Test Equipment ET4410 - Page 1
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author: Haidry82
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 11, 2022, 05:45:37 am
content: Hi,I have purchasedET4410and want to connect it with my computer so the measurement can be recorded. Please let me know the link to download itssoftware. Or, let me know if someone has its software and can share. Thanks in advance!Ali

author: SHTechnics
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2022, 08:19:08 pm
content: As far as I know there's no specific software for the ET44xx. Maybe your version could work with Test controller, but I haven't tested it myself on my ET44 :https://lygte-info.dk/project/TestControllerIntro%20UK.html

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2022, 06:46:04 pm
content: Thanks for the hint, I´ve download it and did a first play.Will be found, you can control it via PC, must play al little bit more with it, for example read out of values.Martin

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2022, 07:32:59 pm
content: Quote from: Martin72 on March 12, 2022, 06:46:04 pmTC can do a couple of different readouts:1) Current value tab2) Popups readout (Only one value)3) Popups GridPanel, you can select a couple of different readouts here, use the "Device (tracking) readout, Dual device readout"4) Adjust scale. Not really a readout, but can be used to check how close a component is to specified value.

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2022, 05:34:58 pm
content: Played against a while, don´t get it to readout.Remote controling is no problem (although the display of the ET4410 still shows "Local").

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2022, 06:26:38 pm
content: Quote from: Martin72 on March 13, 2022, 05:34:58 pmThat makes me suspect that the protocol changes with software version or model in the ET4410. The definition is based on a ET4401This can be fixed/added to the definition file, it is a text file, but it requires some work.The definition use the :FETC? command to get values and units. It then splits it into values and units and uses the units to select columns to show.

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2022, 07:26:21 pm
content: Hi,Ah ok, makes sense.QuoteIndeed, didn´t such things so far, but it´s a good reason to start for.Below the txt. file of the ET44XX.

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2022, 07:39:37 pm
content: Quote from: Martin72 on March 13, 2022, 07:26:21 pmYou can try using the :FETC? command from the TC command line.I believe it is supposed to return: unit value unit valueThe units are the ones listed last on the #value lines definitions in the file.Using =getMode("ET4410") on the TC command line will show what mode TC believes the device is in.If you just want to see values from the device and do not care about mode/units you can add these two lines to the definition:#value Value1 _ SI#value Value2 _ SIThey will make TC ignore mode and show the two first values it decodes from the device, with the current definition it is the 2. and 4. item on the answer line that is decoded as a value.

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2022, 08:03:03 pm
content: Hi,QuoteThis I´ve done it a few moments ago and that works.(3.9mh coil as DUT)Interesting things, I´ll examinate this further in the next days.Martin

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2022, 08:35:20 pm
content: Quote from: Martin72 on March 13, 2022, 08:03:03 pmYou can get this working by removing the #askValuesReadFormat xsxs line and using the two #value lines above.But it would be much better if you can find a command the returns the unit/mode of the meter. It will have to be used together with the :FETC? command (With a ; between) and the #askModeMathFormat and #modeFromValue will have to be adjusted.I have no idea if it is different software versions or different models that is the reason for the difference in response, as you can in the file it was not me that made it, I do not have this meter.

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2022, 09:18:27 pm
content: I´ll test and "investigate" it in the next days/weeks, post the results here.The ET44XX file came from the user DefPom:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/east-tester-et4410-desktop-lcr-meter/msg4003669/#msg4003669

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2022, 05:59:24 am
content: Hi all,I've simply asked East Tester, if there is a software avaible and/or a list of the used scpi commands.And got now both..Software is in chinese, nevertheless I'll try it in the evening.Martin

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2022, 06:43:41 pm
content: Hi,Hm-hm....The software is a kind of mystery for me, it won´t be displayed proper, also it seems it couldn´t find my LCR...Would upload the zip. file, but it got to much memory (9.1MB).But what I can upload are the list of the scpi commands...

author: sage
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 19, 2022, 09:37:26 pm
content: First of all, thanks so much for this software! I have been using the NI-VISA based PyVisa before for controlling instruments, but this National Instruments stuff is crashing and freezing randomly since years, which is very frustrating.I bought one of those ET4410 LCR Meters as well and find it quite nice actually. I downloaded TC and could gain control to the instrument. However, I am running into similar issues like Martin72. I can send the :FETC? command and it nicely returns the values of what I have set. Perfect. But now, how can I log these values and create a chart?

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2022, 04:48:43 am
content: Quote from: sage on June 19, 2022, 09:37:26 pmIn thenewversions of TestController you can use ParamSweeper to sweep frequency and if you checkmark "log" it will also log the sweep frequencies.

author: w.v.s.
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2023, 12:29:26 pm
content: Mine is from "MUSTOOL" with a "FREG" button, but seems to have and updated, not fully compatible firmware. It identifies with:ELEC,ET4410 ,V6.00.2232.019,V1.12.2103.008,...

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2023, 04:08:02 pm
content: Quote from: w.v.s. on May 13, 2023, 12:29:26 pmYou can probably still use it with TestController, you just need to edit the #idstring line

author: w.v.s.
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2023, 09:53:46 am
content: Quote from: HKJ on May 13, 2023, 04:08:02 pmThank you! I actually did that before the post above. It was then recognized, but I got some error messages, because it returned measurement data, while TC expected a mode. This seems a bit surprising, because the relevant behavior is consistent with most of the SCPI-command list provided by Martin72. The VERSION? command throws an error with my unit.

author: dkpark89@gmail.com
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 29, 2025, 05:02:46 am
content: my test program.namespace TestET4410{public partial class Form1 : Form{public Form1(){InitializeComponent();}private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){try{if (serialPort1.IsOpen){serialPort1.Close();}serialPort1.PortName = textBox1.Text;serialPort1.BaudRate = int.Parse(textBox2.Text);serialPort1.Open();}catch(Exception ex){label1.Text = ex.Message;}}private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e){if (serialPort1.IsOpen){serialPort1.WriteLine(textBox3.Text);}}private StringBuilder serialBuffer = new StringBuilder();private void serialPort1_DataReceived(object sender, System.IO.Ports.SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e){try{string incoming = serialPort1.ReadExisting();serialBuffer.Append(incoming);while (true){string buffer = serialBuffer.ToString();int endIndex = buffer.IndexOf("\r\n");if (endIndex == -1)break;string line = buffer.Substring(0, endIndex).Trim();serialBuffer.Remove(0, endIndex + 2);label1.Text = line;}}catch (Exception ex){}}private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){}}}

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2025, 06:24:39 am
content: Quote from: w.v.s. on May 16, 2023, 09:53:46 amNote that TC has two definition for ET4410, it looks like the device exist with two different protocols.