TLA600 Series Upgrade Guide

TLA60x/61x/62x Upgrades Available

If you own a TLA60x/61x/62x logic analyzer, you can upgrade the following capabilities using the TLA6UP Mainframe Field Upgrade Kit:

• Upgrade to larger DRAM with larger fixed hard disk
• Upgrade to the latest TLA application software and MS Windows operating system
• Upgrade to add external oscilloscope capability by adding the iView external oscilloscope interface

TLA6UP Mainframe Field Upgrade Kits

The TLA6UP kits are customer-installable field upgrade kits for the TLA600 Series which provide valuable enhancements to your TLA logic analyzer:

TLA600 Products Eligible for TLA6UP Upgrades

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

(1) All TLA Application Software has been tested, can be installed and will be supported by Tektronix only on the Tektronix-supplied version of Windows 2000 Professional.

(2) The TLA6UP is designed for “one TLA6UP per TLA600 mainframe”. If upgrading multiple TLA600s, you must order one TLA6UP with the appropriate options for each TLA600 mainframe.

Current Version of TLA Application Software Downloadable From Tektronix Web Site

TLA application software is available for download directly from www.tek.com/LA and contains:

• Self-extracting image of the TLA application software
• Installation instructions
• Release notes

Note: All TLA application software has been tested, can be installed and will be supported by Tektronix only on Tektronix-supplied Windows 2000 Professional.

The downloadable version of TLA Application Software does not contain any non-Tektronix licensed software (including CheckIt Utilities, SnagIt, RecordNow Max, and National Instruments GPIB-USB Software). You can receive a copy of the full version by ordering TLA6UP with the appropriate option at no cost.

TLA Application Software Releases

Tektronix continues to innovate and enhance the TLA applications software for the TLA family of logic analyzers. The TLA5000, TLA600, and TLA700 logic analyzers share the same TLA applications software. Setups and data can be quickly and easily shared between the Series. Tektronix has demonstrated its commitment to continually improving the TLA family with several software upgrades since the original Version 1.0 release. The following table shows the compatibility of software used in the TLA by version numbers. Each software version is compatible with the other software versions in the same column. Each column indicates the software or firmware history of the TLA products as shipped from the factory.

Note: All TLA application software has been tested, can be installed, and will be supported by Tektronix only on Tektronix-supplied Windows 2000 Professional.

We are consistently adding to the list of supported oscilloscopes that combine with the TLA Series logic analyzers to provide iView (Integrated View) capability. The following table gives a history of oscilloscopes and TLA Application Software versions along with interim iView updates. This includes which version of TLA software supports which oscilloscopes.

Notes

1. "Yes" means supported by iView.

2. "Yes+iV" means supported by iView and iVerify.

Besides the latest features in Version 4.4 of the TLA application software, the following section shows the history of features added to the TLA application software (for more details, please visit www.tek.com/LA).

Key NEW Features in TLA Application Software Releases for TLA600

Version 4.4 -

• TLA7NAx Logic Analyzer Modules for the TLA700 Series - including 8 GHz MagniVu timing, 2 GHz deep timing, 235 to 450 MHz state clock rates, 512 Kb to 32 Mb record length.

Version 4.3 -

• TLA5000 Series Logic Analyzers with 500ps (2 GHz) deep memory timing with up to 32Mb memory depth, with 125ps MagniVu acquisition, simultaneous with 235 MHz state acquisition
• TLACAL1 Calibration Fixture
• iLink™ Toolset
• iConnect™ - simultaneous analog and digital acquisition through a single logic analyzer probe.
• iView™ - displays automatically time-correlated analog and digital data on a single logic analyzer display.
• iVerify™ - enables multi-channel analysis and validation using high-resolution oscilloscope-generated eye diagrams.
• Filter/Color
• Enhanced Search
• Graph Window
• AutoDeskew
• iVerify™
• TPI.NET
• Protocol Display Window and Protocol Designer
• Multi-language Windows 2000 Professional
• Import/Export Channel and Group Definitions
• EasySetup Wizard
• Zoom Immediate
• DSO Channels have TDS Colors
• Microsoft Windows Colors
• LA Setup Toolbar
• Tools Toolbar and Menu Item
• Highlight Channel Names
• Rename Channel/Group from Data Window
• User-defined Default Waveform Height
• Support for LA Status Channels
• Per Channel Clock and Setup/Hold Violation Definition
• Merge Modules with Different State Speeds

Version 4.2 -

• TLA7Axx Logic Analyzer Modules for the TLA700 Series - including 8 GHz MagniVu timing, 2 GHz deep timing, 120 to 800 MHz state clock rates, 1.25 Gb/s data rates, 128 Kb to 64 Mb memory depth, 2 GHz analog multiplexer.
• Low-capacitance, full differential, connectorless, 2 GHz active probing system with high-density and general-purpose probes
• 5-way module merging
• TLACAL2 calibration fixture
• CD-RW Drive for TLA6xx instruments and TLA700 mainframes
• 10/100 Mb LAN standard on all TLA700 mainframes
• iView (Integrated View) of your TDS data on your TLA display - support for TDS3000/3000B, TDS5000, TDS6000, TDS7000, CSA7000, TDS600C, TDS700C/D oscilloscopesEasyTrigger enhancements.

Version 4.1 -

• Support for new TLA715 dual monitor portable mainframe
• Support for new TLA721 dual monitor benchtop mainframe
• Support for TLA714 controller upgrade
• Support for TLA720 controller upgrade
• Flat panel monitor options
• Wheel mouse support
• TLA-TDS interface for iView support of automatic data correlation from an external oscilloscope
• TDS3000, TDS7000, TDS684C/694C support
• iView setup wizard
• EasyTrigger
• Oscilloscope measurements
• Individual oscilloscope channel manual skew adjustment
• Overlay of waveforms
• Setup and Hold violation storage and display
• Setup and Hold window graphic control (advanced clocking)
• System trigger dialog
• Context-sensitive most-recently-used list
• Fast access to windows using hot keys
• Demux source and destination channel colors
• Trigger group values in more that one radix
• Magnitude waveform dot mode
• New Version 1.3 TLA7PG2 PatGen Application SW
• SnagIt software included (graphic capture software)
• CheckIt software included (diagnostic software)

Version 4.0 -

• TLA7Q2/Q4 64 M Logic Analyzer Modules
• Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 1, IME 5.01 and NTFS file system
• 500 MHz Timing on Half Channels at Twice Memory Depth
• Improved Logic Analyzer Demux Support
• Support for Up to Ten TLA7XMs
• Elf/Dwarf 2 object file format supported
• Support for >2 GB TLA System save/restore file operations (32-bit to 64-bit)
• New Version 1.1 TLA7PG2 PatGen Application SW
• Performance Verification and Adjustment Software Bundled in with TLA App SW

Version 3.2 -

• TLA600 Series Logic Analyzers
• TLA7PG2 Pattern Generator
• TLAVu and PatGenVu
• Waveform Windows Enhancements
• Windows 98-Second Edition
• Load System Enhancements
• Download TLA Software from Tektronix Website

Installation Notes

When you purchase a new TLA Logic Analyzer, the basic TLA Version 4.4 application software is installed at the factory. Some software packages must be installed separately, such as microprocessor and bus support packages. For information about these packages, refer to their associated documentation or contact your local Tektronix account manager.

Do not install the TPI Client Software on the logic analyzer. The TPI Client Software is for installation on a separate, remote PC that will control the logic analyzer using the TLA Programmatic Interface (TPI). See the TPI online help on your TLA logic analyzer for more information.

File Compatibility

Saved system files which include setup and data information are "forward-compatible" with each release of TLA applications software, i.e., a V1.1 saved system file will properly load on TLA logic analyzers with Version 4.4 software. However, saved system files are not "backwards-compatible," that is, a Version 4.4 saved system file will not load on a TLA logic analyzer with Version 3.2 or earlier software.

Module Firmware Compatibility

After upgrading the TLA applications software in your TLA mainframe, you will often be required to upgrade the firmware in your logic analyzer, pattern generator, and digitizing oscilloscope modules. However, while you are not required to re-run any performance verification/adjustment procedures, you are encouraged to run both self-calibration and extended diagnostics on all mainframes and instrument modules that have been upgraded. Please note that all instrument modules to be used in a TLA mainframe with Version 4.4 application software must have the instrument module firmware upgraded; otherwise, the TLA application software will not recognize the instrument module. The firmware process, however, is easy-to-do and takes about 5 minutes per instrument module. All of the firmware images are part of each TLA application software release.

TLA Backup Media

Each TLA logic analyzer comes standard with the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Operating System and TLA applications software preloaded on the hard disk. CD-ROMs for both Windows and the Version 4.4 TLA applications software are also provided as backup media.

The TLAVu and PatGenVu offline data viewers are on the backup media CD-ROMs for installation on any Windows 2000/XP PC.

Please contact your local Tektronix account manager for complete instructions and information on ordering a TLA6UP Field Upgrade Kit. Have the model number of your TLA mainframe ready when you call.

TLA6UP

TLA600 Series Logic Analyzer Field Upgrade Kit

TLA6UP Option 10 - includes two 256 MB DIMM's, 40 GB fixed hard disk drive, TLA600 Controller BIOS floppy, TLA600 IBM ATA switch utility floppy, front panel trim ring removal tool, TLA6UP Mainframe Field Upgrade Kit Instruction Manual.

Option 10 - 256 MB DRAM with Internal Fixed Hard Disk for TLA60x/61x/62x*⁵.

TLA6UP Option 15 - includes an iView external oscilloscope interface with SMB-to-BNC adapter, TLA6UP Mainframe Field Upgrade Kit Instruction Manual.

Option 15 - iView External Oscilloscope Cable for TLA Family of Logic Analyzers.

TLA6UP Option 20 - includes CD-RW Drive for TLA6xx Logic Analyzers, RecordNow Max, Flat-panel trim ring removal tool, TLA6UP Mainframe Field Upgrade Kit Instruction Manual.

Option 20 - CD-RW drive for TLA6xx Logic Analyzers.

TLA6UP Option 35 - includes Version 4.4 TLA Application SW, Windows 2000 Professional, EasyRestore license, Win2k Pro license, Win2k Pro certificate of authenticity, CheckIt Utilities, TLA600 Controller BIOS floppy, TLA600 IBM ATA switch utility floppy, TLA Family User Manual, TLA Mouse Pad, SW Revision labels, TLA6UP Mainframe Field Upgrade Kit Instruction Manual.

Option 35 - Version 4.4 TLA Application Software and Windows 2000 Professional Operating System*⁶.

TLA6UP Option 36 - includes Version 4.4 TLA Application SW, CheckIt Utilities, TLA Family User Manual, TLA Mouse Pad, SW Revision labels, TLA6UP Mainframe Field Upgrade Kit Instruction Manual.

Option 36 - Version 4.4 TLA Application Software*⁶.

Option IF - Tektronix Service Center Installation.

Option PF - PowerFlex utility software.

TLA6UP Field Upgrade Kit User Manual - Order 071-0866-xx.

 

*⁵ Please refer to the section, "Current TLA Mainframe Capabilities" for the current production TLA mainframes.

*⁶ Please refer to the section, "Current TLA Software Versions" for the version numbers of current production TLA software.