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SIGLENT SDS1102CML - First Impressions
Siglent:
--- Quote from: bluey on June 25, 2013, 01:22:00 am ---
Note that the EasyScopeX on the included CD does not have NI-VISA drivers which are needed for it to work. Finding out this required a web search. http://siglent.freeforums.org/siglent-easyscopex-pc-software-for-oscilloscopes-t44.html Rigol Ultrascope download includes NI-VISA runtime 3.4MB. Siglent requires a download of NI-VISA from National Instruments. http://www.ni.com/visa/ Site navigation is poor - clicking Downloads brings up a huge list. I went for the first one which is a full version 700MB. Probably could have used the runtime version 7MB - separate downloads for Windows and Linux but you have to open the page to see which one you have got. Present NI-VISA is 5.3.
I had previously downloaded Tektronics OpenChoice software to play with. At about 500MB, guessing it also comes with a full version of NI-VISA rather than the runtime.
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we have verifed the driver, installing the EasyScopeX driver, you only need to install the "NI-VISA runtime" driver, the new installation instructions and driver will be updated
bluey:
For some reason, EasyScopeX does not want to talk to NI-VISA driver. NIMAX will talk to the scope mostly happily, but not EasyScopeX. EasyScopE->add device ->USBTMC fails with "have not find any device". Have uninstalled and reinstalled all software, but same problem. Oddly, the vendor I got the scope from says theirs works fine on same OS. Hoping to hear exactly which driver they have talking, as I presume they have a load of drivers on the showroom computer.
SDS1102CML firmware 5.02.02.13
NI-VISA full 5.3
EasyscopeX p08
Windows7-64bit
driver selected by windows ausbtmc.sys (IVI)
NI-VISA 5.3 installs .NET framework 4. So I didn't install 3.5. Will try that to see if it makes a difference. The EasyScopeX help files show an earlier version of the software with different "Add Device" dialog box titles "USBTMC..." rather than "Connect..." with the latest software version. So I don't trust that .NET 3.5 is required over .NET 4.x
It looks like others have the same trouble with ATTEN machines, with no answers.
http://tlfong01.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/atten-ads1102cal-easyscopex.html
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/atten-ads1102cnl/
There are bugs in permissions, since EasyScopeX does not seem to install properly unless "run as administrator". I also set the application properties to "run as administrator". Every time I launch EasyScopeX, User Account Control wants permission to change the system. Oddly, there are no registry entries for EasyScopeX (excepting uninstall info).
While messing around, I have also tried Atten EasyScope3 on Win7, Atten EasyScope3 in XP Mode, Lecroy Wavestudio. WaveStudio looks like EasyScopeX, with a different skin. It will actually find the USBTMC scope "USB0::0xF4EC::0xEE3A::SDS0000nnnnnnn::INSTR" , but says it is "dead" - perhaps because it wants to talk to LeCroy firmware.
Have emailed all this to someone at Siglent (name I got from vendor), but still awaiting a reply.
Siglent:
--- Quote from: bluey on June 27, 2013, 07:50:05 am ---For some reason, EasyScopeX does not want to talk to NI-VISA driver. NIMAX will talk to the scope mostly happily, but not EasyScopeX. EasyScopE->add device ->USBTMC fails with "have not find any device". Have uninstalled and reinstalled all software, but same problem. Oddly, the vendor I got the scope from says theirs works fine on same OS. Hoping to hear exactly which driver they have talking, as I presume they have a load of drivers on the showroom computer.
SDS1102CML firmware 5.02.02.13
NI-VISA full 5.3
EasyscopeX p08
Windows7-64bit
driver selected by windows ausbtmc.sys (IVI)
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On the windows 7-64bit, it needs to use the NI-VISA 5.1.2
If you have any questions,you can continue to ask questions
bluey:
NI-VISA 5.1.2 does work with EasyScopeXp07 (CD version) on Win7-64bit. I have installed the full version because i was using the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer for debugging, but presumably the runtime would work too.
Thanks for your help, Siglent.
Siglent:
--- Quote from: Wuerstchenhund on May 15, 2013, 08:38:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: rf-loop on May 15, 2013, 08:29:19 pm ---There is limit of processing capacity. With it need live. It is hard to make this faster. Of course if change priority of processes but then perhaps some other thing suffer. It is compromise.
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I don't think the delay between changing the time base or vertical setting and the time when the trace re-appears is a problem with processing capacity. It's much more likely that this is just a firmware bug. The scope is quite fast and this problem only occurs sometimes (at least on my CNL scope). I'm pretty sure Siglent can fix it easily in one of their next firmware releases - if they are aware of the problem, that is.
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This is not problem, in the different time base, it needs a different sampling time, therefore, when the large time base, you will find that a longer delay (between changing the time base or vertical setting).
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