Owner manual

TA660 User's Manual Catalyst Enterprises, Inc
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................1
WHAT 'S IN THIS MANUAL ......................................................................................................................... 1
OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................... 1
OPTIONAL AUXILIARY PCI CONNECTOR ............................................................................................ 2
TA660 ANALYZER CARD........................................................................................................................... 3
STATUS LED FUNCTION DESCRIPTION............................................................................................... 3
RECEIVING AND INSPECTING YOUR ANALYZER....................................................................4
UNPACKING YOUR ANALYZER................................................................................................................. 4
INSTALLING YOUR ANALYZER.........................................................................................................5
HARDWARE INSTALLATION....................................................................................................................... 5
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION......................................................................................................................... 6
TA660 OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................7
TA660 CONFIGURATIONS.......................................................................................................................... 7
STATE ANALYZER ONLY....................................................................................................................... 7
STATE & TIMING ANALYZER................................................................................................................ 7
STATE ANALYZER & EXERCISER.......................................................................................................... 7
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS..................................................................................................................... 8
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS......................................................................................................................... 8
SPECIAL CAPABILITIES........................................................................................................................... 9
LAUNCHING YOUR TA660...................................................................................................................11
OPERATING IN SIMULATION MODE ........................................................................................................ 12
LPT PORT SETTING................................................................................................................................... 13
CONFIGURATION MENU......................................................................................................................14
SYSTEM CLOCK ......................................................................................................................................... 15
ENABLING VOLTAGE CHECK................................................................................................................... 15
ANALYZER WINDOW COLORS................................................................................................................. 16
GLOBAL SOFTWARE SETTINGS................................................................................................................ 17
PROTOCOL ERRORS................................................................................................................................... 17
EXTERNAL SIGNAL NAMES...................................................................................................................... 17
EXTERNAL TRIGGER SETTINGS................................................................................................................ 17
EASY MODE................................................................................................................................................19
INSTANT DATA CAPTURE & TRIGGER.................................................................................................... 19