Logic Analyzer for FPGAs

[Thom Drake]

I would like to know which logic analyzers others are using in the industry.
What make and model logic analyzer do you use and what are your likes /
dislikes about it? Is anyone using an analyzer not made by Agilent or
Tektronix, and are you happy with it?

I am specifically looking at stand alone (or host PC based) type analyzers
and not the type that are cores like Xilinx's ChipScope (I am fully aware of
the benefits that ChipScope provides). Some of the other features that I
am looking at are timing / state analysis, complex triggering (on patterns,
etc), LVPECL and TTL levels, clock rates of 200MHz, high memory depth (128K
or more), portability, user friendly GUI, data export capabilities, etc.

Is there equipment (manufacturer) that I need to avoid?

Thanks for your help!

Thom

 

[philip]

Thom,

Try one of the Logic Analysers available from Acute.

http://www.acute.com.tw/indexeng.htm


-pradeep


"Thom Drake" <t d r a k e@NOSPAMcsc ien ces. com> wrote in message
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I would like to know which logic analyzers others are using in the
industry.
What make and model logic analyzer do you use and what are your likes /
dislikes about it? Is anyone using an analyzer not made by Agilent or
Tektronix, and are you happy with it?

I am specifically looking at stand alone (or host PC based) type analyzers
and not the type that are cores like Xilinx's ChipScope (I am fully aware
of
the benefits that ChipScope provides). Some of the other features that I
am looking at are timing / state analysis, complex triggering (on
patterns,
etc), LVPECL and TTL levels, clock rates of 200MHz, high memory depth
(128K
or more), portability, user friendly GUI, data export capabilities, etc.

Is there equipment (manufacturer) that I need to avoid?

Thanks for your help!

Thom

 

[Tim]

philip wrote:

Try one of the Logic Analysers available from Acute.

http://www.acute.com.tw/indexeng.htm

I don't know what is inside these products, but for lovers
of recursion it is almost certainly one or more FPGAs.

Ditto the somewhat less expensive stuff at www.rockylogic.com,
to which I contributed the design errors ;-)

 

[Alex Gibson]

"Tim" <tim@rockylogic.com.nooospam.com> wrote in message news:bnnrul$de5$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...

philip wrote:
Try one of the Logic Analysers available from Acute.

http://www.acute.com.tw/indexeng.htm

I don't know what is inside these products, but for lovers
of recursion it is almost certainly one or more FPGAs.

Ditto the somewhat less expensive stuff at www.rockylogic.com,
to which I contributed the design errors ;-)

Sorry to be boring and ask the same again(well six months later)
but when is the api gong to be available ?

You guys keep saying soon.