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Date: June 1, 2007
Product: TDSPTD - Protocol Trigger and Decode utility
Version: v3.1.0
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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
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1. System Requirements
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The TDSPTD application is targeted towards
DPO/DSA 70000,DPO7254,DPO7354,TDS7000B/CSA7000B,TDS6000B,TDS6000C series oscilloscopes.
DPO/DSA70000 and TDS6000C series instruments with option ST to operate
the serial trigger.
DPO7000 series instruments with 2.5 GHz or more can operate in decode mode
only, with no serial trigger Control.
TDS7000B/CSA7000B,TDS6000B series oscilloscopes can operate in
decode mode only, with no serial trigger Control.
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
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TDSPTD V3.1.0 Protocol and Trigger Decode Software (Option TDSPTD)
> TDSPTD executable
Macro Files
> SATA I.csv
> SATA II.csv
> PCIE I.csv
> PCIE II.csv
> FC 1.063.csv (Fibre Channel)
> FC 2.125.csv (Fibre Channel)
> FC 2.5.csv (Fibre Channel)
> FC 4.25.csv (Fibre Channel)
> HDI2.csv
> SAS I.csv
> SAS II.csv
> SRIO3125.csv
> TB3 Demo0 Step0.csv
> TB3 Demo2 Step2.csv
> TB3 Demo2 Step3.csv
> User 1 Gbps.csv
> User 1.25 Gbps.csv
> User 2.5 Gbps.csv
> User 3.215 Gbps.csv
> USER.csv
Encoding table
> General 8B/10B encoding table
3. New Features
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TDSPTD V3.1.0
i). Sync Pattern support.
ii). Defect Fixes in SATA and PCIE decoding
iiI).Synchronize Oscilloscope and PTD views
iv). User Defined thresholds for Bit detection
TDSPTD V3.0.2
Defect fixes and support for the latest Tektronix DPO products.
TDSPTD V3.0.1
Defect fixed for TDSPTD application crash on exit.
TDSPTD V3.0.0
Support for DPO/DSA70000 series and DPO7000 series scopes with 2.5 GHz
or more bandwidth.
TDSPTD V1.1.3
Few defect fixes.
4. Known Problems
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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. On TDS6000C class
instruments this is managed by using FW release 5.0.4 or higher.
Users of TDSPTD on non TDS6000C class instruments should not use the recall
default setup, as it will attempt to place the non C class instrument into a
trigger mode which only C class instruments support.
TDSPTD setup .ini files saved in V1.0.0 will not properly recall the Serial
Standard in TDSPTD later than V1.1.0. After recall, select the Serial Standard and
re-save the setup file. If files are added or deleted from
C:\TekApplications\TDSPTD\Macros, then recall will again be affected.
5. Installation
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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 a keyboard is not attached, connect one 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 'Protocol Trigger and Decode'.
6. Select the option 'Install Now'.
7. 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.
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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.
To install the application in the PC, one will have to insert the optional
applications software CD in the CD-ROM reader of the PC and run the batch
file "[CD-Drive]:\Applications\PTD\pcinstall.bat".
To launch the TDSPTD application, one will have to manually run 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.
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7. Macro Files
The TDSPTD installation will place user editable macro files into
c:\TekApplications\TDSPTD\Macros
The files offered in TDSPTD V3.1 are for Fibre Channel,SATA,PCI-Express and
SAS and few user defined files 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.
Note: Users of version 1.0 TDSPTD will have a legacy SATA.csv and PCIE.csv
still present after installing version 1.1 TDSPTD. If the user has modified
those files, they should carry the changes forward to the appropriate SATA I
SATA II or PCIE I macro files. The old SATA.csv and PCIE.csv should be
then removed or moved to an alternate directory to remove them from the
Macros area.
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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.
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