Save data in .csv on remote agilent oscilloscope Agilent MSO8104a

[SzeWan]

Hi.

I am trying to run my automation on remote Agilent MSO8104a on LAN. I intend to get the oscilloscope to capture the data and save the data into .csv format so that I can proceed to transfer the data via LAN into my local machine for analyzing. I do not intend to get the data real time on my local machine.

I am using the labview plug and play driver. I have checked on the tree but do not see any setup related to capturing the data into .csv format. I can do real time but I really dont want to jam up my network over this.

Appreciate if you can give a suggestion and point me to the function to achieve this.

Thanks!

[Dennis_Knutson]

You would typically transfer the captured waveform to the pc and save it with something like the Write to Spreadsheet File function.

[SzeWan]

As this data acquisation is within a while loop, I will have to transfer it repetitively to the pc before i can even save into spreadsheet. Actually on the analyzer itself, I can easily set to save into the .svc. So I am hoping that i can save the .svc into the analyzer and only do transfer to my pc all at once.

Is this do able? 

[Dennis_Knutson]

What's .svc? If you mean .csv and you can do it with the instrument's menu, find the command in it's programmining manual and simply implement it. You might have to also find the command to transfer a file to the pc.

[SzeWan]

yes....my wrong. it s suppose to be .csv.

Ok, then let me check on the IVI driver and the command. In the plug and play driver, this instruction is just unavailble.

Thanks!

[Dennis_Knutson]

Doubt the IVI driver would have the command either. It's not realistic for a driver that is supposed to be as generic as IVI. It's trivial to implement the command yourself once you find it in the manual.