HELP - Problems getting EasyWaveX from siglent to detect keysight scope - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 02:55:40 pm
content: I have some problems to get the easywavex software to detect my scope.I want to capture some data from the scope (liberated DSO-x 3014A) and replay it using the arb function in the siglent SDG2122x.The Siglent is detected in the EasyWaveX software.I updated quite a bit of the NI-visa software. Perhaps a bit too much?Both instruments are detected by the VISA interactive control and NI MAX under network devices.Can anyone give me hints of what to do?Thanks,Blue.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 03:05:12 pm
content: It's unlikely you'll get a direct connection from your HPAK DSO to play nice with EasyWaveX so try exporting a CSV from it and try opening/importing that into EasyWaveX.EditOr try a BIN filetype.

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 04:08:10 pm
content: I have installed the Keysight connection expert with the iosuite and the scope has red cross through the lan instruments list.Why?My other instruments are ok.(The scope has a LAN card from Gibo. Unfortunately it has no vga output and therefore it gives an error when the scope startsup. But I can still connect to it using my network.)I attach a picture here (hopefully that works)

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 04:59:24 pm
content: After deleting and reinstalling I have the instruments recognised in both NI and Keysight.See pictuture below:

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 09:56:51 pm
content: It's really pain in the ass to get the data out of the keysight scope DSO-X 3014A (liberated) and into the liberated siglent SDG 2042X.Keysight has only a very old program:https://www.keysight.com/us/en/lib/software-detail/computer-software/intuilink-data-capture-for-keysight-oscilloscopes-896758.htmlWith an install manual:https://edadocs.software.keysight.com/kkbopen/how-do-i-transfer-waveforms-screen-images-and-measurements-from-my-infiniivision-oscilloscope-to-a-pc-using-intuilink-data-capture-577940565.htmlproblem is that it only exports 1meg samples, but the scope has 4meg samples.Import into easywavex uses cvs format with the following structure:data length,999989frequency,1000amp,10offset,5phase,0xpos,value1,-0.030152,-0.030153,-0.030154,-0.030155,-0.030156,0.050257,-0.030158,-0.030159,-0.03015....999986,8.171999987,8.171999988,8.171999989,8.171Please do note the 7 empty lines.How did I find this out? Simply by exporting one of the buildin traces from the software and analyzing that file.@Siglent, can you make the software less stringent? It cost me a lot of time to reconvert the files into the rightformat. Can you make the software to recognize other scopes as well as your own?Many thanks,Blue

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 10:04:07 pm
content: Could another SW package like LabVIEW help ?You can find the SDG drivers here:https://www.siglenteu.com/service-and-support/firmware-software/waveform-generators/#sdg2000x-series

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2021, 10:19:15 pm
content: Perhaps,But then I have to install labview.I have somewhere an old version....

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2021, 01:44:20 pm
content: There is a free version for home usage called Labview Community Edition 2020.I installed it as well as the latest labview drivers from SiglentSDGXseries_LabView_Driver_1.0.2.zipIt contains a readme html file refering its contens as version 1.01. Humm.After doing where to install the files, I get the following error on executing an example:Something is wrong. What's going on?

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2021, 01:47:51 pm
content: 0% modulation depth ?

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2021, 02:42:53 pm
content: No that's not it.See below:

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 25, 2021, 02:45:35 pm
content: different vi

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2021, 01:06:37 am
content: I may have an answer from the factory about this very soon.We are discussing it.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2021, 02:58:32 am
content: Quote from: tautech on March 26, 2021, 01:06:37 amA solution from the factory has arrived.PM sent.

author: Blue
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2021, 07:33:10 pm
content: I can report that the solution works.A bug report will be send to Siglent and hopefully they will publish the files soon.If they do, I might be inclined to report more bugs for them to fix - and there are quite a few (upon a fee - I do not want to be an unpaid beta tester).