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:

lxi discover

Search for LXI instruments using mDNS/DNS-SD:

lxi discover --mdns

Send SCPI command:

lxi scpi --address 10.0.0.42 "*IDN?"

Send SCPI command and dump response to file:

lxi scpi --address 10.0.0.42 "*IDN?" > response.txt

Capture screenshot from a Rigol 1000Z series oscilloscope:

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.io

AUTHOR

Written by Martin Lund <martin.lund@keep-it-simple.com>