Basic Setups
Connecting to Your Instrument
You c an connect to your instrument as Remote Host, Remote Desktop, or Local.
To access the TLA Connection dialog box, start the TLA Application software on the instrument or on your PC.
NOTE. The TLA Connection dialog box appears when you start th e instrument from a PC or when you restart the TLA
application without shutting down the instrument.
Local Connection
Choose a Local connection when you want to work directly on the instrument.
NOTE. Make sure that you select Local
instead of Offline when you w ant to connect
to your local instrument. Selecting Offline
does not connect you to an instrument.
Remote Host Connection
Connect as R emote Host when you want to run the application on your PC to control the instrument remotely, and then
store the data locally on your PC.
NOTE. You must be connected to a LAN
to use Remote Host and the TLA Server
(TLA7012 and TLA5000B) must be running.
Refer to Controlling the Logic Analyzer
Remotely in the TLA7000 Series Logic
Analyzers Installation Manual for more
informationonconfiguring your instrument
for remote operation.
NOTE. To start the TLA Server on a
TLA7012 instrument, right-click the
(TLA
Server) icon in the toolbar at the bottom right
side of the screen and select Start TLA
Server
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