HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP 16500C Computer Accessories User Manual


 
To use a state analyzer to trigger timing analysis of a
count-down on a set of data lines
1 Select the Intermodule menu.
2 Select the state analyzer from the Modules list and set it to Group
Run. Select the timing analyzer and set it to respond to the arm signal
from the state analyzer.
3 Select the state analyzer Trigger menu.
4 Set the state analyzer to trigger on the label and term that identify the
start of the count-down routine.
If you are not familiar with the procedures for setting up a trigger condition,
see chapter 1.
5
In the timing analyzer Trigger Menu, set the timing analyzer to trigger
on any state and store any state.
6 Select Group Run from the upper right corner of the display.
Your target system may include various state machines that are started by
system events: interrupt processing, I/O activity, and the like. The state analyzer
is ideal for recognizing the system events; the timing analyzer is ideal for
examining the step-by-step operation of the state machines.
Intermodule Measurements
To use a state analyzer to trigger timing analysis of a count-down on a set of data
lines
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