User`s guide

MPLAB IDE Windows
© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51519B-page 155
Window Controls
• Trigger Position – Three radio buttons allow you to specify where the trigger is to
occur: at the start of capture, in the center of capture, or at the end of capture.
• Trigger PC = – There are two methods of triggering the data capture.
- Trigger PC = value – Trigger on value entered in text box.
- Trigger Now – Trigger on clicking of this button. Current PC value is placed in
the text box.
- Trigger Clear – Clears the trigger value and data buffers for a new capture.
The data buffers are also cleared if the display is closed.
• Time Base – The time base is selectable in the form of cycles, seconds, millisec-
onds, microseconds and nanoseconds.
• Mode – Displays the selected trigger mode, i.e., simple or complex.
• Channels – Click button to add or remove signals/channels from display.
Window Toolbar
• Scroll (Axes) – Click and drag on an axis to scroll the axis. Arrow keys and Page
Up/Page Down keys may be used also.
• Zoom (Axes) – Click and drag on an axis to zoom the scale in or out. Arrow keys
and Page Up/Page Down keys may be used also.
• Zoom Out All Axes – Click to zoom out entire display.
• Zoom In All Axes – Click to zoom in entire display.
• Zoom Box – Click and drag on display to select a region for zoom in.
• Cursor – Show a cursor on the display.
• Copy to Clipboard – Copy raw data to clipboard.
• Save to File – Save display as graphic.
• Print – Print display as graphic.
• Preview – Print preview of selected area of chart.
Signal/Channel Display
• Drag-and-drop the order of the display lines vertically after they have been
defined (like Watch window variables).
12.18.2 Logic Analyzer Menu
Below are the menu items in the Logic Analyzer right click menu.
Close
Close dialog.
Zoom To Fit
Magnify (expand) or shrink to a time period that is viewable on the screen.
Go To
Enter a time to which to scroll the center of the display.
Refresh
Update the display with current trace information.
Properties
Set up window properties. See Section 13.17 “Logic Analyzer Properties Dialog”.