ngscopeclient - Ultimate acquisition software / protocol decoder / debug tool ?

[Antonio90]

Hi Antonio90 ,

The console says something about the scope answering "welcome to SDS824X HD" after asking for an ID.

I think SDS800X HD support as not yet been merged to ngscopeclient (it is in scopehal git repo, but the ngscopeclient sub-module does not point to the latest commit).
You need to either wait for Andrew to update the dependency or to manually checkout master branch of scopehal repo.

This might be the case. Unfortunately I don't really know what I'm doing, just following documentation step by step, so I'll wait.

[azonenberg]

Then the terminal just returns "ERROR: Unknown scope type"

Try again with the latest version on git, should have the 800 series support merged?

[Antonio90]

Then the terminal just returns "ERROR: Unknown scope type"

Try again with the latest version on git, should have the 800 series support merged?

Thanks! Compiling now.

EDIT: Compiled and working (on Windows still). Thank you very much Andrew and @fredo_! Will test more tomorrow, it's already 1:45 AM here, and I need sleep. The "filter" section with the block programming interface is just genius BTW, really impressive piece of software.

[fredo_]

it's already 1:45 AM here, and I need sleep..

Same here, time to go to bed!

[Furna]

Try

cd build
cmake --build . -j4

Hello,

Thanks it compiles now, but it's taking quite a while.

The "-j4" tells the compiler (ninja) to use 4 cores on your PC.
It is more than probable that your PC has more than 4 cores.
ninja by default uses all your available cores.
In short run "cmake --build ." without the "j" switch.
Please note that cmake in turn runs ninja => just run "ninja" as fredo_ suggested and advised in the yet unpublished doc mentioned by azonenberg

Best regards
egonotto
PS: Now it's ready. But my SDS3000X HD is not recognized correctly via LAN.
ERROR: Unknown scope type

Then the terminal just returns "ERROR: Unknown scope type"

Try again with the latest version on git, should have the 800 series support merged?

Yup it is merged and seems to work.
I just cloned and compiled from scratch and  Siglent SDS824X HD is recognized ... I didn't try yet to really take a capture.
Wil let you know when I had it tested better.

[skander36]

Windows version has some sudden closes. Still a lot of work. Maybe the Linux version is more stable.
Anyway a notable and unique approach!

[azonenberg]

Windows version has some sudden closes. Still a lot of work. Maybe the Linux version is more stable.
Anyway a notable and unique approach!

We're very interested in crash reports as people try on different setups. If you can attach a debugger and get a stack trace of where it died, we can see if that sheds any light on the situation.

[Furna]

Windows version has some sudden closes. Still a lot of work. Maybe the Linux version is more stable.
Anyway a notable and unique approach!

We're very interested in crash reports as people try on different setups. If you can attach a debugger and get a stack trace of where it died, we can see if that sheds any light on the situation.

azonenberg, do you have a preferred debugger and/or na example for a debugger command?
I guess something available with MSYS2 (gdb?) can work?

[skander36]

Windows version has some sudden closes. Still a lot of work. Maybe the Linux version is more stable.
Anyway a notable and unique approach!

We're very interested in crash reports as people try on different setups. If you can attach a debugger and get a stack trace of where it died, we can see if that sheds any light on the situation.

Maybe I will find some time to setup a debugger, as I don't had to deal until now with MSYS (I'm not a programmer). Usually the message that remains in console are errors of communication with the scopes as in pics attached.
Sometime R&S scope (RTB2002) get stuck while the others works.

[fredo_]

Update with link to ngscopeclient Windows Installer
And on popular demand, here is a link to the ngscopeclient Windows installer (zip password is 'ngscopeclient').

/!\ Please be aware that you need a Vulkan compatible GPU/video card to run ngoscopeclient. /!\

09/17/2024 Update (d2a1a2f)

• Siglent SDS: Support for SDS800X HD, SDS1000X HD, SDS2000X Plus, SDS2000X HD, SDS3000X HD, SDS5000X, SDS6000A/L/Pro, SDS7000A models
• Rigol DHO: Support for DHO800/900, DHO1000 and DHO4000.
• Other hardware: see ngscopeclient site for a complete list of supported hardware.

Best,

Fredo.