Labview driver for LeCroy WaveAce oscilloscope?

[jhertzberg]

When will there be a LabView driver available for the LeCroy WaveAce oscilloscopes, particularly the WaveAce 234?

Thanks

-JH, Ithaca NY

[alanjb]

Hi JH,

Alan from LeCroy here... The WaveAce currently does not have a remote control language that can be used for the development of a LabVIEW driver.  I'll pass this request over to the product manager.

Best Regards,

Alan

[Andy_C.]

Here's a list of LeCroy Oscilloscope driver that LabVIEW supports

http://search.ni.com/nisearch/app/main/p/bot/no/ps/10/sn/ssnav%3Asup%2Ccatnav%3Aid/ap/tech/lang/en/q...

The particular model is currently not supported. Nevertheless, you can use low level VISA commands to communicate with your instrument.

[alanjb]

I'm afraid to say that Andy is incorrect; there currently is no remote control language for WaveAce series scopes at all.  All of our other scopes include a remote interface...  Take a look at the WaveJet or WaveSurfer series (+ other higher-end scopes) if you want to develop a LabVIEW app.  We have drivers for the WaveJet ("lcwavejet") and for the WaveSurfer series ("lcwave").

Best Regards,

Alan

[jhertzberg]

Hi Alan. Thanks for the info. Can you help me understand this a little further? Is instrument control something that could conceivably be implemented for the WaveAce in the future? Would it require changes to the hardware or simply a firmware update? I see that the WaveAce has a USB device port, and if this is not for instrument control, what is it for?

What I'd like to do is to change some condition in my experiment, send a series of triggers, have the scope record and average the triggered traces, download the result to the PC, then repeat, in an automated loop. Additionally it might be nice to automatically adjust scope settings such as timebase. Would this be possible to do with the WaveAce?

Thanks again

-JH

[alanjb]

Hi,

A remote control interface is under consideration, and if implemented would likely only require a free FW upgrade.  We have an app called "EasyScope" that ships with the WaveAce that connects to the scope's USB port.  You can use EasyScope to download waveforms and screenshots.

Best Regards,

Alan

[Iaen]

Hello,

Is it possible though the USB to communcate to, for example a WaveJet 332A? Are there any dll files that are installed with the USB driver that can be called to communicate through the USB port? Maybe the USB VISA VIs? 

[EEsRULEtheWORLD]

Hi Szandor,

visa32.dll installs to C:\WINDOWS\System32.  This is the DLL that will be used to communicate to your USB device if you're using an instrument driver or any basic VISA calls.  What application development environment are you using?  If you're using the WaveJet 332, there is an instrument driver available at ni.com/idnet for this device.

[alanjb]

Hi - Alan from LeCroy here (but no longer with Tech Support...)  My answer earlier in the thread still applies, unfortunately...  We do not have a remote control language for the WaveAce for sending commands via LAN, USB, etc.

Best Regards, Alan

[Iaen]

HI Sara,

I will be using Labview, and communicating via USB. My concern is will the Wavejet respond if I try to send instructions/queries to it or will it simply ignore incoming communcation that doesn't follow a certain protocol.