WAVERUNNER Xi-A AND MXi-A SERIES
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SERIALTRIGGERANDDECODE
AvarietyofSerialDatastandards,suchasInter‐IC(I
2
C),SerialPeripheralInterface
(SPI),ControllerAreaNetwork(CAN),LocalInterconnectNetwork(LIN),andUART‐
RS‐232governcommunicationbetweenmicroprocessorsandperipherals.Theserial
triggersareintegratedintotheoscilloscope‐noexternalhardwareisused‐andis
selectedthroughthenormaloscilloscopetriggermenus.I
2
C,SPI,CAN,LIN,UART‐
RS‐232signalsareinputtotheoscilloscopethroughnormalpassiveoractive
probes,suchasLeCroy’sZSSeriesofhighimpedanceactiveprobes.Decodingis
accessedfromtheAnalysispull‐downmenuinthemenubar.Thedecodingis
overlaidontopoftheappropriatech
annel,andisintuitivelypresentedandcolor‐
codedforquickunderstanding.IncludedisaSearchcapabilityforspecificmessages
andatabletodisplayprotocoldatainsummaryformunderneaththeoscilloscope
grid.
AccessingSerialDecodeTriggers
Serialtriggerscanbeaccessedintwoways:
• TouchtheTriggerDescriptorBoxinthelowerrighthandcornerofthe
oscilloscopedisplay.
OR
• TouchTrigger→TriggerSetupfromtheMenu Bar.OntheTriggerdialog,
touchSerialontheTypesection.
Selecttheappropriateserialtrigger.Themenuautomaticallychangestoa
differenttabintheTriggerdialogreflectingtheselectedstandard.