Graphical user interface for a logic analyzer which allows trigger construction for data communications packets and protocols
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsScott R Ferguson, Daniel James Ojennes
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Abstract
A trigger function display system for trigger definition development in a signal measurement system having a graphical user interface. The system displays a plurality of graphically selectable icons and an associated protocol profile window. The protocol profile window includes at least a protocol descriptor field and a protocol editors field. The user inputs data into the protocol editors field which causes the system to automatically construct a series of trigger primitives utilizing a plurality of event definitions stored in memory. The event definitions are two bit blocks resulting from the parsing of protocol definition text files.
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A trigger sequence configuration display system for trigger definition development in a signal measurement system having a graphical user interface, the trigger configuration display system constructed and arranged to display in a visually associated manner a plurality of graphically selectable protocol layer icons and a protocol profile window corresponding to said protocol layer icons, wherein:
- a) said graphically selectable protocol layer icons represent layers of protocol information accessed over communications data buses with said signal measurement system;
- b) graphical selection of one of said graphically selectable protocol layer icons causes said protocol profile window to display protocol field information corresponding to said layer of protocol information;
- c) said protocol field information display provides for operator editing of values useful for trigger definition development;
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- d) a trigger sequence is generated in response to an input from said graphical user interface.
A trigger sequence configuration display system for trigger definition development in a signal measurement system having a graphical user interface, the trigger configuration display system constructed and arranged to display in a visually associated manner a plurality of graphically selectable protocol layer icons and a protocol profile window associated with said protocol layer icons, wherein:
- a) graphical selection of one of said protocol layer icons causes said protocol profile window to display graphical representations of protocol field information corresponding to said layer of protocol information;
- b) said graphical representations of said protocol field information comprises a protocol descriptors menu and an associated protocol editors menu;
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- c) user editing of said protocol editors menu causes said signal measurement system to construct a signal measurement trigger sequence.
A trigger sequence configuration display system for trigger definition development in a signal measurement system having a graphical user interface, the trigger configuration display system constructed and arranged to display in a visually associated manner a plurality of graphically selectable protocol layer icons and a protocol profile window corresponding to said protocol layer icons, wherein:
- a) said graphically selectable protocol layer icons represent layers of protocol information accessed over communications data buses with said signal measurement system;
- b) graphical selection of one of said graphically selectable protocol layer icons causes said protocol profile window to display protocol field information corresponding to said layer of protocol information;
- c) a plurality of event definitions are stored in a memory in the signal measurement system;
- d) said protocol profile window provides for operator editing of values useful for trigger definition development;
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- e) a trigger sequence is generated from said event definitions in response to inputs from said graphical user interface.
A trigger sequence configuration display system for trigger definition development in a signal measurement system having a graphical user interface, the trigger configuration display system constructed and arranged to display in a visually associated manner a plurality of graphically selectable protocol layer icons and a protocol profile window corresponding to said protocol layer icons, wherein:
- a) said graphically selectable protocol layer icons represent layers of protocol information accessed over communications data buses with said signal measurement system;
- b) said protocol profile window is comprised of a protocol descriptors menu and a protocol editors menu;
- c) said protocol descriptors menu comprising a plurality of protocol field identifiers;
- d) wherein said protocol descriptors menu is visually adjacent to said protocol editors menu and said protocol editors menu is comprised of a plurality of text input boxes wherein each text input box corresponds to one of said plurality of protocol field identifiers;
- e) graphical selection of one of said graphically selectable protocol layer icons causes said protocol profile window to display protocol field information corresponding to said layer of protocol information;
- f) a plurality of event definitions are stored in a memory in the signal measurement system;
- g) said protocol editors menu provides for operator editing of values useful for trigger definition development;
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- h) a series of trigger primitives is constructed from said event definitions in response to inputs from said graphical user interface.
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