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== lsusb before firmware upload ==
== lsusb before firmware upload ==


This is the lsusb ouput on Linux, '''before''' any FX2 firmware is uploaded:
This is the lsusb output on Linux, '''before''' any FX2 firmware is uploaded:


<small>
  $ '''lsusb -vvv'''
  $ '''lsusb -vvv'''
  Bus 001 Device 114: ID '''0925:3881 Lakeview Research'''
  Bus 001 Device 114: ID '''0925:3881 Lakeview Research'''
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  Device Status:    0x0000
  Device Status:    0x0000
   (Bus Powered)
   (Bus Powered)
</small>


== lsusb after firmware upload ==
== lsusb after firmware upload (old firmware) ==


This is the lsusb ouput on Linux, '''after''' the Saleae Logic FX2 firmware is uploaded:
This is the lsusb output on Linux, '''after''' the old Saleae Logic FX2 firmware is uploaded:


<small>
  $ '''lsusb -vvv'''
  $ '''lsusb -vvv'''
  Bus 001 Device 116: ID '''0925:3881 Lakeview Research'''
  Bus 001 Device 116: ID '''0925:3881 Lakeview Research'''
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       bInterfaceNumber        0
       bInterfaceNumber        0
       bAlternateSetting      0
       bAlternateSetting      0
       bNumEndpoints          2
       bNumEndpoints          '''2'''
       bInterfaceClass      255 Vendor Specific Class
       bInterfaceClass      255 Vendor Specific Class
       bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
       bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
Line 306: Line 309:
         bLength                7
         bLength                7
         bDescriptorType        5
         bDescriptorType        5
         bEndpointAddress    0x01  EP 1 OUT
         bEndpointAddress    0x01  '''EP 1 OUT'''
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type              None
          Usage Type              Data
        wMaxPacketSize    0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                7
        bDescriptorType        5
        bEndpointAddress    0x82  '''EP 2 IN'''
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type              None
          Usage Type              Data
        wMaxPacketSize    0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval              0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType        6
  bcdUSB              2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass      255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol      255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:    0x0002
  (Bus Powered)
  Remote Wakeup Enabled
</small>
 
== lsusb after firmware upload (new firmware) ==
 
This is the lsusb output on Linux, '''after''' the new Saleae Logic FX2 firmware is uploaded:
 
<small>
$ '''lsusb -vvv'''
Bus 002 Device 004: ID '''0925:3881 Lakeview Research'''
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType        1
  bcdUSB              2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass      255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol      255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor          0x0925 Lakeview Research
  idProduct          0x3881
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer          1 '''Saleae LLC'''
  iProduct                2 '''Logic'''
  iSerial                0
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                9
    bDescriptorType        2
    wTotalLength          46
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue    1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes        0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                9
      bDescriptorType        4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting      0
      bNumEndpoints          '''4'''
      bInterfaceClass      255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                7
        bDescriptorType        5
        bEndpointAddress    0x01  '''EP 1 OUT'''
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type              None
          Usage Type              Data
        wMaxPacketSize    0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                7
        bDescriptorType        5
        bEndpointAddress    0x81  '''EP 1 IN'''
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type              None
          Usage Type              Data
        wMaxPacketSize    0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                7
        bDescriptorType        5
        bEndpointAddress    0x82  '''EP 2 IN'''
         bmAttributes            2
         bmAttributes            2
           Transfer Type            Bulk
           Transfer Type            Bulk
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         bLength                7
         bLength                7
         bDescriptorType        5
         bDescriptorType        5
         bEndpointAddress    0x82 EP 2 IN
         bEndpointAddress    0x06 '''EP 6 OUT'''
         bmAttributes            2
         bmAttributes            2
           Transfer Type            Bulk
           Transfer Type            Bulk
Line 335: Line 434:
   (Bus Powered)
   (Bus Powered)
   Remote Wakeup Enabled
   Remote Wakeup Enabled
</small>
== lsusb after firmware upload (fx2lafw 1.0) ==
This is the lsusb output on Linux, '''after''' the [[fx2lafw]] 1.0 firmware is uploaded:
<small>
$ '''lsusb -vvv'''
Bus 002 Device 057: ID '''0925:3881 Lakeview Research'''
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType        1
  bcdUSB              2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass      255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol      255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor          0x0925 Lakeview Research
  idProduct          0x3881
  bcdDevice            0.01
  iManufacturer          1 '''sigrok'''
  iProduct                2 '''fx2lafw'''
  iSerial                0
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                9
    bDescriptorType        2
    wTotalLength          25
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue    1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes        0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                9
      bDescriptorType        4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting      0
      bNumEndpoints          1
      bInterfaceClass      255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                7
        bDescriptorType        5
        bEndpointAddress    0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type              None
          Usage Type              Data
        wMaxPacketSize    0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval              0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType        6
  bcdUSB              2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass      255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol      255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:    0x0000
  (Bus Powered)
</small>
== Vendor USB protocol ==
The original Saleae firmware, no longer used in sigrok, announces itself on the USB bus with the same vendor and product IDs, but with two endpoints: '''endpoint 1 (out)''' is used for sending commands to the logic analyzer, '''endpoint 2 (in)''' is for transfers of sample sets. Both endpoints are of type '''bulk'''.
The Saleae Logic does no analysis in hardware at all. Processing triggers, protocol analysis and so on is all done on the software side; the hardware unit merely sends the requested number of samples at a given sample rate. The device has 8 probes, all of which are always probed and sent along. A full sample is thus always exactly one byte.
=== Setting the samplerate, starting an acquisition ===
There is only one command the software sends to the Saleae Logic on '''endpoint 1''': a '''two-byte command''' to set the samplerate. The '''first byte''' is always '''0x01''' ('''0xd5''' on more recent firmware versions). This is likely a command opcode meaning "set sample rate".
The '''second byte''' indicates the samplerate. The samplerate is given in the form of a divider based on the FX2LP's clock, which runs at 48MHz. The following formula is used:
samplerate = 48 / (1 + divider)
Thus, a samplerate of 2 MHz (for example) is selected by using 23 as the divider:
{| border="0" style="font-size: smaller"
|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
!1st byte
!2nd byte
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 0x01 (1)
| 0x17 (23)
|}
=== Supported samplerates ===
The following samplerates are supported in older firmware versions:
{| border="0" style="font-size: smaller"
|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
!Samplerate
!Divider (hex)
!Divider (int)
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 200 kHz
| 0xef
| 239
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 250 kHz
| 0xbf
| 191
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 500 kHz
| 0x5f
| 95
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 1 MHz
| 0x2f
| 47
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 2 MHz
| 0x17
| 23
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 4 MHz
| 0x0b
| 11
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 8 MHz
| 0x05
| 5
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 12 MHz
| 0x03
| 3
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 16 MHz
| 0x02
| 2
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 24 MHz
| 0x01
| 1
|}
Recent versions of the vendor software have additional samplerate settings of '''100 kHz''', '''50 kHz''', and '''25 kHz'''. However, these result in the same divider value of '''239''' (and the software likely just uses every 2nd/4th/8th sample) as with the 200 kHz samplerate, so they're not really too useful.
The following samplerates are supported in newer firmware versions:
{| border="0" style="font-size: smaller"
|- bgcolor="#6699ff"
!Samplerate
!Divider (hex)
!Divider (int)
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 200 kHz
| 0x4e
| 78
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 250 kHz
| 0x9e
| 158
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 500 kHz
| 0xfe
| 254
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 1 MHz
| 0x8e
| 142
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 2 MHz
| 0xe6
| 230
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 4 MHz
| 0xda
| 218
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 8 MHz
| 0xd4
| 212
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 12 MHz
| 0xe2
| 226
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 16 MHz
| 0xd5
| 213
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| 24 MHz
| 0xe0
| 224
|}
=== Getting samples ===
Samples are read off '''endpoint 2'''. The Saleae Logic receives a read request from the host, and responds by sending the requested number of samples. The maximum number of samples transferred at a time is 4096, a constraint in the USB protocol. A sample is one byte, with each bit representing the state of one of the probes. Probe 1 (black wire) is in the MSB of the sample, probe 8 (purple wire) is the LSB.


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Latest revision as of 20:18, 16 December 2012

lsusb before firmware upload

This is the lsusb output on Linux, before any FX2 firmware is uploaded: 

$ lsusb -vvv
Bus 001 Device 114: ID 0925:3881 Lakeview Research
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0925 Lakeview Research
  idProduct          0x3881 
  bcdDevice            0.01
  iManufacturer           0 
  iProduct                0 
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength          171
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           0
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       1
      bNumEndpoints           6
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x86  EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x88  EP 8 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       2
      bNumEndpoints           6
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x86  EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x88  EP 8 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       3
      bNumEndpoints           6
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            1
          Transfer Type            Isochronous
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x86  EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes            1
          Transfer Type            Isochronous
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x88  EP 8 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

lsusb after firmware upload (old firmware)

This is the lsusb output on Linux, after the old Saleae Logic FX2 firmware is uploaded: 

$ lsusb -vvv
Bus 001 Device 116: ID 0925:3881 Lakeview Research
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0925 Lakeview Research
  idProduct          0x3881 
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           1 Saleae LLC
  iProduct                2 Logic
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           32
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:     0x0002
  (Bus Powered)
  Remote Wakeup Enabled

lsusb after firmware upload (new firmware)

This is the lsusb output on Linux, after the new Saleae Logic FX2 firmware is uploaded: 

$ lsusb -vvv
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0925:3881 Lakeview Research
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0925 Lakeview Research
  idProduct          0x3881 
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           1 Saleae LLC
  iProduct                2 Logic
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           46
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           4
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x06  EP 6 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:     0x0002
  (Bus Powered)
  Remote Wakeup Enabled

lsusb after firmware upload (fx2lafw 1.0)

This is the lsusb output on Linux, after the fx2lafw 1.0 firmware is uploaded: 

$ lsusb -vvv
Bus 002 Device 057: ID 0925:3881 Lakeview Research
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0925 Lakeview Research
  idProduct          0x3881 
  bcdDevice            0.01
  iManufacturer           1 sigrok
  iProduct                2 fx2lafw
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           25
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

Vendor USB protocol

The original Saleae firmware, no longer used in sigrok, announces itself on the USB bus with the same vendor and product IDs, but with two endpoints: endpoint 1 (out) is used for sending commands to the logic analyzer, endpoint 2 (in) is for transfers of sample sets. Both endpoints are of type bulk.

The Saleae Logic does no analysis in hardware at all. Processing triggers, protocol analysis and so on is all done on the software side; the hardware unit merely sends the requested number of samples at a given sample rate. The device has 8 probes, all of which are always probed and sent along. A full sample is thus always exactly one byte.

Setting the samplerate, starting an acquisition

There is only one command the software sends to the Saleae Logic on endpoint 1: a two-byte command to set the samplerate. The first byte is always 0x01 (0xd5 on more recent firmware versions). This is likely a command opcode meaning "set sample rate".

The second byte indicates the samplerate. The samplerate is given in the form of a divider based on the FX2LP's clock, which runs at 48MHz. The following formula is used: 

samplerate = 48 / (1 + divider)

Thus, a samplerate of 2 MHz (for example) is selected by using 23 as the divider:

1st byte 2nd byte
0x01 (1) 0x17 (23)

Supported samplerates

The following samplerates are supported in older firmware versions:

Samplerate Divider (hex) Divider (int)
200 kHz 0xef 239
250 kHz 0xbf 191
500 kHz 0x5f 95
1 MHz 0x2f 47
2 MHz 0x17 23
4 MHz 0x0b 11
8 MHz 0x05 5
12 MHz 0x03 3
16 MHz 0x02 2
24 MHz 0x01 1

Recent versions of the vendor software have additional samplerate settings of 100 kHz, 50 kHz, and 25 kHz. However, these result in the same divider value of 239 (and the software likely just uses every 2nd/4th/8th sample) as with the 200 kHz samplerate, so they're not really too useful.

The following samplerates are supported in newer firmware versions:

Samplerate Divider (hex) Divider (int)
200 kHz 0x4e 78
250 kHz 0x9e 158
500 kHz 0xfe 254
1 MHz 0x8e 142
2 MHz 0xe6 230
4 MHz 0xda 218
8 MHz 0xd4 212
12 MHz 0xe2 226
16 MHz 0xd5 213
24 MHz 0xe0 224

Getting samples

Samples are read off endpoint 2. The Saleae Logic receives a read request from the host, and responds by sending the requested number of samples. The maximum number of samples transferred at a time is 4096, a constraint in the USB protocol. A sample is one byte, with each bit representing the state of one of the probes. Probe 1 (black wire) is in the MSB of the sample, probe 8 (purple wire) is the LSB.


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