Automation, Standards, Program messages – Teledyne LeCroy WaveSurfer MXs-B Getting Started Manual User Manual
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WaveSurfer MXs-B Oscilloscopes
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922172-00 Rev A
Standards
Teledyne LeCroy remote control commands conform to the GPIB IEEE
488.2
1
standard. This may be considered an extension of the IEEE 488.1
standard.
Program Messages
You control the oscilloscope remotely using program messages that consist
of one or more commands or queries. The program messages you send
from the external controller to the WaveSurfer MXs-B oscilloscope must
conform to precise format structures. The oscilloscope executes all
program messages sent in the correct form, but ignores those with errors.
Automation
In addition to supporting the familiar ASCII-based GPIB remote commands,
the WaveSurfer MXs-B oscilloscope instruments fully-support control by
Automation interfaces based on Microsoft’s Component Object Model
(COM).
Using COM, the controlling application runs directly on the instrument.
There’s no need for an external controller.
The controlling application can also be run using Microsoft’s distributed
COM standard (DCOM) on a networked computer.
Please refer to the Automation Manual available at
for
more information.
Standards
Automation is a Microsoft technology, formerly referred to as OLE
Automation, primarily used to enable cross-application macro
programming. It is based upon the Component Object Model (COM).
An application exposing Automation Objects is referred to as an
Automation Server. Automation Objects expose Automation Interfaces to
the controlling Automation Client. This manual describes these Automation
objects and interfaces in detail.
1
ANSI/IEEE Std. 488.2
–1987, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols, and Common
Commands. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 345 East 47th Street,
New York, NY 10017 USA