HP 10390A 10390-90903 System Performance Analysis Reference Manual Nov 1989

HP 10390A 10390-90903 System Performance Analysis Reference Manual Nov 1989

This is the original Hewlett-Packard reference manual for the HP 10390A System Performance Analysis (SPA) software. Publication number 10390-90903, printed November 1989, this manual covers installation, configuration, and operation of the SPA software across the HP 1650A/1651A, HP 1650B/1651B, and HP 16510A/16510B logic analyzer platforms, including use within the HP 16500A Logic Analysis System mainframe.

Specifications & What's Included

• Publication Number: 10390-90903
• Microfiche Part Number: 10390-90803
• Print Date: November 1989
• Document Type: Software Reference Manual
• Format: Printed, ring-bound binder
• Language: English
• Compatible Instruments: HP 1650A, HP 1651A, HP 1650B, HP 1651B Logic Analyzers
• Compatible Modules: HP 16510A, HP 16510B Logic Analyzer Modules
• Compatible System: HP 16500A Logic Analysis System
• Chapter coverage: General Information; Installing the Software; Getting Started; SPA Measurement Processes (State Histogram, Time Interval, State Overview modes); Using SPA with State and Timing Analyzers; Programming with SPA; Multi-module and Intermodule Bus use

Applications

The HP 10390A System Performance Analysis software is a post-processing and statistical analysis tool designed for use with HP's 1650/1651 family of logic analyzers and the HP 16500A modular logic analysis mainframe — instruments that were central to digital hardware development and verification work from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. SPA extends the analyzer's measurement capabilities by capturing large state or timing data sets and presenting them as histograms and statistical summaries, allowing engineers to identify software execution bottlenecks, bus utilization patterns, and timing anomalies that would be difficult to observe in a simple waveform or state listing view. The HP 16500A system in particular was a widely used platform in embedded systems development, semiconductor validation, and telecommunications hardware labs of the era. Engineers working to maintain, service, or operate HP 1650-series or HP 16500A equipment today will find this original reference manual an essential resource, covering software installation from floppy disk, state and time interval measurement setup, histogram display configuration, and programming interfaces for all supported platforms.