PLA Series Operating Manual
PLA Series Operating Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Description.............................................................01 1-1 Product Overview 1-2 Safety Notes 1-3 Product Specifications and Characteristics 1-4 Accessory List 1-5 Optional Components 1-6 System requirements 1-7 Appearance and function introduction Chapter 2 Check the instrument...............................................08 2-1 Check prior to installation Chapter 3 Installation and Execution..............................
PLA Series Operating Manual Warranty Description of Logic Analyzer Leaptronix provides a one-year warranty of spare parts and assembly, from the date of delivery, for the products produced and sold by itself. In the event of any defect within the warranty period, Leaptronix will deliver materials and repair the defect products at its own cost, with exception of consumables.
PLA Series Operating Manual Warranty Description of Consumables of Logic Analyzer The spare parts or assembly components other than the analyzer body and junction box are consumables not covered in the warranty service. The spare parts and assembly components shall be checked within 30 days after procurement; in the case of any abnormality, the designated agents shall be notified immediately, and defect spare parts or components shall be attached for replacement.
PLA Series Operating Manual Chapter 1 Product Description 1-1 Product Overview Since its founding in 1980, Leaptronix was always devoted to IC burning and measurement, and also committed itself to delivering perfect R&D environment and top-quality measuring instruments. In response to the measurement demands and further combination with other industries in digital times, Leaptronix was established to offer the most important digital measurement instrument: Leaptronix, typically represented by “PLA Series”.
PLA Series Operating Manual 1-2 Safety Notes All operations, maintenance and servicing must adhere to the following safety notes and precautions. Our company shall not assume any responsibility for any unexpected results arising from misuse of the instruments due to failure of following the safety notes. 1. Don’t use this instrument nearby combustible gas or flame. 2.
PLA Series Operating Manual 1-3 Product Specifications and Characteristics Specification Item PLA-1016 PLA-2532 Time sequence analysis(capture frequency) 100MHz,Max(10ns) 250MHz,Max(4ns) State analysis(External clock) 100MHz(Max) 100MHz(Max) Bandwidth 100MHz 100MHz Channel 16CH 32CH Total memory 256 KBytes 2MBytes Memory depth 128k bits x 16CH 512k bits x 32CH Trigger number 1~255 1~255 Trigger mode Pattern/Edge / AND / OR Pattern/Edge / AND / OR Trigger channel 16CH 32CH Adv
PLA Series Operating Manual 1-4 Accessory List After getting the package of the logic analyzer, please check if the standard accessories are complete according to the under list at once: 1. PLA-1016 NO Name 01 PLA-1016 02 Signal capture cable Quantity 1 1(16CH) 03 CD-R 1 04 USB Cable 1 05 Service warranty card 1 06 Package acceptance form 1 Including software, driver and manual Listing product package content 2.
PLA Series Operating Manual 1-5 Optional Components ● 16CH signal capture cable ● -5- USB Cable
PLA Series Operating Manual 1-6 System requirements 1. Operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Vista 32 2. CPU Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, Pro: 300MHZ or above 3. Memory Win2000 Pro: 128MB or above (Win XP Home, Pro: 256MB or above) 4.
PLA Series Operating Manual 1-7 Appearance and function introduction 1. Logic analyzer main unit 2. USB cable 3. Signal lead set 4. Back panel(USB port) 5. Front panel (1). Description of PLA-1016 Front (2).
PLA Series Operating Manual Chapter 2 Check the instrument 2-1 Check prior to Installation 1. The ex-factory instruments are already tested and checked. Please unpack and check firstly to ensure the instruments are free of damage during the transportation. 2. Check if the accessories and quantities are complete according to the list of accessories, otherwise notify the company or local agent immediately for timely handling.
PLA Series Operating Manual Chapter 3 Installation and Execution 3-1 Installation of Software 1. Software is mainly used to make the captured signal waveform of PLA for saving, visualization, search and printing. 2. Software has a communication interface USB 2.0, so USB driver shall be installed. 3.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-2 Operation of Software Click LA’s button at PC, enter into PLA operating display as follows: -10-
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-3 Software System Requirements CPU: 3.0GHz or higher. Ram: at least 512MB. HD: 50MB. Port supporting USB2.0. 3-4 Software Installation Steps Step1: close all running programs. Step2: place CD in the optical drive, and install by the following steps. If auto-play of the optical drive is activated, the following display will appear: If Optical disc isn’t automatically performed, press "Start" button of Windows, then press "Execute". Enter "D﹕\setup.
PLA Series Operating Manual Step3: press "Next", the option display of installation path will appear: Step4: start installation by pressing “Next”, and finally press "Finish".
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-5 Hardware Installation Steps Step1: Logic Analyzer is linked to PC via USB; in the case of first installation, the following display will appear: Select “No, do not connect to the internt now ”. Step2: the following display appears press "Next".
PLA Series Operating Manual Step3: the following display appears press "Next" Select “this location is included during search”, and press "review".
PLA Series Operating Manual There is a “Driver” folder under the installed data folder (preset as: c:\program files\Logic Analyzer V2.0\); select the data and press "Confirm". Step4: after pressing "Confirm", select "Next" to start installation of the intended Driver. The following warning window will appear during installation: Select “Continue Anyway” for completion of Driver installation.
PLA Series Operating Manual Step5: after completion of installation, press “Finish”.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-6 Software Execution Method 1: 1. Press "Start" function key, select "all programs". 2. Start the software by selecting LogicLogicAnalyzer Software → LogicAnalyzer V2.0. Method 2: 1. start the software by clicking directly the software tag on the desktop.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-7 Interface 3-7-1 Model Selection Select the types by pull-down menu. 3-7-2 Operating Interface 1. Window (1) .Waveform window A: Functional option list. B: Tool list. C: Message list. D: Display of channel names. E: Display of trigger mode. F: Waveform display area.
PLA Series Operating Manual (2). State Mode A: State mode display area. B: Display of channel names. C: Display of trigger mode.
PLA Series Operating Manual 2. Menu (1). File menu Load: load the files saved in PC. Save: save the existing data into file. ChangeModel: switch different model. Import: import the data of host computer to PC. Export: export PC data to the host computer. Capture: capture the existing display into file. Report: put the existing data into report. Print: print the existing waveform. Exit: close the existing programs. (2). View menu HandShift: move waveform by mouse. Zoom In: zoom-in waveform.
PLA Series Operating Manual (4). Search menu Search Setting: Start search function dialog box. Search Previous: Search previous date. Search Next: Search next date. (5). Tool menu Trigger Edit: set trigger conditions. Channel/Bus Edit: Set Channel/Bus. GOTO Cursor: Position the cursor. (6). Help menu Default: ex-factory setting. About: software information.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3. List of Operations (1). File function list A: Load. C: Capture display. B:Save. D: Print. (2). Advanced function list A: Call BUS setting dialog box. B: Call Trigger setting dialog box. C: Continuous sampling. D: Single sampling. E: Stop. F: Auto scale. G: Auto store. H: Erase (3).Utility operation list A: G: Search next. B: Zoom-out. C: New cursor. D: Cursor spacing display. E: Search previous. F: Search setting. G: Search next. H: Grid style. I: Background white.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-8 Detailed Operations 3-8-1 File Functions 1. Load Method 1: Select "File" menu and then "Load". Method 2: Click the file folder pattern on the tool list. 2. Save Method 1: Select "File" menu and then "Save". Method 2: Click the disc pattern on the tool list. 3. Export (1). Connect Logic Analyzer with PC via USB. (2). Then, select "File" menu and Export, thus exporting data to Logic Analyzer.
PLA Series Operating Manual 4. Import (1). Connect Logic Analyzer with PC via USB. (2). Then, select "File" menu and Import, thus importing data from Logic Analyzer to PC software. 5. Capture Method 1: Select "File" menu and then "Capture" to call capture dialog box. Method 2: Click and select the camera pattern on the tool list to call the capture dialog box. Capture dialog box: A: if there is any input comment, the comments will be automatically added to left upper corner.
PLA Series Operating Manual 6. Report Print-out Select "File" menu and then "Report Out" to call "Report Out Dialog Box". Report Out Dialog Box: A: Route selection B: File selection C: File name entry box D: Name of test personnel E: Selection of export range 7. Print Method 1: Select "File" menu and then "Print" to call print dialog box. Method 2: Click and select the printer pattern on the tool list to call the print dialog box.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-8-2 Waveform capture 1. Continuous sampling Method 1: Select "Run/Stop" menu and then "Run" to capture continuously the waveform data. Method 2: Click dual arrow pattern on the tool list to capture continuously the waveform data. 2. Single sampling Method 1: Select "Run/Stop" menu and then "Single Run" to capture individually the waveform data. Method 2: Click single arrow pattern on the tool list to capture individually the waveform data. 3.
PLA Series Operating Manual 4. Auto-scale Method 1: Select "Run/Stop" menu and then "Auto Scale" to search automatically waveform data and set the system parameters. Method 2: Click the display pattern on the tool list to search automatically waveform data and set the system parameters. 5. Auto store Method 1: Click "Run/Stop" menu and then"Auto Store"to auto store the waveform. Method 2: Click the waveform pattern on the tool list to auto store the waveform. 6.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-8-3 Waveform analysis 1. Grid style Method 1: Click "View" menu and then "Grid Style" to change the grid display mode. Method 2: Click the grid pattern on the tool list to change the grid display mode. 2. Background color Method 1: Click "View" menu and then "B/W" to change the background color. Method 2: Click the B/W pattern on the tool list to change the background color. 3. Handshift Method 1: Click "View" menu and then "Handshift" to change the handshift.
PLA Series Operating Manual 4. Waveform zoom-out Method 1: Click "View" menu and then "Zoom Out" to zoom-out the waveform. Method 2: Click zoom-in (-) pattern on the tool list to zoom out the waveform. 5. Waveform zoom-in Method 1: Click "View" menu and then "Zoom In" to zoom-in the waveform. Method 2: Click zoom-in (+) pattern on the tool list to zoom in the waveform.
PLA Series Operating Manual 6. Waveform shift Drag the scroll axle below the waveform display to shift the waveform or use handshift to drag leftwards or rightwards. 7. Adjust the position of waveform Press and drag the left mouse button on the left side to adjust the position of waveform. The selected channel is highlighted by a red box.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-8-4 Settings 1. Setting of interval time Click the pull-down menu of the tool list under ”waveform window”. The setting is coming out an interval of a scale on the picture. After completion of setting, it will display corresponding sampling frequency use in the left corner. 2. Setting of memory depth After completion of setting completion, it will show the memory depth by corresponding use at the left corner.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3. Setting of channel/BUS Method 1: Click "Tool" menu and then "Channel/Bus Edit" to call Channel/BUS edit dialog box. Method 2: (1). Click right mouse button in waveform display under waveform mode, select "Advance BUS" from the pull-down menu to call Channel/BUS edit dialog box. (2). Click right mouse button in data area under state mode, and select “ Advance BUS” from the pull-down menu to call Channel/BUS edit dialog box.
PLA Series Operating Manual (1). BUS setting page A: Channel state; “Mode”, “name” and “bits in channel” from left to right. B: Channel/BUS setting zone C: PORT voltage display D: Function key E: State display zone (2). Channel setting A: Current state; This setting is valid only when the channel is BUS. Bits indicate the quantity of Bit(Channel) in the channel, 1 is single channel, 0 is shut-off; the others bigger than 1 is BUS.
PLA Series Operating Manual (3). Bus Setting BUS or Channel is set by dragging with left mouse button at Channel/BUS setting zone. A: Current state; Auto represents auto-judgement mode. User represents user-defined mode. Bits indicate the quantity of Bit(Channel) in the channel, 1 is single channel, 0 is shut-off; the others bigger than 1 is BUS.
PLA Series Operating Manual (4). New channel A: Click “Add” at the lower position. B: Add a new void channel at the lowest position of all channels for the user.
PLA Series Operating Manual (5). Delete channel Firstly, select the channel to be deleted. A: Click “Delete” at lower position. B: The selected channel will be deleted.
PLA Series Operating Manual (6). Erase channel Firstly, select the channel to be erased. A: Click “Erase” at lower position. B: The selected channel will be erased.
PLA Series Operating Manual 4. Trigger setting Simple Trigger setting Method 1: Call the rapid setting list by press right mouse button "Trigger/Pattern" field of the channel in the "waveform window". Method 2: Call the rapid setting list by press right mouse button "Sample/Trigger" field of the channel under "state mode".
PLA Series Operating Manual Advanced Trigger setting Method 1: Click "Tool" menu and then "Trigger Edit" to call Channel/Bus Edit dialog box. Method 2: Press right mouse button of waveform display under waveform mode, select "Advanced Trigger" from pull-down menu to call Trigger Edit dialog box. Press right mouse button at data zone under state mode, select “Advanced Trigger” from pull-down menu to call Trigger Edit dialog box.
PLA Series Operating Manual (1). Trigger setting page A: Pattern mode switching. B: Trigger Counter, continuous/discontinuous and internal/external trigger setting C: Erase key. (2). Erase Pattern setting Press the lower “Erase” key to erase all existing Pattern settings; All Trig states reset to “Don’t Care" under Pattern mode. The settings are set as "CH0" "High" "<" "1" "us" under Pulse width mode.
PLA Series Operating Manual Pattern (1). Pattern switching Click the left Pattern key for mode switching. (2). Setting of Pattern A: Pattern state zone. To change the trigger mode of Pattern, call the state menu in the state zone by right mouse button: The state of channel can be set by clicking the required state.
PLA Series Operating Manual a. In the case of “Low”, “High” and “Don’t Care", press and hold the left mouse button on the state, then drag leftwards and rightwards to set rapidly the trigger state. b. In the case of “Raising” and “Falling”, press and hold the left mouse button on the state, then drag leftwards and rightwards to shift the position of “Raising"and "Falling". * Note: only “Low”, “High” and “Don’t Care" trigger state can be selected under Pattern2 and Pattern3.
PLA Series Operating Manual Pulse width A: Switch to PulseWidth setting page by clicking “Pulse Width” button of left Pattern column. B: Select the channel. (CH0~CH31) C: Channel name(auto-display). D: Select logic level. (Low, High) E: Select condition.
PLA Series Operating Manual Continuous and discontinuous A: Click “On” and “Off ” in “Continuous” at right information column. * This function is effective only in the case of “ Pattern2” and “Pattern3”. * If continuous/discontinuous is set as "On", trigger is effected only Pattern2 and Pattern3 match continuously Pattern state, without mixture of other states; otherwise no continuous data is required for triggering.
PLA Series Operating Manual 5. Voltage setting Call the voltage setting dialog box by clicking the upper voltage display zone with left mouse button in BUS setting page. A: Click this option, all Port voltages are set consistently, otherwise set individually. B: Standard voltage setting; “TTL”, “ECL” and “CMOS”. C: User define; user-defined voltage logic level.
PLA Series Operating Manual 6. Delay Call delay entry dialog box by clicking “Delay” key on the tool list. A: Select unit. BKSP: delete a character by cursor. Clear: clear the contents in the entry box. "←" , "→": left and right shift of cursor.
PLA Series Operating Manual 7. Change the channel name Method 1: Under the “waveform window”, double click the channel name to call the name setting dialog box. Method 2: Under the "state mode", double-click the channel name to call the name setting dialog box.
PLA Series Operating Manual Method 3: Under “BUS” setting dialog box, double-click the channel name to call the name setting dialog box. Name setting dialog box: BKSP: delete a character by cursor. Clear: clear the contents in the entry box. Caps: big/small number switching. Shift: character/symbol switching. "←" , "→" : left and right shift of cursor.
PLA Series Operating Manual 8. Switch BUS numerical display mode Method 1: Under the "waveform window", double click the "Sample/Trigger" field of the channel to call the numerical display options. Hexadecimal: display in hexadecimal system. Decimal: display in decimal system. Binary: display in binary system. Method 2: Under the "state mode", double click the "Sample/Trigger" field of the channel to call the numerical display options. Hexadecimal: display in hexadecimal system.
PLA Series Operating Manual 9. Cursor setting (1). Add new cursor A new cursor is added into "waveform window" or "state mode" by clicking "Add" icon on the tool list. * The quantity of cursors is limited to 26. (2). Delete cursor Call the function options by clicking the right mouse button on the cursor to be deleted. Delete the selected cursor by clicking “Delete”. (3). Shift cursor Press and hold left mouse button on the intended cursor, drag leftwards and rightwards to shift the position of cursor.
PLA Series Operating Manual (4). Look for cursor Method 1: call the function options by clicking right mouse button on "waveform display zone" in "waveform window". Method 2: Call the function options by clicking right mouse button on "state display zone" in "state mode". Method 3: Click "Tool" menu and then "GOTO Cursor" to call Channel/BUS edit dialog box.
PLA Series Operating Manual a. Click "GOTO Cursor" to call the cursor and search the dialog box. b. Select the cursor to be searched from the pull-down menu. c. Enable the central point to align the trigger cursor by clicking "GOTO Trigger". d. Enable the central point to align the starting point of data by clicking "GOTO egin". e. Enable the central point to align the ending point of data by clicking "GOTO End". (5). Cursor time Call the cursor time dialog box by clicking “Set” icon on the tool list.
PLA Series Operating Manual A new cursor time display is added onto the tool list by selecting the starting and ending cursors and then clicking “Add”. Click the left mouse button on the cursor time to switch between "cursor time" and "cursor frequency". 10 . Show the setting of percentage Click the pull-down on the tool list in the waveform window.
PLA Series Operating Manual 11. Data Search Method1: Click the pattern of binoculars on the tool list to call the information survey dialog box. Method2: Click the right mouse in the “waveform window” or “state mode” to call the information survey function dialog box by selecting ”Search” and then selecting ”Search Setting ”. Method3: Click “Search” function list, and then click “Search Setting” to call the information searching function dialog box.
PLA Series Operating Manual 1. Data Search dialog box A: Channel selecting B: Information searching C: Information of the showing state (It can be only used if bus is the channel.) D: List searching 2. Change the information the searching list Double click on the data column to call information edit dialog box. Double click on the data column to call information edit dialog box. (1). BUS focus window (2).
PLA Series Operating Manual 3. Jump to the next and previous information Method 1: Click the pattern of “previous” and “next” on the tool list to match to the correspondence information. Method 2: Click the right mouse button on the “waveform window” or “state mode” to jump to the correspondence information by selecting “search” and then clicking “Search Next” or ”Search Previous”.
PLA Series Operating Manual 3-9 Shortcut Flow Process 1. Link the Logic Analyzer to computer. 2. Switch the Logic Analyzer to PC Link mode. 3. Perform Logic Analyzer PC software. 4. Select device. 5. Auto-search Select auto-search key on the tool list. "Auto-search" can detect automatically if it’s possible to capture signals, Auto-scale sampling frequency and memory depth. The waveform can automatically appear if it’s captured.
PLA Series Operating Manual 6. Change the channel name (1). Call the name setting dialog box by double click the name display zone. (2). All signals are named using dialog box.
PLA Series Operating Manual 7. Trigger setting (1). Call simple trigger options by double click “Trigger / Pattern” field. (2). After completion of setting, the waveform is triggered according to the set trigger state.
PLA Series Operating Manual 8. Manial setting (1). If auto-search is not used, the channel is set by pressing right button in the waveform display zone. (2). BUS combination and Channel assignment are performed by means of dragging.
PLA Series Operating Manual (3). Call the voltage setting dialog box by clicking left mouse button on the voltage display zone. (4). Set voltage in the dialog box. (5). Switch to the trigger page by clicking the upper Trigger subpage.
PLA Series Operating Manual (6). Set advance trigger in the Trigger page. (7). Return to the waveform window, and capture the waveform by pressing dual-arrow on the upper tool list.
PLA Series Operating Manual (8). After data capture, set trigger by repeating the above 6~7 steps. 9. Return to waveform window, set the sampling frequency by clicking “DIV ” pull-down menu on the tool list.
PLA Series Operating Manual 10. Set the memory depth by clicking “Memory Depth” pull-down menu on the tool list. 11. Enter Delay value by click “Delay” key on the tool list. Enter Delay value into the dialog box with Delay.
PLA Series Operating Manual Chapter 4 Calibration Description It’s advisable to calibrate the instrument since an error between setting and import/export value exists due to certain factors after a period of time (often 1 year). 4-1 Calibration Mode Calibration modes are described below: 1. The user shall apply for calibration and then send the instruments back to the factory; this company provides ex-factory calibration report. 2.
PLA Series Operating Manual Chapter 5 Maintenance, Repair and Utilization Description Maintenance and repair is divided into: maintenance by users and maintenance by factory. 5-1 Maintenance by Users 1. The users may maintain the devices without removing the instrument housing. 2. It’s required to prevent penetration of water droplet or other liquid. 3. Corrosive cleaning agent or solvents or those with poor chemical-resistance shall be avoided when rubbing the instrument.
PLA Series Operating Manual 5-2 Maintenance by Factory The components shall be maintained or replaced by the manufacturer or distributor in either of the following cases: 1. Continuous operation cannot proceed in the presence of error message. 2. The front, lateral and rear panels cannot be operated due to damage of components, and the housing must be removed when replacing spare parts.
PLA Series Operating Manual 5-3 Troubleshooting 1. Description: please read carefully the operating instructions if certain problems or doubts are encountered when logic analyzer is employed. 2. Operating questions and countermeasures: Q1: Unable to execute the main application or can only use display mode. please check by the following procedures: Ans: 1. Check if the driver is installed successfully. 2. Make sure that USB cable and PLA USB port are well connection. 3. Try anther USB device.
