QuickLaTeX: tikZ-timing package

LaTeX package tikZ-timing created by Martin Scharrer allows easy typing of timing diagrams (digital waveforms) in offline documents.

With the aid of QuickLaTeX tikZ-timing diagrams can be used seamlessly in the WordPress blogs (or any other website). You can just paste tikZ-timing commands directly in the text – QuickLaTeX will compile them into images and embed in the published page.

Let’s consider how we can do this (examples are taken from tikz-timing examples).

tikZ-timing commands can be used inside \begin{tikzpicture} ... \end{tikzpicture}:

\begin{tikzpicture}
[+preamble]
   \usepackage{tikz-timing}
[/preamble]
\timing [
yscale=2.0,
timing/wscale=3.0,
timing/inline 
node/.style={rectangle,below left,font=\sffamily}
] at (0,0)
{H N {D7}
L H N {D6} 
L H N {D5} 
L H N {D4} 
L H N {D3} 
L H N {D2} 
L H N {D1} 
L H N {D0} 
L H N[xscale=.8]{ACK} L};
\end{tikzpicture}

QuickLaTeX renders it as

For more complex diagrams we can use \begin{tikztimingtable} ... \end{tikztimingtable}. QuickLaTeX supports them inserted directly on the page:

\begin{tikztimingtable}
[+preamble]
   \usepackage{tikz-timing}
   \def\degr{${}^\circ$}
[/preamble]

  Clock 128\,MHz 0\degr    & H 2C N(A1) 8{2C} N(A5) 3{2C} G\\
  Clock 128\,MHz 90\degr   & [C] 2{2C} N(A2) 8{2C} N(A6) 2{2C} C\\
  Clock 128\,MHz 180\degr  & C 2{2C} N(A3) 8{2C} N(A7) 2{2C} G\\
  Clock 128\,MHz 270\degr  & 3{2C} N(A4) 8{2C} N(A8) 2C C\\
  Coarse Pulse             & 3L 16H 6L \\
  Coarse Pulse - Delayed 1 & 4L N(B2) 16H N(B6) 5L \\
  Coarse Pulse - Delayed 2 & 5L N(B3) 16H N(B7) 4L \\
  Coarse Pulse - Delayed 3 & 6L 16H 3L \\
  \\
  Final Pulse Set          & 3L 16H N(B5) 6L \\
  Final Pulse $\overline{\mbox{Reset}}$ & 6L N(B4) 16H 3L \\
  Final Pulse              & 3L N(B1) 19H N(B8) 3L \\
\extracode
  \tablerules
  \begin{pgfonlayer}{background}
    \foreach \n in {1,...,8}
      \draw [help lines] (A\n) -- (B\n);
  \end{pgfonlayer}
\end{tikztimingtable}

QuickLaTeX compiles this code and places on the page as:

Here are several other examples.

SPI Timing Diagram:

\begin{tikztimingtable}
  [timing/d/background/.style={fill=white},
   timing/lslope=0.2
   xscale=1.5,yscale=1.5, % scale diagrams]

[+preamble]
   \usepackage{tikz-timing}
   \usetikztiminglibrary[new={char=Q,reset char=R}]{counters}
[/preamble]

          CPOL=0 & LL 15{T} LL \\
          CPOL=1 & HH 15{T} HH \\
                 & H 17L H     \\
  \\
        Cycle \# & U     R 8{2Q} 2U    \\
            MISO & D{z}  R 8{2Q} 2D{z} \\
            MOSI & D{z}  R 8{2Q} 2D{z} \\
  \\
        Cycle \# & UU    R 8{2Q} U    \\
            MISO & D{z}U R 8{2Q} D{z} \\
            MOSI & D{z}U R 8{2Q} D{z} \\
\extracode
  % Add vertical lines in two colors
  \begin{pgfonlayer}{background}
    \begin{scope}[semitransparent,semithick]
      \vertlines[red]{2.1,4.1,...,17.1}
      \vertlines[blue]{3.1,5.1,...,17.1}
    \end{scope}
  \end{pgfonlayer}
  % Add big group labels
  \begin{scope}
    [font=\sffamily\Large,shift={(-6em,-0.5)},anchor=east]
    \node at (  0, 0) {SCK};    \node at (  0,-3 ) {SS};
    \node at (1ex,-9) {CPHA=0}; \node at (1ex,-17) {CPHA=1};
  \end{scope}
\end{tikztimingtable}

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