Siglent SDG X Series 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 2015

Supported Model(s): Function(Pulse)/Arbitrary Waveform Generator

SDG6000X Series: SDG6022X, SDG6032X, SDG6052X

SDG2000X Series: SDG2042X, SDG2082X, SDG2122X

SDG1000X Series: SDG1012X, SDG1032X, SDG1062X

Model(s) Tested: SDG6052X, SDG2122X, SDG1062X

Interface(s): USB, GPIB, LAN
Firmware Revision(s) Tested: 6.01.01.28R1 (SDG6052X), 2.01.01.23R7 (SDG2122X), 1.01.01.22R5(SDG1062X)

Certified: No
NI Supported: No
Source Code Available: Yes

Driver Revision: 1.0.1
Original Release Date: 12/2017
Current Revision Date: 12/2017

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.

National Instruments NI-VISA Library version 5.4 or later

Refer to the LabVIEW Help for more information about software requirements. You access the LabVIEW Help by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help.

3. Installation Instructions

The Siglent SDG X Series driver should be installed under the instr.lib folder of the LabVIEW installation path, in the form of a folder called Siglent SDG X Series. This is most easily done by opening the "Siglent SDG X Series.zip" file using Winzip. From the Winzip main window, select Extract, and in the subsequent window find and select the LabVIEW instr.lib folder. The "Siglent SDG X Series.zip" archive includes path information beginning with the Siglent SDG X Series folder, so there is no need to create this folder by yourself.

4. Using the Instrument Driver

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 the project file, which is located in the path .instr.lib/Siglent SDG X Series/Siglent SDG X Series.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. 




Instrument resource name should be set appropriately. After running the VI, check that reasonable data was returned and no error was 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, refer to 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.

6. Revision History

The latest version of this and other LabVIEW instrument drivers can be downloaded at the Instrument Driver Network

REV 1.0.1, 12/13/2017
Created by: Peter.Chen, SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD
Original release.