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 # DS1054Z_screen_capture
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 'OscScreenGrabLAN.py' is a Python script that captures
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-whatever is displayed by the screen of a Rigol DS1000Z series oscilloscope.
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-To achieve this, SCPI commands are sent from the computer to the oscilloscope using the LXI protocol.
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-The computer and the oscilloscope are connected together by a LAN.
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-No USB, no VISA, no IVI and no drivers are required.
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+whatever is displayed on the screen of a Rigol DS1000Z series oscilloscope.
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+To achieve this, SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) are sent from the computer
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+to the oscilloscope, using the LXI (LAN-based eXtensions for Instrumentation) protocol over a Telnet connexion.
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+The computer and the oscilloscope are connected together by a LAN (Local Area Network).
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+No USB (Universal Serial Bus), no VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture),
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+no IVI (Interchangeable Virtual Instrument) and no Rigol drivers are required.
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 Python 2 is required. Python 3 is not supported.
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 Tested only with Windows 7, Python 2.7.9 and Rigol DS1104Z (a fully upgraded DS1054Z oscilloscope).
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 Usage:
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-Connect the computer and the oscilloscope together by LAN. Run 'OscScreenGrabLAN.py' in order to capture an image from the oscilloscope display, and save it to the computer disk.
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+Install Python 2.7.9 from 'https://www.python.org/downloads'.
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+Connect together the computer and the oscilloscope (by LAN).
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+In order to capture an image from the oscilloscope display and save it to the computer disk,
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+run 'OscScreenGrabLAN.py'.
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 Example:
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