I am using LabWindows to create a GUI that controls my Tektronix TDS3054B osilloscope. My goal is to "automate" testing of our circuit cards by setting up a program that will execute all of my instrument commands sequentially. Currently, I'm sending commands to the oscope through GPIB in my program and I am able to remotely control the oscope doing simple tasks such as acquiring measurements and setting the scope the scope up.
I would somehow like to obtain screenshots of the oscilloscope and store them on my PC.
The only way I can actually see screen shots on my computer right now is my connection through a crossover LAN cable. I can log into the oscope's domain and refresh my picture in a .png format, then save them to my computer. Is there a way I can do this through code? I have looked through the Tektronix developers manual and all they really tell me is that the oscope is able to send a Hardcopy through ethernet. It doesnt tell me how I go about acquriing and saving the image screenshot.on my pc.
I'm an a relatively unexperienced LabWindows developer and this is my first project with LabWindows.
If you have any other ideas/suggestions on how I can go about obtaining screenshots, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much for your help!
I have posted this question in the instrument control section.
-Keith Y.
