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Subject: Re: Looking for an network scope (with epics driver!)
From: Rod Nussbaumer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:24:35 -0700
Emmanuel:

We've used a few different Tektronix general purpose scopes with EPICS
interfaces using streamDevice now, all with Linux-GPIB asyn port drivers
(network interfaces are now common, and the EPICS interface should only
involve a change in the asyn port driver). In general, these work quite
well, although in most cases, there are aspects of the interface which
are messy/tricky to implement due to limitations of EPICS. One
consistent stumbling block is the horizontal sweep speed settings which
have too many discrete values to fit in a multi-bit binary record. There
have been issues with performance reading waveforms using streamDevice +
Linux-GPIB, which are presently fixed locally with an asyn-only approach
until the root cause can be repaired.
I far under-estimated the effort it requires to build a general purpose
interface to an oscilloscope, and also far under-estimated how much
difference there is between various models of scopes from even a single
reputable manufacturer. If your application can be assembled using a
well-defined and small-ish subset of the overall capability of a
general-purpose scope, then the effort should be far less.
I would be very curious to know what motivates you to move away from the
Ztec product, as we are considering their products as an alternative for
upcoming projects.

Rod Nussbaumer
ISAC Controls, TRIUMF
Vancouver, Canada.


On 06/13/2013 04:12 PM, Emmanuel Mayssat wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> To date, we have been using ztec scope, but we are now looking for
> alternatives.
> We would like the scope to:
> * be accessible from the network
> * be rack mountable
> * have an epics driver
> 
> We obviously have other requirements such as memory, bandwidth, price, etc, 
> What would you recommend?
> 
> --
> Emmanuel


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