a DC signal
ture, Threshold
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TLA6401, T
One requir
(accurat
Frequency accuracy: <0.0025% Frequency range: 1 kHz to 100 MHz
One req
Minimum of two test xtures required Refer to Setup and Hold Test
50 , 36 in, male-to-male BNC connectors
LA6402, TLA6403, or TLA6404
ed
etowithin±5mV)
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P5910
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Hewlett Packard 5314A
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Refer t Fixture. (See page 25.)
Fixture. (See page 26.)
Tektronix part number 012-0482-XX
Functional verication
The following list describes the functional verication procedures for the TLA6400 series logic analyzer.
Power-on and fan operation
Power-on diagnostics
Extended diagnostics
Power-On and fan
operation
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Complete the following steps to check the power-on and fan operation of the logic analyzer:
1. Power on the instrument and observe that the On/Standby switch illuminates.
2. Check that the fans spin without undue noise.
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Extended diagnostics
3. If everything i
s properly connected and operational, you should see the
modules in the System window of the logic analyzer application.
4. If there are no
failures indicated in the System window, the power-on
diagnostics pass when you power o n the instrument.
Do the following steps to run the extended diagnostics:
NOTE. Runn
ing the extended diagnostics will invalidate any acquired data. If you want to save any of the acquired data, do so before running the extended diagnostics.
Prerequisites Warm-up time: 30 minutes
Perform the following tests to complete the functional verication procedure:
1. If you have not already done so, power on the instrument and start the logic
analyzer application if it did not start by itself.
2. Go to the System menu and select Calibration and Diagnostics.
3. Verify that all power-on diagnostics pass.
4. Click the Extended Diagnostics tab.
5. Select All Modules, All Tests, and then click the Run button on the property
sheet.
All tests that displayed an "Unknown" status will change to a Pass or Fail status depending on the outcome of the tests.
6. Scroll through the tests and verify that all tests pass.
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Certication
The system clock is checked for accuracy, and the input probe channels are checked for threshold accuracy and setup and hold acc uracy. The instrument is certiable i
f these parameters meet specications. Complete the performance verication procedures and record the certiable parameters in a copy of the Calibration D ata Report at the end of this chapter.
Performance verication procedures
This section contains procedures to verify that the instrument performs as warranted. Verify instrument performance whenever the accuracy or function of your instrument is in question.
Tests performed
Do the following tests to verify the performance of the instrument. You will need test equipment to complete the performance verication procedures. (See Table 15 on page 14.) If you substitute equipment, always choose instruments that meet or exceed the minimum requirements specied.
16: Parameters checked by verication procedures
Table
Parameter Verication method
System clock (CLK10) accuracy
shold accuracy
Thre
nnel-to-channel skew
Cha
Internal sampling period (Internal clocking) Veried indirectly by the 10 MHz system
Synchronous clock rate, minimum and
aximum (External clock rate)
m
Synchronous data rate, minimum and maximum (External data rate)
Setup and hold window size (data and qualiers)
Counters and timers Veried by diagnostics
1
1
Veried by the 10 MHz system clock test
Veried by the threshold accuracy test. Certied by running the certication
cedure.
pro
ied indirectly by the setup and hold
Ver procedure
clock test
Diagnostics verify the clock
etection/sampling circuitry. Bandwidth is
d veried indirectly by the at-speed diagnostics, the setup and hold test, and the clock test.
Diagnostics verify the clock detection/sampling circuitry. Bandwidth is veried indirectly by the at-speed diagnostics, the setup and hold test, and the clock test.
Veried directly by setup and hold procedure
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Table 16: Parameters checked by verication procedures (cont.)
Parameter Verication method
Maximum triggerable data rate
Trigger state machine (TSM) sequence rate Veried indirectly by at-speed diagnostics
1
Certiable parameter
Veried indirectly by at-speed diagnostics and internal sampling period
Checking the 10 MHz system clock (CLK10)
The following procedure checks the accuracy of the 10 MHz system clock:
Equipment required Frequency counter
Precision BNC cable
Prerequisites Warm-up time: 30 minutes
1. Verify that all of the prerequisites above are met for the procedure.
2. Connect the frequency counter to the External Signal Out BNC connector
on the instrument.
3. Go to the System window and select System Conguration from the System menu.
4. In the System Conguration dialog box, select 10 MHz Clock from the list of routable signals in the External Signal Out selection box and click OK.
5. Verify that the output frequency at the External Signal Out connector is 10 MHz ±500 Hz. Record the measurement on a copy of the calibration data report and disconnect the frequency counter.
6. In the System Conguration dialog box, reset the External Signal Out signal to None.
Threshold accuracy test
This procedure veries the threshold voltage accuracy of the logic analyzer.
Equipment required
Prerequisites Warm-up time: 30 minutes
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Precision voltage reference or a DC signal generator and precision digital voltmeter (accurate to within ±5mV)
Threshold Accuracy test xture
P5910 Logic analyzer probe
Ambient temperature must be 23 °C ±5 °C (73°F±9°F)
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Test equipment setup
TLA6400 setup
Connect a P5910 Threshold Accuracy test xture. If the voltage source does not have the required output accuracy, use a multimeter with the required accuracy to verify the voltage output levels specied in the procedure.
To set up the logic analyzer for this test, you must dene the characteristics of the channel that you are testing, and then set the trigger parameters:
1. Open the Setup window.
a. In the Grou
(“Test” in the example).
b. Dene the
c. Set the sampling to Asynchronous, 2.0 n s.
d. Set the Acquisition Length to 128K or less.
e. Set Acquire to Samples.
2. Go to the Trigger window and select the Power Trigger tab. Create a trigger
program that triggers the logic analyzer when it does not see all highs or all lows:
probe from the logic analyzer to the voltage source, using the
p column, enter a name for the probe group that you are testing
signals for the group that you are testing.
a. Click the If Then button.
b. Set the channel denition to match the gure shown. (See Figure 1.)
c. After you set the channel denitions, click OK.
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Figure 1: Setting trigger parameters
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Verication procedure
Complete the fo the copy of the Calibration Data Sheet.
1. Go to the Setup voltages to 2.5 V.
2. Set the volt
3. Start the logic analyzer and verify that it does not trigger.
4. Increase the voltage in 10 mV steps, waiting at least 3 seconds between steps
to make sure that the logic analyzer continues to run without triggering. Continue u
5. Set the voltage source to 2.700 V.
6. Start the logic analyzer and verify that it does not trigger.
7. Decrease the voltage in 10 mV steps, waiting at least 3 seconds between
steps to make sure that the logic analyzer continues to run without triggering. Continue until the logic analyzer triggers and then record the voltage.
8. Add the two voltage values and divide by two. Verify that the result is
2.50 V ±75 mV. Record the voltage on the Calibration Data Sheet.
9. Go to the Setup window and set the logic analyzer threshold voltages to –2.0 V.
llowing steps to complete this procedure. Record the results on
window of the logic analyzer and set the probe threshold
agesourceto2.300V.
ntil the logic analyzer triggers and then record the voltage.
10. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for -2.200 V and -1.800 V.
11. Add the two voltage values and divide by two. Verify that the result is
-2.00 V ±70 mV. Record the voltage on the Calibration Data Sheet.
12. Repeat the procedure for each probe channel group that you want to verify.
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Setup and hold
Performance verication procedures
This procedure veries the setup and hold specications of the logic analyzer.
Digital timing generator
setup
Equipment re
Prerequisi
1. Verify tha
quired
tes
Tektronix DTG 524 Data Timing Generator with a DTGM30 Output Module
Precision B
Setup and Hold test xture
Warm-up tim
NC cable
e: 30 minutes
t the digital timing generator (DTG) has been calibrated so that the
channel-to-channel skew is minimized.
2. Set up the
DTG so that a channel (CH1 for example), is set to be a clock
pattern of alternating 1 and 0 (101010… binary) starting with 1 (rising edge).
3. Set the output frequency to 250 MHz. (This may require you to set the DTG base clock to 500 MHz for this pattern to represent 250 MHz at the channel output.)
4. Set another channel of the DTG (CH2 for example) to a data pattern representing half the period of CH1 (for example 001100110011...binary,
ing with 00).
start
5. Connect the setup and hold test xtures to the DTG channels that you have set
onnect 50 SMA terminations to the test xtures.
up. C
6. Connect the DTG channel that you set up as a clock to the appropriate TLA
x] input.
CK[
7. Connect the other DTG channel to two of the TLA data channels that you
nt to test.
wa
To test other TLA data channels simultaneously and your DTG has additional
utputs available, set up those DTG channels like the rst data channel, and
o connect them to the other logic analyzer channels that you want to test. (The channels must be in the same probe, and you will need another test xture for each additional channel pair.) Otherwise, repeat the procedure for each new pair of logic analyzer channels.
8. SettheterminationtoopenoneachDTGchannel.
9. Set the DTG output voltage levels to 2.0 V High and 0.0 V Low, with no offset.
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TLA6400 setup
1. Start the TLA Ap
2. Click the DM button to default the module.
3. Click the Synchronous tab and set the following parameters:
a. Clock Signal: Choose the clock that you connected the DTG output to.
b. Max Clock Ra
c. Global Threshold: Set to 500 mV.
With the 50 external termination a ttached at the SMA xture end, this sets the logic analyzer threshold voltage levels to one-half the resulting terminat
4. In the Acquisition Options box, select the following:
a. Acquisition Length: 1K or greater
b. Storage Options: Normal
5. Create a new group: right click in the Group Name column.
6. Select Add Group from the pop-up window. Rename the new group Test.
7. In the
Probe Channels column, enter the names of the two adjacent data
channels that will be used to connect to CH2 of the DTG.
plication and open the Setup Window.
te: 450 MHz
ion voltage, which should be about 500 mV (not 1 V).
NOTE. These procedures test two channels. To check more than two channels, be
sure to set the group and trigger word widths to the same amount.
Trigger logic. To complete the setup, you congure a trigger to occur whenever the two data lines are neither 00 nor 11 (binary). This will capture the condition when the two data signals are 01 or 10, as they transition to their common values. To set this up, do the following:
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8. Open the LA Trig states as shown. (See Figure 2.)
ger window and select the Power Trigger tab. Set up three
Figure 2: Set the trigger states
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Verication procedure
Complete the fo on the Calibration Data Sheet.
1. Set the DTG seq
2. Press the RUN button on the TLA and wait a few seconds to verify that it
does not tri
3. Starting from 0.000 ns, increase the delay of the DTG clock channel in 100 ps steps until decrease the delay in 10 ps steps to nd the trigger threshold to within 10 ps. Record this delay amount.
Note that the logic analyzer might trigger because of a glitch when you make a delay change. If the data in the waveform window is correct (all data transitioning at the same time and at the correct frequency), then ignore this "false trigger" and start the logic analyzer again.
As an alternative, you may want to run the logic analyzer in continuous loop mode if the DTG causes a false trigger on the logic analyzer e ach time you change the delay. Then observe if the data is correct in the waveform window and ig waveform window displays data that was not acquired correctly. Record this delay.
4. Add 300 ps to the delay value that you recorded in step 3 and increase the DTG clock delay to match this cumulative value. (For example, if you measured 600 ps, increase the delay to 900 ps.)
llowing steps to complete this procedure. Record the results
uencer to RUN and the outputs ON.
gger.
triggering begins to occur. When the TLA begins to trigger,
nore any false triggers. Continue increasing the clock delay until the
5. Press Run and wait a few seconds to verify t hat it does not trigger. This veries that the setup and hold window is less than 300 ps, which is the guaranteed specication for a single channel.
To measure the actual setup and hold window size for your application, slowly decrease the clock delay in steps (waiting a few seconds between steps to verify that it does not trigger), until the logic analyzer triggers. Record this
econd value. The difference between this second value and the value that you
s measured in step 3 is the measured setup and hold window size.
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Test xtures
Test xtures
This section used in the performance verication tests.
Threshold accuracy test xture
Use this xture to gain access to the logic analyzer probe pins. The xture connects all ground pins together, and all signal pins together.
Equipment required
Build procedure
You will need the following items to build the test xture:
Item Description Example part number
Square-pin strip
Wire 20 gauge
Soldering iron and solder
Use the following procedure to build the test xture.
1. Set the square-pin strip down and lay a wire across one row of pins on one side of the insulator as shown. Leave some extra wire at one end for
nnecting to a test lead. (See Figure 3.)
co
includes information and procedures for building the test xtures
0.100 x 0.100, 2 x 8 contacts (or two 1 x 8 contacts )
50 W
SAMTEC part number TSW-102-06-G-S
2. Solder the wire to each pin in the row.
3. Repeat for the other row of pins.
Figure 3: Threshold accuracy test xture
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Test xtures
Setup and hold
Equipment required
Build procedure
test xture
This xture provides square-pin test points for logic analyzer probes when they are used to probe in-line SMA connections. Note that you need at least two test xtures to co
You will need the following items to build the test xture:
Item Descriptio
SMA connec required for each xture)
Square-pin strip
SMA termination 50 Ω, ≥2 GHz bandwidth
SMA adapter
Soldering iron and solder
Use the
mplete the procedure.
n
tor (two
Female, PC
0.100 x 0. (or two 1 x 2 contacts )
Male-to-male Johnson part number
50 W
B mount
100, 2 x 2 contacts
following procedure to build the test xture.
Example par
SV Microwa 2985-6035, -6036, or -6037
SAMTEC part number TSW-102-06-G-S
Johnson part number 142-0801-866
142-0901-811
t number
ve part number
1. Arrange one SMA connector as shown. (See Figure 4.)
2. Align the square pins at a right angle to the connector.
Figure 4: Solder square pins to the SMA connector
3. Solder one set of square pins to the SMA ground conductor.
4. Solder the other set of square pins to the SMA center conductor.
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Test xtures
5. Align the secon conductors of the connectors together. (See Figure 5.)
Figure 5: Solder the SMA connectors together
6. Solder the ground conductors of the SMA connectors together.
7. Attach the termination and coupler to the xture.
d SMA connector to the rst as shown and solder the center
Figure 6: Completed xture with termination and coupler
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Calibration data report
Calibration d
ata report
Photocopy th instrument.
is table and use it to record the performance test results for your
TLA6400 test record
Instrument model number:
Serial number:
Certicate number:
Verication performed by:
Verication date:
Test dat
Characteristic Specication Tolerance Incoming data Outgoing data
Clock frequency
Threshold accuracy
Setup and hold window:
a
10 MHz ±500 Hz
+2.5 V ±75 mV
-2 V ±70 mV
single channel 300 ps
(9.9995 MHz-10.0005 MHz)
(2.425 V to 2.575 V)
(-1.930 V to –2.070 V)
none
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