Method and apparatus for time-aligning data

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324 73R, 364487, 371 20, 371 25, G06F 1520, G01R 3128

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for time aligning data acquired by one test instrument with corresponding data acquired by another test instrument is disclosed. A set of binary codes, representative of a set of instructions executed by a microprocessor disposed within a user's prototype circuit, are acquired by said one test instrument. With the acquisition of each of said binary codes, a count is developed in a counter indicative of each said acquisition. A multitude of binary data is acquired, independently of the acquisition of the set of binary codes, by said another test instrument, the multitude of binary data being representative of the functions performed by a set of components present within said user's prototype circuit. The binary codes acquired by said one test instrument and the binary data acquired by said another test instrument each have associated therewith a count developed from said counter. A mini-computer receives the binary codes acquired by said one test instrument, the binary data acquired by said another test instrument, and the counts corresponding thereto. The mini-computer time-aligns the binary data acquired by said another test instrument with the binary codes acquired by said one test instrument, using the counts associated therewith. A display of the time-aligned data is developed on a display device. As a result, when an instruction is executed by the microprocessor of the user's prototype circuit, using said display, it is possible to easily analyze the activity which took place among the components present within the user's prototype circuit as a result of the execution of said instruction by said microprocessor.

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