Acute AE-TB2016B TravelBus 2-In-1 Analyzer User Manual

Acute AE-TB2016B TravelBus 2-In-1 Analyzer

Chapter 1 Installation

Hardware
Connect the TravelBus to the PC with the USB 3.0 cable in the TravelBus kit.

Software
Install the software from
https://www.acute.com.tw/logic-analyzer-en/support/download/software

Run TBA.exeand choose the Protocol Analyzer or Logic Analyzer in the menu window below.

Open File … will open the old file (.TBW).

Chapter 2 Operations
Protocol Analyzer
Main Window

1. Toolbar includes Protocol, Waveform, Run, Search and Save to text which format is .csv or .txt.
2. Report Window displays real-time protocol data.
3.  Waveform displays the waveforms only when the Waveform option is checked.
4. Status Bar shows if the TravelBus is connected to the PC, what protocol, time captured/available time to capture, ….
5. Detail/Navigator/Filter shows the protocol data detail and is able to filter those data.
6. Cursors display the time/frequency difference between cursors.

Click Protocol Select to open the software window below:

1. Choose I2C.
   

2. Channel：
   Choose either I2C ports or LA ports (channel 0~15) to measure the I2C signal. The I2C ports are only for low speed I2C signal.

3. Waveform：
   The TravelBus auto-detects the signal frequency and displays the real-time waveform.

4. Options： Choose the address mode.

5. Threshold ：The threshold is provided by default for each protocol or can be set manually.

• If the I2C Port is selected, the SDA and SCL channels are I2C ports for slow I2C signal

PWM
PWM decode can show at most six PWM curves on the screen. The direction can be determined by Direction Message on Direction channel. It can be choose High or Low to represent the positive direction, and the example of practical application is the positive or negative rotation of the motor. You may choose one of the three curves, duty-cycle, frequency and RPM.

• Click on the upper right Graphic Settings to change the plot setting.

• You may change the line display setting and the range of axes in Graphic Settings.

• Click Memory Usage on the Main Window to set the percentage of the PC RAM for use.

Stack with the DSO
The TravelBus, when used as a logic analyzer, is able to stack with the Acute TravelScope DSO to form an MSO.

Click Waveform to store the protocol data with waveform.

• Choose I2C for protocol settings, click OK by default settings or reset manually.

• Click Run to capture the data.

Click Convert to Logic Analyzer to stack with DSO in File to stack the Acute TravelScope DSO; all data captured and settings in Protocol Analyzer will be moved to the Logic Analyzer. This operation will be elaborated in Logic Analyzer. You can also simply convert Protocol Analyzer to Logic Analyzer with the data and setting by clicking Convert to Logic Analyzer in File.

Logic Analyzer

Main Window

1. Toolbar includes Trigger, Sample Rate, Threshold and Run.
2. Label Field is to add or to delete the channel(s) by pressing the icons ( modify the channel settings by clicking its label.
3.  Report Window displays either the data or decode  which can be  exported text file in .csv or .txt .
4. Status Bar shows if the TravelBus is connected to the PC.
5. Waveform Window：
   You may roll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out the waveforms and see the time difference between cursors.

Trigger
Single Level Trigger Settings

1. Channel is to choose the trigger event as any (x), rising (↑), ….
2.  Pass Count is to pass the trigger event(s) for the number of times you input.

Memory Usage

Available Memory is to set the percentage of the available PC RAM for use.
Trigger Position is to set the trigger position at the percentage of the memory used.
Waveform Window
In the Waveform Window, right-click and drag the mouse on the waveform to show the number of transitions, the interval and average frequency of the waveform. The Protocol Analyzer supports this function too.

Bus Decode Setting I2C example

1. Left-click on any channel and choose Bus Decode.

2. Channel is to set the clock and data channels.

3. Address mode：
   7- bit addressing.
   7-bit addressing (including R/W in Address) will show 8-bit addressing including 7-bit
   address and 1-bit Rd/Wr.
   10-bit addressing.

4. Report is to show either 8- or 16-columns data in the Report Window.

5.  Ignore glitch will ignore those glitches occurred when high sample rates on the slow slew-rate transitions.

6. 6. Range is to set the start and the end in the memory buffer to decode the bus.

7.  Color：Set the channel color.

Stack with DSO
Using TravelBus and the Oscilloscope Stack functions, you need to install the special software provided by each oscilloscope brand. The software names are shown in the following table.

the Tektronix website.
Agilent Keysight| Please download the KEYSIGHT IO LIBRARIES SUITE from the Keysight website.
LeCroy| Please download the NI-VISA and Drivers from the NI website.
HAMEG| Please download the NI-VISA and Drivers from the NI website.
Rohde & Schwarz| Please download the NI-VISA and Drivers from the NI website.
DSO brand|

Models

|

USB

|

TCP/IP

---|---|---|---

Acute

| DS-1000

TravelScope

|

V

|

Tektronix

| TDS1000B/1000C/2000B/3000/3000B/ 3000C/5000B/7000 DPO2000/3000/4000/4000B/5000/7000 7000C/70000/70000B DSA70000/70000B MSO2000/3000/4000/4000B/5000 MDO3000/4000

TPS2000/2000B

|

V

|

V

Agilent

| DSO1000A/5000A/DSO6000A/6000L 7000A/7000B/9000A MSO6000A/7000A/7000B/9000A DSO-X 4000A /MSO-X 4000A

DSO-X 3000A /MSO-X 3000A

DSO-X 2000A/MSO-X 2000A

|

V

|

V

Keysight

| DSO-X 3000T MSO-X 3000T|

V

|

V

LeCroy

| WaveRunner / WaveSurfer / HDO4000 /

HDO6000 / SDA 8 Zi-A / DDA 8 Zi-A

| |

V

HAMEG| HMO3000/2000/1000| V| V
Rohde & Schwarz| RTO1000/RTE1000| | V

There are two methods for hardware wiring:

TravelBus is the Master, while the oscilloscope is the Slave.
Wiring direction is from TravelBus’s Trig-Out the oscilloscope’s Trig-

In Figure 1, the USB or Ethernet (TCP / IP) interface is connected to the computer, and then connect the BNC-MCX cable to the TravelBus Trig-Out and the trigger input interface (Ext-Trig, Aux In or Trig-In) of the oscilloscope. MDO4000 series is fixed in the analog channel CH4.
The oscilloscope is the Master, while the TravelBus is the Slave.
Wiring direction is from the oscilloscope’s Trig-Out  TravelBus’s Trig-In

the BNC-MCX cable is connected to the TravelBus Trig-In and the trigger output

interface (Trig-Out) of the oscilloscope. After completing the above actions, press the “Stack Oscilloscope” button, as shown below:

Select the DSO
Select the brand that needs to be stacked on the oscilloscope. When there is no DSO hardware available for stacking, emulation is the mode used to read back the storage files of DSO stack.
Connection Type
It can be used to select USB, TCP / IP, according to the connection interface provided by the oscilloscope brands.
Connect IP
It can be used to select TCP / IP for the connection mode and enter IP address. When the Ethernet crossover cable is used, it is recommended that the IP settings of the two machines be 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3 respectively. Gateway is the same, set to 192.168.1.1, and DHCP is set to OFF. If the IP setting does not take effect, please disable and then enable the network, or reboot to make the network settings effective.
Test Connection / Connection Status
It can be used to connect the oscilloscope / display the current stack oscilloscope model and automatically add the oscilloscope channel to the waveform window.

Oscilloscope is set as the master, while the TravelBus is set as the slave
If the stack is composed of the oscilloscope as the master and TravelBus as the slave, you must not only complete the above-mentioned basic settings but also set the external trigger signal. For the hardware wiring, please refer to Figure 2. Press “Trigger Condition” → “External Trigger”, as shown below.

Stack Delay
When TravelBus is triggered successfully, the Trig-Out signal is transmitted through Cable to the DSO with a time delay, resulting in a deviation between the logic and the analog signal time displayed by the waveforms. Therefore, the stack delay time must be set to compensate the delay. In the waveform display screen, you can put the mouse on the top of the DSO waveforms, hold down the Shift key, and then use the mouse’s left button to drag the DSO waveforms to the appropriate location to complete the stack delay correction.

Power

| Power Source| USB bus-power (+5V)
Static Power Dissipation| 0.75W
Max Power Dissipation| < 2.5W
Hardware Interface| USB 3.0
Timing Analysis

(Asynchronous, Max. Sample Rate)

| 200MHz
State Clock Rate (Synchronous, External Clock)| 200MHz
Channels

(Data / CLK / I2C / CAN / RS485 )

| 16 / 1 / 2 / – / –| 16 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 4
Trigger| Time resolution| 5 ns
Channels| 16 (Max.)
Conditions| Yes (4)
Pre/Post Trigger Setting| Yes
Pass Counter| 0~65536 times
Event Types| Channel, Pattern, Single, Width, Time-out, External
Module I| I2C, RS232, SPI
Module II| —| HID over I2C , I2S , LIN2.2, MDIO, PBS, SMS’s, USB1.1
Module III| ****

—

| BiSS-C, CAN2.0B, CAN-FD, DALI2.0, DP_AUX, SENT,

Modbus, ProfiBus, RS422,

RS485, USB PD3.0

Input port (for Stack)| —| TTL 3.3V
Output port (for Stack)| —| TTL 3.3V
Range| -6V ~ +6V
Voltage resolution| 50mV
Threshold| Accuracy| ±100mV + 5%*Vth
Input Voltage| Maximum| ±40V DC, 15Vpp AC
Sensitivity| 0.5Vpp @150MHz
Impedance| Impedance
Temperature| Operating Temperature| 5°C ~ 45°C (41°F ~ 113°F)
Storage Temperature| -10°C ~ 65°C (14°F ~ 149°F)
Bus Decode| Module I| DALI, HID over I2C, I2C, I2S, LIN, MDIO, PMBus, RS232, SMBus, SPI, USB1.1
Module II| —| CAN, Modbus, ProfiBus, RS422, RS485
Module III| —| —| BiSS-C, PWM
Model| TB2016F| TB2016E| TB2016B|
---|---|---|---|---
Power| Power Source| USB bus-power (+5V)|
Static Power Dissipation| 0.75W|
Max Power Dissipation| < 2.5W|
Hardware Interface| USB 3.0|
Timing Analysis

(Asynchronous, Max. Sample Rate)

| 200MHz|
State Clock Rate (Synchronous, External Clock)| 200MHz|
Channels

(Data / CLK / I2C / CAN / RS485 )

| 16 / 1 / 2 / – / –| 16 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 4|
Trigger| Time resolution| 5 ns|
Channels| 16 (Max.)|
Conditions| Yes (4)|
Pre/Post Trigger Setting| Yes|
Pass Counter| 0~65536 times|
Event Types| Channel, Pattern, Single, Width, Time-out, External|
Module I| I2C, RS232, SPI|
Module II| —| HID over I2C , I2S , LIN2.2, MDIO, PMbus, SMBus, USB1.1|
Module III| ****

—

| BiSS-C, CAN2.0B, CAN-FD, DALI2.0, DP_AUX, SENT,

Modbus, ProfiBus, RS422,

RS485, USB PD3.0

|
Input port (for Stack)| —| TTL 3.3V|
Output port (for Stack)| —| TTL 3.3V|
Range| -6V ~ +6V|
Voltage resolution| 50mV|
Threshold| Accuracy| ±100mV + 5%*Vth|
Input Voltage| Maximum| ±40V DC, 15Vpp AC|
Sensitivity| 0.5Vpp @150MHz|
Impedance| Impedance|
Temperature| Operating Temperature| 5°C ~ 45°C (41°F ~ 113°F)|
Storage Temperature| -10°C ~ 65°C (14°F ~ 149°F)|
Bus Decode| Module I| DALI, HID over I2C, I2C, I2S, LIN, MDIO, PMBus, RS232, SMBus, SPI, USB1.1|
Module II| —| CAN, Modbus, ProfiBus, RS422, RS485|
Module III| —| —| BiSS-C, PWM|
| Model| TB1016E| TB1016B| TB1016B+
| Power| Power Source| USB bus-power (+5V)
| Static Power Dissipation| 0.75W
| Max Power Dissipation| < 2.5W
| Hardware Interface| USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 Compatible)
| Timing Analysis

(Asynchronous, Max. Sample Rate)

| 200MHz
| State Clock Rate (Synchronous, External Clock)| 200MHz
| Channels

(Data / CLK / I2C / CAN / RS485 )

| 16 / 1 / 2 / – / –| 16 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 4
| Trigger| Time resolution| 5 ns
| Channels| 16 (Max.)
| Conditions| Yes (4)
| Pre/Post Trigger Setting| Yes
| Pass Counter| 0~65536 times
| Event Types| Pattern, Channel, Transition, Width
| Module I| DALI, HID over I2C, I2C, I2S, LIN, MDIO, PMBus, RS232, SMBus, SPI, USB1.1
| Module II| —| CAN, Modbus, ProfiBus, RS422, RS485
| Module III| —| —| BiSS-C
| Input port (for Stack)| —| TTL 3.3V
| Output port (for Stack)| —| TTL 3.3V
| Range| -6V ~ +6V
| Voltage resolution| 50mV
| Threshold| Accuracy| ±100mV + 5%*Vth
| Input Voltage| Maximum| ±40V DC, 15Vpp AC
| Sensitivity| 0.5Vpp @150MHz
| Impedance| 200KΩ // < 5pF
| Temperature| Operating Temperature| 5°C ~ 45°C (41°F ~ 113°F)
| Storage Temperature| -10°C ~ 65°C (14°F ~ 149°F)
| Bus Decode| Module I| DALI, HID over I2C, I2C, I2S, LIN, MDIO, PMBus, RS232, SMBus, SPI, USB1.1
| Module II| —| CAN, Modbus, ProfiBus, RS422, RS485
| Module III| —| —| BiSS-C, PWM

Chapter 5 Service
Contact information:
Website: http://www.acute.com.tw
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +886-2-2999 3275
Fax: +886-2-2999 3276
Troubleshooting:
If the TravelBus is in “Demo mode”, please follow the steps below:

1. Use the USB3.0 cable (only) in the product package.

2.  Check if the USB driver is in the Device Manager.

3.  Install the latest version software from
   https://www.acute.com.tw/logic-analyzer-en/support/download/software

4.  Re-plug the USB3.0 cable or reboot the OS to check if the USB driver exists.

5. Contact us for further help if above procedures do not work.

References

• 專業、好攜帶、快速上手的儀器｜皇晶科技 - Acute
• 專業、好攜帶、快速上手的儀器｜皇晶科技 - Acute
• Software - Acute

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