Siglent SDS6000L-SpaceWire SpaceWire decode (software)
Siglent SDS6000L-SpaceWire is a SpaceWire decode from 2 to 400 Mbps, as characters or packets — decode only. For the SDS6000L. ( license option )
SDS6000L-SpaceWire — SpaceWire decode (software)
SpaceWire decode from 2 to 400 Mbps, as characters or packets — decode only.
Supplied as a licence key issued against the instrument's serial number. There is no hardware to fit and nothing to return: the code is entered in the instrument's own menu and the function is available immediately, on the instrument you already own.
What this option does
What it does
Decodes SpaceWire from the Data and Strobe lines at 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 or 400 Mbps or a custom rate, with fixed-speed or automatic clock recovery, automatic, NULL, pattern or manual synchronisation, and a character (N/L-char) or packet view. It is a decoder only and reads the analogue channels.
What you use it for
SpaceWire links the instruments, memories and processors of spacecraft data-handling systems. There is no clock line to look at; the decoder does the data-strobe recovery and shows what the link is carrying.
In practice
A new instrument unit will not establish its link. Decoding the start-up shows whether the two ends get as far as exchanging NULLs, and in the packet view where the traffic stops once they do.
⚠ Decode only — there is no SpaceWire trigger. Decoding uses analogue channels C1 to C4 only.
Decode details
From the SDS6000L data sheet EN01C.
| Trigger | None — decode only. Capture with an edge, pulse-width or pattern trigger. |
| Decode from | Analogue channels C1–C4 |
| Signals | Data, Strobe |
| Clock recovery | Fixed speed, auto detect |
| Bit rate | 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 or 400 Mbps, or custom |
| Synchronisation | Auto, NULLs, pattern, manual |
| View | N/L-char, packet |
| Standard on every SDS6000L | I²C, SPI, UART, CAN, LIN — no key needed |
Related options and accessories
Questions about SDS6000L-SpaceWire
Can I trigger on SpaceWire data?
No. On the SDS6000L SpaceWire is decode only. Capture with an edge, pulse-width or pattern trigger, and the decoder reads what was captured.
Can I decode from the SPL2016 logic probe?
No. SpaceWire decodes from the analogue channels only.
Which protocols are already included?
I²C, SPI, UART, CAN and LIN trigger and decode are standard on every SDS6000L. CAN FD, CAN XL, FlexRay, I²S, MIL-STD-1553B, SENT, Manchester, ARINC 429, SpaceWire and USB 2.0 are keys.
How is the licence delivered?
Supplied as a licence key issued against the instrument's serial number. There is no hardware to fit and nothing to return: the code is entered in the instrument's own menu and the function is available immediately, on the instrument you already own. Add the instrument’s serial number to your order, or send it to us afterwards — the key is issued against it.
Can I return a licence?
Software licences and activation keys are delivered electronically and are excluded from the 14-day EU return right once the key has been issued. If you are unsure which key you need, ask us first — with your serial number we can confirm it.
Not sure this is the right key?
Send us your serial number and what you want to measure. We will confirm the exact option before you order.