Can't you use some of the existing EDA tools to display the waveforms? That would reduce the problem to a utility to convert the raw binary image downloaded from the OGD1 into a format the waveform display program can interpret.
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Dieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > What we need to focus on first are the human factors. Assuming we > > have managed to get a trace into the display computer (all of it or > > the right pieces on demand), what does a human need to see, and how > > can we best help him/her to see it and understand it? > > Phase one - get something useful done quickly > CLI > > output choices: > plain ASCII waveform > table of 1s and 0s > > Create library with functions to handle "demand paging", > checksum verification, etc. to be reused by GUI version. > > Phase two - add output as PostScript > > Phase three - GUI > X11 for *BSD, Linux, OS-X, Solaris > Rio window for Plan 9 > > text labels for the traces > user can arrange which traces to display, in what order > markers > search > buttons to > zoom > scroll left-right, up-down > scroll to marker1, marker2, ... > output PostScript of current display > output config file to recreate current display > switch to a different config file > edit config file (launch $EDITOR) (not essential) > switch to a different dataset (not essential) > > Phase four - add smarts > Add a text "trace" that describes activity "read, "write" > Compare simulation output with actual output. > If display is color, paint good portions green, > bad portions red (style and color can be set in > config file). > Look for simple faults like line stuck high or low, > lines shorted together. > > Phases 2,3 & 4 could be mostly done in parallel by different people. > Phase 2 shouldn't take long once phase one is done. > _______________________________________________ > Open-graphics mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics > List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com) _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
