| name | scope-logic-analyzer |
| description | Test equipment integration for signal analysis (oscilloscope and logic analyzer) |
| category | Hardware Debugging |
| allowed-tools | ["Bash","Read","Write","Edit","Glob","Grep"] |
| graph | {"domains":["domain:embedded-systems"],"specializations":["specialization:embedded-systems"],"skillAreas":["skill-area:rtos-programming","skill-area:firmware-development"],"roles":["role:embedded-engineer"]} |
Oscilloscope/Logic Analyzer Skill
Overview
This skill provides test equipment integration for signal analysis, enabling automated measurements, protocol decoding, and timing verification using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Capabilities
Oscilloscope Operations
- Channel configuration
- Trigger setup and management
- Measurement automation
- Waveform capture and export
- Math and FFT operations
- Cursor measurements
- Mask testing
Logic Analyzer Operations
- Digital channel configuration
- Protocol decoder setup
- Trigger configuration
- Capture depth management
- State vs timing mode
- Parallel bus capture
Signal Measurements
- Rise/fall time measurement
- Frequency and period
- Duty cycle analysis
- Amplitude measurements
- Pulse width measurement
- Signal integrity metrics
- Eye diagram analysis
Protocol Decoding
- I2C protocol decoding
- SPI protocol decoding
- UART/RS-232 decoding
- CAN/LIN decoding
- Custom protocol definitions
Timing Analysis
- Setup and hold time verification
- Propagation delay measurement
- Clock jitter analysis
- Timing margin verification
- Glitch detection
FFT and Frequency Analysis
- Spectrum analysis
- Harmonic analysis
- THD calculation
- EMI pre-compliance
- Noise floor analysis
Instrument Integration
- Keysight/Agilent instruments
- Tektronix oscilloscopes
- Rigol oscilloscopes
- Saleae Logic analyzers
- Sigrok/PulseView
- SCPI command automation
Target Processes
signal-integrity-testing.js - Signal quality validation
hardware-bring-up.js - Initial signal verification
real-time-performance-validation.js - Timing validation
Dependencies
- Oscilloscope software/drivers
- Logic analyzer software (Saleae Logic, Sigrok)
- VISA/SCPI libraries
- Protocol decoder plugins
Usage Context
This skill is invoked when tasks require:
- Signal integrity verification
- Timing analysis and validation
- Protocol debugging
- Hardware validation
- EMI pre-compliance testing
Measurement Examples
Rise Time Measurement
scope.channel[1].enabled = True
scope.channel[1].scale = 1.0
scope.trigger.source = "CH1"
scope.trigger.level = 1.65
scope.trigger.slope = "RISE"
measurement = scope.measure.rise_time("CH1")
print(f"Rise time: {measurement * 1e9:.2f} ns")
Logic Analyzer Capture
analyzer.set_sample_rate(24e6)
analyzer.set_capture_depth(10e6)
analyzer.add_decoder("i2c", sda=0, scl=1)
analyzer.trigger.add_condition("i2c_start")
analyzer.start_capture()
Configuration
equipment:
oscilloscope:
type: keysight | tektronix | rigol
connection: visa | usb | ethernet
address: "TCPIP::192.168.1.100::INSTR"
logic_analyzer:
type: saleae | sigrok
sample_rate: 24MHz
channels: 8