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Logic&Logic16User’sGuide

Hello,andthanksforusingLogic.Wehopethisguidewillansweranyquestionsyoumighthave,butif

notpleasedoletusknowatsupport@saleae.com

Warning:UsingLogicorLogic16totestequipmentpoweredbyACMAINspowercanbehazardousto

equipment.Battery‐powered,wall‐wartpowered,andUSBpoweredequipmentisgenerallysafe.For

anythingelsepleasemakesuretoreadthesectionSafetyandEquipmentProtection.

HappyDebugging!

Contents

Logic&Logic16User’sGuide........................................................................................................................1

InstallingtheSoftware..................................................................................................................................3

InstallationonWindows&Mac............................................................................................................3

InstallationonLinux..............................................................................................................................3

UsingtheHardware......................................................................................................................................4

Connectingthewireharness................................................................................................................4

Logic16Wireharnesses........................................................................................................................4

TestClips...............................................................................................................................................4

ConnectingdirectlytoIDEheaders.......................................................................................................4

DisconnectLogicfromyourcircuitwhentheUSBisunplugged..........................................................4

SafetyandEquipmentProtection.........................................................................................................4

UsingtheSoftware........................................................................................................................................6

QuickTips..............................................................................................................................................6

UsingtheTrigger...................................................................................................................................6

Navigatingthedatadisplay...................................................................................................................6

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TimingMeasurements..........................................................................................................................7

PlacingTimingMarkers.........................................................................................................................8

SavingandOpeningaSession...............................................................................................................8

ExportingData......................................................................................................................................8

SavingScreenshots..............................................................................................................................10

SelectingtheDisplayRadix(i.e.Hex,Decimal,etc.)...........................................................................10

UsingProtocolAnalyzers....................................................................................................................

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Hiding,un‐hiding,andreorderingchannels.......................................................................................12

Resettingthetrigger,channelnames,channelorderingandchannelvisibility.................................12

Hidingthechannellabelsand/ortrigger............................................................................................13

Workingwithtabs...............................................................................................................................13

SwitchingbetweenmultipleSaleaelogicanalyzers...........................................................................15

ChangingtheLogic16channels...........................................................................................................16

Crosstalk(andLogic16inputvoltageselection).................................................................................17

SaleaeCommunitySite...............................................................................................................................19

SDKs–DeviceSDKandAnalyzerSDK..................................................................................................19

Forum..................................................................................................................................................19

Betasoftwarereleases........................................................................................................................19

DataIntegrity..............................................................................................................................................20

MaximumSampleRate.......................................................................................................................20

Maximumsamplerate,andlongcaptures–Logic16.........................................................................21

SafetyandEquipmentProtection...............................................................................................................22

ContactingUs..............................................................................................................................................23

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InstallingtheSoftware

InstallationonWindows&Mac

Downloadthelatestversionfromoursite,here:http://www.saleae.com/downloads.Doubleclick&

installlikeanyotherapplication.

Note:WindowsXPUsers:Pleasedownloadthe32‐bitversionofthesoftware.

Note:Vista&Windows7Users:Pleasedownloadtheeither32‐bitor64‐bitinstallationdependingon

yourversionofWindows.Youcanfindoutbyright‐clickingComputerinthestartmenu,andchoosing

Properties.

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OSXTigerUsers:Theapplicationneedstobeunzippedbeforeitcanbeinstalled.

InstallationonLinux

1. Downloadthelatestversionfromoursite,here:here:http://www.saleae.com/downloads.

2. Thereisnoinstaller,youcanunziptheapplicationanywhereyoulike,perhapsyourhome

folder,oryourdesktop.Youcanstartusingitonyourdesktop,andmoveitlaterifyoulike.

3. DoubleclicktheLogicexecutabletostarttheprogram.

4. Ifyoulike,makealinktotheLogicapplicationforyourdesktoporapplicationmenuordock.

5. Notethatwhereveryoudecidetoputthelogicapplication,itmustallstaytogetherinthesame

folderstructure,anditmusthavewritepermissions.

6. WhenconnectingtoLogic,youmaygetamessagefromtheapplicationthatitdoesn’thave

permissionstoconnecttoLogic.Ifthishappens,runtheinstall_driverscriptintheapplication’s

Driverfolder.

32‐bitvs.64‐bit:PleasechoosetheversionappropriateforyourLinuxDistribution.

64‐bitUsers:Pleasenotethatasof1.1.5,youwon’tbeabletoloadsessionssavedwithother

versions(platformdistributions)oftheLogicsoftware.However,otherLogicsoftwaredistributions

willbeabletoloadsessionsthatyousave.Sorryforthetrouble–we’llgetthisfixed.

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UsingtheHardware

Connectingthewireharness

Todeterminethecorrectwayofattachingthewireharness,lookonthebackofyourdeviceforthe

groundsymbol:

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Thenfindthegraywireonthewireharness.Thisisthegroundwire.ItwillhaveaGROUNDlabelnear

itsend:

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Logic16Wireharnesses

Logic16usestwo9‐wireharnesses.Onthebottomofthedevice,thesearelabeledAandB.Ais

channels0‐7,andBischannels8‐15.

Notethatyoudon’tneedtohavebothharnessespluggedinifyou’reonlyusingthefirst8channels.

TestClips

Youcanconnectyourtestleads(fromthewireharness)totheprovidedtestclips.Theymightrequire

quiteabitofforcebeforethey“click.”

ConnectingdirectlytoIDEheaders

Insomesituations,youwillbeabletoplugthetestleadsdirectlyintoIDEheadersonyourPCB,which

canbeveryconvenient.FornewPCBdesigns,werecommendincludingheadersforthingsyoumight

needtolookatduringfirmwaredevelopment.Youonlyneedtosolderintheheadersifyouhavean

issue,andtheycanberemovedinthefinalPCBrevisionsifneeded.Thesewillserveasnicetestpoints

foranoscilloscopeaswell.Don’tforgettowireinsomegroundpinsaswell.

DisconnectLogicfromyourcircuitwhentheUSBisunplugged

YoushoulddisconnectLogicfromyourcircuitwhenitisnotconnectedtoyourcomputer.IfLogicisnot

poweredbytheUSB,itcanputaloadonyourcircuitthatcancompromisesignalintegrity.

SafetyandEquipmentProtection

Ingeneral,LogicandLogic16maynotbeusedwithDUTs(devicesundertest)whicharenotelectrically

isolatedfromMAINs(wallpower).Thisisbecausethelogicanalyzersharesacommongroundwithyour

computer,whichtypicallyisgroundedwithrespecttoMAINsearthground.Thiscreatesapotential

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shortcircuitpathforanynon‐isolatedMAINs‐derivedvoltages,viathelogicanalyzer’sgroundinput(s).

Formoredetails,pleaserefertothesectiononSafetyandEquipmentProtectionneartheendofthis

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UsingtheSoftware

QuickTips

 Almosteverythinghastooltipsthatoffersomeexplanationofwhatitdoes.

 Mostfunctionshavekeyboardshortcuts,describedintheirmenuitemortheirtooltip.

UsingtheTrigger

 Tip:mouse‐overthetriggerbuttonsforadescription.

 Thetriggerlooksforasingleedge.Tousethetrigger,theremustbeoneedgespecified.

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 Youcanalsospecifythatotherinputsmustbeinparticularstates(highorlow)whentheedge

occurs.

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 Pre‐triggerdatawillbecollectedfortheregionoftimebeforethetriggerisfound(totheextent

thetriggerisnotimmediatelyfound).YoucanconfigurethisamountunderOptions‐

>Preferences

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 Thetimewherethetriggerisfoundistimezerointhedisplay.

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Navigatingthedatadisplay

 Clickanddragthedisplaytomoveit

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 Usethescrollwheelonyourmousetozoominandout

 Alternatively,usethearrowkeystozoomandpan(The+/‐keysalsozoom)

 To“jumptonext,”moveyourmouseto,andclickthebuttonthatwillappearnearattheendsof

thegraphs.YoucanusethekeysN(next)andP(previous)aswell.(thisappliestothechannel

thatwaslastusedbythemouse)

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TimingMeasurements

 Tip:Moveyourmouseovereachmeasurementlabelforadescription.

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 Width:Thetimebetweentheselectedtwosuccessivesignaltransitions.

 Period:Thetimeelapsedbetweentheselectedthreesuccessivesignaltransitions.

 Frequency:Thefrequencycomputedbydividingone(1)bythetimeelapsedbetweenthe

selectedthreesuccessivesignaltransitions.

 DutyCycle:The%oftimethesignalishigh(1)duringtheselectedthreesuccessivesignal

transitions.

 Byte:Thenumericalrepresentationofall8channelscombinedintoonebyte,atthespecified

location.

 T1:TheabsolutetimespecifiedbythelocationoftheT1timingmarker.

 T2:TheabsolutetimespecifiedbythelocationoftheT2timingmarker.

 |T1‐T2|:Thetimeelapsedbetweenthetimingmarkers.

 Toshoworhideparticularmeasurements,usethesettingsbutton.

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PlacingTimingMarkers

 Single‐clicktheT1orT2label.(oruse1and2keysonyourkeyboard)

 Moveyourmousetothedesiredlocation.Notethatyoucanstillpanandzoom.

 Singleclicktoplacethemarker.Yourmousemustnotbemovingwhenyouplacethemarker.

 Tomovethemarkerafterithasbeenplaced,clickit.

 Tocancelplacingamarker,right‐clickorpresstheescapekey.

SavingandOpeningaSession

 Tosaveasessionthatincludesdata,pressCTRL‐S(CMD‐SonaMac)orselectthisfunctionfrom

theOptionsmenu.

 Tosaveasessionthatcontainsonlysettings,pressCTRL‐SHIFT‐S(CMD‐SHIFT‐SonaMac),or

selectthisfunctionfromtheOptionsmenu.

 Toopenasessionofanytype,dragitintothesoftware,orpressCTRL‐O(CMD‐OonaMac),or

selectthisfunctionfromtheOptionsmenu.

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ExportingData

Toexportdata,selectOptions‐>ExportData(CTRL‐E).

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 ChannelstoExport:Selectwhichchannelsyouwouldliketoexport

 SamplestoExport:Selectthetimeperiodoverwhichyouwouldliketoexportsamples

o Tip:Ifyouareusingtimingmarkers,youcanexportjustthedatabetweenthem.This

optionwillonlyappearinthelistiftwotimingmarkershavealreadybeenplaced.

 ExportFormat–Binary

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o Youcanselectifyouwantdataoutputtedforeverysample,oronlyforsamplesthatare

differentthanpriorsamples.Notethatifyouexportonlychangesinthedata,a64‐bit

samplenumberiswrittenbeforeeachsampleinthefile.

o Ifyouaren’texportingallofthechannels,youcanchoosetoleavethebitsintheir

originalchannellocations,ortohavethemshiftedrighttofillanyunusedpositions.

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o Youcanchoosetoexporteachsampleasan8,16,32,or64‐bitword.

 ExportFormat–VCD

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o VCDstandsforValueChangeDump,andisacommonformatfordigitaldata.

 ExportFormat–CSV

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o Choosethisformattoexportdataascommaortabdelimited,humanreadabletext.

o Youcanoptionallyincludecolumnheadingsforthedata

o Youcanusesamplenumber(i.e.1,2,3,4)ortimestamps(i.e..00123s)tospecifythe

timeasamplerepresents.Thisoccupiesthefirstcolumn.

o Youcancombineallthechannelsintoasinglenumber,oryoucanexporteachbitinits

owncolumn.

o Youcanexporteverysample,oronlysamplesthathavechanged.

SavingScreenshots

 Youcantakeascreenshotofallorpartoftheapplication,andeithersaveittoafile,orcopyit

totheclipboard.YoucanfindthisintheOptionsmenu,orusethekeyboardshortcuts.

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SelectingtheDisplayRadix(i.e.Hex,Decimal,etc.)

 UsethisOptionsmenuitem(orthekeyboardshortcuts)toquicklytogglebetweenthedifferent

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UsingProtocolAnalyzers

 Toaddaprotocolanalyzer,selectonefromthemenuintheAnalyzerspanel.

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 Protocolanalyzerscanshareinputswithotheranalyzers.Thiscanbeusefulinsomecases,such

asSPI.

 Afteryouadd(oredit)ananalyzer,itimmediaterunsagainstanydatayouhavecollected.

 Toexportdatafromananalyzer,pressthesmallfileiconnexttoit.(Centerbutton).

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 Ifyouneedtochangethedisplayformat(radix)ofaparticularanalyzer,youcandothisfromthe

Analyzersettingsmenu.

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Hiding,un‐hiding,andreorderingchannels

Youcanhidechannelsyouaren’tusing.(Notethatthisisdifferentthanturningoffchannels–whichyou

candowithLogic16toincreasesamplingspeed)

Moveyourmouseoverthechannellabelareaofthescreen.Idropdownmenubuttonwillappear.You

canHidechannels,Show(un‐hide)them,andMove(reorder)them.

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Resettingthetrigger,channelnames,channelorderingandchannelvisibility

Sometimesyoumaywanttostartfromafreshslate,andyoudon’twanttodothisoneitematatime.

UsetheResetoptiontodothis.

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Hidingthechannellabelsand/ortrigger

Toclearupadditionalscreenspace,youcanoptionallyhideboththechannellabeland/orthetrigger.

FindthisundertheOptionsmenuitem.

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Workingwithtabs

Tabsletyousavemultiplecaptures,andswitchbetweenthem.

TheCaptureTab

ThemostimportantthingtoknowisthatyoucanonlycapturenewdatafromtheCapturetab,whichis

thesmalltabwiththemagnifyingglasslogo.

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Addingnewtabs

Afteryoucollectdata,theCaptureTabwillchange,addingabuttontooneside.Clickthisbuttonto

moveyournewdataintoitsowntab.

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Renamingatab

Clicktab’stexttoeditit.Notethatatabmustbeactivebeforeitcanbeedited.

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Pressenter,orclickoutsidethetextareatostopediting.

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Reorderingtabs

Youcanreordertabshoweveryoulike,bydraggingthem.

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ClosingTabs

Youcanclosetabsbyusingitsmenu.Thiscan’tbeundone,sobesuretosaveyoursessionifyouneed

to,beforeclosingthetab.

Copyingsettingsbetweentabs

Occasionallyyoumaymakechangesononetabyoumaywishtopropagatetoanothertab.Fromthe

tab’smenu,chooseCopy.

Forinstance,ifyousetupsomeanalyzersinonetab,andyouwantedtorunthemagainstdataina

differenttab,youcouldcopythem.Notethatthiswillreplaceanyanalyzersthatwerealreadyinthat

tab.

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Tabs,andsavingyourdata

Whenyousaveyoursession,(Options‐>SaveSession‐>settings&data)youareonlysavingthesession

associatedwiththecurrentlyactivetab.Thereisn’taway(yet)tosaveallyourtabsatthesametime,or

tosavethemalltoasinglefile–a“sessionset”.Wewillbeaddingthiscapabilityinthefuture.

SwitchingbetweenmultipleSaleaelogicanalyzers

Whilethereisn’tawaytocollectfrommultipleSaleaelogicanalyzersatthesametime,youcanhave

morethanoneconnectedtoyourcomputer,whichcanbehelpfulinsomecircumstances.

Ifmorethanonelogicanalyzerisconnected,themenuitemConnectedDevicesitemwillappearinthe

Optionsmenu.

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ChangingtheLogic16channels

WithLogic16youcanselectwhichchannelstouse–andifyouneedfewerchannelsyoucansampleat

higherspeeds.ThissettingisintheOptionsmenu,underLogic16channels.Youcanselectfromoneof

thestandardoptions,orbemorespecificbychoosingSelectcustomchannels.

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Crosstalk(andLogic16inputvoltageselection)

Logic16hastwovoltagesettings,onefor1.8Vto3.6V,andanotherfor3.6Vto5V.

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Thelowervoltagesettingsshouldworkinmostcircumstances.The5Vsettingisprovidedtoreducethe

likelihoodofchanneltochannelcrosstalkwhenusing5Vsignals.Crosstalkisdeveloped,atleastinpart,

byLogic16’slongleadwires,fastrise/falltimes,andisgreatestwhenusing5Vsignals.Logic16’sfront

endfiltersnoiselikethis,butonlyuptoapoint.Youshouldbeabletohave8differentsignals

simultaneouslyswitchwithoutseeingcrosstalkonadjacentsignals.

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Ifyouexperiencecrosstalk,besurebothgroundwiresareconnectedtoyourcircuitasthiscanmakea

dramaticdifference.

Unconnected(floating)inputsaremuchmoresusceptibletocrosstalk.Youmaywanttoturnofforhide

unusedsignals.ThisappliestobothLogicandLogic16.

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SaleaeCommunitySite

SDKs–DeviceSDKandAnalyzerSDK

Wehavecross‐platform,c++basedSDKsforgettingaccesstoLogicorLogic16atalowlevel,andfor

makingyourownprotocolanalyzerplugins.YoucangetaccesstothisSDKatourcommunitysite,at

saleae.com/community.

Forum

Toshareideasorissues,andtoconnectwithotherusers,headovertotheforuminthecommunitysite,

atsaleae.com/community.

Betasoftwarereleases

Weoccasionallyhavenewsoftwarereleaseswhichwethinkareprettygood,butdon’twanttorisk

disruptingalargenumberofusersifsomethinginitneedsfixing.Typicallythesereleasesturnouttobe

prettystableandhaveadditionalfeaturesandfixesthatthecurrentreleasedoesn’thave.Ifthereare

anybetareleases,they’llbeonthecommunitysite.

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DataIntegrity

LogicandLogic16maynotbeabletoachieveaparticularsamplerate(seethenextsections)butitwill

neverpresentdatawithsamplesmissing.Bydesignitstopsandnotifiesyouassoonasanydataislost.

MaximumSampleRate

GenerallyspeakingLogicisabletoachievesampleratesof24MHzwhennootherdevicesareonthe

USBhost,andyourcomputerisrespondingsufficientlyquickly.HoweveriftheUSBisservicingother

devices,orthecomputerisperforminginalatentmanner,asmallersamplerate,suchas16MHzor

12MHzmaybethefastestachievable.Thereasonforthisisasfollows:

LogicusesUSB2.0,andusestheUSBtransfertypeknownas“Bulk”.Whilethistransfertypehasthe

largesttheoreticalaveragebandwidth(significantlylargereventhanthe24MB/sneededbyLogic)it

alsohasthelowestpriority.Thismeansitmaybe“bumped”forotherUSBtrafficfromotherdevices.

ThesecondissueisthatLogichasverylimiteddevice‐sidememory.Specificallyithasx4512byte

buffers.ThesebuffersmustbeemptiedbytheUSBinsuchawaythattheyneverallbecomefullatthe

sametime.Ifthishappens,thelogicsoftwarewillreportthatthesampleratecouldnotbemaintained.

Thismeansthatevenifonaverage(whichwouldnormallybethecase)theUSBcangiveLogicatleast24

MB/s,itmustnotprioritizeotherdevicesontheUSBforsomuchtimethatLogic’ssmallbufferwould

overflow.ForthisreasonLogiccan’tguaranteethatitwilloperateatitsmaximum24MHz,asthisis

contingentonanumberoffactorsincludingcomputerperformance,USBbandwidthavailabilityand

latency,otherdriversthatmaybeusingtheUSB,etc.

Tomaximizethesampleratepossibleonyourcomputer,trythefollowing:

 MakesurethatnootherapplicationsareconsumingsignificantCPUtime.

 MakesureyouhaveenoughfreeRAMsothattheOSwillnothaveswapramtotheharddrive.

Thiswillbetooslow.

 TryconnectingLogicdirectlytoyourcomputerinsteadofthroughaUSBhub.

 MakesureotherdevicesontheUSBareminimallyactive.(i.e.notwebcams,harddrives,etc.)

 TrydisconnectingotherperipheralsfromtheUSB,orswitchingLogictoaportservicedbya

differenthostcontroller.Youmayevenwanttotryadedicatedhostcontroller,suchasthisone

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815166014

 IncreasetheprocesspriorityoftheLogicsoftware.

o Windows:FromtheWindowsTaskManager,selecttheProcessestab,andfindtheLogic

process.RightclickonthisitemandselectSetPriority‐>High.

o Linux:Fromthecommandline,navigatetothefolderwheretheLogicexecutableis.

Typenice–n3./Logic.SearchforLinuxniceonGoogleformoreinformation.

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Maximumsamplerate,andlongcaptures–Logic16

Logic16hasasignificantlylargerhardware‐sidebufferthanLogic,andthereforeismuchmoreimmune

tolatenciesintheUSB.ItisalsomorelikelythanLogictoreliablyoperateatitsmaximumspeedona

givencomputer.

Ifyouneedtocaptureforlongperiodsoftime,especiallytocatch“overnight”errorsintheact,we

recommendusingLogic16.

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SafetyandEquipmentProtection

Theprimaryconcernforsafetyandequipmentprotectionisthegroundreturnpath.Logic’s(and

Logic16’s)groundinputisessentiallyshortedtothegroundofyourcomputer,andyourcomputer’s

groundislikelyconnectedtoearthground.ThereforeLogic’sgroundlinehasthepotentialtoprovidea

highcurrentgroundreturnpathtoadeviceundertest.ThiscanresultinthedestructionofLogic,the

USBhost,andintheworstcase,thecomputer.

 LogicshouldnotbeusedwithDUTs(devicesundertest)whicharenotelectricallyisolated

fromMAINS(i.e.wallpower).Thereisoneexceptionoutlinedbelow,butitcomeswith

importantcaveatsandmustbefullyunderstood.Pleasecontactusifyouhaveanyconcerns.

o IfyouneedtotestaMAINs–connectedDUT,onepossiblesolutionistouseaLaptop,

runningonbatterypowerandnotconnectedtoanythingelse(suchasalikely‐grounded

LCDmonitor).ThiswillpreventLogicfromprovidingashortcircuitgroundreturnpath.

HOWEVER–thissetupintroducesanadditionalandveryserioussafetyconcern.The

reasonfortheMAINsearthgroundconnectioninthefirstplaceittopreventahigh

voltagefromconnectingtoachassiswhichcouldcauseelectricshocktoauser.A

groundedchassis,ifconnectedtoalargevoltage,willprovideashortcircuit,whichthen

blowsacircuitbreakerorfuseandremovesthehighvoltage,protectingauserfrom

potentialelectrocution.Ifyouusetheworkaroundpresentedhere,youmustensure

thatitisimpossibleforanyhighvoltagetobeconnectedtoanyofLogic’sinputs,and

especiallyLogic’sgroundlead.Lowvoltages(asmeasuredrelativetoearthground)–

whichwouldnotpresentariskofelectricshock–arepermissible.

o Isolationtransformers,suchasthosemadebyTripp‐lite:Thesetransformersprovidea

large1:1transformersothatthatthe“hot”ACpowerlinesareelectricallyisolatedfrom

MAINS.However,andcrucially,theyDONOTisolatetheMAINsearthground

connection,andsoarenotusefulforprovidingasolutiontothisissue.

 DUTswhicharebatterypowered,orUSBpowered(fromthesamecomputerasLogic)are

acceptable.

o WhenusingUSBpoweredDUTs,specialcareshouldbetakentoavoidconnectingUSB

sourcedpowertoLogic'sground,asthisprovidesashort‐circuitreturnpath.

 DUTspoweredbyACadapterswhichhaveonly2prongs,anddonothaveanearthground

connection(suchasmost"wallwarts")usuallyprovideMAINSisolatedpowerandaregenerally

acceptable.Theyalsoarelesslikelytobeabletosourceenoughcurrenttocauseserious

destruction.Wehighlyrecommendingtestingforgoodisolation.

o IfinanydoubtastoifLogic’sground‐‐and/orthegroundofyourDUT‐‐isisolated

fromMAINsearthground,useaMultimetertomeasuretheresistancetoearthground.

Atthistime,therearenocosteffectiveisolationproductsfor480MbitUSB(HighSpeedUSB)thatwe

areawareof.Therearefiberopticbasedsolutionsthatcostaround$1000.

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We’remorethanhappytodiscussanyissueorquestionsyouhaveviaphone,too.Themostreliable

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