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Connecting to DPO7000 by Tektronix in Python

Instrument Card

The MSO/DPO70000DX is one of the most advanced oscilloscopes in its class—enabling today’s engineer to see signals better with minimal noise, debug signal anomalies faster and utilize measurement and analysis tools for automated compliance testing and other verifications

Device Specification: here

Manufacturer card: TEKTRONIX

Tektronix, Inc., historically widely known as Tek, is an American company best known for manufacturing test and measurement devices such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and video and mobile test protocol equipment.

  • Headquarters: USA
  • Yearly Revenue (millions, USD): 5800
  • Vendor Website: here

Demo: Measure signal width and phase with a Tektronix oscilloscope

Connect to the DPO7000 in Python

OSCILLOSCOPES > TEKTRONIX

PROTOCOLS > SCPI

from instrumentkit import Scope


# Connect to the oscilloscope
scope = Scope("TCPIP::192.168.1.1::INSTR")


# Set up the oscilloscope
scope.set_timebase(1e-6)  # Set timebase to 1us/div
scope.set_channel_scale(1, 0.1)  # Set channel 1 scale to 0.1V/div
scope.set_channel_scale(2, 0.2)  # Set channel 2 scale to 0.2V/div


# Acquire waveform data
waveform = scope.acquire_waveform(1)  # Acquire waveform from channel 1


# Print the acquired waveform data
print(waveform)


# Disconnect from the oscilloscope
scope.disconnect()

In this script, we first import the Scope class from the instrumentkit module. Then, we create an instance of the Scope class by passing the instrument’s address as a string to the constructor.

Next, we set up the oscilloscope by calling various methods on the scope object. For example, we use the set_timebase method to set the timebase to 1us/div and the set_channel_scale method to set the scale of channel 1 to 0.1V/div and channel 2 to 0.2V/div.

After setting up the oscilloscope, we can acquire waveform data using the acquire_waveform method. In this example, we acquire the waveform from channel 1 by passing 1 as an argument to the method.

Finally, we print the acquired waveform data and disconnect from the oscilloscope using the disconnect method.

Note: Replace "TCPIP::192.168.1.1::INSTR" with the actual IP address or VISA resource string of your DPO7000 Oscilloscope.