LeCroy WaveRunner Xi-A - Accessing the Status Dialog; Remote Communication; Remote Communication Setup

WAVERUNNER Xi-A AND MXi-A SERIES
88 WRXi-A-GSM-E Rev A
Accessing the Status Dialog
1. TouchUtilitiesÆUtilitiesSetup…fromthemenubar.
2. TouchtheStatustab.
Remotecommunication
TheRemotedialogiswhereyoucanselectanetworkcommunicationprotocol,
establishnetworkconnections,andconfiguretheRemoteControlAssistantlog.The
choiceofcommunicationprotocolsislimitedtoTCPIPandGPIB.
PLEASENOTETHEFOLLOWING:
• GPIBisanoptionandrequiresaGPIBcardtobeinstalledinacardslotatthe
rearoftheoscilloscope.
• TheinstrumentusesDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)asits
addressingprotocol.Therefore,itisnotnecessarytosetupanIPaddressif
yournetworksupportsDHCP.Ifitdoesnot,youcanassignastaticaddressin
thestandardWindows2000networksetupmenu.
TheRemoteControlAssistantmonitorscommunicationbetweenyourPCand
oscilloscopewhenyouareoperatingtheinstrumentremotely.Youcanlogall
eventsorerrorsonly.Thislogcanbeinvaluablewhenyouarecreatingand
debuggingremotecontrolapplications.
Remote Communication Setup
Ifyouareconnectingtheoscilloscopetoanetwork,firstcontactyourInformation
Systemsadministrator.IfyouareconnectingtheoscilloscopedirectlytoyourPC,
connectaGPIBorEthernetcablebetweenthem.
1. TouchUtilitiesÆUtilitiesSetup…fromthemenubar.
2. TouchtheRemotetab.
3. MakeaPortselection:TCPIP(transmissioncontrolprotocol/Internet
protocol)orGPIB(generalpurposeinterfacebus).Ifyoudonothavea
GPIBcardinstalled,theGPIBselectionisnotaccessible.
4. IfyouareusingGPIB,setaGPIBaddressbytouc
hinginsidetheGPIB
Addressfieldandenteringanaddress.