Teledyne LeCroy UWBTracer Automation Manual - Manual (Page 5)

LeCroy UWBTracer Automation API Reference Manual Manual Version 3.02
1
Introduction
LeCroy UWBTracer™ software provides a rich functional COM/Automation API to the most important
functionalities of the LeCroy UWBTracer Protocol Analyzer, which makes it a great tool for
implementation of various complicated testing/development/debugging automated programs. The "dual"
nature of the interfaces provided makes it easy to use the UWBTracer COM API in different IDE
(Integrated Development Environment) supporting COM architecture.
A special support for typeless script languages (like VB or JavaScript) overriding some restrictions
imposed by script engines (regarding remote access, dynamic object creation and handling events) gives
the opportunity to write client applications very quickly and easily without having significant programming
skills or buying/installing expensive and powerful programming language systems. All these features
along with the capability to set up all necessary DCOM permissions during the installation process make
the LeCroy UWBTracer analyzer a very attractive tool able to automate and speed up many engineering
processes.
NOTE: In order to use UWBTracer COM API the application should be registered as a COM server in a
system registry. Basically, it is done during the installation process, but you can always reregister it by
typing in command line:
uwbtracer – regserver
(You should have permissions to write to the registry, though). If you would like to access UWBTracer
application remotely you should install the UWBTracer application on both server and client machine and
accept enabling remote access option during the installation.
System Requirements
Automation API version 1.1 was introduced in the UWBTracer MPI version 1.20 software. It is supported in
UWBTracer MPI version 2.0 and higher software.
Support Resources
As new functionalities are added to the API, not all of them are supported by older versions of the analyzer software.
For the current release of analyzer software, please go to:
http://www.lecroy.com
Setting Up Automation for Local Use
If you intend to run Automation on the analyzer's Host Controller (i.e., the PC attached to the analyzer)
you do not need to perform any special configuration. You can simply execute the scripts or programs
you have created and they will run the analyzer.
Setting Up Automation for Remote Use
If you intend to run automation remotely over a network, you will need to perform DCOM configuration.