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== Getting the firmware ==
== Getting the firmware ==


The firmware required for the Cypress FX2 chip on the Saleae Logic is proprietary and can't be distributed with sigrok. But if you have a Saleae Logic, you can go and download the official software, install it somewhere (e.g. using '''wine''') and/or extract the required data (e.g. using '''cabextract'''). Unfortunately the firmware doesn't exist as a separate file, it's embedded in a file named '''WinUSBLogicInterface.dll''' or '''USBDeviceInterface.dll'''.
The firmware required for the Cypress FX2 chip on the Saleae Logic is proprietary and can't be distributed with sigrok. But if you have a Saleae Logic, you can go and download the official software, install it somewhere (e.g. using '''wine''') and/or extract the required data (e.g. using '''cabextract'''). Unfortunately the firmware doesn't exist as a separate file, it's embedded in another file.
 
=== Old firmware versions ===
 
For older Saleae software releases, a file named '''WinUSBLogicInterface.dll''' or '''USBDeviceInterface.dll''' contains the firmware.


The following lines must be used with the software [http://www.saleae.com/downloads/logic/Logic%20Setup%20Beta.exe 1.0.33 Beta for WinXP/Vista/7]:
The following lines must be used with the software [http://www.saleae.com/downloads/logic/Logic%20Setup%20Beta.exe 1.0.33 Beta for WinXP/Vista/7]:
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  $ '''objcopy -Iihex fw.hex -Obinary saleae-logic.fw'''
  $ '''objcopy -Iihex fw.hex -Obinary saleae-logic.fw'''
=== New firmware versions ===
More recent firmware versions need a different method to acquire the firmware:
Download the [http://downloads.saleae.com/Logic%20Setup%201.1.15%20(32-bit).exe 1.1.15 (32-bit)] version of the software. Then:
$ '''cabextract Logic\ Setup\ 1.1.15\ \(32-bit\).exe'''
$ '''dd if=Logic.exe of=fw.hex skip=9278024 count=42631 bs=1'''
$ '''strings fw.hex | tail -1147 > fw2.hex'''
$ '''echo ":00000001FF" >> fw2.hex'''
$ '''objcopy -Iihex fw2.hex -Obinary saleae-logic.fw'''
=== Firmware file location ===


The resulting '''saleae-logic.fw''' file is usable by sigrok directly, just copy it into the '''/usr/local/share/libsigrok/firmware''' directory (may differ if you used the '''--prefix''' option of '''configure''').
The resulting '''saleae-logic.fw''' file is usable by sigrok directly, just copy it into the '''/usr/local/share/libsigrok/firmware''' directory (may differ if you used the '''--prefix''' option of '''configure''').
Recent versions of libsigrok support both the older and newer Saleae Logic firmware.


== Random notes ==
== Random notes ==


The case has four '''Torx T2''' screws you need to remove in order to be able to open it.
The case has four '''Torx T2''' screws you need to remove in order to be able to open it.

Revision as of 00:05, 8 February 2012

Saleae Logic
Saleae Logic with two E-Z-Hooks attached
Saleae Logic, case open
Saleae Logic PCB front
Saleae Logic PCB back
Saleae Logic collection

The Saleae Logic is a 24MHz, 8-channel, USB-based logic analyzer.

The unit itself is very small, and has a USB 2.0 port connecting it to a PC (and powering the unit) and a connector for the 8 + 1 probe set. It is built around a Cypress EZ-USB FX2LP microcontroller — an 8051-compatible chip with built-in USB 2.0 controller. It can sample 8 channels up to 24MHz and sells for $150.

See Saleae Logic/Info for more details (such as lsusb -vvv output) about the device.

See Saleae Logic16 for the successor product of the Saleae Logic.

Components

  • Main chip: Cypress CY7C68013A-56PVXC (SSOP)
  • ESD protection: ST DVIULC6-4SC6
  • 3.3V voltage regulator: ST LD33C
  • I2C EEPROM: Unknown (marking: M0KS / MOKS)
  • Crystal: 24MHz

Protocol

The Saleae Logic reports on the USB bus with vendor ID 0x0925, product ID 0x3881 (see also the full lsusb). It has no firmware on board; this must be uploaded when the unit is powered on. The standard procedure for the FX2LP chip is used for this. After the firmware is on board, the chip resets and announces itself on the USB bus with the same vendor and product IDs, but this time with only 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.

Getting the firmware

The firmware required for the Cypress FX2 chip on the Saleae Logic is proprietary and can't be distributed with sigrok. But if you have a Saleae Logic, you can go and download the official software, install it somewhere (e.g. using wine) and/or extract the required data (e.g. using cabextract). Unfortunately the firmware doesn't exist as a separate file, it's embedded in another file.

Old firmware versions

For older Saleae software releases, a file named WinUSBLogicInterface.dll or USBDeviceInterface.dll contains the firmware.

The following lines must be used with the software 1.0.33 Beta for WinXP/Vista/7:

$ cabextract Logic\ Setup\ Beta.exe
$ dd if=WinUSBLogicInterface.dll of=fw.hex skip=8036 count=17366 bs=1

The following lines must be used with the software 1.0.21 for WinXP/Vista/7.

$ cabextract Logic\ Setup.exe
$ dd if=USBDeviceInterface.dll of=fw.hex skip=4220 count=17366 bs=1

Then:

$ objcopy -Iihex fw.hex -Obinary saleae-logic.fw

New firmware versions

More recent firmware versions need a different method to acquire the firmware:

Download the 1.1.15 (32-bit) version of the software. Then:

$ cabextract Logic\ Setup\ 1.1.15\ \(32-bit\).exe
$ dd if=Logic.exe of=fw.hex skip=9278024 count=42631 bs=1
$ strings fw.hex | tail -1147 > fw2.hex
$ echo ":00000001FF" >> fw2.hex
$ objcopy -Iihex fw2.hex -Obinary saleae-logic.fw

Firmware file location

The resulting saleae-logic.fw file is usable by sigrok directly, just copy it into the /usr/local/share/libsigrok/firmware directory (may differ if you used the --prefix option of configure).

Recent versions of libsigrok support both the older and newer Saleae Logic firmware.

Random notes

The case has four Torx T2 screws you need to remove in order to be able to open it.