ES-DLA-8/16 User Manual
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1. R F on each click Then click the OR AND button to cycle through the OR AND options This defines how the two conditions are combined Then set the Condition 2 state as required 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 48 TL pan FasySYNC Document Reference No ES_000102 ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 The states for the channel condition buttons are defined below N Not used channel in this search Search high level state for this channel Search low level state for this channel Search rising edge for this channel Search falling edge for this channel Once the Condition 1 Condition 2 and OR AND settings have been made use the Search Prev or Search Next to do forward or backward searches Once the searching is completed click the Close button to close this dialog When the selected trigger pattern or data is found a search cursor will show up in the main area to mark the data position visually A Pos 0 00 Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 3 Bar B Pos 0 00 A T 0 00 B T 0 00 A B 0 00 Time unit us 3 1546 7 1548 0 1549 3 1550 7 1552 0 1553 3 1554 7 1556 0 1557 3 1558 7 1560 0 penne Jirar Prunny onne EErEE FEEF EDEERTEI EFEC UELI KEKIT REE prrrrrrone prtrrrrnrens Prrrrrreee prrrrrroee Jrnue Figure 4 41 Search Cursor Marks the Expected Pattern or Data This menu helps to quickly find2. STOP START Gas consumed 0 0 1 Figure 3 7 Protocol Analyzer 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 26 Document Reference No ES 000102 ES DLA 8 16 of Bae Rev 1 0 TM Pd SYNC Clearance No ES 050 4 User Interface This section describes the user interface of the EasyLogic software The application window has seven main areas which are highlighted below This chapter illustrates how to use the various options and settings within the user interface Menu Bar Logic Analyzer Eile view Device earch Protocol Analyzer Help i e i el A s4 Pi a i i Y a view Dee Device Q Search Search L Protocol Analyzer Protocol Analyzer ip ES DLA 16 vi is 15M vijimM o vi aQ u ick Access Area APos 0 00 B Pos 0 00 T T A B 0 00 Scale Area Channel 0 Th unnel 0 40a Channel 1 ooga Thannel 2 ooga Thannel 3 ale irIF Thannel 4 oooga Thannel 5 ooga ihannel 6 IN dee Snapshot Area Figure 4 1 Screenshot of Main UI Main Area 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 27 Document Reference No ES 000102 TL pas m ES DLA 8 16 S y N C Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 4 1 Main Area This area is used to display the waveform data with a separate trace for each channel This view supports 4 8 or 16 channel waveforms Once the captured data is displayed it is possible to scroll along the collected waveforms and re size the view Ther
3. Search Data input box The base type of the data value entered should also be specified Bin Dec or Hex Value format Figure 4 38 Search Data Input Box 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd Dec Hex 47 ut Document Reference No ES_000102 pan ES DLA 8 16 En 1N Rev 1 0 ras J LaDy SYNC Clearance No ES 050 The Search Prev or Search Next buttons can then be used to do a forward or backward search When the search is complete the Close button allows the dialog to be closed Note Sometimes only certain bits of the data are relevant in the data to be searched for Channels can be ignored in the search by ticking the Ignore Bit box and then selecting the channels to be ignored v Ignore bit v Channel 0 Channel 4 v Channel 1 Channel 5 Channel 2 Channel 6 Channel 3 v Channel 7 Figure 4 39 Ignore some bits in Search 2 Trigger This function can perform search based on the signal pattern This operates in a similar way to the setting of a trigger condition when collecting data The Trigger Search Window will appear when this is selected from the menu a BB Trigger search window Condition Channel 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 Condition 1 pN N N oa o o i aa OR Condition 2 Figure 4 40 Search Signal Pattern First set the Condition 1 state by left clicking the button for each channel Each button will cycle through N H L
4. FasySYNC EasySync Ltd ES DLA 8 16 Document Reference No ES_000102 Rev 1 0 Issue Date 2013 04 30 EasySYNC Ltd Unit 1 2 Seaward Place Centurion Business Park Glasgow G41 1HH United Kingdom Tel 44 0 141 418 0181 Fax 44 0 141 418 0110 E Mail Support support easysync co uk Web http www easysync co uk Neither the whole nor any part of the information contained in or the product described in this manual may be adapted or reproduced in any material or electronic form without the prior written consent of the copyright holder This product and its documentation are supplied on an as is basis and no warranty as to their suitability for any particular purpose is either made or implied EasySYNC Ltd will not accept any claim for damages howsoever arising as a result of use or failure of this product Your statutory rights are not affected This product or any variant of it is not intended for use in any medical appliance device or system in which the failure of the product might reasonably be expected to result in personal injury This document provides preliminary information that may be subject to change without notice No freedom to use patents or other intellectual property rights is implied by the publication of this document EasySYNC Ltd Unit 1 2 Seaward Place Centurion Business Park Glasgow G41 1HH United Kingdom Scotland Registered Number SC224924 Copyright 2013 EasySYNC Limited Document Referen
5. 050 4 1 Channel number This selects how many channels are actually used Selections of 4 8 and 16 channels are possible This setting affects the maximum useable sample rate available Higher sample rates are available with smaller numbers of channels 4 2 Sample rate This allows the sample rate to be configured Rates between 25K and 30MHz are possible but the actual range available also depends on the number of channels used 4 3 Number of samples This defines how many data samples are collected Sizes between 1MBytes and 1GBytes are possible If no trigger has been set the capture will begin immediately and will run until the specified number of samples has been collected If a trigger condition has been set such that data is to be captured after the trigger point the capture will continue until all of the required data has been captured 4 4 Pre Trig This defines how much data is collected before a trigger condition is met and therefore whether the trigger point lies at the beginning or the end of the captured data It can also be set to 25 50 or 75 to capture some data before and some data after the trigger Settings of 0 25 50 75 and 100 are available 4 5 Clock This selects which clock source should be used for the sample rate calculation and data acquisition Internal or External can be selected Note If using an external clock an external clock source should be connected to the ES DLA 8 16 and the edg
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7. 21 Document Reference No ES_ 000102 Li D ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 E a S y Y N C Clearance No ES 050 2 4 Installation Complete The set up is now complete and the analyzer is ready for use The remainder of this manual explains the features of the EasyLogic software Figure 2 25 An Assembly of Laptop Logic Analyzer and DUT 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 22 T Document Reference No ES_000102 Lh ES DLA 8 16 FasvSYN hee Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 3 Using the ES DLA 8 16 This section provides a brief introduction to using the ES DLA 8 16 logic analyzer A full description of each option in the user interface is given in Section 4 User Interface 3 1 Connect to the ES DLA 8 16 Device This section assumes that the analyzer has been installed as shown in section 2 of this guide The first step is to open the EasyLogic software Note that if the application is opened before the ES DLA 8 16 is connected to the USB port of the computer the Scan function may need to be run to allow the application to detect the analyzer see Figure 3 1 below Ctrl R Ctrl 6 Signal ky Device Parameter Trigger signal Reset Detected Device Ib Ema r a ime im aoe RAW A RLE Internal External t Figure 3 1 Scan Device When the device is successfully detected by the application it is shown in the Detected Device drop down box It is now ready for use 3 2 Log Data This initi
8. A Pos 69917 20 B Pos 69915 20 A T 69892 93 B T 69894 93 A B 2 00 Time unit us 12 7 52688 0 52693 3 52698 7 52704 0 52709 3 52714 7 52720 0 52725 3 52730 7 52736 0 REGO Perrreenns PETELE EE PESER IRS MESET ESS R ERSE ES EK CELETTE EAA EXEL S PERUETOLEGS Pe ate J Ptrrtrrrenee Preys H u ale Channel 7 Figure 3 3 Collect Logic Data Note There are additional options available from the Device menu and menu bar shown in Figure 3 1 Further details of these options and device setup can be found in Section 4 6 3 Device Menu and Related Buttons 3 3 Set Trigger Conditions The data of interest may not always be present immediately after the capture is started Therefore trigger conditions can be set so that the analyzer can begin capturing data once a specific condition Occurs The trigger conditions are defined by left clicking the H L R and F buttons to select the interested signal pattern 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 24 Document Reference No ES 000102 ans DEE sg ES DLA 8 16 FasySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 The trigger position can also be set from the Quick Access bar as described in Section 3 1 above This allows the position of the trigger within the captured data to be specified In some cases the trigger condition marks the end of the desired data i e the analyzer stops when the trigger condition is detected and then displays the selected number of samples
9. Please review the license terms before installing LogicAnalyzer Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement Copyright C 2012 by EasySYNC Ltd BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF THIS SOFTWARE CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AND LIMITED a WARRANTY The Agreement BY INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT OR AGREE WITH THESE TERMS YOU MAY NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION SOFTWARE IS OWNED BY EASYSYNC LTD EASYSYNC THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE v If you accept the terms of the agreement dick I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install LogicAnalyzer Figure 2 2 License agreement If you agree with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement click on I Agree button otherwise click on the Cancel button Agreeing to the terms and conditions will bring up the following screen Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install LogicAnalyzer Setup will install LogicAnalyzer in the following folder To install in a different folder click Browse and select another folder Click Install to start the installation Space required 14 2MB Space available 179 2GB TT Figure 2 3 Install location Select the directory in which to install the EasyLogic software A default dire
10. Print Preview Shows a preview of the waveform to be printed in a preview window with Print and Cancel buttons Click Print to print this screenshot and click Cancel to close this window 8 Screen Shot Saves a screenshot of the waveform to an image file 9 Exit Exits the program 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 39 ut Document Reference No ES_000102 DEE ES DLA 8 16 ran TM Rev 1 0 FasySYNC Clearance No ES 050 4 6 2 View Menu and Related Buttons This menu and related buttons provide functions to adjust the channel tree image zoom and waveform views View Show Channel Tree a Frequency Time A Zoom in A Zoom out Show all waveforms Figure 4 24 View Menu and Buttons 1 Show Channel Tree Shows or hides the channel tree view See chapter 4 2 for further details 2 Frequency Time Switches between Time based and Frequency based scales See chapter 4 3 for further details 3 Zoom in Zooms in on the waveforms displayed in main area See chapter 4 1 for further details 4 Zoom out Zooms out on the waveforms displayed in main area See chapter 4 1 for further details 5 Show all waveforms Zooms out fully to view the entire waveform 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 40 ut Document Reference No ES_000102 pan ES DLA 8 16 Faecy ve Rev 1 0 EasySYNG Clearance No ES 050 4 6 3 Device Menu and Related Buttons The device menu is used to start the capture process and to confi
11. Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 4 4 Snapshot Area The Snapshot area is used to show the relative position of the current waveform displayed on Main area to the entire set of collected data main Protocol Analyzer A Pos 69917 20 B Pos 69915 20 A T 12 13 B T 10 13 A B 2 00 Time unit us NOOO E a E a A A AE et not E A i A tone Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 H R F Channel 5 H clale Channel 6 Channel 6 co Cha 7 Channel 7 Channel 7 mag Snapshot LA Figure 4 16 Snapshot area There are two main ways to scroll along the captured data Click the left mouse button on the desired position within the snapshot area The main display will then scroll immediately to this point to show the waveforms at this position For example clicking half way along the snapshot bar at the point circled in red above will cause the main display to show the point half way through the entire set of captured data This method is useful to move the position close to the main area of interest within the waveform Position the mouse pointer within the area of the snapshot area and use the mouse scroll wheel to scroll the position forward or backward The vertical line on the on the snapshot area shows the current position which is being displayed in the main waveform window This method is useful to fine tune the position of the main waveform window to find the exact part of the captured data
12. UART I2C ONEWIRE and SPI protocols Chip Selection Pre defined decoders are available for some chip types In these cases the commands for that device will be displayed in the command table For example if an SPI communication to an AT93C46 EEPROM has been recorded then setting the protocol to SPI and selecting AT93C46 from the chip selection panel will show the commands for that particular chip If the chip type is not listed the Generic option should be selected in this panel 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 34 T Document Reference No ES_000102 Lh ES DLA 8 16 TM Facey Rev 1 0 a SYNC Clearance No ES 050 Setting Area These settings can be used to configure the protocol decoder Note that the controls available depend on which protocol is selected Drop down boxes are used to specify which of the logic analyzer channels corresponds to each of the signals e g which channel is SCL in an I2C waveform It includes other settings depending on the protocol such as the Clock Polarity CS Polarity Bit Order and Clock Phase for SPI Note The following sections give details of the options for each protocol The Decode button is then pressed to start decoding of the data Command Table For a pre defined chip this table shows the commands associated with particular values for example the Page Program command on an EEPROM chip Search Function This allows searching of the transactions shown in the Da
13. before the trigger occurs In this case 100 would be selected In other cases the data after the trigger occurs may be of interest In this case the trigger position would be set to 0 and the analyzer will collect the selected number of samples after the trigger occurs Other trigger positions 25 50 and 75 allow some data to be collected before and some collected after the trigger occurs Once the trigger condition has been selected the Get samples menu option or the red button on the Quick Access toolbar should be clicked to arm the analyzer The analyzer will now begin capturing data according to the sample rate and number of samples settings specified in the Quick Access toolbar as described in Section 3 1 above Please wait fx Time consumed 0 0 1 Cancel Figure 3 4 Capture in progress The capture will stop automatically once the trigger has occurred and once any data occurring after the trigger has been collected if the trigger position dictates this Note These buttons provide the following options H Trigger on High L Trigger on Low R Trigger on Rising Edge F Trigger on Falling Edge Only one of the four buttons may be enabled at a time To disable all four buttons click again on the selected one Channel and Trigger Setting Data View H fR F Figure 3 5 Set Trigger Condition 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 25 TL Document Reference No ES 000102 DEE p ES DLA 8 16 EasySY
14. restored Signal Device Parameter Trig signal Figure 4 32 Reset Menu 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 45 ut Document Reference No ES_000102 pa ES DLA 8 16 TM EasySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 6 1 Signal This option restores application default settings for all channel names and colors 6 2 Device Parameter This item restores application default settings for the device parameters 6 3 Trig signal This item restores application default settings for trigger conditions i e no trigger condition set 6 4 Quick Access Menu For quick access to the device parameters shown in this section the buttons on the Device Parameter Quick Access Bar can be used Figure 4 33 shows the bar when used with internal clocking ES DLA 16 3 im im 100 RAW RLE Internal External Figure 4 33 Device Parameter Quick Access Bar 1 Select which connected ES DLA 8 16 is used in this case a 16 channel ES DLA 16 Select how many channels are used in the current capture 8 in this case Select the sample rate 15M samples sec in this case Select how much data should be collected 1M samples in this case Select pre trigger in this case 100 data is collected before the trigger Select the data format RAW is selected Select the clock source Internal clock is used here a aac a Figure 4 34 shows the bar when the external clock is enabled An additional Negative Positive option appears to allow t
15. the cursors 4 Bar B Bar Trig Bar i B a Search Bar Figure 4 42 Bar Sub menu for Cursors Marks 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 49 TL Document Reference No ES 000102 pani ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC chested Clearance No ES 050 3 1 A Bar This will move cursor A into sight 3 2 B Bar This will move cursor B into sight 3 3 Trig Bar If there is a trigger condition for the collected data and the trigger point exists this will move cursor T into sight 3 4 Search Bar If a search has been performed and the data or pattern is found this will move cursor S into sight 4 6 5 Protocol Analyzer and Related Buttons This menu and related buttons allow access to the respective protocol decoders More information can be found in section 4 5 Protocol Analyzer Alt 1 oe OneWire Alt 2 aa SPI Alt 3 Yu UART Alt 4 Figure 4 43 Protocol Analyzer Menu and Buttons 4 6 6 Help Menu and Related Buttons This function provides access to the help and about information g HTMLHelp About Ctrl A T USB Intrusments website 0 Figure 4 44 Help Menu and Buttons 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 50 uns pan EasySYNC 5 Contact Information Head Office Glasgow UK EasySYNC Limited Unit 1 2 Seaward Place Centurion Business Park Glasgow G41 1HH United Kingdom Tel 44 0 141 418 0181 Fax 44 0 141 418 0110 E mail Sales E mail Support E mail General Inquiries Web
16. which is required 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 33 LL pan FasySYNC Document Reference No ES 000102 4 5 Protocol Analyzer ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 The EasyLogic software can decode and analyse UART I2C SPI and One Wire protocols through the Protocol Analyzer tab Switching between the Main and Protocol Analyzer displays can be achieved by clicking on the appropriate tab These tables can be found underneath the Quick Access area File View Device Search Protocol Analyzer Help File E View YF Device x Search Protocol Selection main Protoc alyzer Generic AT24C64A Chip Selection Time consumed 0 0 1 1 DEVICE ADDRESS XX Device Address Don t Direction Search Function 2an M Channel 1 TR START Channel 2 DEVICE ADDR WRITE sagetting Area ACK BYTE ADDRESS ACK STOP Dat Area 0 0182 DEVICE ADDR Command READ ACK 2 BYTEADDRESS 8 Byte Address 8 bits Command Table inal NACK STOP START Figure 4 17 Protocol Analyzer The user interface of the analyzer contains six main panels Protocol Selection Search CMD Search Value Value Hex This is used to select the protocol which the software will decode within the data stream It Should be set to match the actual protocol used in the data which has been captured The software can decode the
17. with the free downloadable EasyLogic software if offers a cost effective yet simple to use solution for electronics design amp verification 1 1 Package Contents The following components are included in the package Ensure all items are included in the package before discarding the packing materials USB logic analyzer unit Test clip harness Quick start guide Carrying bag USB cable Note For the 8 channel version the package will contain a single harness with 10 clips For the 16 channel version the package will contain two harnesses giving 20 clips in total The logic analyzer and test clips are shown below Figure 1 1 Logic Analyzer package contents 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 4 TL Document Reference No ES 000102 pani D ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 EasySYNC Clearance No ES 050 1 2 Logic Analyzer Hardware The logic analyzer hardware is shown below The main external components are the Logic Probe connector the status LED and the USB connector The status LED indicates that the analyzer is successfully enumerated on the computer connected to the USB port and the driver installed Note that there is no separate power connector as the analyzer is powered through the USB connection Status LED Figure 1 2 Logic Probe connections ES DLA 16 shown and Status LED Figure 1 3 Rear panel showing the USB connector 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 5 Document Reference No ES_000102 pai n
18. B 1 1 supported USB2 0 recommended Table 1 3 Hardware Requirements 1024x768 resolution or higher 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 8 aL Document Reference No ES_000102 Ti ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC_ Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 2 Setting up the Instrument This section describes the installation of the logic analyzer The main steps are e Install the device software e Connect the hardware e Connect the Logic Probes to the Device Under Test Each of these steps is covered in detail below There are separate sections for the PC and Mac 2 1 Software Installation The analyzer should not be connected to the USB port yet Before connecting the analyzer to the computer the EasyLogic program should be installed 2 1 1 Windows Start the installation by double clicking the installation package the following screen will appear Welcome to the LogicAnalyzer Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of LogicAnalyzer It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue Figure 2 1 Application installer welcome screen Click on the Next button to proceed to the License Agreement screen 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 9 Document Reference No ES_000102 paar B ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC pelea Clearance No ES 050 License Agreement
19. Bus 2 Right click on one of the selected channels to display a pop up menu for bus management as Figure 4 9 shows Then left click on the Combine to bus menu item to create a bus Figure 4 9 Combine Channels to Form a Bus 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 30 Document Reference No ES 000102 TL pus m ES DLA 8 16 y S y N C Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 As shown in Figure 4 10 Channel 0 and 1 are now combined into a new bus called Bus 1 The button next to the bus name can be used to collapse the bus into a single row Likewise the button can be used to expand the bus again to show the individual channels within Channel 0 Channel 1 aimma Figure 4 10 Expanded Tree View Channel 2 Figure 4 11 Collapsed Bus View 4 2 2 Delete a Bus or All Buses To remove the grouping of the signals on the tree view the following steps can be used 1 Right click on the bus to be removed to display the pop up menu as shown in Figure 4 12 Combine to bus Delete this bus Delete All bus Channel 2 Figure 4 12 Bus Pop up Menu 2 Click Delete this bus to un group only this bus or alternatively click Delete All bus to un group all of the buses which have been created Note that when one or more buses exist it is also possible to un group all of the existing buses by right clicking on a single channel which is not part of a bus and selecting Delete All bus from the p
20. Change color Channel 5 Change color Change color Change color Channel 8 Change color Channel 9 Change calor Channel 10 Change color Channel 11 Change color Channel 12 Change color Channel 13 Change color Channel 14 Change color Channel 15 Change color Figure 4 27 Channel Name and Color Setting Editor 3 2 Cursor color This menu item opens a cursor marker editor where the colours of the A B and T cursors can be selected IM Edit bar s color Figure 4 28 Cursor Color Editor 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 42 TLL Document Reference No ES_000102 DEE ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 3 3 Merge Channel This menu item opens the bus management editor for the waveform display This provides similar functionality to the tree view in section 4 2 where channels can be merged into buses or buses can be un merged but allows all of the channels to be edited from a single menu LA Merge channels to bus Delete all bus Figure 4 29 Bus Management Editor 4 Device Parameter This menu item contains several options to configure the ES DLA 8 16 Channel number Sample rate d Number of samples Pre Trig Clock Edge Data format d Figure 4 30 Device Configuration Sub menu 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 43 T if Document Reference No ES 000102 ES DLA 8 16 FasvSYN hee Rev 1 0 Lao Clearance No ES
21. ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC Aaa aa Clearance No ES 050 P T Figure 1 4 Front panel showing the ES DLA 8 and ES DLA 16 Logic Probe connectors The pin out of the logic probe connector is summarised below in Figure 1 5 and Table 1 1 Note Figure 1 5 and Table 1 1 show the pin functions for the 16 channel analyzer For the 8 channel analyzer only the pins shown on the upper row are used x m ZQ0C O za aza Ovza lt sta Oera seta O O O ra EnC T aSa aa ORG Sao Oana zera Chama neo Lao 9Z29C Orra p lt _ Figure 1 5 Pin names looking into the connector as in Figure 1 4 Models ES DLA 8 ES DLA 16 ew yvy yvy emo v v rak vy vyo ow fx x Y Table 1 1 Functional Pins in ES DLA 8 16 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 6 ans Document Reference No ES_000102 L ES DLA 8 16 FasvSYNC_ Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 1 3 Hardware Specifications e Number of Channels 8 ES DLA 8 model or 16 ES DLA 16 model e Capture clock external clock and internal clock e Internal capture uses internal clock programmable for rates up to 60MHz RLE or 4bit raw e Data capture modes Raw data or RLE Run Length Encoding e Maximum input voltage 0 5 5 25V DC e Input Overvoltage protection 20V see note below e CMOS standard voltage thresholds o Logic Low 0 5 0 8V o Logic High 2 0 5 25V e Hardware upgradeable over USB e Bus Powered USB Interface 60mA e Instrument carrying bag includ
22. NC PN Clearance No ES 050 3 4 Finding Data or Signal Patterns After capturing data the search function can be used to easily locate a data pattern of interest There are several search features available through the Search menu and full details can be found in section 4 6 4 Search Menu and Related Buttons DO Data di Trigger Bar d D E amp amp Figure 3 6 Search Data or Signal Pattern n 3 5 Analyze and Decode Result The software also includes decoders for common serial protocols 12C One Wire UART and SPI These can be enabled after a data capture run has completed in order to analyze and decode the captured data This feature can be accessed through the Logic Analyzer tab on the menu bar Full details of the options available are given in section 4 5 Protocol Analyzer Logic Analyze S File View Device Search Protocol Analyzer Help File View Device x Search Protocol Selectio alyzer Help main Proto Direction Search Function Search CMD Search Value Down Generic AT24C64A M Value H Channel 1 CMD falue Hex START Channel 2 DEVICE ADDR WRITE ACK BYTE ADDRESS ACK Chip z STOP Selection Data Area 0 0182 DEVICE ADDR Command i READ 1 DEVICE ADDRESS XX Device Address Don t ACK 2 BYTEADDRESS 8 Byte Address 8 bits Command Table NACK
23. Site URL Web Shop URL sales easysync co uk Support easysync co uk admin easysync co uk http www easysync ltd com http www easysync ltd com Branch Office Tigard Oregon USA EasySYNC Limited USA 7130 SW Fir Loop Tigard OR 97223 USA Tel 1 503 547 0909 Fax 1 503 547 0990 E Mail Sales E Mail Support E Mail General Inquiries Web Site URL Web Shop URL sales easysync ltd com Support easysync ltd com admin easysync ltd com http www easysync ltd com http www easysync ltd com 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd Document Reference No ES 000102 ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 51 Ty Document Reference No ES_000102 ES DLA 8 16 FasySYN c Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 Appendix A List of Figures Figure 1 1 Logic Analyzer package contents sssss2 2222 22 2525 222522222u202u20u0220u2 20 nnn 4 Figure 1 2 Logic Probe connections ES DLA 16 shown and Status LED 5 Figure 1 3 Rear panel showing the USB connector ssssssss2us2222222022020u202222022 20 n 5 Figure 1 4 Front panel showing the ES DLA 8 and ES DLA 16 Logic Probe connectors PE E E EE E E A S E E E A A E E 6 Figure 1 5 Pin names looking into the connector as in Figure 1 4 ssssss 2 6 Figure 2 1 Application installer welcome screen sssssus22222 22 2 2222u22202202222022 20 n 9 Figure 2 2 License agreement sicari EE EEREN 10 Figure
24. al example assumes that the capture is being started manually and that no triggering is used The sample rate and number of samples can also be configured at this point to suit the waveform being monitored For example set the sample rate to 250K and the number of samples to 1M Logging can then be started in one of two ways see Figure 3 1 above Clicking the Device menu and selecting Get Samples or Clicking the red dot button on the menu bar Once the capture is started the device will begin to record data The dialog below is displayed during recording and disappears after recording is complete If the settings mentioned earlier in this section were used the capture will take place over a period of 4 seconds 1M Samples at 250K samples sec The cancel button can also be used to stop the capture manually 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 23 FasySYNC Document Reference No ES_000102 ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 Please wait Time consumed 0 0 4 Cancel Figure 3 2 Capture in progress Once the capture cycle has competed the waveform will be displayed One example of captured data is shown below Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 E Logic Analyzer A 3 cE File View Device Search Protocol Analyzer Help File R Device 4 Search R S Protocol Analyzer Hep main Protocol Analyzer
25. c on Mac OS the following steps should be followed The example below is for Mac OS X Mountain Lion but the procedure should be very similar for other Mac OS versions Note The USB driver for Mac OS is embedded within the software As a result no separate installation for the driver is needed By default MAC OS may not allow unsigned third party applications to be installed In order to overcome this restriction the security settings need to be changed Click on the Apple icon in the top left corner of the screen and choose System Preferences About This Mac Software Update App Store System Preferences Dock b Recent Items b Force Quit Finder Lt D Sleep Restart Shut Down 380 Log Out Apple Figure 2 6 System Preferences Next click on the Security amp Privacy icon 8ano System Preferences a gt Show All Personal E S Ke Q General Desktop amp Dock Mission Language Security Screen Saver Control amp Text amp Privacy Figure 2 7 Click Security amp Privacy To edit the security settings click the padlock icon in the bottom left of the window 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 12 ur Document Reference No ES_000102 7 ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC ale Gr Clearance No ES 050 eoo Security amp Privacy BACE FileVault Firewall Privacy A login password has been set for this user Change Password _ Require password immediately after sl
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27. coder To configure the SPI decoder 1 Select the CS channel cs Channel 0 2 Select the SCK channel SCK Channel i 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 36 TLL Document Reference No ES_000102 DEE ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 3 Select the MOSI channel MOSI Channel3 4 Select the MISO channel MISO Channel 2 5 Select CS Polarity CS Polarity Active High Active Low 6 Select Clock Polarity Clock Polarity Rising Edge Falling Edge 7 Select Bit order Bit Order MSB first LSB first 8 Select Clock Phase Clock Phase Leading O Trailing 9 Click Decode button to analyze data the analyzed data will be shown in the data area Decode 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 37 TL Document Reference No ES 000102 DEE p ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 4 5 4 UART Decoder In addition to selecting the logic analyzer channels used for the UART Tx and Rx signals the baud rate data bits parity and MSB LSB setting must also be specified then click the Decode button to decode the UART data UART TRX BitOrder TX Channel gt MSE first Parameters Baud rate 300 Data_ Bits 5 7 Parity Even Figure 4 21 The Setting of UART Decoder 4 6 Menu and Quick Access Buttons The analyzer software has various menus which allow the settings to be changed and to start the capture etc for conveni
28. ctory is already selected but can be changed in this window Click the Install button to continue the installation process 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 10 onal Document Reference No ES_000102 d ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC_ Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 inet alien Pease wat while LogcAratyzer is berg matalied Create shortout Cr Wieers Output fider Program Fies HPT USD Made Casy LogpcAruiyzer Extact Loge Arwiyner ewe Erat ned Extract b d di Extract bocce Ow2 1 Extract ibgit 2 0 0 a Erect botred 200 3 Extract bom Extract betia Extract bubo d Extract bub Loa Extract Qd Extract OtCore4 Extract iooni Created uwetaie CP Create shortast CUa Create folder C Psers Create shor tout Creer Create shortout CUa Figure 2 4 Copy files As shown above a progress screen will appear as the files are installed Installation may take a few seconds Upon successful installation the following screen will appear 198 LogicAnalyzer Setup Completing the LogicAnalyzer Setup Wizard LogicAnalyzer has been installed on your computer Click Finish to dose this wizard Figure 2 5 Installation completed The installation of the application is now complete Proceed to Section 2 2 to complete the driver installation 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 11 TL Document Reference No ES_000102 pani ES DLA 8 16 FasySYNC_ Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 2 1 2 Mac OS X To install EasyLogi
29. e USB cable to the computer ssssssssnnnnsnunnnnunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnn 17 Figure 2 18 Found new deViC e s s 2 2 222525u2u20u2u20u2020u2uu0usuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 18 FIGUFE 2719 Driver iNStall d siiriscicininiinnnninannannn aana na AR aain akaa 18 Figure 2 20 THStall drivel ciseciwasiacternsisceccansscturniaccawsanevetarnseasamnnceanansnses uinneresmmncessaannees 19 FIGUFE 2 21 FING driver LOCATION sisisscdiccwsnspiecrsncpsvcrancetesesnsesnsesnevsneraeewtuaesseetnenieewsennaes 20 FIGUFE 2 22 Driver INSTANEG seiscstinceancsercwens RRR AARAA RANEA KERSANA 20 Figure 2 23 Plugging the wire harness into the analyzer sssssssunnsnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 21 Figure 2 24 Connecting test clips to DUT ssssssss222 2 21 Figure 2 25 An Assembly of Laptop Logic Analyzer and DUT sssssss2 22 FIGUFE 3 1 SCAN DEVICE niccicencviscccnscssavascunsiveasunsenessnssavensuaseves suisse censusaewnssviescmmsurcsianness 23 Figure 3 2 Capture IN Progress ciivsdsntewcscivsvncadsasvastedeecncncncsnsuunrvenssedewanuetesennnandweanaeens 24 Figure 3 3 Collect LOGIC Date vciisiiccstisncensdcccecsettisecstdecSeuseedevaussucdewnseneustsnserenvedsecnsvenews 24 Figure 3 4 Capture IN progreSS ccceesssscccsscccccennnneeeeeeeeeeensseeeenneneeeeaeeeeenosseeeennnnneeauaues 25 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 52 TL jii FasySYNC Figure 3 5 Set Trigger Condition cccccccccceeeeennnnn
30. e driver from a kst Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Figure 2 21 Find driver location 3 The device is now ready to use Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for See ES DLA xx Click Finish to close the wizard Figure 2 22 Driver installed 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 20 aL Document Reference No ES_000102 Li ES DLA 8 16 TM Rev 1 0 EasySYNC Clearance No ES 050 2 3 Hardware Setup After the application and driver installation the next step is to connect the analyzer s logic probes Note If the analyzer is not currently connected to the computer it should be connected now First connect the supplied wire harness to the device For the 8 channel analyzer there will be one wire harness with 10 clips For the 16 channel analyzer there will be two harnesses each with 10 clips giving 20 clips in total Note that there is no need to connect both harnesses in the 16 channel device if only 8 channels are currently required Figure 2 23 Plugging the wire harness into the analyzer Note The black wire ground must be aligned to the triangle symbol marked on the analyzer body as shown above After the wire harness is connected the test clips can be connected to the device under test DUT Figure 2 24 Connecting test clips to DUT 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd
31. e ee ee eee 32 AA SHADSNOE ATCA issnin nrnna aE VEA NENTEN VOSENN 33 4 5 Protocol Analy ZEP sirrinin AARRE AAR 34 4 5 1 TZU DE OOI oraren E E E E E 35 4 5 2 One Wire DEC COCGI sccccconcucicetoncaccasecesanceemenncesanen asseemanansianen E 36 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 2 EasySYNC 4 5 3 SPI DECOGE D incciceminezasieniadeenemimenasieniadsinemimanesion 4 5 4 UART De COEL ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaneeeeesaneees 4 6 Menu and Quick Access Buttons cccccessnnseeeees 4 6 1 File Menu and Related Quick Buttons 4 6 2 View Menu and Related Buttons 05 4 6 3 Device Menu and Related Buttons 4 6 4 Search Menu and Related Buttons 4 6 5 Protocol Analyzer and Related Buttons 4 6 6 Help Menu and Related ButtoOns ceeeeeees Document Reference No ES_000102 ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 5 Contact Information aie cciccic ccc cece cece ec ceeicecceuiceceeeeicecieewicecieecices OL Appendix A LISE Of FIQUIFES 1 cccneescscenneesssecnneesescennenessessnusessesneusessssss DD Appendix B Revision HIStOPy ssscccccnnesccccnnneeesccnneessscsnneesssesseesesessses DOD 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd maf Document Reference No ES_000102 pani ES DLA 8 16 TM Rev 1 0 EasySYNC Clearance No ES 050 1 Introduction The EasySYNC ES DLA 8 16 is an 8 16 channel logic analyzer which connects to the computer using USB When combined
32. e is a channel setting area to the left hand side of the waveform displays This area contains the controls for setting the channel name data display colour or triggering conditions Channel Setting Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Data View Channel 3 Channel 4 Figure 4 2 Main Area 4 1 1 Set Trigger Conditions These buttons allow the trigger condition to be set Figure 4 3 Channel name and Trigger Buttons The buttons correspond to the following modes H Trigger on High Level da Trigger on Low Level R Trigger on Rising Edge F Trigger on Falling Edge Note Only one button will be selected at a time The button selected will show as pressed in darker grey If a button is currently selected it can also be de selected by clicking on it again 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 28 LL Document Reference No ES_000102 ual ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 4 1 2 Configure Channel Name and Data Display Color To configure the channel name and waveform colour right click on the name of channel e g the Channel 0 part of Figure 4 3 and a pop up menu will appear Change name Change color Figure 4 4 Channel Pop up Menu By selecting Change name from this menu a change name dialogue will appear and a new name can be entered Figure 4 5 Change Channel Name Dialog By selecting Change Colour the color choose
33. e setting below is used to define whether the active edge is the positive or negative edge 4 6 Edge This configuration option applies when an external clock is selected as the sampling clock It selects which edge of the incoming clock is used for the sampling of the data positive or negative 4 7 Data format The ES DLA 8 16 supports two data format modes Raw and RLE The user can select which mode to use RAW mode sends each sample individually to the software The Run Length Encoding mode compresses consecutive samples which have the same data value It can be more efficient where the data has a lot of repetitive values 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 44 EFasySYNC_ Document Reference No ES 000102 5 Trigger Signal ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 This item opens the trigger condition editor This provides the same function as the individual channel trigger buttons described in section 4 1 1 but provides controls for all channels at the same time a ok a aS RS lt es a a ee ee le er a aS feats els eRe ps OS RET RS R SS S a tia aas a aaa n ET RT A SR ES SR r a Re ee 6 Reset Figure 4 31 Trigger Condition Editor Trigger when signal is at logically high level Trigger when signal is at logically low level Trigger when signal has a rising edge Trigger when signal has a falling edge This menu allows the application defaults to be quickly
34. ed e Attractive enclosure with compact dimensions e Dimensions W 40mm x H 10mm x D 53mm Note the analyzer is protected against overvoltage up to 20V but is not designed for continuous operation outside of 0 5 to 5 25V 1 4 Software Specifications e Trigger modes o Rising Edge o Falling Edge o High Level o Low Level e Maximum number of samples 1 Billion e Pre Trigger Mode 0 25 50 75 and 100 e Protocol Analyzer I2C SPI OneWire and UART decoders e Windows and Mac OSX versions 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 7 Document Reference No ES 000102 ans Ty ES DLA 8 16 ToP TM Rev 1 0 Ld SYNC Clearance No ES 050 1 5 System Requirements This section details the basic operating system and hardware requirements for the Logic Analyzer Note that the software and hardware capabilities of the analyzer may vary depending on PC configuration This manual assumes proper installation of a supported operating system as listed below 1 5 1 Operating System Requirements Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Operating System 32 bit or 64 bit operating system Mac OS X 10 7 10 8 Table 1 2 Operating Systems Requirements 1 5 2 Hardware System Requirements Lowest Minimum Recommended Hardware Name Configuration Configuration VGA Display Capability with VGA Display Capability with Display Devices 1024x768 resolution or higher At least 100MB available space At least 100MB available space US
35. eeeeees Figure 3 6 Search Data or Signal Pattern ssssssssssseees Figure 3 7 Protocol Analyzer ccssssssscceeeecccessnnnnnnneeeeees Figure 4 1 Screenshot Of Main UL ssssssnnssnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Figure 4 2 Main Area ocsssccccsccccccnnnnneeeesseeeessseeeeennnnnneeaaaes Figure 4 3 Channel name and Trigger Buttons Figure 4 4 Channel Pop up MenU s ssss Figure 4 5 Change Channel Name Dialog sssssssssssseees Figure 4 6 Channel Color Chooser s sssssusssnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Figure 4 7 Tree VICW sissisdecsunwscictnnvsdendnaeencosnecatunireeesanasns Figure 4 8 Select Channels to Form a BUS sssssssseeeees Figure 4 9 Combine Channels to Form a Bus s0s005 Figure 4 10 Expanded Tree View cccccccccccceesennnnnneeeeees Figure 4 11 Collapsed Bus View ssssssnsuunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Figure 4 12 Bus Pop up Menu sssssss2 Figure 4 13 Channel Pop up MenUe s ssss s Figure 4 14 Scale Area and Waveform ssssss Figure 4 15 Waveform Pop up Menu ssssssss22 Figure 4 16 SnapShot area ssssss2 5 Figure 4 17 Protocol Analyzer cccscssccccecccecseeennnnneeeeees Figure 4 18 The Setting of I2C Decoder ssssssss2 Figure 4 19 The Setting for 1 Wire Decoder ss00055 Figure 4 20 The Setting of SPI Decoder sccssssssseeeees Figure 4 21 T
36. eep or screen saver begins Show a message when the screen is locked Set Lock Message Disable automatic login Allow applications downloaded from Mac App Store Mac App Store and identified developers Anywhere Click the lock to make changes Advanced T Figure 2 8 Security amp Privacy The Mac credentials will need to be confirmed before the settings can be changed Enter the password and then hit Unlock System Preferences is trying to unlock Security amp Privacy preferences Type your password to allow this e a Name Password Cancel Unlock Figure 2 9 Input Name and Password 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 13 TL Document Reference No ES_ 000102 Jo D ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 EasySYNC Clearance No ES 050 On the following screen under the options for Allow applications downloaded from click on the Anywhere radio button Upon clicking a confirmation window will be displayed click on Allow From Anywhere 6 O 0O Security amp Privacy Show All Q ee eee N eee eee eee ee eee ee ee eee T a ni ae fe Ee OS ee ae eae a Choosing Anywhere makes your Mac less secure Instead you can allow an individual application from an unknown developer by control clicking its icon and selecting Open _ Allow From Anywhere Cancel foins _ Disable automatic login Allow applications downloaded from _ Mac App Store _ Mac App Store and ident
37. ence most of these tasks can also be accomplished using the buttons on the Quick Access menu This section covers the menu options and also the equivalent buttons on the Quick Access menu To use the Quick Access menu click on the required button for example File and the toolbar below will now show the buttons used to carry out tasks related to the File menu such as Save and Export Hovering over a button will bring up a small tool tip to show its purpose File View Device Search Protocol Analyzer Help E View YF Device 4 Search L Protocol Analyzer Help i BaSteste amp a sk Figure 4 22 Menu and Quick Access Buttons 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 38 TL Document Reference No ES 000102 pan ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 4 6 1 File Menu and Related Quick Buttons This menu provides functions related to the files containing captured data E New Ctrl N E Open Ctrl 0 Save EJ Save as Ctri P Export Ctrl E t Print Ctrl P Print Preview G Screen Shot Ctrl W M Exit Ctrl Q File i BaSfswBs s ea Sh Figure 4 23 File Menu and Buttons 1 New Clears the current set of captured data 2 Open Opens an existing raw data file 3 Save Updates the currently opened file 4 Save as Saves currently used data into another file 5 Export Exports the data into a txt or csv file 6 Print Prints out the current waveform screenshot to a printer 7
38. gure logic analyzer settings Scan Ctrl R Getsamples Ctrl 6 Signal d 3 Device Parameter d Trigger signal Reset w gt Device ih EDai 3 15m m e Raw RLE Internal External t Figure 4 25 Device Menu and Buttons 1 Scan This scans for the logic analyzer hardware If the hardware is connected after the EasyLogic software was started the ES DLA 8 16 may not be detected by the software This button can be used to detect the hardware 2 Get samples Starts the capture of logic signals If no trigger is specified the capture starts immediately If a trigger is specified this button arms the analyzer to wait for the trigger condition 3 Signal This item includes the following sub menu Channel ie Bar color Merge Channel Figure 4 26 Signal Sub Menu 3 1 Channel This menu item opens a channel name and color editor In here the name and colour can be configured for all channels As mentioned in section 4 1 2 Configure Channel Name and Data Display Color each channel can be edited individually but this option allows all of the channels to be configured at the same time 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 41 Document Reference No ES 000102 ES DLA 8 16 Bia IM Rev 1 0 B A J Lay SYNC Clearance No ES 050 Lay Edit channel s name and color Channel 0 Change color OR Channel 1 Change color Channel 2 Change color Change color
39. he Setting of UART Decoder sseeenee0s Figure 4 22 Menu and Quick Access Buttons sss005 Figure 4 23 File Menu and Buttons ssssssss222 Figure 4 24 View Menu and ButtonS s ssssss222 Figure 4 25 Device Menu and Buttons ssssssss222 Figure 4 26 Signal Sub Menu ss ssss Figure 4 27 Channel Name and Color Setting Editor Figure 4 28 Cursor Color Editor sccssccccccccceeennnnnneeeees Figure 4 29 Bus Management EditOr ssss222 Figure 4 30 Device Configuration SuUbD MeNU 0e0ee00s Figure 4 31 Trigger Condition Editor ssssss222 2 Figure 4 32 Reset Menu ssssssss2us2 Figure 4 33 Device Parameter Quick Access Bar 1 Figure 4 34 Device Parameter Quick Access Bar 2 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd Document Reference No ES_000102 ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 53 TL pan FasySYNC_ Figure 4 35 Search Menu and Buttons Figure 4 36 Search Data Dialog Figure 4 37 Configure Used Channel for Search Figure 4 38 Search Data Input Box Figure 4 39 Ignore some bits in SearCh ssss22s22 Figure 4 40 Search Signal Pattern Figure 4 41 Search Cursor Marks the Expected Pattern Figure 4 42 Bar Sub menu for Cursors Marks 0sss000 Figure 4 43 Protocol Analyzer Menu and Buttons Figure 4 44 Help Menu and Buttons 2012 2013 Eas
40. he selection of the active edge ESDLA 16 v a im im 100 RAW RLE Internal External Negative Positive Figure 4 34 Device Parameter Quick Access Bar 2 8 In this case the ES DLA 16 will do sampling at the negative edge of the external clock signal 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 46 TLL pani FasySYNC_ 4 6 4 Search Menu and Related Buttons These functions are used to search for certain signal patterns D Data 4 Trigger Bar Figure 4 35 Search Menu and Buttons 1 Data Document Reference No ES_000102 ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 When working with bus type data parallel 4 8 or 16 bit type this function can be used to search for a particular value on the bus iA Search window Bit number Channel 11 Channel 15 4 bit 8 bit 16 bit Value format Search Data a Dee Hex mean Input format xx xx seperated by comma SSS Ignore bit Close Channel 0 Channel 4 Channel 8 Channel 12 Channel 1 Channel 5 Channel 9 Channel 13 l Channel 2 Channel 6 Channel 10 Channel 14 Figure 4 36 Search Data Dialog First select how many channels are used for the search The setup must match the Device menu gt Device Parameter gt Channel Number setting Bit number 4 bit 8 bit 16 bit Figure 4 37 Configure Used Channel for Search The data to be found can then be entered in the
41. ified developers Anywhere a Click the lock to prevent further changes Advanced 7 Figure 2 10 Allow 3 party application Now that the security settings have been changed EasyLogic can be installed on the Mac by downloading the royalty free installer EasyLogic dmg from the EasySYNC website http www easysync ltd com page 13 software html EasyLogicAna lyzer dmg Figure 2 11 EasyLogic dmg 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 14 TLL pun FasySYNC_ Document Reference No ES_ 000102 ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 After the download is completed double click on the file to unpack it EasyLogicAnalyzer i LA ar Release Note rtf DS_ Store EasyLogicAnalyzer app DS Store ane Desk x WAL 20130322 Macintosh HD Mountain Lion e Unknow EasyLogicAna lyzer Figure 2 12 Double click EasyLogic The EasyLogic will then be mounted and the application folder will open etre oe Address Book app App Store app amp Automator app Calculator app 4 Chess app Dashboard app E Dictionary app kW DMGMaker app DropDMG app an LA Le Trey ay et Beker Pe RTF Release Note rtf LAELAE wy iw DS Store Lr A _ EasyLogicAnalyzer EasyLogicAnalyzer app Figure 2 13 Drag the EasyLogic to the Application of Finder Copy the EasyLogic app to the Applications folder to complete the installation The application installation
42. is now complete Proceed to Section 2 2 which shows connection of the hardware to the Mac 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 15 aL Document Reference No ES_000102 Li ES DLA 8 16 TM Rev 1 0 EasySYNC Clearance No ES 050 2 2 Device Driver Installation Before using the analyzer the USB driver needs to be installed The Mac and Windows sections below give details for each operating system 2 2 1 Mac OS X The installation of the application in the previous section includes the driver for OS X Therefore the only step for installation on the Mac is to connect the USB cable from the analyzer to a spare USB port on the Mac The analyzer should be plugged into a USB host port on the Mac itself If a hub is required a self powered USB hub one that has its own power supply should be used Figure 2 14 Connect the USB cable to the Logic Analyzer Figure 2 15 Connect the USB cable to the computer 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 16 aiun Document Reference No ES_000102 7 ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNC Jape e Clearance No ES 050 2 2 2 Windows To install the driver connect the analyzer to a spare USB port on the PC The instrument should be plugged into a USB host port on the PC itself If a hub is required a self powered USB hub one that has its own power supply should be used Figure 2 16 Connect the USB cable to the Logic Analyzer Figure 2 17 Connect the USB cable to the computer If this is the first ti
43. me that the instrument has been plugged in Windows will request the USB drivers for the product and will display a Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box The automatic or manual installation method can be used as detailed below Some versions of Windows normally Vista and onwards are configured to check automatically for drivers on line and will complete an automatic installation Older versions of Windows may not do this and the manual method can be used 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 17 TL Document Reference No ES_000102 pani ES DLA 8 16 TM Rev 1 0 EasySYNC Clearance No ES 050 2 2 2 1 Windows Automatic Installation The example below is for Windows 7 and it will install the driver automatically provided the PC is connected to the internet 1 Connect the analyzer to a spare USB port on the PC or self powered hub The following screen will appear as Windows searches and installs the driver automatically Installing device driver software Click here for status Figure 2 18 Found new device 2 When the driver is successfully installed the following pop up will appear _ES DLA xx a X AD Device driver software installed successfully Figure 2 19 Driver installed 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 18 TL Document Reference No ES_000102 DEE ES DLA 8 16 TM Rev 1 0 EasySYNC Clearance No ES 050 2 2 2 2 Windows Manual Installation For Windows XP or later versions of Windows where they are configu
44. neded vantedadwemnndadeeates 17 2 3 Hardware SCCUD iinscosavansewssnncccmicecentisnaisunsaasecnnuaeresunaiensnnnaeceransaesuasnncenieaenans 21 2 4 Installation COMPICE 6 ivcisecccnctsccianctencransesnnnaenventnanebsnenaeawennninnteucbunebenanaestenniads 22 3 Using the ES DLA 75 16 sisirssiecaerstei mis sivivisssivisieivmiiviniisinne2o 3 1 Connect to the ES DLA 8 16 DeViC e s sssss2552522522225225u25u20u22u2u22u22u20u20u200 23 3 2 LOG Data sissioni 23 3 3 SEE Trigger CONGITIONS sisitavasiacseccstaccaresaccatnarnscdnsnseeuisaewesmiarasersinewessnaerirainees 24 3 4 Finding Data or Signal PatternS sssssss22 2 2 5 26 3 5 Analyze and Decode Result ssssssssss22222222525u2222u222022020220u222u2u20unuuunnnnnnnnnnn 26 4 USEF INM er ACC oriri a iii 7 4 1 Main FAD Ce eects etre eetecee aaa a 28 4 1 1 Set Trigger CONGINOMS pcccosccenccesanigseotsutindeteesyceotuatuseensnbaversscngecuusanesentuanasess 28 4 1 2 Configure Channel Name and Data Display Color ccccccecceeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeees 29 4 1 3 Use Mouse Scroll Wheel to Resize ccosccecdiescerecitrcteedstecitacitrcteedtecstadatectzedszecss 29 n i Me ge eee Creer reer Tere CCT Creer eer errr errr errr rrerer errr ere rer er ere cer er ere rer rr errr errr errr errr 30 4 2 1 Combine Channels to Form a BUS 0c ccccecee es cseseecdeeee dees dees eeeeseee deus eheeeeeeeees 30 4 2 2 Delete a BUS OF All BUSOG eroriren 31 4 3 Scal AVGA ne eee ee e
45. op up menu 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 31 Document Reference No ES 000102 ES DLA 8 16 asySYN ce Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 Channel 2 Combine to bus Delete All bus Figure 4 13 Channel Pop up Menu 4 3 Scale Area This area sits in between the Quick Access and Main areas It is used to display time based information about the collected data the cursor time marker positions and the timing interval between cursors In Figure 4 14 for example the information shown in the Scale area includes the timescale for the collected electronic signal the marker position for cursor A B T and S and timing interval between A B and T Note The cursor S marks the data which a user has searched for The cursor T shows the trigger point where the data had matched the trigger conditions specified Cursors A and B are user defined markers which can be used for reference e g to measure the time between two user defined points Channel 0 Bxlclele Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Figure 4 14 Scale Area and Waveform To enable cursor A and cursor B right click on the waveform to display the pop up menu and then left click Move A to here or Move B to here to define the A B marker position Change name Change color Move Ato here Move B to here Figure 4 15 Waveform Pop up Menu 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 32 Document Reference No ES 000102 TL pan m ES DLA 8 16 a SY SY N C
46. r dialog will appear to allow the colour for that channel to be selected Basic colors Eee eee Eee eee to Ue LLL a Custom colors e 0 Red 255 i Sat 0 Green 255 Val Val 255 Blue 255 Add to Custom Colors _ Cancel Figure 4 6 Channel Color Chooser 4 1 3 Use Mouse Scroll Wheel to Resize If the mouse has a scroll wheel this can be used to zoom in and out of the waveforms shown in the display This allows for zooming in and out of the waveform quickly for example zooming out to help find the area of interest and then zooming in to examine the waveform in more detail 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 29 Document Reference No ES 000102 of LL sg ES DLA 8 16 asySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 4 2 Tree View The tree view allows more than one channel to be combined into a single bus Initially each channel is Shown separately with its own name adjacent to each trace However where the signals being recorded are part of a bus it is helpful to combine them within the analyzer software to display them as a bus Channel 0 Channel 1 Figure 4 7 Tree view 4 2 1 Combine Channels to Form a Bus To combine several signals into a single bus the following steps can be used 1 Select the required channels by left clicking on each channel name in turn in the tree view area Channel 2 Figure 4 8 Select Channels to Form a
47. red not to search online for drivers automatically the driver installation can be completed using the files provided on the EasySYNC website First of all download the driver from the link below http www easysync ltd com page 8 certified drivers html Then un zip the driver to a folder on your PC Connect the analyzer to the PC When the hardware wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for ES DLA 16 If your hardware came with an installation CD lt 6 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue Figure 2 20 Install driver 2 Browse to the folder where the un zipped driver has been saved 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 19 T Document Reference No ES_000102 DEE ES DLA 8 16 EasySYNc d Taa Clearance No ES 050 Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options aN Y Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed C Search removable media floppy CD ROM V Include this location in the search D EasySync Drivers v Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the devic
48. ta Area below The desired value can be entered and the Search Value button pressed The search can be carried out in either direction from the current position by using the Up and Down radio buttons Data Area This area shows the decoded data in list form 4 5 1 I2C Decoder For the I2C decoder the only settings required are to specify which logic analyzer channel is associated with each I2C signal and then click Decode to start the decoding LC Decode Figure 4 18 The Setting of I2C Decoder 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 35 TL Document Reference No ES_000102 pan ES DLA 8 16 FasySYNC Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 4 5 2 One Wire Decoder The 1 wire protocol decoder only requires the logic analyzer channel used for the IO line to be specified and then click Decode to start the decoding 1 Wire IO Channel 0 Decode Figure 4 19 The Setting for 1 Wire Decoder 4 5 3 SPI Decoder The SPI decoder requires the logic analyzer channels used for the CS SCK MOSI and MISO to be specified It also requires the polarity of the chip select the bit order the clock polarity and the clock phase to be selected SPI CS Polarity Bit Order cs Channelo Active High MSB first _ __ _ Active Low LSB first SOK Tait j ka a l 1 Channel 1 1 Clock Polarity Clock Phase MOSI Channel3 Rising Edge Leading Falling Edge O Trailing MISO Channel 2 Figure 4 20 The Setting of SPI De
49. ySYNC Ltd Document Reference No ES_000102 ES DLA 8 16 Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 54 un Document Reference No ES_000102 LL ES DLA 8 16 FasvSYNC_ Rev 1 0 Clearance No ES 050 Appendix B Revision History Version 1 0 Initial release 30 April 2013 2012 2013 EasySYNC Ltd 55 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing Inventory Delivery amp Lifecycle Information Easysync ES DLA 8
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