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Connecting your instruments to the BenchVue

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on Feb 19, 2014
Latest reply on Dec 15, 2014 by angs

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The following tutorial video explains how to connect your instruments from the BenchVue software and how to manage connected instruments with BenchVue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6pGDPhzFJM

If anything from the video was not clear or if you have further questions on connecting your instruments to BenchVue please reply to this thread and we will answer them.

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vooltool Apr 8, 2014 10:52 PM
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Hi
I have E4403B analyzer. My computer is connected to analyzer by rs-232.

Before i used E4444A BenchLink Spectrum Analyzer Connectivity Software for transfer traces from analyzer to pc. Now the demo version of the program is ended.

I tried to use BenchVue. The BenchVue is see analyzer, but write that it is unsupported.

Question: Will it be supported in the future?

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- GPETEBlog @ vooltool on Apr 9, 2014 8:12 AM
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  Hello,
  
  Actually the E4403B analyzer is or should be support by BenchVue. There is a bug in our first release that causes the E4403B to show up as unsupported. We will be releasing a new version that fixes this bug before the end of April. I can either post here when the new version is released and ready for download or if you have an immediate need you can email me at benchvue.support@agilent.com and I get you a special version that works with the E4403B. Also please note that your E4403B needs to have the latest version of firmware on it to use it with BenchVue. For details on updating the E4403B firmware go to agilent.com and search E4403B.
  
  Let me know if you have any questions.
  
  Neil
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angs Dec 15, 2014 10:45 AM
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I connected 34461A and DSO-X 2022A to my laptop. Please see the attached file that when I click on the start button, I get real time reading from the DMM but not from the oscillator. It shows "Waiting for Trigger.." on the laptop screen and on the oscilloscope, "single" button turns on yellow and nothing happens even after tens of minutes. On the right side, it shows the connection expert that the oscillator is marked with the green tick. When I open the BenchVue, I also get green tick on the instrument tab for the oscillator.

Could you please tell me what might be wrong?

Please let me know if you would need to know more information about the settings?

Version of BenchVue 1.1
Connection Expert 16.3.17914.4
firmware of the oscillator 02.37.2014052001

EDIT: I removed the picture as it was showing serial number of my devices

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- w0dz @ angs on Dec 12, 2014 8:07 AM
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  If BenchVue shows "waiting for trigger", it most likely means the scope has been set up in Normal (not Auto) trigger mode and the trigger condition has not yet occurred. Another possibility is that the scope is in "STOP" mode (the button in the upper right corner would be red, not green). If that's the case, you need to either press the RUN button on the scope itself or from the corresponding button in BenchVue.
  
  You might also try downloading BenchVue 2.5, which was just released this Tuesday, which has much better support for oscilloscopes built-in.
  
  Brian
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  - angs @ w0dz on Dec 15, 2014 2:54 AM
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    Thank you for the answer.
    
    I have upgraded my BenchVue to 2.5.
    
    When I press the "Start" button on BenchVue, the oscilloscope goes to normal trigger mode by itself and "auto" mode is disabled and waits a trigger condition. When the trigger is detected, it captures the waveform but then the oscilloscope stops (red run/stop button is lighted) and then transfer the screen image to the BencVue (the same screen when you press on "Get Current Screen".
    
    Then I press run button, the oscilloscope starts working but then BenchVue goes to the initial condition that I need to press the "Start" button again.
    
    I uploaded a short video on Youtube which might be easier to understand what I mean http://youtu.be/TBqdib5_V2o
    
    So I can't get the real time measurement from my oscilloscope to BenchVue.
    
    Do you have any suggestion what I can do about it?
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    - w0dz @ angs on Dec 15, 2014 8:21 AM
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      BenchVue reads the state of the instrument when the Scope App is loaded. If it is going into Normal trigger mode, it must already be in that mode, because you can't select Normal or Auto mode from BenchVue. When you are in the "Instrument Settings" tab, the current screen image or trace preview are read repeatedly (even if not changing). When you press the Scope App's "Start" button (the green arrow at lower left), you will see the "Single" button light up on both the scope and the upper right side of the Scope App. One new screen capture will occur when the trigger condition is met. If you want to get repetitive captures, manually change the trigger mode on the scope front panel to "Auto" or make sure that the trigger level is set so that you can reliably get a trigger in Normal mode. Then press the RUN button (upper right corner) in BenchVue. You can also go to the Screen Image tab to get a single capture (and select an "auto refresh time" if desired), or to the Trace Data tab to get traces that can then be exported. If you want to log measurements, you can use the Measurement Datalog tab.
      
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      - angs @ w0dz on Dec 15, 2014 10:44 AM
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        Thank you very much Brian
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