IVI-Driver for TKDS30xx in VBA - initialization Error

[holger.mai@artesynpower.com]

Hello

want to connect a Tektronix TDS3014B from VBA (Excel), to read some Measures, Read/Write Configs, trigger the scope from a script ...

I've used the method found in a document found on the Vektrex Website (the only one i found):

First made the COM Object Available to the Project --> VBA Refences, IviScope Type Lib V3.0 & IviSessionFactory Type Lib 1.0 enabled

Code

 Public Sub InitScope()
Dim SessionFactory As IviSessionFactory
Dim Oszi As IIviScope

  Set SessionFactory = New IviSessionFactory      'Create a new Instance of the Object

  Set Oszi = SessionFactory.CreateDriver("tkds30xx")    'Create an instance of the Driver, here comes an error

  Oszi.Initialize ResourceName:="MyScope", idquery:=False, Reset:=True    'initialize the Driver and open connection

at the CreateDriver Method occurs an Error:

Runtime Error  '-2147217149 (80041103)':

IIviSessionFactory: Software Module (tkds30xx) has no Prog ID

I've spend a lot of time to search IVI-C or IVI-Com-Drivers for this Tek Scope (or generic), that run from VBA / VB), but found only some diffuse hints to installations of Software like

SignalExpress Tektronix edition, but all of these software content nothing, that i can identify as an under VBA usable IVI-Driver.

Can you show me a way to become a real working Driver for Scopes in VBA ?

Thanks

[PeterAdelhardt]

Hi Holger,

could you please tell us more about the website you found which describes the steps you used?

Unfortunately you can only use the Factory method with IVI-Com drivers. For the TKDS30xx we only have IVI-C drivers available. See also this thread that discusses a similar issue.

If you are able to use VB instead of VBA, you might want to take a look at this page, which requires you to install Measurement Studio. 

Regards