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About the WaveAce
When teamed with an oscilloscope such as LeCroy’s WaveAce series of instruments, shown in Figure 2,
WaveStation becomes a formidable debugging tool. The WaveAce oscilloscopes come in bandwidths from 40
MHz to 300 MHz and with sample rates of up to 2 GS/s. A long memory of up to 1 Mpts/channel (2 Mpts/channel
when interleaved) means that a sizable record of a signal is retained. The oscilloscopes also offer advanced
triggering options, a 7” wide screen, 32 automatic measurements, and four math functions as well as fast-Fourier
transform (FFT) capabilities.
Figure 2: Shown is the WaveAce 2034 oscilloscope, which offers a 300-MHz bandwidth,
four channels, and maximum sampling rate of 2 GS/s. All WaveAce instruments feature
a 7” wide display
Preparing for Signal Transfers
Given that both the WaveAce and WaveStation have USB host and USB device ports, it’s relatively simple to
transfer waveforms to and from a PC and from one to the other. This is accomplished by connecting both
instruments to the PC via USB cable and installing necessary PC software.
The first step is to download and install WaveStation
software, which is freely available from the LeCroy website.
WaveStation software allows quick, easy creation and/or editing of waveforms on the PC as well as for transfer of
those waveforms to the WaveStation hardware. It’s important to note that the WaveStation’s rear-panel USB
device port must be enabled for a USBRAW connection. This is achieved by opening the instrument’s Utility menu
and using the following sequence of button presses: Interface →USB Setup → USBRAW → Done. This will
enable the WaveStation software to communicate with the WaveStation hardware.
Facilitating a USB connection between the WaveAce oscilloscope and the PC also requires installation of NI VISA
drivers as well as the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer application. These can be downloaded from
NI’s
support page.