Agent skill
scope-logic-analyzer
Test equipment integration for signal analysis (oscilloscope and logic analyzer)
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/embedded-systems/skills/scope-logic-analyzer
SKILL.md
Oscilloscope/Logic Analyzer Skill
Overview
This skill provides test equipment integration for signal analysis, enabling automated measurements, protocol decoding, and timing verification using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Capabilities
Oscilloscope Operations
- Channel configuration
- Trigger setup and management
- Measurement automation
- Waveform capture and export
- Math and FFT operations
- Cursor measurements
- Mask testing
Logic Analyzer Operations
- Digital channel configuration
- Protocol decoder setup
- Trigger configuration
- Capture depth management
- State vs timing mode
- Parallel bus capture
Signal Measurements
- Rise/fall time measurement
- Frequency and period
- Duty cycle analysis
- Amplitude measurements
- Pulse width measurement
- Signal integrity metrics
- Eye diagram analysis
Protocol Decoding
- I2C protocol decoding
- SPI protocol decoding
- UART/RS-232 decoding
- CAN/LIN decoding
- Custom protocol definitions
Timing Analysis
- Setup and hold time verification
- Propagation delay measurement
- Clock jitter analysis
- Timing margin verification
- Glitch detection
FFT and Frequency Analysis
- Spectrum analysis
- Harmonic analysis
- THD calculation
- EMI pre-compliance
- Noise floor analysis
Instrument Integration
- Keysight/Agilent instruments
- Tektronix oscilloscopes
- Rigol oscilloscopes
- Saleae Logic analyzers
- Sigrok/PulseView
- SCPI command automation
Target Processes
signal-integrity-testing.js- Signal quality validationhardware-bring-up.js- Initial signal verificationreal-time-performance-validation.js- Timing validation
Dependencies
- Oscilloscope software/drivers
- Logic analyzer software (Saleae Logic, Sigrok)
- VISA/SCPI libraries
- Protocol decoder plugins
Usage Context
This skill is invoked when tasks require:
- Signal integrity verification
- Timing analysis and validation
- Protocol debugging
- Hardware validation
- EMI pre-compliance testing
Measurement Examples
Rise Time Measurement
scope.channel[1].enabled = True
scope.channel[1].scale = 1.0 # V/div
scope.trigger.source = "CH1"
scope.trigger.level = 1.65 # V
scope.trigger.slope = "RISE"
measurement = scope.measure.rise_time("CH1")
print(f"Rise time: {measurement * 1e9:.2f} ns")
Logic Analyzer Capture
analyzer.set_sample_rate(24e6) # 24 MHz
analyzer.set_capture_depth(10e6) # 10M samples
analyzer.add_decoder("i2c", sda=0, scl=1)
analyzer.trigger.add_condition("i2c_start")
analyzer.start_capture()
Configuration
equipment:
oscilloscope:
type: keysight | tektronix | rigol
connection: visa | usb | ethernet
address: "TCPIP::192.168.1.100::INSTR"
logic_analyzer:
type: saleae | sigrok
sample_rate: 24MHz
channels: 8
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