TEKTRONIX 2465A Oscilloscope driver

[muhsen]

I have Tektronix 2465A oscilloscope, i have downloaded the GPIB LabView plug & play driver from ni website.

Now I’m trying to modify it so i can see the waveform on the computer, and download the data to a text file so I can process it later. I have tried hardly but every time I get zero output and the oscilloscope behaves strangely i.e. the signal is keep flashing and after that disappears from the oscilloscope, and wont come back until I press reset.

I just would like to ask the expert for an advice, and if there is a site where I can download full driver for Tektronix 2465A oscilloscope

[johnsold]

I seem to recall from several years ago that the 2430A driver used the Single Sweep (Single Sequence?) mode, but was not clearly documented. The 2465A may do something similar. I do not have access to the program now, so I am working from old memory. I think you have to re-arm and re-acquire after each sweep. It is not the way you would probably use the scope manually, but you may be able to make it work.

After acquiring a sweep (even if the computer gets nothing), look at the scope panel and see if the Trigger Status lights (Trig'd, Ready, Arm) are On or Off. If all are Off, then it may be in the Single Sequence mode and waiting for an arming command.

Lynn