6 LabView Software

I wrote a few programs for the scopes using LabView and C. The 7200 can print to just about anything using any of the three ports. Unfortunately it can not print to Ethernet. To get around this the first program I wrote is a small LPR server. It monitors the serial port for data and waits for a stop in data flow. Once this is determined it spools the data over the Ethernet.

7200/A - Download the Print server software for free. (150KB).

One of the nice things about the 7200 is the amount of data that it can collect. The only problem is getting the data out of the scope and into the PC. I started out using the GPIB bus.

Labview Drivers for the 7200 may be found at:

http://www.lecroy.com/software/LabView/LabViewDrivers.asp

7200A - Download the Simple LabView 6.0i interface source for free. (500KB).

The only problem with the GPIB is that it is very slow. I am using a National Instruments GPIB-ENET to control my equipment. This is nice in that it allows any computer to gain access to the equipment. I am now in the process of trying to get the SCSI working with LabView.

LeCroy offered canned software to interface with the 7200A using an Adaptec AHA-1540B SCSI controller. I put together a old DOS based 486 to test the software. The following is an output from the PLOT.EXE program.