Date: 04/21/2005 Product: TDSPTD - Protocol Trigger and Decode utility Version: v1.0.0 (04/21/2005) =============================================================== Contents of this Readme File: 1. System Requirements 2. Contents of Distribution 3. New Features 4. Known Problems 5. Installation 6. Macro Files 7. Contact Information =============================================================== 1. System Requirements =============================================================== TDS6154C or TDS6124C instruments with option ST to operate the serial trigger. TDS6000B. CSA7404B, TDS7000B instruments can operate in decode mode only, with no serial trigger control. TDS6000C FW Version 5.0.3 or higher is required for effective analysis of SATA or other protocols with dead bands or bit errors in excess of 1E-6. Use of a Keyboard is highly recommended to manage TDSPTD input requirements and to bring it to the foreground if the Oscilloscope Application covers TDSPTD. 2. Contents of Distribution =============================================================== TDSPTD V1.0.0 Protocol and Trigger Decode Software (Option TDSPTD) > TDSPTD executable > SATA Macro Files > PCI-Express Macro Files > General 8B/10B encoding table 3. New Features =============================================================== Initial release of TDSPTD V1.0.0. 4. Known Problems =============================================================== TDSPTD should be used before running other apps, to setup and condition the trigger system. It should not be run in conjunction with other apps however, and un-reliable operation will be evident if run concurrently with other applications. When TDSPTD consumes all of its five time free trials it may present the user with a warning dialog box which comes up behind the Scope Application, in which case a keyboard and a Alt-Tab may be required to bring it to the foreground. Immediately upon launch of TDSPTD (for the first time) the Scope Application will be momentarily un-responsive while the application initializes (15 Seconds). Trigger placement associated with code error's will not be precisely placed and may be 2-3 symbols after the error condition occurred. 5. Installation =============================================================== Normally, the TDSPTD application resides on the hard drive of your oscilloscope. If the application is not installed on hard disk perform the following steps to install the application from the Optional Applications Software on a Windows-Based Oscilloscope Compact disc (CD-ROM) If you have not installed TDSPTD, the install shield will walk the user through the multi-step process to install the product onto the hard-drive. 1. If the keyboard is not installed, connect it to the oscilloscope rear panel. 2. Power on the oscilloscope to start Windows. 3. Install the optional applications software CD in the CD-ROM reader of the oscilloscope. 4. The autorun utility will start the installation program. If the autorun utility doesn't start up automatically, browse to the CD-ROM and double-click the launch.exe. 5. Select the option 'Install Products'. 6. Select the option 'Protocol Trigger and Decode'. 7. Select the option 'Install Now'. 8. You will need to enter the authorized Option Installation Key to enable the application. The key is specific to the serialized oscilloscope and options for which it was purchased. To enter the key number, follow these steps: a. If the oscilloscope powered on in the toolbar mode (default), select the Menu button (upper right corner of the display) to put the oscilloscope into menu-bar mode. In menu-bar mode you should see a PC-style menu across the top of the display. b. Go to the Utilities menu in the menu bar and select Option Installation. c. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the alphanumeric key number exactly as it is printed on the rear-panel label. The TDSPTD application is now ready for use. Start the application through oscilloscope menu selection App->Protocol Trigger and Decode. 6. PC Installation. =============================================================== TDSPTD can also operate on a standalone PC in the following modes. Under either case the user will be required to manually install TekVISA on their PC, before installing TDSPTD. 1. Standalone operation with no access to a suitably TDSPTD keyed instrument. Follow steps outlined in 5 (Installation) above. One will manually have to launch the TDSPTD application through running the following batch file. C:\Program Files\TekApplications\TDSPTD\TDSPTD.bat Under this mode of operation the instrument control buttons in TDSPTD will not be present. The only decoding allowed in this mode of operation is file based inputs. 2. Remote operation with TekVISA based connection to a TDSPTD keyed instrument. The only difference in this mode of operation is that the instrument control panels will appear and one can run TDSPTD the same as if it was running on the network targeted instrument. One must configure the PC based VISA client to connect to device descript alias of GPIB8::1::INSTR in the VISA configuration panel. =============================================================== 7. Macro Files The TDSPTD installation will place three user editable macro files into c:\TekApplications\TDSPTD\Macros The files offered in TDSPTD V1.0 are for SATA-II, PCI-Express and a user defined table for custom applications. These files may be edited with microsoft wordpad, to modify the trigger primitives, bitrate, encoding tables used by any standard of interest. =============================================================== 8. Contact Information - Telephone: Contact your local Tektronix North America Representative at 1-800-833-9200 Sales support, select option 1 Service support, select option 2 Technical support, select option 3 For product support outside of North America, contact your local Tektronix sales office or distributor. -WEB: http://www.tektronix.com/Measurement/scopes/index.html Click on "Software & Drivers" under the "Resources" set of links on the left. ---End of File---