HP 16550A Service manual

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HP 16550A
100-MHz State/500-MHz Timing
Logic Analyzer
User'sReference
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User's Reference
Publication number 16550-97003
First edition, April 1994
For Safety information, Warranties, and Regulatory
information, see
the pages behind the index
© Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1992 -1994
All Rights Reserved
HP 16550A
100-MHz State/500-MHz Timing
Logic Analyzer

In ThisBook
1
General Information
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2
Probing
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3
The Configuration Menu
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The User's Reference manual contains
field
and feature definitions. Use this
manual for information onwhat the
menu
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The Format Menu
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fields do, what they are used for, and how
the features work.
The manualis divided into chapters 5
The Trigger Menu
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covering general productinformation,
probing,
and separately tabbed chapters I
for each analyzer menu. Also, chapters 6
The Listing Menu
on errormessages and instrument
specifications are provided. I
In the Configuration menu you have the
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The Waveform Menu
choice ofconfiguring an analyzer as
eithera
State analyzer or a Timing 8
The Chart Menu
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analyzer. Some menus in the analyzer
will change depending on the analyzer
type you choose. For example, since a 9
The Compare Menu
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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
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The Mixed Display Menu
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particular analyzer type, the field is
designated (Timing only) or (State only)
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Error Messages
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after the field name. If no designation is
shown,
the field is available for both
types.
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Specifications and Characteristics
As you purchase measurement modules
for
the HP 16500B system, insert the
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reference manuals into either of the HP
Installation
l 6500B mainframe binders.
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Index

Table of Contents
1 General Information
User Interface 1-3
Configuration Capabilities 1-4
Key Features 1-5
Accessories Supplied 1-6
Accessories Available 1-7
2 Probing
General Purpose Probing SystemDescription 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) 4-21
Setup/Hold Field (State only) 4-23
Symbols Field 4-25
Label Assignment Fields 4-25
Rolling Labels and Pods 4-25
Label Polarity Fields 4-26
Bit Assignment Fields 4-27
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Contents
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 StoredI 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 I 0-pattern Field 6-6
Pattern Occurrence Fields 6- 7
From TriggerI StartI X Marker Field 6-8
Specify Patterns Field 6-9
Label I Base Roll Field 6-12
Stop Measurement Field 6-13
Clear Pattern Field 6-16
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Time Markers 6-1 7
Trig to XI Trig to 0 Fields 6-18
Statistics Markers 6-19
States Markers (State only) 6-21
Trig to XI Trig to 0 Fields 6-22
Data Roll Field 6-23
Label and Base Fields 6-24
Label I 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/ 0-pat Occurrence Fields 7-14
From TriggerI Start IX Marker Field 7-15
X to 0 Display Field (Timing only) 7 -16
Center Screen Field 7-17
Specify Patterns Field 7 -18
LabelI Base Roll Field 7-21
Stop Measurement Field 7 -22
Clear Pattern Field 7 -25
Time Markers 7-26
Trig to XI Trig to 0 Fields 7-27
Marker Label I Base and Display 7 -28
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Contents
Statistics Markers 7-29
States Markers (State only) 7-31
Trig to XI Trig to 0 Fields 7 -32
Marker Label I 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 I State Type Field 8-8
Scaling the Axes 8-9
Min and Max Scaling Fields 8-10
Markers I Range Field 8-11
Pattern Markers 8-12
Find X-pattern I 0-pattem Field 8-13
Pattern Occurrence Fields 8-14
FromTrigger I Start IX Marker Fields 8-15
Specify Patterns Field
8-16
LabelI Base Roll Field 8-18
Stop Measurement Field 8-19
Clear Pattern Field 8-22
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Time Markers 8-23
Trig to XI Trig to 0 Fields 8-24
Statistics Markers 8-25
States Markers 8-27
Trig to XI Trig to 0 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 I 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 I Base Roll Field 9-17
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