GW Instek GLA-1016 User manual

Logic Analyzer
GLA-1016/1032/1132
USER MANUAL
GW INSTEK PART NO. 82LA-11320M0
ISO-9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER

EC Declaration of Conformity
We
GOOD WILL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.
(1) No.7-1, Jhongsing Rd., Tucheng City, Taipei County, Taiwan
(2) No. 69, Lu San Road, Suzhou City (Xin Qu), Jiangsu Sheng, China
declare, that the below mentioned product
Type of Product: LogicAnalyzer
GLA-1016, GLA-1032, GLA-1132
are herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council
Directive on the Approximation of the Law of Member States relating to
Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC) and the amendments in the Council
Directive 92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC.
For the evaluation regarding the Electromagnetic Compatibility, the following
standards were applied:
◎EMC
EN 55022:
1998 + A1:2000 +A2:2003 EN 55024: 1998+A1:2001+A2:2003
Electrostatic Discharge
IEC 61000-4-2: A2:2001
Radiated Immunity
IEC 61000-4-3: 2002 + A1:2002
Electrical Fast Transients
IEC 61000-4-4: 2004 (Not Applied)
Surge Immunity
IEC 61000-4-5: :2001(Not Applied)
Conducted Susceptibility
IEC 61000-4-6: 2003 + A1:2004 (Not Applied)
Power Frequency Magnetic Field
IEC 61000-4-8: 2001
Conducted
Emission
Radiated
Emission
Class A
Voltage Dip/ Interruption
IEC 61000-4-11: 2004 (Not Applied)

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Table of Contents
Safety Instructions .............................................................5
GLA Overview.....................................................................6
Main Features ................................................................ 7
Package Contents........................................................... 8
Panel Overview .............................................................. 9
Display Overview ......................................................... 11
Operation Shortcuts .................................................... 16
Installation .......................................................................20
Software Installation .................................................... 21
Power Up ..................................................................... 26
Functionality Check...................................................... 28
File Operation ..................................................................29
Open/Close.................................................................. 30
Save ............................................................................. 32
Printout........................................................................ 36
Handling Multiple Files ............................................... 37
Bus/Signal Setup..............................................................39
Sampling/Compression Setup...................................... 40
Signal/Bus setup.......................................................... 43
Trigger Setup ....................................................................47
Signal Triggering Condition Setup................................ 48
Bus Triggering Condition Setup ................................... 51
General Triggering Properties Setup ............................ 53
Enable Trigger Function Setup ..................................... 57
Trigger Output Signal................................................... 61

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Display Setup .................................................................. 62
Toolbar Setup............................................................... 63
Horizontal/Vertical Scale Setup ................................... 65
Signal Display Setup .................................................... 67
Color Setup .................................................................. 71
Signal Capturing .............................................................. 74
Data Operation................................................................ 76
Data Bar Operation ...................................................... 77
Waveform Position ....................................................... 81
Data Search.................................................................. 83
Zoom In/Out................................................................ 87
I2C Bus Analysis ........................................................... 90
RS-232C Signal Analysis............................................... 94
Waveform Statistics...................................................... 97
System Setting................................................................100
Keyboard Shortcut Setup............................................ 100
System Information.................................................... 102
Help Information............................................................103
FAQ ................................................................................105
Specification...................................................................107
Index ..............................................................................109

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Safety Instructions
This chapter contains important safety instructions that must be
followed when operating GLA and when keeping it in storage.
Read the following before any operation to insure safety and to
keep the best condition for GLA.
Symbols and Guidelines
Symbol
CAUTION
Caution symbol identifies conditions or practices that could result
in damage to GLA or to other properties.
General
Guideline
CAUTION
•Do not place any heavy object on GLA.
•Avoid severe impacts or rough handling that leads to damaging
GLA.
•Do not discharge static electricity to GLA.
•Do not disassemble GLA unless you are qualified as service
personnel.
Cleaning GLA •Use a soft cloth dampened in a solution of mild detergent and
water. Do not spray any liquid into GLA.
•Do not use chemicals or cleaners containing harsh materials
such as benzene, toluene, xylene, and acetone.
Operation
Environment
WARNING
Location: Indoor, no direct sunlight, dust free, almost
non-conductive pollution (Note below)
•Relative Humidity: < 80%
•Altitude: < 2000m
•Temperature: 0°C to 50°C
Storage
Environment
Location: Indoor
•Relative Humidity: < 80%
•Temperature: −40°C to 80°C

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GLA Overview
This chapter describes GLA series features and appearances in a
nutshell. Use the Package Contents section to check if there is any
missing component.
Main features Series lineup ..................................................................7
Characteristics ...............................................................7
Package contents Package Contents...........................................................8
Panel overview Panel Overview ..............................................................9
Input Connector ...........................................................10
Display overview Menu bar......................................................................11
Tool bar........................................................................12
Horizontal measurement bar .......................................14
Bus/Signal and Trigger list ...........................................15
Operation
shortcuts
File menu .....................................................................16
Bus/Signal menu..........................................................16
Trigger menu................................................................17
Run/Stop menu............................................................17
Data menu ...................................................................17
Tools menu ..................................................................19
Window menu ..............................................................19
Help menu ...................................................................19

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Main Features
Series lineup •GLA-1016: 16 channels, 256Kbit/channel
•GLA-1032: 32 channels, 128Kbit/channel
•GLA-1132: 32 channels, 1Mbit/channel
Characteristics •Internal clock range: 100Hz ~ 200MHz
•External clock range: 0.001Hz ~ 100MHz
•Rich trigger functionalities: voltage level, count, page, position,
delay time and clock, edge and level configuration
•Memory utilization: max. x255 ratio data compression
•Signal characteristic filtering: Enable function
•Various signal display mode: waveform, listing, time, frequency,
and address
•I2C, RS-232C waveform analyzer
•Waveform statistics function
•Compact, lightweight profile
•PC operation with GUI environment
•Fast communication: USB 2.0, 1.1 compatible
•USB bus powered
•Various file export: operation setting, waveform data, display
image

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Package Contents
Check the contents before using GLA series. Contact your local dealer in case there is a
missing item.
Carrying case
contents
Main
Unit USB
Cable
Signal
Cable
Signal
Grip
User
Manual
Software
CD-ROM
Signal
Grip
Pocket
(for Manual)
GLA-1016 •Signal Cable: 8pin*2, 2pin*1, 1pin*1, 250mm
•Signal Grip: 20pcs
GLA-1032 •Signal Cable: 16pin*1, 8pin*2, 2pin*1, 1pin*1, 250mm
•Signal Grip: 36pcs
GLA-1132 •Signal Cable: 16pin*1, 8pin*2, 2pin*1, 1pin*1, 250mm
•Signal Grip: 36pcs

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Panel Overview
Start
Switch Power LED
Trigger
LED
Read
LED
Run
LED
Power
Switch
USB
Connector
Input
Connector
USB Connector For power input (USB bus) and communication between the PC.
USB 1.1/2.0 compatible.
USB2.0 is strongly recommended for smooth display update.
Make sure the cable is also compatible with 2.0 high speed (use the
attached cable).
Power Switch
Power LED
Switch On : LED On (red)
Switch Off : LED Off
Trigger LED Turns On when the trigger condition is met. For details, see
page61 (LED details), page47 (trigger in general).
Read LED Turns On when GLA transmit waveform data to PC. For details,
see page61.
Run LED Turns On when GLA is waiting for trigger condition. For details,
see page61.
Start Switch Triggers signal capturing. This is the same functionality as the
Single Run . For Run/Stop details, see page74.

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Input Connector
A0~D7 Signal input terminal. C0 ~ C7, D0 ~ D7 are not applicable to
GLA-1016.
VDD, IOA/B/C,
GND
+3.3V power, IO port, GND terminal for extension module.
Do not use these connectors other than extension module usage
purpose.
R_O, T_O, S_O Output signals for monitoring data capturing and trigger timing.
Read output (R_O) indicates waveform data is transferred to PC,
Trigger output (T_O) indicates trigger condition has occurred, and
Start output (S_O) indicates GLA started waiting for trigger
condition. For details, see page61.
CLK External (synchronous) clock signal input, 0.001Hz ~ 100MHz.
For details, see page41.
GND Ground terminal.
We strongly recommend
connecting both two Ground
terminals to ensure stable data
capturing.

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Display Overview
Menu bar
Bus/signal
list
Trigger list
Tooltip
Data capture
status
Tool bar
Horizontal measurement bar
Menu bar
Shortcut Display Description
Alt + f File operation (page29).
Alt + u Bus/Signal configuration (page39).
Alt + r Trigger configuration (page47).
Alt + s Data capturing (page74).

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Alt + d Data operation (page76) and display setup
(page62).
Alt + t Display setup (page62), Shortcut key setup
(page100), I2C analysis (page90), and RS-232C
analysis (page94).
Alt + w Display configuration (page67) and organizing
multiple files (page37).
Alt + h Help file (page103) and system information
(page102).
Tool bar
Toolbar collects icons for major operations, sorted in groups.
To enable/disable each group, select Tools→Customize… from the menu and go to the
Toolbar tab. For details, see page63.
Standard group Page30
Create a new project file
Page31
Open a project file
Page32
Save the project file
Page36
Print out the display
Trigger group Page40
Configure sampling rate
Page43
Configure signal/bus
Page57
Setup enable function
Page51
Setup bus trigger properties
Page48
Setup signal trigger properties
Page53
Setup general trigger properties
Page42 Enable/disable data compression
Run/Stop group Page74
Single run
Page74
Continuous run
Page75 Stop running

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Sampling group Page41
Select sampling memory size
Page41
Select sampling frequency
Trigger content
set group Page56
Set trigger position
Page54
Set trigger page
Page54
Set trigger count
Display mode
group Page65
Horizontal unit in address
Page65
Horizontal unit in time
Page65
Horizontal unit in frequency
Windows group Page67
Waveform display mode
Page67
Listing display mode
Mouse pattern
group
Normal arrow mode Page88
Area selection (Enclose) mode
Page79
Hand mode
Page97
Show waveform statistics
Zoom group Page88
Show all waveform data
Page89
Limit the waveform display area
Page87
Zoom in to/out of data
Data group Page78
Delete data bar
Page79
Move A bar to the center
Page79
Move B bar to the center
Page79
Move T bar (trigger) to the
center

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Page78
Add data bar
Page83
Search data
Page81
Go to the previous edge
Page81
Go to the next edge
Page69
Show waveform timing
Page90
Analyze I2C waveform
Show
time/height
group
Page94
Analyze RS-232C waveform
Page66
Change the waveform bar height
Trigger delay
group Page56
Set and show the amount of trigger delay
Horizontal measurement bar
Displays the horizontal scale and measurement results of the display. For details, see
page65.
Horizontal
range
Scale (upper line) shows the data
acquisition clock frequency.
Total (lower line) shows the total
length of data acquired by GLA,
followed by the length covered by
the analysis range bar. For analysis
range details, see page89.
Position
Display Pos (position) shows the
timing of the display center position.
Trigger Pos (position) shows the
trigger timing. For details, see page79.
A/B Position shows user-defined bar
timings. For details, see page79.
Time/frequency
difference
Shows the distance between two bars,
whether trigger or user-defined, in
time, frequency, or address point. For
details, see page65.

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Compression Shows the data compression ratio
when the compression mode is
enabled. For details, see page42.
Bus/Signal and Trigger list
Signal and bus names are shown in colored codes,
with matching trigger setting on the right side.
Bus/signal setup details→page39.
Trigger setup details→page47.

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Operation Shortcuts
This is the collection of all operations available from the menu, icon, or keyboard shortcut.
The “Keyboard map” on the Help menu also opens the shortcut list.
File menu
Description Shortcut Icon Menu
Close GLA software. Alt+F4 —File→Exit
Create a new file. Ctrl+N File→New
Open a file. Ctrl+O File→Open
Close the file. Ctrl+F4 —File→Close
Save the file. Ctrl+S File→Save
Save the file in a different name. — — File→Save As
Save waveform data and setting info
into *.txt or *.csv file.
Ctrl+Shift+E —File→Export
Save the screen snapshot into *.jpg
or *.bmp file.
Ctrl+C —File→Capture Window
Select the language. — —
File→Language
Prints out the screen snapshot. Ctrl+P File→Print
Shows the screen snapshot printout
preview.
— — File→Print Preview
Opens the standard printer setup
window.
— — File→Print Setup
Switch between files. Ctrl+Tab —Window→1, 2, …
Display multiple files at once. — — Window→Cascade,
Horizontal, Vertical
Bus/Signal menu
Description Shortcut Icon Menu
Open the Sampling setup dialogue
window.
— Bus/Signal→Sampling
Setup
Decrease the sampling rate. F2 — —
Increase the sampling rate. F3 — —
Open the Channel setup dialogue
window.
— Bus/Signal→Channels
Setup
Group signals into bus. Ctrl+G — Bus/Signal→Group into
Bus
Ungroup bus into signals. Ctrl+U — Bus/Signal→Ungroup
from Bus

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Expand the bus. — —
Bus/Signal→Expand
Collapse the bus. — — Bus/Signal→Collapse
Automatically adjust the channel row
width (only in listing mode)
— —
Bus/Signal→Format
Row→Auto Size
Move the cursor up. Up — Bus/Signal→Format
Row→Move Up
Move the cursor down. Down — Bus/Signal→Format
Row→Move Down
Hide the signal/bus. — — Bus/Signal→Format
Row→Hide
Show all the signal/bus. — —
Bus/Signal→Format
Row→Show All
Set the signal/bus color. — — Bus/Signal→Format
Row→Color
Rename signal or bus. — —
Bus/Signal→Rename
Trigger menu
Description Shortcut Icon Menu
Open the Bus trigger setup dialogue
window.
—
Trigger→Bus
Open the Signal trigger setup
dialogue window.
—
Trigger→Signal
Open the General trigger properties
dialogue window.
— Trigger→Properties
Change signal trigger condition. Space — Trigger→…
Run/Stop menu
Description Shortcut Icon Menu
Single run. F5 Run/Stop→Single Run
Continuous run. F6
Run/Stop→Repetitive
Run
Stop running. F7 Run/Stop→Stop
Data menu
Description Shortcut Icon Menu
Go to the next data page. PageDown — —
Go to the previous data page. PageUp — —
Go to the beginning of data. Home — —
Go to the end of data. End — —
Move the waveform position right. Right — —

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Move the waveform position left. Left — —
Add data bar. Alt+A Data→Add Bar
Delete data bar. Alt+B Data→Delete Bar
Move T bar to the display center. T, Ctrl+T Data→GoTo→GoTo
Trigger
Move A bar to the display center. A, Ctrl+A Data→GoTo→GoTo A
Bar
Move B bar to the display center. B, Ctrl+B Data→GoTo→GoTo B
Bar
Move any bar (T, A, B, Ds, Dp, user
defined bar) to the display center.
——Data→GoTo→GoTo
More
Move to the previous edge. F11 Data→Before
Move to the next edge. F12 Data→After
Move the display sideway (use the
Hand pointer).
H Data→Hand
Select the zoom area (use the
Enclose pointer)
E
Data→Enclose
Use the normal pointer. Esc Data→Normal
Search data. Ctrl+F
Data→Find Data Value
Zoom in. F9 Data→Zoom In
Zoom out. F8 Data→Zoom Out
Undo the last zoom. Ctrl+Z Data→Undo Last Zoom
Show all data. F10
Data→Show All Data
Adjust the display range to analysis
bar.
— —
Select the data analysis range. — — Data→Select Analytic
Range
Show waveform analysis result. — —
Show waveform data in binary. — — Data→Show As→Binary
Show waveform data in decimal. — — Data→Show As→
Decimal
Show waveform data in hexadecimal. — — Data→Show As→
Hexadecimal
Show waveform in square form. — — Data→Wave Mode→
Square Waveform
Show waveform in sawtooth form. — — Data→Wave Mode→
Sawtooth Waveform
Activate data compression. — —

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Tools menu
Description Shortcut Icon Menu
Open the display customize dialogue
window.
— —
Tools→Customize
Open the I2C analysis dialogue
window.
— Tools→Analy IIC Wave
Open the RS-232 analysis dialogue
window.
— Tools→Analy UART
Wave
Show the waveform timing. —
Tools→Show time of
waveform
Window menu
Description Shortcut Icon Menu
Open the display customize dialogue
window.
— —
Tools→Customize
Show the waveform view. —
Window→Waveform
Display
Show the listing view. —
Window→Listing Display
Show the waveform timing. —
Window→Show time of
waveform
Switch between files. Ctrl+Tab —Window→1, 2, …
Display multiple files at once. — — Window→Cascade,
Horizontal, Vertical
Help menu
Description Shortcut Icon Menu
Open the Help file. F1 — Help→GWInstek Logic
Analyzer
Open the keyboard shortcut list. —— Help→Keyboard Map
Send a bug reporting email. —— Help→Report a Problem
Show the software version. —— Help→About GWInstek
Logic Analyzer

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Installation
This chapter describes software installation, activation, and
functionality check. Follow these instructions to properly install
GLA series.
Software
installation
PC requirement ............................................................21
Setup activation ...........................................................22
License agreement .......................................................22
User information..........................................................23
Setup type ....................................................................23
Custom setup...............................................................24
PC reboot .....................................................................24
Driver installation ........................................................24
Uninstall, repair, modification......................................25
Power Up Power Up .....................................................................26
Demonstration mode ...................................................27
Functionality
check
Hardware connection ...................................................28
Signal capturing ...........................................................28