tds210 serial port init

[irmer]

i use the code:
tktds2xx_init ("GPIB::1", VI_ON, VI_OFF, 9600, 0, 20000, &Scope);
to initiate tds210 scope(Tektronix). this initialization work fine with the GPIB but when i try to configure it to serial port i get error message 3fff0011.
To initiate the serial port i changed GPIB::1 to ASRL1::1 is it correct? how can i know what is the default setup of the TDS210 scope? - boudrate, parity, etc..

[Al_S]

The RS232? query (sent via GPIB) will return the current settings for the RS232 port.
RS232 commands (all sent via GPIB) to setup the RS232 port include RS232:BAUD, RS232:PARITY, RS232:STOPBITS.
You can download the programming manual here.

[Al_S]

The smiley face got added automatically. I don't know why. My original text was RS232[colon]PARITY. I'll try again here just to test it: RS232:PARITY.

[Ray.R]

yes...

smiley faces are taking over instrument commands..

: followed by some characters will create smileys, even in the middle of a word.

: P (remove space) gives 😛
: ( (remove space) gives 😞

see LINK for a listing..

JLV

[irmer]

i am using the cvi driver for tds210 and not using directly gpib command. my question is am i giving the correct name ASRL1:1 for defining the serial port in the tktds2xx_init driver command.

[JohnM 64]

Hi irmer,

I am not sure exactly what parameters the tds210 driver takes without further research, but usually the serial port instrument is referred to as ASRL1::INSTR, not ASRL1::#, where # represents the number of the instrument you are using. If that doesn't work, you can just try ASRL1. Try those out and see what happens... if that doesn't solve the issue, we can dig deeper and see what is going on.

John M
Applications Engineer