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| lukier:
--- Quote from: exe on July 26, 2017, 10:03:22 am ---Here we come to the fundamental problem: there is simply not enough Micsig resources to implement all these features. Especially considering the price of the unit. I think, only with the help of community it is possible to deliver such a rich functionality you mentioned (although, some features are fairly easy to implement). So, I offered my help to Micsig to implement a better remote control not requiring Windows and NI-VISA (I'm on Linux, but even on Windows I'd hesitate installing such a big package), but they politely rejected. Too bad :(. --- End quote --- I agree. It's a pity that low-cost scope manufacturers don't open up their designs - there is no secret sauce there, ASICs or whatnot. I would like to see Hantek doing that, for example, as their hardware is fairly decent for the price but the firmware is a joke (I have their AWG and USB logic analyzer). There was the effort to reverse engineer DS1054Z and write the open source firmware (there is a thread on that on the forum), but I think DS1054Z is too limited with its CPU. Something like tBook with modern SoC or the new Zynq based scopes are better candidates. Another application that comes to my mind is python+numpy+scipy scripting capability. Similar to LeCroy's XDEV option. I could capture 28 Mpoints of data and then run my own python to process the data, generate a custom measurement or a custom math trace. It doesn't have to be real time (i.e. in the FPGA), just it shouldn't take ages (that's why it's nice to have a quad-core ARM with some RAM). |
| exe:
--- Quote from: lukier on July 26, 2017, 01:06:15 pm ---Another application that comes to my mind is python+numpy+scipy scripting capability. --- End quote --- That's exactly my final goal! I'll try some luck with python-vxi11 or something as soon as I get some free time :(. |
| Micsig_support:
--- Quote from: nctnico on July 26, 2017, 10:38:26 am ---I tried some port sniffing but TO1000 doesn't seem to support LXI (plain text over telnet) which makes it extremely hard to control the TO1000 over the network. To me it is useless if I need NI VISA. Why the hell are manufacturs still using VXI? Even Siglent switched to LXI on most of their test equipment :-// --- End quote --- Hi, NI VISA is not necessary for Micsig tbook mini TO1000 PC software, you can connect it by Wi-Fi/LAN. |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: Micsig_support on July 28, 2017, 09:34:00 am --- --- Quote from: nctnico on July 26, 2017, 10:38:26 am ---I tried some port sniffing but TO1000 doesn't seem to support LXI (plain text over telnet) which makes it extremely hard to control the TO1000 over the network. To me it is useless if I need NI VISA. Why the hell are manufacturs still using VXI? Even Siglent switched to LXI on most of their test equipment :-// --- End quote --- Hi, NI VISA is not necessary for Micsig tbook mini TO1000 PC software, you can connect it by Wi-Fi/LAN. --- End quote --- But how do I send commands to it (like *IDN? ) ? |
| paul_ius:
I have just received TO1074 from Batronix. I haven't had the time to test it properly, but the first impressions are very good. There are some translation mistakes here and there that I think could easily be solved by including a native English speaker in the translation process, but it's not something major. I'm just wondering if that beta software with decoding thing is still on? If so, how do I proceed to get it? |
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