User manual

PICkit™ Serial Analyzer PC Program

• Advanced – The PICkit Serial Analyzer program will display advanced commands

and status view

WINDOW

• New Transaction Window

– Opens new or additional transaction window. Multiple

transaction windows can be opened as needed for logging communications.

•Close All

– Closes all windows

• Cascade

– Cascade windows

• Tile Horizontally

– Tile windows horizontally

• Tile Vertically

– Tile windows vertically

HELP

• About

– Displays program version information

• Show PICkit Serial Analyzer Connections

– Displays pinout for current

communications mode

• Show Event Bytes

– Displays Event Marker code for current communication mode

3.6.2 Tool Bar

FIGURE 3-9: TOOL BAR

The Tool Bar gives quick access to often used commands. These commands are also

available from the Menu Bar.

•View: Basic

/Advanced – toggles between Basic and Advanced views

• Reset

– Resets the PICkit Serial Analyzer if an error condition is present

• Basic Communications

– Displays the Basic Operations window for the

communications mode selected

3.6.3 Status Column

The Status Column displays status information for the selected serial communications

mode. In Basic View mode, a simplified status is displayed as shown in Figure 3-10. In

Advanced View mode additional status information is displayed for the communications

mode selected as shown in Figure 3-11.

The status information that is displayed depends on the selected communications

mode (I

C, SPI, USART). The following chapters give more detailed explanation of the

status window for the particular serial communications mode.

Tool Bar