This help file contains information about using the 32‑bit NI-SCOPE Soft Front Panel (SFP) to interactively control your NI high-speed digitizer. For information about developing applications, refer to NI High-Speed Digitizers Help»Programming.

Note   The information in this help file is relevant only to the NI-SCOPE SFP that launches in NI-SCOPE 18.0 and earlier or that, beginning with NI-SCOPE 18.1, launches on 32‑bit systems. For information on InstrumentStudio, a software-based front panel application for 64‑bit systems that was first available in NI-SCOPE 18.1, refer to NI-SCOPE Soft Front Panel and InstrumentStudio.

Similar to stand-alone oscilloscopes, the SFP acquires, controls, analyzes, and presents data. Unlike bench-top instruments, however, you can use the SFP to view and control waveforms directly from your computer. You can also run multiple sessions of the SFP simultaneously.

The SFP provides the following functionality:

  • Easily observe and control signal
  • Debug a device
  • Load/store waveforms
  • Load/store device-specific configurations
  • Make scalar measurements
  • Use NI-SCOPE utilities such as Auto-Setup and Self-Calibration
Note   Most features of the SFP are documented in the SFP context help. You can view the context help for a SFP element by hovering the cursor over the element you want more information about. If the context help window does not appear, press <Ctrl-H> to activate the context help, or select Help»Show Context Help.