I did some looking around on the Tektronix web site.
Tek does not seem all that interested in supporting the
TLA704 in particular, or LabView(tm) for logic analyzers
at all. IMHO the Tek site sucks when you need to find
information in depth.
I looked through National Instruments site too. Now on this
site it was easy to find what I was looking for. Good job.
Developing a LabVIEW instrument driver for a logic analyzer
looks to be a non-trivial task for anything more involved than
starting a capture and waiting for the data to log. Depending
on the driver it could be real slow getting a load of data from
the logic analyzer.
It might be better to use the TLA programmatic interface
(TPI) to run the TLA704 by remote control over the Ethernet.
All the support for this comes with the analyzer software.
Though it's really painful to get it setup in Windows 98.
This way you could create a Windows program that runs
on your workstation to connect to the TLA704, set it up,
start a run, and download the data. Once the data is in
your workstation you can reformat for use by LabView.
I don't know that this would be easier than making a
LabVIEW instrument driver for a logic analyzer, but
at least all the software exists right now to control
the TLA704 remotely.
Charles.
I don't work for National Instruments,
or Tektronix or use LabView. But I use
logic analyzers way too much.
"Randy Solomonson" wrote in message
news:506500000005000000A0820000-1023576873000@exchange.ni.com...
> Hello-
>
> Unfortunately I was unable to find a driver for this instrument either
> at http://ni.com/idnet. This leaves you with one of a couple options.
> It may be possible to modify an existing driver to work with this
> instrument. Otherwise, http://www.ni.com/devzone/idnet/other.htm
> states a few options to obtaining a driver. Drivers are developed
> based on demand and popularity so the more requests, the greater the
> possibility that one will be developed. It would also be beneficial
> to notify the instrument manufacturer.
>
> Randy Solomonson
> Application Engineer
> National Instruments
>
