Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

"Davidsaver, Michael" <[email protected]> · Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:38:33 -0400

> 
> The specification sheet for the WaveSurfer scope
> (http://www.lecroy.com/files/pdf/LeCroy_WaveSurfer_XS-a_Specs.pdf)
> claims LXI compliance -- which implies VXI-11 does it not?

In fact it does.  I did a quick check with the python-vxi11 extension
and '*IDN?' works without problem.

So I guess I was looking at the wrong manual?  For reference this is a
wavesurfer 104MXs.

Anyway, thanks Eric and Mark!

> On Apr 9, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Davidsaver, Michael wrote:
> 
> > All,
> >
> > I am looking at a Lecroy wavesurfer scope which is capable of remote
> > control via. a tcp protocol.  The protocol is basically ascii text,
> but
> > is grouped into frames with an 8 byte header.  The header has some
> bits
> > for things like EOI and SRQ and a 32-bit size field.  Basically,
this
> is
> > a simpler (primitive?) way to accomplish the same thing as VXI-11.
> >
> > I haven't done more then read about asyn, but it seems like what I
> would
> > want to do is create an adapter which uses a tcp client port and
> > implements a gpib port.  What I don't know is: how
> complicated/difficult
> > would this be?
> >
> > http://www.lecroy.com/tm/library/manuals/X-
> Stream_Scopes/RemoteControlMa
> > nual/WM-RCM-E_Rev_D.pdf
> >
> > See chapter 3 "Control by LAN"
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael Davidsaver
> > NSLSII Controls Group
> > Brookhaven National Lab
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Eric Norum
> [email protected]
> 
> 
> 

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
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