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BTTracer Protocol Analyzer User’s ManualCATC Version 1.0
Updating the BusEngine
The BusEngine core is the heart of the Merlin Analyzer. Using
state-of-the-art PLD technology, it incorporates both the high speed
recording engine and the configurable building blocks that implement
data/state/error detections, triggering, capture filtering, external signal
monitoring, and event counting and sequencing. Both the BusEngine
program and the Firmware that manages the internal microcontroller are
fully field updateable.
Within a new software release, it may be necessary to update the Analyzer’s
BusEngine hardware for proper operation. The Readme file lets you know
if this is necessary.
To update the BusEngine,
Step 1 Click Update BusEngine on the Analyzer Setup screen.
You see the Select engine file window:
The program has already automatically searched for the correct file and
displays it in the File name field.
Note The most current Primary BusEngine file (BTTracer.rbf) was copied to your
\CATC\BTTracer directory when you installed the program.
Step 2 Click Open.
It is not necessary to restart the Analyzer. Once updated, the Analyzer takes
approximately 15 seconds to reinitialize, with Time Remaining displayed
on the screen. During this time the Trigger LED is on, indicating that