{"id":2016,"date":"2014-12-31T17:40:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T01:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/?p=2016"},"modified":"2014-12-31T17:40:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T01:40:32","slug":"saleae-logic-analyzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/?p=2016","title":{"rendered":"Saleae Logic Analyzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saleae.com\/\">Saleae<\/a> released new revisions of it&#8217;s Logic line of logic analyzers, and decided it was finally time for me to pick one up. I hadn&#8217;t played with one before, though I had seen shots of their software in use, and was impressed with how easy it looked to be able to capture and decode various protocols.<\/p>\n<p>Previous to now, I&#8217;ve muddled through with my oscilloscope that doesn&#8217;t have any storage functions, or using an Arduino to try and capture data and manually parse it out afterward. Needless to say neither of these methods is terribly friendly.<\/p>\n<p>As I don&#8217;t usually need a ton of channels, I got the Logic 4. It came in a handy little soft case that has all the bits you&#8217;ll need to get going.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1587.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2017\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1587-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1587\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1587-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1587-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1587-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1589.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2018\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1589-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1589\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1589-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1589-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1589-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then of course the device itself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1593.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2019\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1593-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1593\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1593-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1593-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1593-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, then you need to hook it up to something and try doing a capture! I tested it out with a USB-&gt;TTL converter I had laying on my desk, and sent a quick serial string, and let the Logic capture and decode it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-12-at-2.24.33-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-12-at-2.24.33-PM-300x80.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-12 at 2.24.33 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-12-at-2.24.33-PM-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-12-at-2.24.33-PM-150x40.png 150w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-12-at-2.24.33-PM-1024x272.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-12-at-2.24.33-PM.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pretty shiny! I&#8217;ve already been using it to do some work on decoding some amateur radio transmissions that don&#8217;t seem to be well documented. Even though there isn&#8217;t an decoding function for this protocol yet, being able to capture the whole waveform makes a significant difference in being able to understand what&#8217;s happening in a given transmission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-8.28.41-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-8.28.41-AM-300x108.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-19 at 8.28.41 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-8.28.41-AM-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-8.28.41-AM-150x54.png 150w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-8.28.41-AM-1024x369.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalnigel.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-19-at-8.28.41-AM.png 1675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d also like to take a moment to commend their staff. I ended up having a problem with a minor physical defect on the device, and their staff was extremely helpful and friendly in resolving my issues. Really appreciated them being so straight with me.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, if you&#8217;re in the market for a logic analyzer, I have to say I&#8217;ve been pleased with the Logic so far!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I found that Saleae released new revisions of it&#8217;s Logic line of logic analyzers, and decided it was finally time for me to pick one up. 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