Using a Tektronix Scope as a multimeter

[Sam Johnson]

I'm currently working on a lab equipment automation project.
Unfortunatlet we don't have a GPIB-enabled multimeter, but we do have
an old Tektronix TDS 724C Oscilloscope. I'm trying to use the scope as
a multimeter (just take voltage readings) but I can't find the
necessary commands. Do Tektronix Scopes' have some basic GPIB commands
to returned measured voltage or frequency? I haven't been able to find
any in the Tektronix Programming Manual. Thanks for any help,

Sam Johnson

[Dennis_Knutson]

I haven't used that particular model but there should be soemthing. There's an IVI driver for the 724D that you can download here and try using the IVI Oscilloscope class with the IviScope Read Waveform Measurement function.

[Dave Gillies]

"Sam Johnson" wrote in message
news:63ad8ca5.0307221223.6538ef59@posting.google.com...
> I'm currently working on a lab equipment automation project.
> Unfortunatlet we don't have a GPIB-enabled multimeter, but we do have
> an old Tektronix TDS 724C Oscilloscope. I'm trying to use the scope as
> a multimeter (just take voltage readings) but I can't find the
> necessary commands. Do Tektronix Scopes' have some basic GPIB commands
> to returned measured voltage or frequency? I haven't been able to find
> any in the Tektronix Programming Manual. Thanks for any help,
>
> Sam Johnson

Try the TDS 724D

http://search.ni.com/query.html?col=alldocs&layout=IDNet&qp=contenttype:inst
rumentdriver&qt=TDS+724C