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Connecting to R&S RTO1000 by Rohdes&Schwarz in Python

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With an acquisition memory of 400 Mpts per channel simultaneously for all four channels, the oscilloscope offers up to 100 times the memory depth of comparable devices as standard.

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R&S RTO1000

Device Specification: here

Manufacturer card: ROHDES&SCHWARZ

ROHDES&SCHWARZ

Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG is an international electronics group specializing in the fields of electronic test equipment, broadcast & media, cybersecurity, radiomonitoring and radiolocation, and radiocommunication.

  • Headquarters: Munich, Germany
  • Yearly Revenue (millions, USD): 2500
  • Vendor Website: here

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Connect to the R&S RTO1000 in Python

PROTOCOLS > SCPI

Here is an example Python script that uses Qcodes to connect to a R&S RTO1000 Oscilloscope:

import qcodes as qc
from qcodes.instrument_drivers.rohde_schwarz.RTO1000 import RTO1000


# Connect to the oscilloscope
oscilloscope = RTO1000('oscilloscope', 'TCPIP0::192.168.0.1::inst0::INSTR')


# Print the IDN of the oscilloscope
print(oscilloscope.IDN())


# Enable channel 1
oscilloscope.ch1.state('ON')


# Set the timebase scale to 1 us/div
oscilloscope.timebase_scale(1e-6)


# Set the trigger source to channel 1
oscilloscope.trigger_source('CH1')


# Set the trigger level to 0 V
oscilloscope.trigger_level(0)


# Acquire a single trace
oscilloscope.run_single()


# Wait for the acquisition to complete
while not oscilloscope.is_acquiring():
    pass


# Get the trace from channel 1
trace = oscilloscope.ch1.trace()


# Plot the trace
trace.plot()


# Disconnect from the oscilloscope
oscilloscope.close()

Note: Replace 'TCPIP0::192.168.0.1::inst0::INSTR' with the actual VISA resource address of your oscilloscope.