GPIB Software for Tektronix 2430 - WaveStar?

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In the 2430/2440 programmers manual are a few examples of how to download the Scopes data via the rs232/ieee488 interfaces. In a few words: You'll end up with an ASCII file. And this you can easily convert by standard windows Excel/powerPoint.

So, as you don't want to spend anything: Have fun with this ;-)

hth, Andreas

What kind of GPIB adapter do you have in your computer? The software available varies according to what model you have.

Aidan Grey

Hi,

I have a few ISA GPIB cards lying around. The one in the machine is HP82341C that I used to use with my HP54645 before the motherboard in it died :-( I also have a transera 900 with a NI chip on it and a HP82335 in the bits bin...

Cheers,

Chris

Thanks Andreas, I though I might have to get my programming head on and put something together - Looking at the examples for the HP scopes in the books for the GPIB card I have it's not rocket science, just need to find the time...

I don't have any of the printed manuals for the scope, do you know where I can download a copy?

If get round to writing anything in the near future I'll post the results back here.

Cheers, Chris

Your best bet is with the HP 82341 card. The others may only be supported under DOS.

The Agilent website lists some software for this card. Take a look at:

There should be some generic functions in that software that will allow you to pull a trace of the oscilloscope. The specific command would be in the Tek programming manual.

Aidan Grey

Hi, Chris --

There is no way to get a plot out of a vanilla Tek 2430 via GPIB. It can plot only to the analog X/Y jacks in the rear.

A 2430A, on the other hand, can do the trick. If yours is a 2430A, you can use the code at

-- john

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Hi,

Fwiw: many "old" ISA cards like the HP82335, HP27209, many NI-chip based cards (and most PCI cards of course) are supported under Linux. See

Cheers + HTH,

- Joerg