HP 16550A Service manual

User’s Reference
Publication number 16550-97006
August 1997
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HP 16550A
100-MHz State/500-MHz Timing
Logic Analyzer

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In This Book
The User’s Reference contains field and
feature definitions. Use this manual for
information on what the menu fields do,
what they are used for, and how the
features work.
The manual is divided into chapters
covering general product information,
probing, and separately tabbed chapters
for each analyzer menu. Also, chapters
on error messages and instrument
specifications are provided.
In the Configuration menu you have the
choice of configuring an analyzer as
either a State analyzer or a Timing
analyzer. Some menus in the analyzer
will change depending on the analyzer
type you choose. For example, since a
Timing analyzer does not use external
clocks, the clock assignment fields in the
Format menu will not be available.
If a menu field is only available to a
particular analyzer type, the field is
designated (Timing only) or (State only)
after the field name. If no designation is
shown, the field is available for both
types.
GeneralInformation
1
Probing
2
The Configuration Menu
3
The Format Menu
4
The Trigger Menu
5
The Listing Menu
6
The Waveform Menu
7
The Chart Menu
8
The Compare Menu
9
The Mixed Display Menu
10
ErrorMessages
11
Specifications and
Characteristics
12
Installation and Testing
13
Index
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Table of Contents
1 General Information
Configuration Capabilities 1–3
Key Features 1–4
Accessories Supplied 1–5
Accessories Available 1–6
2 Probing
General Purpose Probing System Description 2–7
Assembling the Probing System 2–11
3 The Configuration Menu
Name Field 3–3
Type Field 3–4
Unassigned Pods List 3–5
Activity Indicators 3–7
4 The Format Menu
State Acquisition Mode Field (State only) 4–4
Timing Acquisition Mode Field (Timing only) 4–5
Clock Inputs Display 4–13
Pod Field 4–14
Pod Clock Field (State only) 4–15
Pod Threshold Field 4–19
Master and Slave Clock Field (State only) 4–20
Setup/Hold Field (State only) 4–22
Symbols Field 4–24
Label Assignment Fields 4–24
Rolling Labels and Pods 4–24
Label Polarity Fields 4–25
Bit Assignment Fields 4–26
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5 The Trigger Menu
Trigger Sequence Levels 5–6
Modify Trigger Field 5–8
Pre-defined Trigger Macros 5–11
Using Macros to Create a Trigger Specification 5–13
Timing Trigger Macro Library 5–14
State Trigger Macro Library 5–16
Modifying the User-level Macro 5–19
Resource Terms 5–26
Assigning Resource Term Names and Values 5–28
Label and Base Fields 5–32
Arming Control Field 5–33
Acquisition Control 5–36
Trigger Position Field 5–37
Sample Period Field 5–38
Branches Taken Stored / Not Stored Field 5–38
Count Field (State only) 5–39
6 The Listing Menu
Markers Field 6–4
Pattern Markers 6–5
Find X-pattern / O-pattern Field 6–6
Pattern Occurrence Fields 6–7
From Trigger / Start / X Marker Field 6–8
Specify Patterns Field 6–9
Label / Base Roll Field 6–12
Stop Measurement Field 6–13
Clear Pattern Field 6–16
Contents
Contents–2

Time Markers 6–17
Trig to X / Trig to O Fields 6–18
Statistics Markers 6–19
States Markers (State only) 6–21
Trig to X / Trig to O Fields 6–22
Data Roll Field 6–23
Label and Base Fields 6–24
Label / Base Roll Field 6–24
7 The Waveform Menu
Acquisition Control Field 7–5
Accumulate Field 7–6
States Per Division Field (State only) 7–7
Seconds Per Division Field (Timing only) 7–8
Delay Field 7–9
Sample Period Display (Timing only) 7–10
Markers Field 7–12
Pattern Markers 7–13
X-pat / O-pat Occurrence Fields 7–14
From Trigger / Start / X Marker Field 7–15
X to O Display Field (Timing only) 7–16
Center Screen Field 7–17
Specify Patterns Field 7–18
Label / Base Roll Field 7–21
Stop Measurement Field 7–22
Clear Pattern Field 7–25
Time Markers 7–26
Trig to X / Trig to O Fields 7–27
Marker Label / Base and Display 7–28
Contents
Contents–3

Statistics Markers 7–29
States Markers (State only) 7–31
Trig to X / Trig to O Fields 7–32
Marker Label / Base and Display 7–33
Waveform Display 7–34
Blue Bar Field 7–36
Channel Mode Field 7–38
Module and Label Fields 7–40
Action Insert/Replace Field 7–41
Delete and Delete All Fields 7–42
Waveform Size Field 7–43
8 The Chart Menu
Selecting the Axes for the Chart 8–6
Y-axis Label Value Field 8–7
X-axis Label / State Type Field 8–8
Scaling the Axes 8–9
Min and Max Scaling Fields 8–10
Markers / Range Field 8–11
Pattern Markers 8–12
Find X-pattern / O-pattern Field 8–13
Pattern Occurrence Fields 8–14
From Trigger / Start / X Marker Fields 8–15
Specify Patterns Field 8–16
Label / Base Roll Field 8–18
Stop Measurement Field 8–19
Clear Pattern Field 8–22
Contents
Contents–4

Time Markers 8–23
Trig to X / Trig to O Fields 8–24
Statistics Markers 8–25
States Markers 8–27
Trig to X / Trig to O Fields 8–28
9 The Compare Menu
Reference Listing Field 9–5
Difference Listing Field 9–6
Copy Listing to Reference Field 9–8
Find Error Field 9–9
Compare Full / Compare Partial Field 9–10
Mask Field 9–11
Specify Stop Measurement Field 9–12
Data Roll Field 9–15
Bit Editing Field 9–16
Label and Base Fields 9–17
Label / Base Roll Field 9–17
10 The Mixed Display Menu
The Mixed Display Menu 10–2
Intermodule Configuration 10–3
Inserting Waveforms 10–4
Interleaving State Listings 10–5
Time-Correlated Displays 10–7
Markers 10–8
Contents
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11 Error Messages
Error Messages 11–3
Warning Messages 11–6
Advisory Messages 11–9
12 Specifications and Characteristics
Specifications 12–3
Characteristics 12–4
13 Installation and Testing
To inspect the module 13–3
To prepare the mainframe 13–3
To configure a one-card module 13–5
To configure a two-card module 13–6
To install the module 13–8
To test the module 13–10
To perform the self-tests 13–10
To clean the logic analyzer module 13–12
Index
Contents
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