Tektronix OM4006D, User Manual

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Con fi guring the OM4000 user interface (OUI)
Start the OUI with the icon on your desktop or in the programs menu.
NOTE.
Be sure that MATLAB is available and properly licensed, since the
OUI attempts to launch a matlab command window, and will appear to stall
if MATLAB is not available.
Connecting to the oscilloscope upon OUI startup is done with the Connect button
in the Scope Setup section of the Setup ribbon. Notice that there are two choices
for making an oscilloscope connection: VISA and non-VISA. VISA is only
necessary when working with older real-time oscilloscopes. (See Table 12.)
Table 12: Oscilloscope connectivity (VISA vs. Scope Service Utility)
OUI Capability VISA
Scope Service
Utility (non-VISA )
Segmented readout for unlimited record size Yes Yes
Ability to collect data from two networked
oscilloscopes running the Scope Service No Yes
Software required on oscilloscope LAN server Scope Service
Utility or ET Scope
Service Utility
Real-time oscilloscope compatibility Any real-time
Tektronix
oscilloscope
supported by the
IVI driver C and D-model
70000 series
oscilloscopes with
fi rmware v6.4 or
later
Equivalent-time oscilloscope compatibility No DSA8300 or 8200
with ET Scope
Service Utility
VISA connections
The VISA address of the oscilloscope contains its IP address, which is retained
from the previous session, so it should not normally need to be changed, unless
the network or the oscilloscope has changed. The VISA address string should be
TCPIP0::IPADDRESS::INSTR where IPADDRESS is replaced by the scope IP
address, e.g. 172.17.200.138 in the example below.
NOTE. To quickly determine the oscilloscope IP address, open a command
window (“DOS box”) on the oscilloscope and enter ipcon fi g /all to display the
instrument IP address.
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