06-08-2009 02:02 AM
06-08-2009 03:17 AM
06-08-2009 09:24 AM
Pritam,
You will need some hardware to connect the bus to your PC. the NI PCI-GPIB sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/203786 is one of the more common solutions. If your PC doesn't have PCI available you could use an USB-GPIB adaptor sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/201586.
Other options include GPIB via ethernet and there are PCMCIA and serial solutions as well.
Whatever hardware you select will come with the required drivers to allow you to use the GPIB and VISA functions to talk on the GPIB bus.
01-19-2011 07:19 PM
I have the GPBI to USB connection, and also i installed the drivers for my scope which is HP 54621D. i have installed Visa interactive control. the problem is when i connect my osclliscope to PC via the GPBI to USB connection, Labview cannot read from it and gives me this error.
"Configuration error"
"Possible reason(s):
01-20-2011 08:29 PM
You've installed the IVI Compliance Package and configured MAX for the 54621D? Have you tried the LabVIEW driver to see if that works?
06-16-2019 10:43 AM
I have the same question. I recently bought a Tektronix 2440 scope and I would like to connect it to my PC. Can I connect it via RS232 or USB? What kind of software is available to programming the 2440? Thanks in advance.
06-17-2019 09:56 AM
Hi Larry_F14,
Manual and info on the Tek 2440 - http://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/2440
You need to use GPIB as it doesn't appear the Tek 2440 has a RS232 connector. The scope is rather old, and the commands are unique but everything you need is explained in here - http://w140.com/tek_2440_programmer_man.pdf
There's also a LabVIEW driver for your scope here - http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niid_web_display.model_page?p_model_id=2192
Read the manual, understand the commands, play with the examples in the driver, then write your own code to suit your needs.
Craig
06-18-2019 07:15 AM
As Craig mentioned, this is a GPIB scope. It seems to accept standard SCPI commands. As such, I wrote a vi & manual for use with a simple USB-to-GPIB converter.