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NAME
lxi - a tool for controlling LXI compatible instruments.SYNOPSIS
lxi [--help] [--version] <command> [<args>]DESCRIPTION
lxi is a commandline tool for controlling LXI compatible instruments such as modern oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, etc.OPTIONS
- -h, --help
- Display help
- -v, --version
- Display program version
COMMANDS
discover [<options>]scpi [<options>] <SCPI-command>
screenshot [<options>] [<filename>]
benchmark [<options>]
run [<options>] <filename>
DISCOVER OPTIONS
- -t, --timeout <seconds>
- Timeout in seconds
- -m, --mdns
- Search via mDNS/DNS-SD
SCPI OPTIONS
- -a, --address <ip>
- IP address of LXI device
- -p, --port
- Use port
- -t, --timeout <seconds>
- Timeout in seconds
- -x, --hex
- Print response in hexadecimal
- -i, --interactive
- Enter interactive mode
- -s, --script <filename>
- Run script (plain text file with one SCPI command per line)
- -r, --raw
- Use raw/TCP protocol
SCREENSHOT OPTIONS
- -a, --address <ip>
- IP address of LXI device
- -t, --timeout <seconds>
- Timeout in seconds
- -p, --plugin <name>
- Use screenshot plugin by name
If this option is omitted the tool will automatically try to select the most suitable plugin.
- -l, --list
- List available screenshot plugins
- To write screenshot image to stdout simply use '-' as the output filename.
BENCHMARK OPTIONS
- -a, --address <ip>
- IP address of LXI device
- -p, --port
- Use port
- -t, --timeout <seconds>
- Timeout in seconds
- -c, --count <count>
- Number of request messages
- -r, --raw
- Use raw/TCP protocol
RUN OPTIONS
- -t, --timeout <seconds>
- Timeout in seconds
EXAMPLES
- Search for LXI instruments:
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lxi discover
- Search for LXI instruments using mDNS/DNS-SD:
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lxi discover --mdns
- Send SCPI command:
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lxi scpi --address 10.0.0.42 "*IDN?"
- Send SCPI command and dump response to file:
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lxi scpi --address 10.0.0.42 "*IDN?" > response.txt
- Capture screenshot from a Rigol 1000Z series oscilloscope:
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lxi screenshot --address 10.0.0.42 --plugin rigol-1000z
Or by using screenshot plugin autodetection simply:
lxi screenshot --address 10.0.0.42
Note: Some LXI devices are slow to process SCPI commands, in which case you might need to take care to increase the timeout value.
WEBSITE
Visit https://lxi-tools.github.ioAUTHOR
Written by Martin Lund <martin.lund@keep-it-simple.com>| March 2018 |
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