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Getting Started with the OpenScope MZ

April 2017

WaveForms Live and the OpenScope MZ are currently in 'beta' release which means things are still a little rough around the edges. We're working on a couple final features and improving the user experience and documentation. During this time we encourage users to share feedback and ask our engineers questions in the WaveForms Live and OpenScope forums.

This document will walk you through the OpenScope MZ setup process including:

Setup the Digilent Agent (Required)

The Digilent Agent is a service that runs in the system tray on Windows, Mac, or Linux and enables WaveForms Live to communicate with Digilent hardware. The Digilent Agent makes it easy to update the OpenScope MZ's firmware, configure Wifi and calibrate the instruments.

  1. Download and install the Digilent Agent.

Add the OpenScope MZ to WaveForms Live (Required)

WaveForms Live provides a browser based instrumentation environment for managing devices and acquiring data. WaveForms Live uses the Digilent Agent to communicate with local devices via USB.

  1. Connect the OpenScope MZ to the computer via USB.
    • The blue light on the OpenScope will flash or remain solid when the device is ready, however it may take the several seconds for the computer to recognize the device the first time it is connected.
  2. Right click the Digilent Agent in the system tray and click Launch WaveForms Live.
    • This will launch waveformslive.com if you have internet access or a locally hosted version of WaveForms Live if not.
  3. Add the Digilent Agent and OpenScope MZ to WaveForms Live.

    • Click Add A Device.


    • Choose Agent.


    • Enter the hostname or IP address of the device where the Agent is running and click Add Device.
      Typically the default value “http://localhost:42135” is correct for an agent running on the local machine.



    • Select the COM port associated with the OpenScope MZ from the drop down.


  • Click Update Firmware and follow the instructions to update the firmware on the OpenScope MZ.


  • Click Calibrate and follow the instructions to calibrate the OpenScope MZ.
  • For full step-by-step instructions see calibration


  • For more information on device configuration see the WaveForms Live reference manual.

  • Click Done.

  1. Click the new device card to navigate to the instrument panel for the OpenScope MZ.


  2. Connect the solid orange wire (Osc Ch 1) to solid yellow wire (AWG Ch 1).
  3. Click the power button to turn on the WaveGen.


  4. Click Single to acquire a single buffer of data.


  5. The data is displayed on the chart.


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