Agilent 3000 Series Instrument Driver Readme

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1. Overview

Instrument Driver Technology: LabVIEW Plug and Play (project-style)
Manufacturer: Agilent
Supported Language(s): LabVIEW
Supported Model(s): DSO3062A, DSO3102A, DSO3152A, DSO3202A
Model(s) Tested: DSO3062A
Interface(s): GPIB, Serial
Firmware Revision(s) Tested: 03.02.05

Certified: Yes
NI Supported: Yes
Source Code Available: Yes

Driver Revision: 2.0
Original Release Date: 06/2006
Current Revision Date: 09/28/2009

2. Required Software

Some software components need to be installed before using this instrument driver. The minimum versions of these components are listed below, and can be downloaded from the Download Site.

VISA 3.0

Refer to the LabVIEW Help for more information about software requirements. You access the LabVIEW Help by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help.

3. Known Issues

To report issues or provide feedback about this instrument driver, please send an email to instrument.drivers@ni.com.

While the oscilloscope has a GPIB interface it lacks the registers and common commands required by 488.2

4. Revision History

The latest version of this and other LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI instrument drivers can be downloaded at the Instrument Driver Network.

REV 1.0, LV 7.0
Original Release

REV 1.1, 11/20/2006, LV 7.0
Edited Fetch Waveform.vi so that the X_increment was connected to dt and that X_Origin was connected to X0.
Modified by: Jim Piotrowski, Austin,TX.

REV 1.2, 03/30/2007, LV 7.0
Rewired Fetch Min Max Waveform VI so that the X_Increment is sent to the dt node of both Build Waveform
functions and X_Origin is wired to t0.
Modified by: Vinny LaPenna, Austin, TX.

REV 1.3 08/29/2007, LV 7.0
Edited Fetch Waveform and Fetch Min Max to use the ":WAV:SOUR" instead of ":MEAS:SOUR" to allow acquisition
from channel two
Modified by: Nathan Tacha, Austin TX

REV 1.3.1 11/30/2007, LV 7.0
Modified context help of the "Vertical Range" control of the "Configure Channel" VI and the "Timebase" control of the "Configure Timebase" VI.
Modified by: Phil Nwoha, Austin TX

REV 1.3.2 12/19/2007, LV 7.0
-"Max Input Frequency" control has been connected to connector pane of "Configure Channel" VI.
-"VISA resorurce name" has been changed to "VISA resource name" in "Read Actual Sample Information" VI.
-"Commad" changed to "Command" in "Abort" VI block diagram.
-Note about driver coercing values has been removed from "Timebase" control description in "Configure Timebase" VI.
Modified by: Phil Nwoha, Austin TX

REV 1.3.3 03/13/2008, LV 7.0
-Fetch Waveform data scaling formula is fixed and is now properly scaled and output in LabVIEW.
Modified by: Berk Ozdogan, Austin TX

REV 1.3.4 04/30/2008, LV 7.0
-Hexadecimal to double conversion algorithm in Hexa Text to Double Array vi fixed (used for converting acquired data).
Modified by: Berk Ozdogan, Austin TX

REV 1.3.5 05/08/2008, LV 7.0
-Termination character is handled in the Hexa Text to Double Array vi in the private library.
Modified by: Berk Ozdogan, Austin TX

REV 2.0 09/28/2009, LV 8.2
-Original Release for LabVIEW 8.2 Driver based on version 1.3.5 of LabVIEW 7.0 ag3000 driver.
Modified by: Alvin Tang, Austin TX