Hello,
This is my first attempt to connect an oscilloscope to a PC. I cannot use a GPIB connection because the scope doesn't have a GPIB port, so I'm attempting to connect via LAN.
Some background:
- From the Utlilities > Remote menu of the oscilloscope, I can see that the scope is controlled from TCP/IP. Its host name is displayed, but the IP address displayed is 0.0.0.0 (this is not suprising as the manual specifies there is no factory set IP address).
- The PC is connected to the internet wirelessly; the oscilloscope and PC are connected via an ethernet cable
Here are the things I have tried along with the errors received:
- Ran the command ipconfig/all to ensure DHCP is enabled
- Downloaded the VICP Passport for NI-VISA and attempted to run the 'lcwave Acquire Waveform.vi" (from instrument driver) using VICP::<hostname> as the VISA resource name, without having configured a network device in Measurement & Automation Explorer (I read on another forum that using MAX isn't necessary if the VICP passport has been downloaded). Labview produces error "VISA: (Hex 0xBFFF0067) The given session or object reference does not support this operation"
- Tried adding a network device to MAX by manually specifying address information (in addition to supplying the hostname, tried using LAN Device name inst0 and INSTR, as well as port number). When I click Validate, there is an error: "Could not open a VISA session to <resource name>, VISA error code 0xBFFF0011. Insufficient location information or the device resource is not present in the system"
Any ideas for troubleshooting would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!