GW Instek GLA-1016 User manual

Logic Analyzer
GLA-1016/1032/1132
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GW INSTEK PART NO. 82LA-11320MA1
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Good Will Instrument Co., Ltd. No. 7-1, Jhongsing Rd., Tucheng
Dist., New Taipei City 236, Taiwan.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This chapter contains important safety instructions that
must be followed when operating the GLA and when
keeping it in storage. Read the following before any
operation to ensure your safety and to keep the GLA in
the best possible condition.
Safety Symbols
These safety symbols may appear in the user manual or
on the instrument.
Caution
Caution: Identifies conditions or
practices that could result in damage
to the instrument or to other
properties.
Safety Guidelines
Please follow the guidelines below when using the GLA.
General
Guidelines
•Do not place any heavy object on
the GLA.
•Avoid severe impacts or rough
handling that leads to damaging
the GLA.
•Do not discharge static electricity
to the GLA.
•Do not disassemble the GLA
unless you are qualified as service
personnel.

Cleaning
•Use a soft cloth dampened in a
solution of mild detergent and
water. Do not spray any liquid into
the GLA.
•Do not use chemicals or cleaners
containing harsh materials such as
benzene, toluene, xylene, and
acetone.
Operation
Environment
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
Do not dispose electronic equipment
as unsorted municipal waste. Please
use a separate collection facility or
contact the supplier from which this
instrument was purchased.

GETTING STARTED
The Getting started chapter introduces the GLA main
features, panel overview, display overview, installation
and power up.
Main Features
Model name
Description
GLA-1016
16 channels, 256Kbit/channel
GLA-1032
32 channels, 128Kbit/channel
GLA-1132
32 channels, 1Mbit/channel
Characteristics
•100MHz full bandwidth
•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
Package Contents and Accessories
Standard Accessories
GLA-1016
GLA-1032
GLA-1132
Carrying case
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Main Unit
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USB cable
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Quick Start Guide
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CD ROM
GLA Software1, User Manual1
Signal cable (250mm)
•16pin
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1
1
•8pin
2
2
2
•2pin
1
1
1
•1pin
1
1
1
Signal Grip
36 pcs
36 pcs
36 pcs

Panel Overview and Display
Panel Overview
Start
Switch Power LED
Trigger
LED
Read
LED
Run
LED
Power
Switch
USB
Connector
Input
Connector
Item
Description
USB Connector
For power input (USB bus) and
communication between the PC. USB
2.0 compatible.
Power Switch
Switch On: LED On (red)
Power LED
Switch Off: LED Off
Trigger LED
Turns On when the trigger condition
is met.
Read LED
Turns On when GLA transmit
waveform data to PC.
Run LED
Turns On when GLA is waiting for
trigger condition.

Start Switch
Triggers signal capturing. This is the
same functionality as the Single Run.
button.
Input Connector
For
Extension
Module
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.
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.
CLK
External (synchronous) clock signal
input, 0.001Hz ~ 100MHz.
GND
Ground terminals.

Display Overview
Menu bar
Bus/signal list
Tooltip
Data capture status
Tool bar
Horizontal
measurement bar
Trigger list
Menu bar
File operations.
Bus/Signal configuration.
Trigger configuration.
Data capturing.
Data operation and display setup.
Display setup, Shortcut setup, I2C
analysis, RS-232C analysis.
Display configuration and
organization of multiply files.
Help file and system information.

Tool bar
Standard Group
Create new project file.
Open a project file.
Save the project file.
Print out the display.
Trigger Group
Configure sampling rate.
Configure signal bus.
Setup enable function.
Setup bus trigger properties.
Setup signal trigger properties.
Setup general trigger properties.
Enable/disable data compression.
Run/Stop Group
Single run.
Continuous run.
Stop running
Sampling group
Select sampling
memory size.
Select sampling
frequency.
Trigger content
set group
Set trigger position.
Set trigger page.
Set trigger count.
Display mode
group
Horizontal unit in address.
Horizontal unit in time.
Horizontal unit in frequency.

Windows group
Waveform display mode.
Listing display mode.
Mouse pattern
group
Normal arrow mode.
Area selection (Enclose) mode.
Hand mode.
Show waveform statistics.
Zoom group
Show all waveform data.
Limit the waveform display area.
Zoom in to/out
of data.
Data group
Delete data bar.
Move A bar to the center.
Move B bar to the center.
Move T bar (trigger) to the center.
Add data bar.
Search data.
Go to the previous edge.
Go to the next edge.
Show
time/height
group
Show waveform timing.
Analyze I2C waveform.
Analyze RS-232C waveform.
Change the waveform
bar height.
Trigger delay
group
Set and show the amount of trigger
delay.

Horizontal measurement bar
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.
Position
Display Pos (position) shows the timing
of the display center position.
Trigger Pos (position) shows the trigger
timing.
A/B Position shows user-defined bar
timings.
Time/frequency
difference
Shows the distance between two bars,
whether trigger or user-defined, in time,
frequency, or address point.
Compression
Shows the data compression ratio when
the compression mode is enabled.
Bus/Signal and Trigger list
Signal and bus names are
shown in colored codes, with
matching trigger setting on the
right side.

Software Installation and Power Up
Requirements:
Windows OS:
XP
Vista (Basic/other)
7 (32/64 bit)
CPU:
300MHz
800MHz/1GHz
1GHz
RAM:
256MB
512/1GB
1GB/2GB
Hard disk:
100MB
15GB
16GB/20GB
USB:
2.0
2.0
2.0
Note: Windows Vista and 7 need the DirectX 9.0C Redistributable and
suitable graphics hardware, please see the user manual for details.
Software Installation
1. Insert the CD- Insert the software CD-ROM into
the PC. If the below Setup screen does not appear,
double-click the Setup.exe file.
2. Click the Install Button.
3. Read the license terms and select accept, click
Next.

4. Enter your user name and organization. Set the
range of user access: All users or the user currently
logged in.
5. Select the setup type:
Complete setup: All features will be installed. The
program directory is automatically set.
Custom setup: Installed features and program
directory are set by the user.
6. Reboot the PC when the installation has
completed.
Note
By default the driver is installed together
with the main program. In case the PC
requires a separate software driver
installation, select USB_LA.inf file in the
software package.

Power Up
This section assumes that the Logic Analyzer software
has already been installed.
Hardware Connection:
Connect the GLA and the PC via the USB cable.
Press the GLA power switch and make sure the
power LED turns On.
Software Activation
1. Double-click the desktop GLA icon or
activate the GLA from the program
startup menu.
2. If a hardware connection error message appears,
try the following.
* Reset the GLA USB connection and try again.
* Make sure GLA and PC are connected by a single
USB cable (Do not use USB extension cable).

3. If there is already a setup file (*.gla) being saved,
the software asks whether to open it.
4. The display appears.
Demonstration Mode
You can still run the software without the GLA
hardware. When the Hardware connection failure
message appears, click Run Demo button.
Most of the software features are available, except
for signal capturing. You can even recall the old
waveform data to be displayed.

Functionality Check
Hardware Connection:
Connect GLA and the PC via the USB cable. Press
the GLA power switch and make sure the power
LED turns On.
See the Power Up section for connection details.
Signal capturing
Do one of the following actions to capture the
signal.
•Press the Start button on GLA.
•Click the Run button on the display.
•Press F5 (shortcut for the single run).
•Select Single Run from the Run/Stop menu.
Make sure the signals appear on the display, at the
corresponding terminals.

SPECIFICATIONS
The specifications apply under the following conditions:
GLA is powered on for at least 30 minutes, within
+20°C~+30°C.
General Specifications
GLA-1016
GLA-1032
GLA-1132
Channels
16
32
32
Memory
Total/Per
Channel
4Mbits/
256kbits
4Mbits/
128kbits
32Mbits/
1Mbits
Interface
USB 2.0(1.1)
Operating
system
Windows XP/ Windows 7/ Windows
Vista
Bandwidth
100MHz
Current
consumption
Static: Maximum 200mA
Working: Maximum 400mA
Power
Dissipation
Static: Max 1W
Working: Max 4W
Power
Interface: USB
Working voltage: 4.5V~5.5V
Temperature
Operating: 0˚C~50˚C
Storage: -40˚C~80˚C
Clock
GLA-1016
GLA-1032
GLA-1132
Internal
100MHz ~
200MHz,
asynchronous
100MHz ~
200MHz,
asynchronous
100MHz ~
200MHz,
asynchronous
External
0.001Hz ~
100MHz,
synchronous
0.001Hz ~
100MHz,
synchronous
0.001Hz ~
100MHz,
synchronous

Trigger
GLA-1016
GLA-1032
GLA-1132
Channel
16
32
32
Condition
Edge/Pattern
Edge/Pattern
Edge/Pattern
Pre/Post
trigger
0% ~ 100%
0% ~ 100%
0% ~ 100%
Level
1
1
1
Threshold
+6V ~ −6V
+6V ~ −6V
+6V ~ −6V
Accuracy
±93mV
±93mV
±93mV
Count
1 ~ 65535
1 ~ 65535
1 ~ 65535
Page
Maximum
8191
Maximum
8191
Maximum
8191
Input
GLA-1016
GLA-1032
GLA-1132
Maximum
Input Voltage
±30V
±30V
±30V
Impedance
500kΩ/10pF
500kΩ/10pF
500kΩ/10pF
Enable
GLA-1016
GLA-1032
GLA-1132
Channel
16
32
32
Enable
Condition
Don’t care,
Low, High
Don’t care,
Low, High
Don’t care,
Low, High
Enable Delay
1 ~ 65535ms
1 ~ 65535ms
1 ~ 65535ms
Data
GLA-1016
GLA-1032
GLA-1132
Skew
<1.5ns
<1.5ns
<1.5ns
Compression
Channels
16
24
24
Compression
Ratio
Maximum
255
Maximum
255
Maximum
255

Signal
Statistics
Positive/
Negative,
Full cycle
within
length
condition
Positive/
Negative,
Full cycle
within
length
condition
Positive/
Negative,
Full cycle
within
length
condition
Protocol
Analyzer
I2C, RS-232C
I2C, RS-232C
I2C, RS-232C