Using the Script Editor (Under Construction)

1.1

Plug in your Test & Measurement Device, then start WaveForms and make sure your device is connected.

If no device is connected to the host computer when WaveForms launches, the Device Manager will be launched. Make sure that the device is plugged in and turned on, at which point it will appear in the Device Manager's device list (1.). Click on the device in the list to select it, then click the Select button (2.) to close the Device Manager.

Note: “DEMO” devices are also listed, which allow the user to use WaveForms and create projects without a physical device.

Note: The Device Manager can be opened by clicking on the “Connected Device” button in the bottom right corner of the screen (3.), or by selecting “Device Manager” from the “Settings” menu at the top of the screen.

1.2

Once the Welcome page loads, in the instrument panel at the left side of the window, click on the Script button to open the Script Editor instrument.

1.3

When the Script Editor has opened, you should see the script editor (1), the output panel (2) below the editor, and the control toolbar (3) at the top.

2.1 Hardware Setup

To demonstrate the Script Editor, the Scope and Wavegen instruments will be used.

First, connect the Test & Measurement scope channel 1 pin (orange wire) to the device's wavegen channel 1 output pin (yellow wire). For devices that use differential input channels, make sure to connect the scope channel 1 negative pin (orange wire with white stripes) to the ground pin associated with wavegen channel 1 (black wire).

2.2 Software Setup

For the Script Editor to make use of the instruments, they must be open in WaveForms. In WaveForms' Welcome tab, open the Scope instrument, then open the Wavegen instrument.

2.3 Running the Script

Return to the Scripts page by clicking on its tab in the bar at the top of the screen. Click the “Run” () button to start running the script.

Print statements and uncaught errors are shown in the output panel.

2.4 Debugging

Debugging scripts is done inside WaveForms itself, allowing the user to step through the execution of the script. The debugger is accessed by clicking the “Debug” () button, which will open a new window with the Qt debugger tool.

image: Debugger