keysight.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import visa
import sys
import argparse

# setup arguments
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Agilent/Keysight InfiniiVision screendump tool')
parser.add_argument('filename', nargs='?', help = 'filename to write the output image to')
parser.add_argument('-l', '--list', help = 'display found devices', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('-d', '--device', help = 'device ID to connect to')
parser.add_argument('-i', '--inksaver', help = 'enable inksaver', default = 0, type = int, choices = [0, 1])
parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', help = 'be verbose', action='store_true')
args = parser.parse_args()

# init VISA
rm = visa.ResourceManager()
resources = rm.list_resources()

if len(resources) == 0:
    print >> sys.stderr, 'no devices found'
    sys.exit(-1)

if args.list:
    for i in resources:
        print i
    sys.exit(0)

if args.filename == None:
    print >> sys.stderr, 'filename must be specified'
    sys.exit(-1)

if args.device == None:
    args.device = resources[0]

if args.verbose:
    print 'Using device %s.' % args.device


scope = rm.open_resource(args.device, encoding = 'iso8859-1', query_delay=0.5)

if args.verbose:
    print 'Device IDN is %s.' % scope.query("*IDN?").strip()

# configure ink saver (black background as seen on screen)
scope.write(':HARDcopy:INKSaver %u' % args.inksaver)

# get screen data
data = scope.query_binary_values(':DISPlay:DATA? PNG, COLOR', datatype='B')

# write it to file
newfile=open(args.filename,'wb')
newfile.write(bytearray(data))