LA104 Logic Analyzer

User Manual V1.0

Please read this manual before using this device.

This user manual is based on APP1.01.
 目 录

1. Safety Statement P1

2. Product Introduction P3

3. Interface P7

4. Detailed Instructions P16

5. Technical Support P20

6. Legal Statements P22

 1 Safety Statement
In order to ensure the correct and safe use of this product, please read and comply with the
following safety precautions.
Damage caused by any violations of the following safety precautions will be borne by User.

1. Safety Statement
Read carefully all the following safety precautions to avoid personal injury and prevent
damage to the device or any products connected to it.

1.1 Use proper power cord

Please use power cord specified for this product and certified for your country/district of use.

1.2 Comply With All Terminal Ratings

To avoid fire or electric shock, please comply with all terminal ratings and marking
instructions, avoiding damaging the device. Before connecting devices, please consult
the product manual or product label first to know the information about the ratings.

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1.3 Connect and Disconnect Measuring Cables Correctly
Before connecting/disconnecting measuring cables, please turn off the power of the
measured circuit, turn on the power after correctly connecting.
1.4 Use Proper Over Voltage Protection
Make sure no over voltage (such as voltage caused by lightening) can reach the device,
otherwise, user may get an electric shock.
1.5 Do Not Operate With Opening Back Case
1.6 Avoid Exposure of Circuit
When Power is on, do not touch the exposed joints or components.
If suspect failure of device, stop operating device. Please contact your seller for product
testing, maintaining, adjustment or parts replacing.
1.7 Do Not Operate in Wet or Inflammable/Explosive Conditions
1.8 Keep Product Surface Clean And Dry
1.9 Take On Antistatic Protection
Static electricity may cause damage to device, please operate in antistatic space.
When connecting devices, both internal and external conductors should be earthed briefly to
release static electricity.
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2. Product Operation Attentions
Keep away from bad environment. Keep away from direct sunlight, heat sources, heavy
smoke, steam, corrosive or flammable gases, strong magnetic sources, high pressure
equipment or power lines, water, oil, chemicals or places alike;
Environmental temperature and environmental humidity. Suitable temperature: 10~50℃,
humidity: 10~90%RH.

2 Product Introduction
1. Brief Introduction
LA104 is a compact, portable logic analyzer with a display screen. It is widely applied to a
variety of industries and fields, such as automotive electronics, communication, power supply
and computer.
2. Function
Logic analyzer is used to analyze the logic relationship of digital systems, as it can collect
and store multichannel digital signals and directly display their sequential relationship on the
screen. The logic analyzer is equipped with the function of protocol analysis, and can parse logic
signal of the protocol's physical layer into data of the high layer protocol and display them on the
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3. Parameters

Channel 4
Max Sampling Rate 100M Sa/S

Measuring Input Min Captured Pulse width 10ns

Parameters Input Voltage Range 0-5V
Equivalent Input Impedance 1MΩ
Threshold Voltage 1.2-3V
Programmable Output Channel 4
Programmable Output Type PWM,SPI,I2C,UART
Output Parameters
Programmable Output Amplitude 3V
3V Power Output Channel 1

Fig 2.1 Functional Parameters

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 Storage Built-in 8M Flash Storage
Battery Built-in 500mAh Lithium Battery
Display 2.8 ’ ’ Color LCD Screen
Size 100mm*56.6mm*8.4mm
Fig 2.2 Product Specifications
4. Interfaces & Buttons Escape
Sampling Menu Confirm Encoder A

SMPL MENU ESC OK

Measurement Signal Input/

Logic Data Output A

Encoder B
OFF

Power
Micro USB Port
LA104

Charging Indicator
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 Measuring Channel 1-4
Ground Wire
Programmable Output Channel 1-4
3V Power Source

Mark of Withstand Voltage

Buttons Functions
Power On/Power Off (If the device is automatically power off, turn off the device
then turn on again)
Charging, connecting PC for reading data
SMPL Collect/Pause
MENU Option Menu
ESC Quit
OK Confirm/Execute
Encoder A Left/Right Choosing
Encoder B Up/Down Choosing
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 Buttons Quick Functions
OK Switch Menu Options of Time
Encoder B Increase/Decrease the Option Value of Current Time Menu
SMPL+OK Save Current Screen Picture (Not Collecting)
OK+Encoder B-Up Continuously Increase the Option Value of Current Time Menu
OK+Encoder B-Down Continuously Decrease the Option Value of Current Time Menu

3 Interface

1. Main Interface 1

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 Name Description
1 Main Menu Bar Display sampling status, main menu and power
2 Waveform View Display information and waveform of each channel
3 Ruler Timing Ruler
4 Measuring Zone Display Pulse Width, number of Edges and Time Difference
5 Waveform Thumbnail Thumbnail of Collected Data

1.1 Mark Description

Yellow mark indicates Hidden Menu Option on the right.

Yellow menu indicates Submenus under this

Option; press “MENU” and slide the Encoder
“A” to select Submenu.

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 Blue button indicates pressing “OK” to
execute and switch data.

1.2 1.1Main Menu Bar

/ Pause/Collect Data
In:SPI Setting Options for collecting Input Protocol
Time:TB Time Scale, Cursor and Horizontal Window Options
Tri:== Trigger Option
Measure Measurement Option
Out SPI Programmable Port Option
FileSys File System Option
Setting System Configuration Option
/ Power/Charge, PC Connection Status

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1.3 1.1Waveform View Trigger Status Waveform Display

Channel Serial Number

Channel Mark
T1、T2 Cursor Line

Protocol Analysis
Channel

Trigger Line Protocol Analysis Data

1.4 Ruler

Current Min. Unit of Ruler

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1.5 Measurement Zone

CH1 Current Measuring Channel

P_PWSum Total Time of Positive Pulse Width of T1 and T2
N-PWSum Total Time of Negative Pulse Width of T1 and T2
UpNum Number of Rising Edges of T1 and T2
DownNum Number of Falling Edge of T1 and T2
T1:1.00us T1 Time
T2:4.60us T2 Time
▲T:3.60us Time Difference between T1 and T2
1.6 Waveform Thumbnail

Waveform Thumbnail of Collected Data

Slider: Green Slider indicates the position of the current Waveform View in Collected Waveform;
Grey Slider indicates no Collected Waveform currently.
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2. Menu Options Introduction

2.1 User-defined Protocol Analysis Option

2.2 SPI Protocol Analysis Option

CS Enable CS (Chip Select) Enabling Conditions: 0 indicates Low

Level Enabling; 1 indicates High Level Enabling
Clock Polarity Clock Polarity: 0 indicates Low Level;
1 indicates High Level
Clock Phase Clock Phase: 0 indicates to read data on the first Saltus;
1 indicates to read data on the second Saltus
Bit Order Data Bit Sequence: LSB indicates Least Significant Bit in
the front; MSB indicates the Most Significant Bit in the front
Word Size Data Length

Data Format Displaying Format of Analysis Data

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2.3 12C Protocol Analysis Option

R/W bit set 0 Set Reading/Writing Bit when Addressing

Data Format Displaying Format of Analysis Data

2.4 UART Protocol Analysis Option

Baud Rate Baud Rate

Data Bits Data Bits
Stop Bits Stop Bits
Parity Type Calibration Setting
Bit Order Data Bit Sequence
Invert Signal Invert Signal
Data Format Displaying Format of Analysis Data

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2.5 Time Option
Time Base Min. Unit of Ruler
T1.Posi Position of Cursor T1
T2.Posi Position of Cursor T2
X.Posi Waveform Offsetting Time

2.6 Trigger Options

Not equal/Equal to Combination Condition
NE_CM/EQ_CM/ Trigger/Arbitrary Trigger/Not equal/
Tri Type Any/LNE_W/ Equal to Continuous Pulse Width less than
Threshold Value Trigger
LEQ_W/GNE_W/ Incompatible/Compatible with Continuous
GEQ_W Pulse Width larger than Threshold Value Trigger

Channels 1-4 Rising Edge/Falling Edge: Corresponding

TriCond Condition to Channels 1-4 from left to right
Channels 1-4
TriMask Combination Settings √ indicates selecting this Channel;
× indicates this Channel does not Trigger
TriWidth Trigger Pulse Width
Condition: Use Encoder “A” to Select
Threshold Settings of Level
Threshold Value
Channel and then press “OK” to Switch

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2.7 Measurement Options

Select a Measurement Channel

2.8 Output Options

Select the Programmable Output Type: SPI, 12C, UART, PWM

2.9 File Saving Options

Save Bmp: Save the Current Screen Image with the Number
as File Name
Save Csv: Save Collected Data with the Number as File
Name
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2.10 System Setting Option
Save param Save Current Option Parameters
Restore param Reset to Defaults
Volume Buzzer Volume
BKlight LCD Backlight Brightness
Standby Standby Time
Power off Auto Power-off Time

4 Detailed Instructions
1. Interface Settings

1. Select the Protocol Type or User-defined Type for the

Measured Signal

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 2. Set the Parameters for all the Options under the Protocol

3. Set the Triggering Conditions for the measured Signals

(all the Protocol Types have their own corresponding
Triggering Setting).
2. Connect Measuring Cable
1) Connect LA104's Ground Wire (GND) with the ground wire of the Measured Device;
2) Connect LA104's Input Channels with the Pins to be measured.
Be careful when plugging/unplugging the Measuring Cable to avoid damaging the Measured
Device or this product.
Don't measure Signals beyond the Level Measuring Range of LA104.
LA104 can't measure Signals with frequency higher than its max collected frequency.
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3. Collection Analysis

1) Slid Encoder A to “Out SPI” and press the “SMPL” button to begin
collecting.Pres “OK” to send out Signal, and check the Waveform after
some time;

2) Adjust the TimeBase Parameters to the

right Waveform Ratio;

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3) Moving X. Posi to the Waveform of the Period you want to observe;

4) Settings of Protocol Analysis;

Select the Data Type you want to check in the Protocol's
Submenus;

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 5) Check the Measured Data;
Check the Measured Data between T1 and T2 by adjusting the
positions of Cursors T1 and T2.

5 Technical Support
1. Firmware Update
1.Visit www.minidso.com to download the latest firmware of your logic analyzer to your PC.
2.Long press both LA104’s power button and SMPL button to enter DFU firmware upgrade mode.

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3.Use Micro USB data cord to connect LA104 to your PC, and a removable hard disk named
“DFU Vx_xx_x” will appear on your PC. Copy the .hex firmware to the root directory of that disk.
After the extension of the firmware changes from “.hex” to “.rdy”, restart LA104, thus the firmware
is upgraded.

For more information, please visit www.minidso.com.

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 6 Legal Statements
This device fulfills part 15 of the FCC regulations Device must fulfill below 2
conditions:
(1) Device must not generate interference;
(2) Device must be able to resist any interferences on it, including
interferences that could cause dangerous manipulation.

This is a trademark of Europe Union

This product with CE logo on it fulfills related Euro Union laws and
regulations

Do not dispose this product with domestic waste.

Handling and recycle:Disposal of the product shall be manipulated

according to laws and regulations in yourarea.

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