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coromonadalix:
Kinda noob here,  can it control  an    Agilent L4411A meter thru usb or lan interface, i don't have the gpib interface ....   for now

Not sure if it mimick an 34401a controls,   searching all the docs i can find about this one ... (snatched a deal on Ebay)

and finally,   do we have to install the Keysight i/o librairies even if you use an virtual box to run LXI-tool  ??


Or someone compile it for 32-64 bit windows ??

lundmar:

--- Quote from: coromonadalix on October 17, 2022, 11:52:03 am ---Kinda noob here,  can it control  an    Agilent L4411A meter thru usb or lan interface, i don't have the gpib interface ....   for now

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Yes, the Agilent L4411A is a LXI class C certified device - it has that shiny LXI logo on the front  :)



This means it is discoverable via LAN and you can send SCPI commands to it via the VXI11/TCP protocol so it should work just fine with lxi-tools.


--- Quote from: coromonadalix on October 17, 2022, 11:52:03 am ---Not sure if it mimick an 34401a controls,   searching all the docs i can find about this one ... (snatched a deal on Ebay)

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The complete SCPI programmers reference for this device comes in form of a MS help file but someone in this forum converted it to PDF here


--- Quote from: coromonadalix on October 17, 2022, 11:52:03 am ---and finally,   do we have to install the Keysight i/o librairies even if you use an virtual box to run LXI-tool  ??

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Nope. That is the beauty of lxi-tools - it is lightweight and does not require any special drivers. If you run it in a virtual box VM you just have to make sure that the VM network adapter is a bridged network adapter, else lxi-tools will not be able to discover your device automatically on your local network.


--- Quote from: coromonadalix on October 17, 2022, 11:52:03 am ---Or someone compile it for 32-64 bit windows ??

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Sorry, there is no Windows port of lxi-tools available. However, it may be possible to install and run lxi-tools, both the command-line tool lxi and the GUI tool lxi-gui, via Windows WSL2 on Windows10/Windows11 but I have no confirmation of that yet.

lundmar:
@coromonadalix: Feel free to let me know if you get the Agilent L4411A working with lxi-tools. Then I can add it to our list of tested instruments. Thanks.

EsPiFF:
Can the liblxi be used to develop LXI devices?

I know, that lxi tools was developed as a LXI host, to connect with LXI devices. But I thought, that liblxi contains all the functionality to support both the host side as well as the device side. So, would it be possible to expose ADCs/DACs on a Raspberry Pi (maybe from a HAT) as an LXI instrument, with the liblxi?

That would be very good, to one central LXI host and device code base.

lundmar:

--- Quote from: EsPiFF on October 27, 2022, 06:08:13 am ---Can the liblxi be used to develop LXI devices?

I know, that lxi tools was developed as a LXI host, to connect with LXI devices. But I thought, that liblxi contains all the functionality to support both the host side as well as the device side. So, would it be possible to expose ADCs/DACs on a Raspberry Pi (maybe from a HAT) as an LXI instrument, with the liblxi?

That would be very good, to one central LXI host and device code base.

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No sorry, currently liblxi only implements client features. It is my plan at some point to add server features and that is the reason that if you look in the git repository you will find the autogenerated VXI11 server RPC source.

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