Teledyne LeCroy CANbus TD and CANbus TDM - Operators Manual - Manual (Page 3)

Operator's Manual
CANbus-TD-TDM-OM-E RevB iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................................. 5
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 5
Compatibility................................................................................................................ 6
Assumptions ................................................................................................................ 6
The TD Series Software ............................................................................................. 6
The TDM Series Software .......................................................................................... 7
Using the CANbus Options ........................................................................................ 9
Accessing Serial Triggers .............................................................................................. 9
Creating a CANbus Trigger Condition ........................................................................ 10
CANbus Trigger Setup Detail...................................................................................... 10
CANbus Decode Setup Detail ..................................................................................... 14
Measuring CANbus Performance Using CANBUS TDM .............................................. 15
Overview of CANbus TDM (Trigger, Decode, Measure/Graph) ................................. 15
CANBUS TDM Parameters ......................................................................................... 16
CANbus TDM Graphing and Statistical Analysis ........................................................ 17
General Setup of CANbus TDM Parameters .............................................................. 18
CAN-to-Analog or Analog-to-CAN Measurement Parameter .................................... 22
CAN Message-to-CAN Message Measurement Parameter ....................................... 25
Extract CAN Message Data to a Decimal Value ......................................................... 27
CAN Bus Message Load Percent Measurement Parameter ...................................... 28
Time from Trigger Point to CAN Message Parameter ............................................... 30
Characterizing CANbus System Performance ............................................................ 30
System Performance Characterization Overview ...................................................... 30
Using Cursors ............................................................................................................. 32
Using Measurement Parameters ............................................................................... 34
Measurement Gating ................................................................................................. 35
Using Statistics and Graphing .................................................................................... 35
Pass/Fail Analysis with Measurement Parameters.................................................... 36