Document Outline

• 01_XStreamAutomation_TitlePage
  • November, 2008
• 02_XStreamAutomation_TOC_CH1_AboutAutomation
• 03_XStreamAutomation_TOC_CH2_AboutResults
• 04_XStreamAutomation_TOC_CH3_Reference
• 05_XStreamAutomation_TOC_CH4_ProcessorReference
• 06_XStreamAutomation_TOC_Appendices
• 07_XStreamAutomation_Intro
• 08_XStreamAutomation_CH1_AboutAutomation
  • ABOUT
  • AUTOMATION
  • OVERVIEW OF AUTOMATION
    • Standards
    • Compatibility with Other LeCroy Scopes
    • Automation and IEEE 488.2 Remote Control – How Do They Compare ?
    • * ActiveDSO is a Active-X based driver for LeCroy oscilloscopes
    • General Characteristics
  • INTRODUCTION TO THE X-STREAM BROWSER
  • STEP-BY-STEP AUTOMATION INTRODUCTIONS USING VBScript
  • WHERE IS AUTOMATION USED?
  • SETUPS (PANEL FILES) ARE PROGRAMS!
  • CUSTOM MATH AND MEASUREMENTS
    • CustomDSO
    • Control from External Applications
      • From Visual Basic
      • From MATLAB
      • From MS Office (Excel)
  • CONTROL VARIABLES EXPLAINED
    • Integer
  • ACCESSING WAVEFORM/MEASUREMENT RESULTS
    • Waveforms
    • Measurements
    • Result Status
  • SYNCHRONIZATION
  • GOOD PRACTICES
  • EXAMPLES
    • Example 1: Excel Macro to Perform FFT of C1
    • Example 2: VBScript Program to Perform FFT of C1 and Store Results in Text File
    • Example 3: Script to Measure the Rise Time of the Signal on C1 and Display It in a Popup Window
  • EARLY AND LATE BINDING
  • VBS REMOTE COMMAND
  • X-STREAM DSO OBJECTS
• 09_XStreamAutomation_CH2_AboutResults
  • INTRODUCTION
    • Digital
    • Histogram
    • Param
    • Persist
    • Table
  • OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
    • Variable Types
    • Use of Variants
    • Using Variables to Reference Objects within the XStream Hierarchy
  • DESCRIPTION OF RESULT PROPERTIES
    • Base
    • BinPopulations
    • Bins
    • BinWidth
    • BusName
    • CellType
    • CellValue
    • Columns
    • DataArray
    • XY Interface:
    • Waveform Interface:
    • Persist Interface:
    • Digital Interface:
    • ExtendedStatus
    • FirstEventTime
    • FirstPopulatedBin
    • HorizontalFrameStart
    • HorizontalFrameStop
    • HorizontalOffset
    • HorizontalPerColumn
    • HorizontalPerStep
    • HorizontalResolution
    • HorizontalUnits
    • HorizontalVarianceArray
    • HorizontalVariances
    • IndexOfFirstSampleInFrame
    • LastEventTime
    • LastPopulatedBin
    • Levels
    • LineAliasName
    • LineName
    • Lines
    • Max
    • MaxPopulation
    • MaxPopulationBin
    • MaxPopulationInRectangle
    • Mean
    • Min
    • NumFrameDimensions
    • NumSamplesInFrame
    • OffsetAtLeftEdge
    • Peaks
    • PeakInfo
    • PopulationInside
    • PopulationOfRectangle
    • PopulationOver
    • PopulationUnder
    • RMS
    • Rows
    • Samples
    • Sdev
    • Status
    • StatusDescription
    • Sweeps
    • Top
    • UniformInterval
    • UpdateTime
    • Value
    • ValueArray
    • VerticalFrameStart
    • VerticalFrameStop
    • VerticalMaxPossible
    • VerticalMinPossible
    • VerticalOffset
    • VerticalPerRow
    • VerticalPerStep
    • VerticalResolution
    • VerticalUnits
    • XFrameStart
    • XFrameStop
    • XMaxPossible
    • XMinPossible
    • XOffset
    • XPerStep
    • XResolution
    • XUnits
    • YFrameStart
    • YFrameStop
    • YMaxPossible
    • YMinPossible
    • YOffset
    • YPerStep
    • YResolution
    • YUnits
• 09_XStreamAutomation_CH3_Reference
• 10_XStreamAutomation_CH4_ProcessorReference
• 12_XStreamAutomation_Appendix_DCOM
  • CONFIGURING DCOM CONNECTIVITY
    • A. Prepare the PC to Permit DCOM Connections to the Oscilloscope
      • Prepare the PC – Case 1: Windows XP or Vista
      • Prepare the PC – Case 2: Windows 2000 SP4
    • B) Prepare the Oscilloscope
      • Prepare the Oscilloscope – Case 1: Windows XP or Vista
      • Creating a System Restore Point on Windows XP or Vista
      • Opening the Firewall on Windows XP or Vista
      • Creating a User Account on Oscilloscopes Running Windows XP or Vista
    • DCOM System Configuration on Windows XP or Vista
    • Prepare the Oscilloscope – Case 2: Windows 2000
      • Creating a User Account on Oscilloscopes Running Windows 2000
      • DCOM System Configuration on Windows 2000
    • Prepare the Oscilloscope – Case 3: Windows Embedded
      • Creating a User Account on Oscilloscopes Running Windows Embedded
      • DCOM System Configuration on Windows Embedded (on the Oscilloscope)
    • C) Testing the DCOM Connection from the PC
• 13_XStreamAutomation_AppendixGlossary
  • GLOSSARY
    • ActiveX
    • Automation
    • Automation client
    • Automation object
    • Automation server
    • COM (COMPONENT OBJECT MODEL)
    • DCOM (DISTRIBUTED COMPONENT OBJECT MODEL)
    • EARLY BINDING
    • LATE BINDING
    • DISPATCH INTERFACES (dispinterface)