Acute MSO1000 Series User manual

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MSO3000 Series
Protocol + Logic Analyzer
Manual
MSO1000/2000 Series 3 in 1 Analyzer
(Protocol + Logic + Simple DSO)
Manual
Publish: 2020/08

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Installation and Settings.............................................................3
Hardware Installation ...................................................................................3
Software installation.....................................................................................3
Specification Table.......................................................................................6
Specification Table (International & Microchip)............................................8
Chapter 2 Function list and operation......................................................10
Protocol Analyzer.......................................................................................10
File...............................................................................................................10
Capture........................................................................................................11
Operating mode and memory setting...........................................................13
Show Waveforms.........................................................................................17
Search.........................................................................................................17
To the end....................................................................................................18
Window........................................................................................................18
Saved as text file..........................................................................................19
Detail window...............................................................................................20
Statistics window..........................................................................................20
Hide Data window........................................................................................21
Stack Oscilloscope.......................................................................................21
Cursor..........................................................................................................22
Logic Analyzer............................................................................................23
File...............................................................................................................24
Capture........................................................................................................30
Advanced Capture Settings .........................................................................47
Cursor..........................................................................................................51
Waveform And Report .................................................................................54
Report Area .................................................................................................56
Bus Decode Settings ...................................................................................58
Customized Report Settings ........................................................................58
Chapter 3 Technical Support .....................................................................59

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Chapter 1Installation and Settings
Hardware installation
Connect the device to the computer with USB 3.0 cable (Pic.1). After confirming that
the connection is complete, you can turn on the software and connect the signal cable
to the object to be tested for observation. Before you start measuring, please make
sure the GND is correctly connected. If possible, we suggest twisted pair the Data Pin
and GND to improve the signal quality (Pic.2). Also, we recommend using the short
cable for measurement when the signal speed is over 150MHz.
(Pic.1)
(Pic.2)
Software installation
Download and install the software from Acute Technology Inc. website. Click on
Support > Download > Software. The “start icon” of MSO series ( ) will
appear on both desktop and program set.An intro screen will pop up asking you to
choose either Logic Analyzer or Protocol Analyzer mode.

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You may add a Logic Analyzer or Protocol Analyzer window later after entering the
main window by selecting the icon below,
or click Add Logic Analyzer (LA) or Add Protocol Analyzer (PA) icon within the file
menu.
The warning window as shown below will appear before the intro screen if the
remaining space of the working directory is too low (< 50G).

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It is recommended to choose the hard disk with larger remaining space for the
storage of the working directory.

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Specification table
Model
MSO1008E
MSO1116E
MSO2116B
MSO2216B
MSO2216B+
Power
Power Source
USB bus-power (+5V)
Static Power
Consumption
0.9W
Max Power
Consumption
< 3.9W
< 6W
Hardware Interface
USB3.0
Channels (Data / Clock / Ground)
8 / 1 / 23
16 / 1 / 23
Total Memory
2Gb
4Gb
8Gb
Analog Input
Channels
Group I (CH0~7)
Group I, II (CH0~7, CH8~15)
Sample Rate(Group I or II)
200MHz / 1CH, 100MHz / 2CH, 50MHz/4CH, 25MHz / 8CH
Sample Rate(Group I or II)
The minimum value of Group I or II settings
Bandwidth
40MHz
ADC Bits
12
Digital
Input
Timing Analyzer (Asynchronous)
Available channels (Conventional / Transitional Timing) - Memory per channel
2 GHz
(4 / 3)–512 Mb
(4 / 3)–1 Gb
(8 / 7)–512 Mb
(8 / 7)–1 Gb
1 GHz
(8 / 6)–256 Mb
(8 / 6)–512 Mb
(16 / 14)–256
Mb
(16 / 14)–512 Mb
500 MHz
(8 / 6)–256 Mb
(16 / 12)–256
Mb
(16 / 16)–256
Mb
(16 / 16)–512 Mb
250 MHz and lower
(8 / 6)–256 Mb
(16 / 16)–256
Mb
(16 / 16)–256
Mb
(16 / 16)–512 Mb
State Clock Rate (Synchronous,
External Clock)
150 MHz
200 MHz
Storage
Conventional Timing, Transitional Timing
Channel to channel skew
< 1ns
Threshold
Group
1 (CH0~7 & CKI)
2 (CH0~7 & CKI, CH8~15)
Range
+20V ~ -20V
Resolution
50mV
Accuracy
±100mV + 5%*Vth
Input
Voltage
Non-Destructive
Over +/-42V DC & AC
Operation (Normal/High
Division)
-20V ~ +20V / -10V ~ +10V
Sensitivity (0.5/0.75/1 Vpp)
100 MHz / 120 MHz / 150 MHz
180 MHz / 200 MHz / 220 MHz
H/W Schmitt (On/Off)
560 mV / 80 mV
Impedance
1 mΩ / 2 pF
Temperature
Operating / Storage
5°C~45°C (41°F~113°F) / -10°C~65°C (14°F~149°F)
I/O port
Trig-In
TTL 3.3V (Rising / Falling)
Trigger pulse approval
> 8 ns
Trig-Out
TTL 3.3V, Pulse Width
Ref. Clock Input
10MHz, Vpp=3.3 to 5V
Ref. Clock Output
10MHz, TTL 3.3V
Connector type
MCX jack / female
Trigger
Resolution
500ps
Channels
8
16
States
16
Events
16
Pre / Post
Yes
Pass Counter
Yes (0~1048575 times)
Digital
Channel, Pattern, Single / Multi Level, Width, Time-out, External
Analog
Rising / Falling
Bus I
I2C, SPI, UART
Bus II
---
BiSS-C, CAN2.0B/CAN FD, DP_Aux¹, HID over I2C, I2S, LIN2.2, USB PD 3.0

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Bus III
---
DALI, I3C, LPC, MDIO, Mini/Micro LED, MIPI RFFE, MIPI
SPMI 2, Modbus, PMBus, Profibus, SMBus, SVI2, USB1.1
Bus IV
---
eMMC 4.5, eSPI, MII, RGMII, RMII, SVID³,
SD 2.0 (SDIO 2.0), Serial Flash (SPI
NAND)
Protocol
Analyzer
I
I2C, SPI, UART
II
---
BiSS-C, CAN2.0B/CAN FD, DP_Aux¹, HID over I2C, I2S, LIN2.2, USB PD 3.0
III
---
DALI, I3C, LPC, MDIO, Mini/Micro LED, MIPI RFFE, MIPI
SPMI 2, Modbus, PMBus, Profibus, SMBus, SVI2, USB1.1
IV
---
eSPI, MII, RGMII, RMII, SVID³
Software
Features
Power Sequence
---
Input setup .CSV file for Timing Sequence and H/W Strap
check.
Measurement
Digital or Analog waveforms
Zoom / Report Window
YES
Note editor
Edit notes on Waveform Window
Quick Bus Decode Setup
YES
Trigger / Auxiliary cursors
1/25
Data Logger
Saved to Hard Disk Drive
Bus Decode
1-Wire, 3-Wire, 7-Segment, A/D Mux Flash, AccMeter, ADC, APML, AVSBus, BiSS-C, BSD, BT1120,
CAN 2.0B/FD, Close Caption, CODEC_SSI, DALI, DMX512, DP_Aux¹, EDID, eMMC 5.1/MMC, eSPI,
FlexRay, HD Audio, HDLC, HDQ, HID over I²C, I²C, I²C EEPROM, I²S (PCM, TDM), I3C, IrDA, ITU-R
BT.656 (CCIR656), JTAG, JVC IR, LCD1602, LED_Ctrl, LIN 2.2, Line Decoding, Line Encoding,
Lissajous, LPC, LPT, Math, M-Bus, MDDI, MDIO, MHL CBUS, Microwire, Mini/Micro LED, MIPI CSI LP,
MIPI DSI LP, MIPI RFFE, MIPI SPMI 2.0, Modbus, NEC IR, PECI 3.0, PMBus, Profibus, PS/2, PWM,
QEI, QI, RC-5, RC-6, S/PDIF, SD 2.0 (SDIO 2.0), Serial Flash, Serial IRQ, SGPIO, Smart Card, SMBus
(SBS, SPD), SMI, SoundWire, SPI, SPI-NAND, SSI, ST7669, SVI2, SVID², SWD, SWIM, SWP, UART,
ULPI, UNI/O, USB 1.1, USB PD 3.0, Wiegand, ...
Line Decoding
Biphase Mark, Differential-Manchester, Manchester (Thomas, IEEE802.3), Miller, Modified Miller,
NRZI, …
Line Encoding
AMI(Standard, B8ZS, HDB3), Biphase Mark, CMI, Differential-Manchester, Manchester (Thomas,
IEEE802.4), MLT-3, Miller, Modified Miller, NRZI, Pseudoternary, …
Dimension
L x W x H (mm3)
123 x 76 x 21(mm3)
Lead Cable
Data / CLK / NC / GND
8 / 1 / 8 / 23
16 / 1 / 0 / 23
Grippers
10
20
Stack Cable
MCX to MCX (30cm)
1
2
¹Optional DP AUX adapter needed.
² Upon request ONLY by users who have signed CNDA with Intel, SVID decode supported by all MSO models
³Upon request ONLY by users who have signed CNDA with Intel, SVID trigger & PA supported by MSO2216B / B+ ONLY.

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Specification table (International & Microchip)
International
MSO2008W
MSO2116W
MSO2116B
MSO2216B
MSO2216B+
Microchip
MSO2008N
MSO2116N
MSO2116M
MSO2216M
MSO2216M+
Power
Power Source
USB bus-power (+5V)
Static Power
Consumption
0.9W
Max Power
Consumption
< 3.9W
< 6W
Interface
USB3.0
Channel (Data / Clock / Ground)
8 / 1 / 23
16 / 1 / 23
Total Memory
2Gb
4Gb
8Gb
Analog
Input
Channels
Group I (CH0~7)
Group I, II (CH0~7, CH8~15)
Sample Rate (Group I or II)
200MHz / 1CH, 100MHz / 2CH, 50MHz/4CH, 25MHz / 8CH
Sample Rate (Group I or II)
The minimum value of Group I or II settings
Bandwidth
40MHz
ADC Bits
12
Digital
Input
Timing Analysis
(Asynchronous)
Available channels (Conventional / Transitional Timing) - Memory per channel
2 GHz
(4 / 3)–512 Mb
(4 / 3)–1 Gb
(8 / 7)–512 Mb
(8 / 7)–1 Gb
1 GHz
(8 / 6)–256 Mb
(8 / 6)–512 Mb
(16 / 14)–256
Mb
(16 / 14)–512 Mb
500 MHz
(8 / 6)–256 Mb
(16 / 12)–256 Mb
(16 / 16)–256
Mb
(16 / 16)–512 Mb
250 MHz and lower
(8 / 6)–256 Mb
(16 / 16)–256 Mb
(16 / 16)–256
Mb
(16 / 16)–512 Mb
State Clock Rate
(Synchronous, External Clock)
150 MHz
200 MHz
Data Storage
Conventional Timing, Transitional Timing
Channel to channel skew
< 1ns
Threshold
Group
1 (CH0~7 & CKI)
2 (CH0~7 & CKI, CH8~15)
Range
+20V ~ -20V
Resolution
50mV
Accuracy
±100mV + 5%*Vth
Input
Voltage
Non-Destructive
Over +/-42V DC & AC
Operation
(Standard / High Resolution)
-20V ~ +20V / -10V ~ +10V
Sensitivity (0.5/0.75/1 Vpp)
100 MHz / 120 MHz / 150 MHz
180 MHz / 200 MHz / 220 MHz
H/W Schmitt (On/Off)
560 mV / 80 mV
Impedance
1 MΩ / 2 pF
Temperature
Operating / Storage
5°C~45°C (41°F~113°F) / -10°C~65°C (14°F~149°F)
I/O port
Trig-In
TTL 3.3V (Rising / Falling)
Trigger pulse approval
> 8 ns
Trig-Out
TTL 3.3V, Pulse Width
Ref. Clock Input
10MHz, Vpp=3.3 to 5V
Ref. Clock Output
10MHz, TTL 3.3V
Connector type
MCX jack / female
Trigger
Resolution
500ps
Channels
8
16
States
16
Events
16
Pre / Post
Yes
Pass Count
Yes (0~1048575 times)
Digital
Channel, Pattern, Single / Multi Level, Width, Time-out, External

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Analog
Rising / Falling
Bus I
I2C
Bus II
---
CAN 2.0B/CAN FD, LIN2.2, SPI, UART (RS232)
Bus III
---
BiSS-C, DALI, DP_Aux¹, HID over I2C, I2S, I3C, LPC, MDIO,
Mini/Micro LED, MIPI RFFE, MIPI SPMI 2, Modbus, PMBus,
Profibus, SMBus, SVI2, USB1.1, USB PD 3.0
Bus IV
---
eMMC 4.5, eSPI, MII, RGMII, RMII,
SVID³, SD 2.0 (SDIO 2.0), Serial Flash
(SPI NAND)
Protocol
Analyzer
I
I2C
II
---
CAN 2.0B/CAN FD, LIN2.2, SPI, UART (RS232)
III
---
BiSS-C, DALI, DP_Aux¹, HID over I2C, I2S, I3C, MDIO, MIPI
RFFE, Modbus, PMBus, Profibus, PWM, SMBus, USB1.1,
USB PD 3.0
IV
---
eSPI, MII, RGMII, RMII, SVID³
Software
Features
Power Sequence
---
Input setup .CSV file for Timing Sequence and H/W Strap
check.
Measurement
Digital orAnalog waveforms
Zoom / Report Window
YES
Note editor
Edit notes on Waveform Window
Quick Bus Decode Setup
YES
Trigger / Auxiliary cursors
1/25
Data Logger
Saved to Hard Disk Drive
Bus Decode
1-Wire, 3-Wire, 7-Segment, A/D Mux Flash,AccMeter, ADC, APML,AVSBus, BiSS-C, BSD, BT1120, CAN
2.0B/FD, Close Caption, CODEC_SSI, DALI, DMX512, DP_Aux¹, EDID, eMMC 5.1/MMC, eSPI, FlexRay,
HD Audio, HDLC, HDQ, HID over I²C, I²C, I²C EEPROM, I²S (PCM, TDM), I3C, IrDA, ITU-R BT.656
(CCIR656), JTAG, JVC IR, LCD1602, LED_Ctrl, LIN 2.2, Line Decoding, Line Encoding, Lissajous, LPC,
LPT, Math, M-Bus, MDDI, MDIO, MHL CBUS, Microwire, Mini/Micro LED, MIPI CSI LP, MIPI DSI LP, MIPI
RFFE, MIPI SPMI 2.0, Modbus, NEC IR, PECI 3.0, PMBus, Profibus, PS/2, PWM, QEI, QI, RC-5, RC-6,
S/PDIF, SD 2.0 (SDIO 2.0), Serial Flash, Serial IRQ, SGPIO, Smart Card, SMBus (SBS, SPD), SMI,
SoundWire, SPI, SPI-NAND, SSI, ST7669, SVI2, SVID², SWD, SWIM, SWP, UART, ULPI, UNI/O, USB
1.1, USB PD 3.0, Wiegand, ...
Line Decoding
Biphase Mark, Differential-Manchester, Manchester (Thomas, IEEE802.3), Miller, Modified Miller, NRZI, …
Line Encoding
AMI(Standard, B8ZS, HDB3), Biphase Mark, CMI, Differential-Manchester, Manchester (Thomas,
IEEE802.4), MLT-3, Miller, Modified Miller, NRZI, Pseudoternary, …
Dimension
L x W x H (mm3)
123 x 76 x 21
Lead Cable
Data / CLK / NC / GND
8 / 1 / 8 / 23
16 / 1 / 0 / 23
Grippers
10
20
Stack Cable
MCX to MCX (30cm)
1
2
¹Optional DP AUX adapter needed.
² Upon request ONLY by users who have signed CNDA with Intel, SVID decode supported by all MSO models
³Upon request ONLY by users who have signed CNDA with Intel, SVID trigger & PA supported by MSO2216B / B+ ONLY.

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Chapter 2Function list and operation
Protocol Analyzer
File
Open file: Load the file.
Save file: Save the current window.
Save as: Save as new file with specified range.
Save all: Save all Protocol Analyzer / Logic Analyzer windows to files.
Add Protocol Analyzer: Add a Protocol Analyzer window.
Add Logic Analyzer: Add a Logic Analyzer window.
Convert to Logic Analyzer: When the “show waveform” capture mode
is enabled; you can click this function to transfer the waveform and setting
parameters into the LogicAnalyzer window and continue to use the Logic Analyzer
window to capture signals.
Stack Oscilloscope: Currently not supported in Protocol Analyzer mode.
Language: Display language. You can select either English, Traditional
Chinese, or Simplified Chinese.
Settings: Here you can set the working directory, the label height, whether to
load the last setting, the waveform display mode and its color.

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Capture
Protocol Settings
Pattern 1
1. Select the protocol
2. Channel settings
3. Waveform: The signal’s waveform and frequency are automatically detected.
4. Options: Set the capture and decoding parameters for protocol.
5. Threshold: It can be set according to the voltage level of the signal.

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Pattern 2
1. Select the protocol
2. Set the sample rate
3. Channel settings
4. Trigger on
5. Options: You can set the capture and decoding parameters for protocol.
6. Threshold: It can be set according to the voltage level of the signal.

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Operating mode and memory setting
There are three configurations ( ) for operating mode and memory settings.
Mode 1 Protocol Analyzer
Function description
1. Send the captured data to the PC and display the analysis results
immediately.
2. If you will not capture large amount of data, you do not need to set the
memory limit.
3. Result from capturing and displaying data at the same time, the
requirements for USB transfer rate and computer performance are high.
If the software consumes the data slower than the rate the data
captured, data may fill the device memory and stop capturing
automatically.
4. If you navigate the software during capture, the computer may respond
slower than normal situation.
Repetitive Times
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file. It’s so called a single capture process.
2. Repeat the capture process according to the set number of times. If the
number of times is 0, the capture process will be repeated continuously.
Stop Conditions
1. Number of Data Lines: If enabled, it can automatically stop
according to the number of lines. You can enable this function if you
do not need to capture for a long period but a fixed amount of data
lines instead. This function is default to OFF.
2. Device memory limitation: If enabled, it will stop automatically when
the device memory is filled up to the set condition.
Mode 2 Protocol Logger
Function description
1. The data are saved to a logger file (.LOG). They are not further
processed and displayed until you stop capturing or reload the logger
file.
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process or reopen the logger file, the file automatically be converted
from .LOG to .MSW.
2. As long as the hard disk is large enough and fast enough to respond,
a large amount of data can be stored.
3. Due to the large amount of logger data, the follow-up analysis takes
a long time, and the requirements for USB transmission rate,
computer performance and hard disk space are high.
Run data process after capture stopped
Check this option to process data right after you stop capturing, or the software
will only save the logger data file (.LOG) without analyzing.
Mode 3 Protocol Monitor
Function description
1. In this mode, the device keeps the data in its RAM and does not send it
back to PC. Newly captured data will continue to overwrite oldest data
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a long time, until the user manually stops capturing, or the set trigger
condition is met.
2. The total amount of data is less or equal to the total amount of device
memory.
3. The requirements for USB transfer rate or computer performance are low.
4. If you did not set a trigger, or you did but wish to retrieve the data before
the memory is full, you must manually press the stop button before the
data will be sent to the computer.
Device memory limitation
If unchecked, use the maximum memory of the device.
If checked, you can adjust the device memory usage. Set up lower memory
usage to shorten the processing time.
Data capture will continue until pressing “Stop” (Wait for stop)
Even if the device memory is full, it continues capturing new data and
replaces the oldest ones.After you press “Stop”, it sends back the newest
data stored in the device to the computer.
Data capture will continue until the trigger condition is met (Wait for
Trigger)
If the trigger condition is not set, there will be no Pre/Post Trigger
relationship and only the Capturing will be shown until the device memory
is full. If the trigger condition is set, data will be filled according to the
Trigger Position settings. Data capture will continue until the trigger
condition is met or Stop is pressed, then it will stop by one of the three
actions:
Fill device memory then stop
Stop immediately
Wait for a few seconds then stop

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Show Waveforms / Hide Waveforms
If you select “Show Waveforms”, the device will capture the waveform data. It
requires more device memory. Please decide show or hide waveform before capture.
When “Show Waveforms” is enabled, the waveform area will provide the following
functions:
1. Bus Decode
Press this button to refresh the bus decode.
2. Stop the bus decode
This button can stop the bus decode right away.
3. Add User Notes
4. Waveform zoom in/out
You can use these buttons or mouse wheel to zoom in or out the waveforms.
Search
Search function can search data in the report window.
1. Enter search criteria in the text field.
A mark will appear in front of each row meeting the search criteria.
2. Search the previous / next piece of data.
3. Specify all fields or target fields to search.
Specifiy fields to narrow the search range, to search faster.

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It will show the total number of packets found with green
background. If no data is found, it will show an orange
background.
To bottom
Press this button to move to the bottom of the window. If you press this button while
the device is capturing data, it will continue to show the latest data.
Window
Enable/disable multiple display lists, such as: Trigger List, Statistic List …etc.
1. Select different display list.
2. Use the control buttons to move the current position, or input row number to
jump to specified row.
3. Use the control buttons to add /remove selected row to Bookmark List.

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Saved as text file
Contents of the report may be saved as .TXT or .CSV.
Save options:
1. You can select to save the data as a file or according to the number of rows.
2. Advanced reports
Check this option to save detailed data in protocol analyzer mode.

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Detail window
Many protocols contain a large number of numerical data, it is not suitable to display
in the report window at one time, so you can click the Data column of the report
window with the mouse first, and the data will be displayed in the detail window.
Statistics window
According to protocols’ different characteristics, statistics are made to understand the
entire transmission situation, you may also click on the statistic trace to summarize all
records of the selected trace into the statistic list window.