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Autodetect of attached Oscilloscope (MSO6104)

Question asked by qub on Feb 15, 2010
Latest reply on Jul 10, 2010 by gsonnenf

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Hello,

We have 2 or 3 MSO6104A scopes. I am developing some code which I want to share with the other users, but currently the scope address is hard coded, so it would need to be changed to connect to the other scopes. The code I'm using to set uop the scope is...

VisaInstrument local_scope_ref = new VisaInstrument("USB0::2391::5972::MY44002517::0::INSTR");

For the other users, that string needs changed to whatever their specific ID string is in Agilent IO Control.

My question is how can we use whatever scope happens to be connected to the system, rather than specifying the specific serial number of the scope. Is there some function that just accesses the connected system scope, as seen by Agilent IO Control (we're using v15.5 of Agilent IO Control)?

Thanks, Philip

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dnt Mar 30, 2010 5:09 PM

You're allowed to create a Visa alias in the Connection expert. There is no guarantee that your USB device will map to the alias but the alias
can be changed to reflect the current scope that is connected. You can use the alias inplace of the long USB strign in your program.

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gsonnenf Jul 10, 2010 4:40 AM

Hello,

I have a similar problem where i want to query a list of devices so i can select one using IVI drivers.

I believe if your using VISA you might be able to do something like this:

using Ivi.Visa.Interop;

ResourceManager rscManager = new ResourceManager();
string[] list = rscManager .FindRsrc();

though i haven't tested it.

I'm going to be needing to autodetect a scope, im using ivi drivers. Anyone have any ideas or know the above works, let me know.

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gsonnenf Jul 10, 2010 7:13 AM

The following worked for for finding my VISA addresses.

ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager();
string[] address = rm.FindRsrc("?*INSTR");

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dnt Mar 30, 2010 5:09 PM
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You're allowed to create a Visa alias in the Connection expert. There is no guarantee that your USB device will map to the alias but the alias
can be changed to reflect the current scope that is connected. You can use the alias inplace of the long USB strign in your program.
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gsonnenf Jul 10, 2010 4:40 AM
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Hello,

I have a similar problem where i want to query a list of devices so i can select one using IVI drivers.

I believe if your using VISA you might be able to do something like this:

using Ivi.Visa.Interop;

ResourceManager rscManager = new ResourceManager();
string[] list = rscManager .FindRsrc();

though i haven't tested it.

I'm going to be needing to autodetect a scope, im using ivi drivers. Anyone have any ideas or know the above works, let me know.
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gsonnenf Jul 10, 2010 7:13 AM
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The following worked for for finding my VISA addresses.

ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager();
string[] address = rm.FindRsrc("?*INSTR");

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