def ConfigureHorizontalTiming(self,
sampleRate=20000000,
numPts=1000,
refPosition=0.5,
numRecords=1,
enforceRealtime=True):
"""
Configures the common properties of the horizontal subsystem for
a multirecord acquisition in terms of minimum sample rate.
"""
self.RecordLength = numPts
status = self.CALL('ConfigureHorizontalTiming', self,
ViReal64(sampleRate), ViInt32(numPts),
ViReal64(refPosition), ViInt32(numRecords),
ViBoolean(enforceRealtime))
return
def ConfigureAcquisition(self, acqType=VAL.NORMAL):
"""
Configures how the digitizer acquires data and fills the wave-
form record.
"""
acquisitionType = ViInt32(acqType)
status = self.CALL("ConfigureAcquisition", self, acquisitionType)
def ExportSignal(self,
signal=NISCOPE_VAL_REF_TRIGGER,
outputTerminal=NISCOPE_VAL_RTSI_0,
signalIdentifier=""):
"""
Configures the digitizer to generate a signal that other devices can detect when
configured for digital triggering or sharing clocks. The signal parameter speci-
fies what condition causes the digitizer to generate the signal. The
outputTerminal parameter specifies where to send the signal on the hardware
(such as a PFI connector or RTSI line).
In cases where multiple instances of a particular signal exist, use the
signalIdentifier input to specify which instance to control. For normal signals,
only one instance exists and you should leave this parameter set to the empty
string. You can call this function multiple times and set each available line to
a different signal.
To unprogram a specific line on device, call this function with the signal you
no longer want to export and set outputTerminal to NISCOPE_VAL_NONE.
"""
status = self.CALL("ExportSignal", self, ViInt32(signal),
ViConstString(signalIdentifier),
ViConstString(outputTerminal))
return status
def AcquisitionStatus(self):
"""
Returns status information about the acquisition to the status
output parameter.
"""
acq_status = ViInt32()
status = self.CALL("AcquisitionStatus", self, byref(acq_status))
return acq_status.value
def ActualNumWfms(self, channelList="0"):
"""
Helps you to declare appropriately sized waveforms. NI-SCOPE
handles the channel list parsing for you.
"""
chan = ViConstString(channelList)
numWfms = ViInt32()
self.CALL("ActualNumWfms", self, chan, byref(numWfms))
return numWfms.value
def errorHandler(self, errorCode):
MAX_FUNCTION_NAME_SIZE = 55
IVI_MAX_MESSAGE_LEN = 255
IVI_MAX_MESSAGE_BUF_SIZE = IVI_MAX_MESSAGE_LEN + 1
MAX_ERROR_DESCRIPTION = (IVI_MAX_MESSAGE_BUF_SIZE * 2 +
MAX_FUNCTION_NAME_SIZE + 75)
errorSource = create_string_buffer(MAX_FUNCTION_NAME_SIZE)
errorDescription = create_string_buffer(MAX_ERROR_DESCRIPTION)
self.CALL("errorHandler", self, ViInt32(errorCode), errorSource,
errorDescription)
return errorDescription.value
def ActualRecordLength(self):
"""
Returns the actual number of points the digitizer acquires for
each channel. After configuring the digitizer for an acquisition
, call this function to determine the size of the waveforms that
the digitizer acquires. The value is equal to or greater than
the minimum number of points specified in any of the Configure
Horizontal functions.
Allocate a ViReal64 array of this size or greater to pass as the
waveformArray of the ReadWaveform and FetchWaveform functions.
"""
record = ViInt32()
self.CALL("ActualRecordLength", self, byref(record))
return record.value
def ConfigureVertical(self,
channelList="0",
voltageRange=10,
offset=0,
coupling=COUPLING.DC,
probeAttenuation=1,
enabled=True):
"""
Configures the most commonly configured attributes of the digi-
tizer vertical subsystem, such as the range, offset, coupling,
probe attenuation, and the channel.
"""
channelList = channelList.encode('utf-8')
status = self.CALL("ConfigureVertical", self,
ViConstString(channelList), ViReal64(voltageRange),
ViReal64(offset), ViInt32(coupling),
ViReal64(probeAttenuation), ViBoolean(enabled))
return status
def Fetch(
self,
channelList="0",
buf=None,
timeout=1,
):
"""
Returns the waveform from a previously initiated acquisition
that the digitizer acquires for the specified channel.
numpy array needs to be Fortran ordered.
"""
numAcquiredWaveforms = self.ActualNumWfms(channelList)
numberOfChannels = len(','.split(channelList))
if buf is None:
buf = zeros(
[self.RecordLength, numberOfChannels * numAcquiredWaveforms],
order="F",
dtype=numpy.float64)
samplesPerRecord = buf.shape[0]
numberOfRecords = buf.shape[1]
else:
samplesPerRecord = buf.shape[0]
numberOfRecords = buf.shape[1]
if numberOfRecords < numAcquiredWaveforms * numberOfChannels:
self.FetchNumberRecords = numberOfRecords / numberOfChannels
assert numAcquiredWaveforms == numberOfRecords
assert self.RecordLength >= samplesPerRecord
data_type = {
numpy.float64: '',
numpy.int8: 'Binary8',
numpy.int16: 'Binary16',
numpy.int32: 'Binary32'
}[buf.dtype.type]
wfmInfoArray = wfmInfo * numAcquiredWaveforms
self.info = wfmInfoArray()
status = self.CALL("Fetch" + data_type, self,
ViConstString(channelList), ViReal64(timeout),
ViInt32(samplesPerRecord), buf.ctypes.data,
byref(self.info))
return buf
def ConfigureTrigger(self, trigger_type='Immediate', **settings):
"""
Configures scope trigger type and settings. For each trigger
type distinct settings must be defined.
Parameter Valid Values
trigger_type 'Edge'
'Hysteresis'
'Window'
'Window'
'Software'
'Immediate'
'Digital'
'Video'
Trigger Type Settings Default Value
'Immediate' N/A
'Edge' triggerSource TRIGGER_SOURCE.EXTERNAL
level 0
slope SLOPE.POSITIVE
triggerCoupling COUPLING.DC
holdoff 0
delay 0
'Hysteresis' triggerSource '0'
level 0
hysteresis 0.05
slope SLOPE.POSITIVE
triggerCoupling COUPLING.DC
holdoff 0
delay 0
'Window' triggerSource '0'
lowLevel 0
highLevel 0.1 windowMode TRIGGER_WINDOW.ENTERING_WINDOW
triggerCoupling COUPLING.DC
holdoff 0
delay 0
'Software' holdoff 0
delay 0
'Digital' triggerSource '0'
slope SLOPE.POSITIVE
holdoff 0
delay 0
'Video' triggerSource '0'
enableDCRestore False signalFormat TV_TRIGGER_SIGNAL_FORMAT.VAL_PAL event TV_TRIGGER_EVENT.FIELD1
lineNumber 0
polarity TV_TRIGGER_POLARITY.TV_POSITIVE
triggerCoupling COUPLING.DC
holdoff 0
delay 0
"""
args = {
'Edge':
lambda triggerSource=TRIGGER_SOURCE.EXTERNAL, level=0, slope=SLOPE.
POSITIVE, triggerCoupling=COUPLING.DC, holdoff=0, delay=0:
(ViConstString(triggerSource), ViReal64(level), ViInt32(slope),
ViInt32(triggerCoupling), ViReal64(holdoff), ViReal64(delay)),
'Hysteresis':
lambda triggerSource='0', level=0, hysteresis=0.05, slope=SLOPE.
POSITIVE, triggerCoupling=COUPLING.DC, holdoff=0, delay=0:
(ViConstString(triggerSource), ViReal64(level), ViReal64(
hysteresis), ViInt32(slope), ViInt32(triggerCoupling),
ViReal64(holdoff), ViReal64(delay)),
'Window':
lambda triggerSource='0', lowLevel=0, highLevel=0.1, windowMode=
TRIGGER_WINDOW.ENTERING_WINDOW, triggerCoupling=COUPLING.DC,
holdoff=0, delay=0:
(ViConstString(triggerSource), ViReal64(lowLevel),
ViReal64(highLevel), ViInt32(windowMode), ViInt32(
triggerCoupling), ViReal64(holdoff), ViReal64(delay)),
'Software':
lambda holdoff=0, delay=0: (ViReal64(holdoff), ViReal64(delay)),
'Immediate':
lambda: (),
'Digital':
lambda triggerSource='0', slope=SLOPE.POSITIVE, holdoff=0, delay=0:
(ViConstString(triggerSource), ViInt32(slope), ViReal64(holdoff),
ViReal64(delay)),
'Video':
lambda triggerSource='0', enableDCRestore=False, signalFormat=
TV_TRIGGER_SIGNAL_FORMAT.VAL_PAL, event=TV_TRIGGER_EVENT.FIELD1,
lineNumber=0, polarity=TV_TRIGGER_POLARITY.POSITIVE,
triggerCoupling=COUPLING.DC, holdoff=0, delay=0:
(ViConstString(triggerSource), ViBoolean(enableDCRestore),
ATTR_TV_TRIGGER_SIGNAL_FORMAT(signalFormat), ViInt32(event),
ViInt32(lineNumber), ViInt32(polarity), ViInt32(triggerCoupling),
ViReal64(holdoff), ViReal64(delay)),
}[trigger_type](**settings)
status = self.CALL("ConfigureTrigger" + trigger_type, self, *args)
