Siglent SDM3055 Instrument Driver Readme

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1. Overview

Instrument Driver Technology: LabVIEW Plug and Play (project-style)
Manufacturer: Siglent Technologies

Supported Language(s): LabVIEW 2014
Supported Model(s): SDM3055, SDM3055A
Model(s) Tested: SDM3055, SDM3055A
Interface(s): USB, GPIB(SDM3055A), Ethernet
Firmware Revision(s) Tested: 1.01.01.11R2
Certified: Yes
NI Supported: No
Source Code Available: Yes

Driver Revision: 1.0
Original Release Date: 03/07/2015
Current Revision Date: 03/07/2015

2. Required Software

Some software components need to be installed before using this instrument driver. The minimum versions of these components are listed below, and can be downloaded from the Download Site. 




 
VISA 5.0 or later 




 

3. Installation Instructions

The Siglent SDM3055 driver should be installed under your LabVIEW installations instr.lib folder, in a folder called Siglent SDM3055. This is most easily done by
opening the Siglent SDM3055.zip file using Winzip. From the Winzip main window, select Extract, and in the subsequent window find and select your LabVIEW
instr.lib folder. The Siglent SDM3055.zip archive includes path information beginning with the Siglent SDM3055 folder, so there is no need to create this folder yourself. 
 
Make sure that the options "All files/folders in archive" and "Use folder names" are selected, and then click the Extract button.Within the Siglent SDM3055 directory you can find the menu files and VI libraries that make up the instrument driver. 
 
The menu files allow you to view the instrument driver VIs from the Functions palette. The VI libraries contain the instrument driver VIs. This Readme file will also be extracted to the Siglent SDSM3055 folder.
 

4. Using the Instrument Driver

LabVIEW:
To verify communication with your instrument and test a typical programmatic instrument operation, you should first open the Example VIs contained within the instrument driver. 
To find the examples, open up the project file, which is located in the path ..instr.lib/Siglent SDM3055/Siglent SDM3055.lvproj
 
Look over each of the controls and set them appropriately. Generally, with the exception of the address field, the defaults for most controls will be sufficient for your first run. 
You will need to set the instrument resource name appropriately. After running the VI, check to see that reasonable data was returned and an error was not reported in the error cluster.
 
After you have verified basic communication with your instrument, you might want to customize instrument control for your needs. If your application needs are similar to the Getting Started or Example VI, the simplest means of creating a customized VI is to save a copy of the Getting Started or Example VI by selecting Save As from the File menu. You can then modify this example to meet your specific needs.
For more details, reference the LabVIEW Help under Help » VI, Function, & How-To Help.
 

5. Known Issues

To report issues or provide feedback about this instrument driver, please send an email to instrument.drivers@ni.com.
 
This driver supports most of the functionality common to all supported instrument series. It does not support all functionality specific to a particular instrument series.
 

6. Revision History

The latest version of this and other LabVIEW instrument drivers can be downloaded at the Instrument Driver Network.
 
Initial release, REV 1.0, 07/03/2015

Created by: Peter.Chen

Test Department

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