LogicStudio Getting Started Manual April, 2010
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LogicStudio TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Safety Requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Cleaning .....................................................................................................................................................
Getting Started Manual Introduction This document provides an overview of the LogicStudio application features and describes how to perform various operations. Software interface updates may result in a slight difference between screenshots seen in this manual (running on Windows Vista®) and the interfaces you’ll find from the software and operating system versions you’re running.
LogicStudio Safety Requirements This symbol may appear on the product: This refers you to additional information contained in the operator’s manual. The corresponding information in this manual is similarly denoted.
Getting Started Manual Software and Driver Installation The most recent LogicStudio installer is available as a .zip file from the LeCroy website at www.lecroy.com. • Choose to Save the .zip file to a location on your local computer. • When the .zip file is completely downloaded to your machine, double‐click the file to open its contents. Two files and two folders should be shown. • Double‐click the file named Setup.exe to launch the installer.
LogicStudio Agree to the terms of the End User License Agreement by selecting I Agree, and then click the Next button to continue. You can leave the default Installation Folder path, or specify a new location. Also, determine whether or not to install the software for yourself or anyone who uses the computer. After making the desired settings, click Next to proceed.
Getting Started Manual The Confirm Installation screen is shown. Click Next to start your installation. Driver Installation The Wizard then notifies you that the LogicStudio installer contains signed and unsigned drivers. Windows® prompts you to this affect by showing driver confirmation dialogs. Note: Keep in mind that installation interface screens differ slightly between Windows® operating systems.
LogicStudio Click the Continue button to proceed. Note: The previous screen differs slightly between Windows® operating systems. Again, regardless of appearance, choose the option to Continue when prompted. The progress of the LogicStudio installation is then shown.
Getting Started Manual The Wizard then lets you know that you can attach your device to the computer once the installation has finished. Note: Depending on your operating system, Windows® shows additional driver interfaces when LogicStudio is actually plugged into your computer. Always choose the Install the software automatically option and click the Next button to complete the driver installation.
LogicStudio The Installation Complete screen is shown. Click the Close button to complete the installation. Now, with correct application software and drivers installed, your LogicStudio is ready for use.
Getting Started Manual The Waveform Display Area The Waveform Display Area takes up the largest portion of the application display space because it’s where configured signal waveforms are shown. Navigation The user can navigate the Waveform Display Area and make various view adjustments using the following controls: • Panning the Timeframe ‐ Left‐click and drag left/right and the waveform display area moves in the direction you’ve chosen.
LogicStudio Scale and Grid A timescale is displayed along the top edge of the waveform display area at all times. The scale steps and labels dynamically adjust based on the current timeframe shown. Labeled tick marks have dashed grid lines extending the full height of the display providing waveform reference. Interacting with Cursors Cursors are easily applied to the waveform display area (see The Cursors Tool topic for more information).
Getting Started Manual PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • The time difference (and frequency between A and B) is shown on both the Waveform Display Area and on the Cursor’s Tool. • When a single cursor (of the pair) is placed, the time and frequency is shown in real‐time based on mouse position until the second half of the pair is placed (by right‐clicking on the waveform). • Placing the mouse over the active cursor pair shows the horizontal click‐and‐drag mouse icon.
LogicStudio The following screenshot shows a cursor pair placed on the waveforms display. RearView The RearView tool allows you to store and navigate through a history of data acquisitions retrieved from the device(s). The expanded RearView tool’s detailed control looks like the following: RearView keeps a history of the last N acquisitions. View your stored acquisitions by setting your trigger to Stop and using the slider on the detailed control to flip through the history.
Getting Started Manual Magnifier The Magnifier tool allows you to quickly zoom‐in on a selected time‐period of your acquisition without having to adjust your main display or lose your frame of reference. Enable the magnifier tool at any time by clicking the main portion of the control. Now, move your mouse anywhere over the waveform display and an additional, time‐magnified display is drawn inside a boxed, magnified area.
LogicStudio The display automatically updates to reflect the current conditions whenever display adjustments or a new acquisition is obtained. • The blue horizontal bar represents the digital samples acquired. The labels on each end of the bar show the time extent of that data relative to the trigger point.
Getting Started Manual Persistence Directly above the run mode buttons on the dashboard are the Persistence controls. Click the Persist button to toggle the function on/off. When persistence is on, subsequent acquisitions are received and shown on the waveform display. Use the Clear button to remove the waveforms from the display and restart your acquisitions. Note: The Clear button also clears your RearView history.
LogicStudio Arranging Your Signals The display of signals can be modified directly through this control as follows: • You can rearrange the order of the signals shown in the waveform display area. Rolling the mouse over the grip area on the left of a given signal shows the vertical click‐and‐drag mouse icon. When this icon appears, you can vertically click‐and‐drag the signal to a new location.
Getting Started Manual • Stacked/Freeform Modes –The signal control panel automatically displays signals in Stacked mode ‐ meaning they are shown as individual rows listed in the waveform display area. However, when you change the signal control panel setting to Freeform mode, you can use the grip area’s (on the left of a given signal) vertical click‐and‐drag mouse icon to drag signals and superimpose them over other signals in the waveform display area.
LogicStudio These sub‐signals cannot be directly modified and are automatically named based on how they apply to the complex signal. An example of an expanded SPI Decode is shown in the following screenshot. The Data Table Clicking the Data Table button on the right edge of a given signal (left of the waveform display area) shows a pop‐up.
Getting Started Manual The Dashboard The Dashboard is comprised of all control and information GUI elements seen when you first start the application. You can perform many powerful operations and quickly access most of the functions from the Dashboard. Device Connections Two Device Connection buttons are shown on the upper‐left corner of the screen, just below the menu bars. These buttons handle digital pod and oscilloscope device connections, respectively.
LogicStudio Signals List Clicking the Signals button shows a screen containing a list of all signals to be rendered on the waveform display. The Signal listing looks like the following: The Signals list allows you to conveniently configure all the signals at the same time. Each row represents a single signal. Inside a single row, you can modify the signal Type, Name, Color, and Source Channel(s), along with additional options depending on the signal Type selected.
Getting Started Manual Instrument The Instrument setup button shows a configuration screen where you can configure how the digital instrument samples data ‐ including the half/full channel mode selection and setting threshold levels. Changes made on the Instrument setup screen take effect on the next acquisition. Note: If you select a different channel mode, the information shown on the left of this setup display is updated to match acquisition details for your choice.
LogicStudio The yellow arrows update to display the logical flow based on your choice. An example of the Advanced tab is shown here. SERIAL PROTOCOL TAB Use this tab to define triggers on serial decode signals you may have defined for I2C, SPI, or UART protocols. An example of an I2C trigger is shown here. EXTERNAL TAB Use this tab to set the logic pod to trigger on an external input signal. A threshold voltage for the signal can be specified.
Getting Started Manual The Menu Bar The Menu Bar is a series of pull down listings along the top of the application screen. These pull down listings provide access to some additional features and alternative ways use some aforementioned functions and controls. Save/Load Setup, Acquisition, or Screenshot Save/Load functions are accessed under File on the menu bar.
LogicStudio The Mixed Signal Setup Dialog Located under Setup → Mixed Signal on the menu bar, this function shows the Mixed Signal Setup Dialog where you can specify (in nanoseconds) an analog trigger alignment correction value. This setting can be used to fine‐ tune analog data acquired from the oscilloscope to the data from the digital pod (for example to compensate if a different length of cross‐trigger cable is used).
Getting Started Manual Reference China RoHS Compliance 918291 RevA 28
LogicStudio China RoHS Compliance (English Version) PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • • • 29 O: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement specified in SJ/T11363‐2006. X: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement specified in SJ/T11363‐2006.
Getting Started Manual EC Declaration of Conformity according to EN ISO/IEC 17050‐1:2004 & 17050‐2:2004 Manufacturer's Name: LeCroy Corporation Manufacturer's Address: 700 Chestnut Ridge Road Chestnut Ridge, NY, 10977‐6499 USA Herewith declare that Product/Model: LogicStudio 16 including all their options are in conformity with the provisions of the following EC directive(s), including the latest amendments, and with national legislation implementing these directives: 2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive 2004/1