Windows
Latest release: 2019-01-22 – 2.1.0 (build 153)
Download NRT-8000 OSA for Windows
Requirements:
- Windows 7 or higher
- Graphics card with acceleration (Direct3D 9)
Android
The NRT-8000 OSA for Android can be downloaded directly from Google Play:
Linux
Download AppImage Linux distribution,
Download NRT-8000 OSA for Linux
Make an executable,
- Right click on the file to make it executable, or
- From the console: chmod +x NRT-8000-2.1.0.153-x86_64.AppImage)
Run
- Double click on executab, or
- ./NRT-8000-2.1.0.153-x86_64.AppImage in a console.
Linux Headless SCPI Server
This version runs only the SCPI server in the command line. No GUI will display. In case a GUI is required, or just the classic NRT-8000 application, please use a version above.
NRT-8000-2.1.0.154-SCPI-x86_64.AppImage
Download NRT-8000 Headless Linux SCPI Server
This version runs only the SCPI server in the command line, no GUI is displayed at all. In case a GUI is required, or just the classic NRT-8000 application, please use the previous version hosted on your website.
1. Start the application
$ chmod +x NRT-8000-2.1.0.154-SCPI-x86_64.AppImage
$ ./NRT-8000-2.1.0.154-SCPI-x86_64.AppImage
You should see something like this. (please note that the file mention 154 build, but the information message is 153 here, that’s expected.):
[2021-07-02 17:28:40.260928] INFO: nrt.scpi.server: NRT-8000 SCPI Server Version 2.1.0 build 153 (2019-01-22 10:33:28.865025)
[2021-07-02 17:28:40.262964] INFO: nrt.scpi.server: SCPI Server listen on 0.0.0.0 port 5025
Note: Starting that way will not connect the application to any device.
2. Connect to a device
You can use the SCPI commands related to listing and connecting to a SCPI device, or you can also list device in command line and start from there:
2.1 Listing a device
$ ./NRT-8000-2.1.0.154-SCPI-x86_64.AppImage –list-devicesPortable mode detected
List of connected and discovered devices (Break to quit):
– name: NRT-8000
uid: c931300bf2a34efd9712d824f736ea87:linuxusbserial:/dev/ttyUSB0
module: nrt.spectrometer.client_desktop
Either path (/dev/ttyUSB0)
or the device uid (c931300bf2a34efd9712d824f736ea87:linuxusbserial:/dev/ttyUSB0)
can be used to connect directly at start.
2.2 Start directly on a specific device
$ ./NRT-8000-2.1.0.154-SCPI-x86_64.AppImage –device /dev/ttyUSB0
[2021-07-02 17:28:40.260928] INFO: nrt.scpi.server: NRT-8000 SCPI Server Version 2.1.0 build 153 (2019-01-22 10:33:28.865025)
[2021-07-02 17:28:40.262964] INFO: nrt.scpi.server: SCPI Server listen on 0.0.0.0 port 5025
3. Testing SCPI
Once the server started, you can try if it works:
$ nc localhost 5025
*IDN?
NewRidgeTech,NRT-8000,a44d0222,2.1.0.153
:INITIATE
:TRACE:Y? TRA
-7.203372e+01,-7.205052e+01,…
Please refer to the scpi documentation for more information.
Setting up the Portal
- Open the downloaded app (or click on the NRT-logo in the upper left) to show the Welcome pane.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Click the Portal tab. And then click the “Add a new portal” button.
- Enter:
- Host as portal.newridgetech.com,
- Port as 10001,
- Enter User name (e.g. demo),
- Enter Password (e.g. demodemo), then
- Click the Save button.
- You will see the portal has been added. And you are connected as demo.
- Click outside of the pane to close the drop down setup window.
- Again click on the NRT-logo in the upper right to show the Welcome pane.
- Pick an available NRT-8000 device and click Connect. (We recommend COM9 on WINDOWS-N299N64 for the demo.)
- Start to use the device.