Configure ag6000 Scope IVI driver to use math channels

[david_feo]

Hi all,

just before capitulating using the generic Teststand-IVI Scope driver capabilities, one try get help here:

We want to use a ag6000 compatible scope with teststand. The first guess is to use the ag6000 IVI compatible driver, and directly use IVI-scope steps within teststand.

Connection and step usage works so far, but:

1. How do I configure the math channel to be used from within teststand? The ag6000 driver itself provides the necc. functions when used with CVI, but the generic Teststand IVI Steps don't have this functionality (or I'm to blind to find it?)

The alternative approach I'll start, is to encapsulate the ag6000 driver in a cvi DLL and use this within teststand.

2. Unsupported feature  seems to be having an AUTO trigger or something like a continous measurement. (We also need to measure DC without crossing any trigger level)

Any Ideas?

David

[Dennis_Knutson]

All of the functions in the IVI are defined by the IVI Foundation - not NI or TestStand. They pick the functions that are most common to all scopes. If there is a specific instrumention function that you need to use, you have to use the specific driver for the scope. Doing that, of course, removes a lot of the reasons for using IVI in the first place.

[david_feo]

..hmmmm

Yes but Math Channels could just be additional channels according to the IVI specification.

But anyway I will go ahead with using the specific driver. Thank you for your assistance.

David