Waveforms3 Beta

[attila 314]

The WaveForms 2015 (v3) cross-platform installers can be found on the following page:

https://reference.digilentinc.com/waveforms3

Edited September 10, 2015 by attila
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[attila 314]

Hello,

 

Please send an email to waveforms at digilentinc dot com. In reply you will get the download link.

 

Best regards,

[gregnordin 1]

I installed the mac version of Waveforms3 (I'm running os x 10.9.4 on a mac book pro retina). When I start the Waveforms3 application it finds my Analog Discovery just fine and seems to be functional. When I select the menu item "Waveforms->About Waveforms" I get a dialog box that shows me the version number is 3.0.16, which is what I installed. However, when I copy the code from Device_Enumeration.py into a cell in an IPython notebook running on my mac, I get the following output:

 

DWF Version: 2.8.6
Number of Devices: 0

 

Shouldn't the dwf version number be 3.0.16? Also, why isn't the attached Analog Discovery found? I ran the ipython notebook code immediately after opening & then closing Waveforms3 (which successfully found the Analog Discovery).

[attila 314]

The dwf library and WaveForms-3 application are separate projects so they have different versioning.

 

I suppose you have executed the "Install Runtime" from the package and you don't get any error message when running the script, before "DWF Version:".

Please try using the OS-X's default python application. I just tested the script on a clean 10.9.4 VM installation, it is able to find and to connect to the device.

[gregnordin 1]

Here is my set up:

 

I have installed the Anaconda python package (python 2.7.8) on my mac. The mac os x default python is also present on my mac (python 2.7.5).

 

The problem in my original post occurs when I use the Anaconda Launcher to start ipython in my browser (Safari) and then create a notebook and paste the code from Device_Enumeration.py into an input cell and run it. This returns:

 

DWF Version: 2.8.6
Number of Devices: 0

 

On the other hand, Device_Enumeration.py runs just fine and sees the Analog Discovery for the following two scenarios:

 

1. From Terminal, execute "which python" which returns "/Users/nordin/anaconda/bin/python", just to confirm which python is being used. I then execute Device_Enumeration.py and it works fine.

2. Edit .bash_profile to remove the anaconda/bin directory from my PATH. Start a new Terminal window, "which python" now returns "/usr/bin/python". I then execute Device_Enumeration.py and again it works fine.

 

So it appears that both python installations can see the Analog Discovery when run from the terminal. The problem is running the code from within an ipython notebook. This is a serious issue for me as I am evaluating using ipython notebooks from an Anaconda installation (which is a convenient scientific python distribution available for all platforms) and Analog Discoveries in undergraduate courses and labs.

[attila 314]

I suppose there are some security issues with Anaconda Server on OS-X.

I got the same results as you, but on Windows it is working.

DWF Version: 2.8.6
Number of Devices: 1
------------------------------
Device 0 : 
	Digilent Discovery
	SN:210244000000
	Analog input channels: 2
	Max freq: 100000000.0
Out[1]:
1

[attila 314]

With Canopy on OS-X it is working too.

[gregnordin 1]

I have no problem accessing an Analog Discovery from ipython notebook from within Windows running on VMware with the SDK that comes with Waveforms2 (which I've been doing for several months) so it sounds like there is something wrong with the ipython server on the mac. I suppose it would make sense to install ipython into the default mac os x python package and test again to determine if it's the ipython server on the mac or the Anaconda implementation of the ipython server.

[gregnordin 1]

Apparently it's not such a good idea to use the default mac installation for the test above so tonight I installed homebrew, python 2.7.9, virtualenv, and ipython & ipython notebook with all of its dependencies. Using this installation, I then tried to connect to the Analog Discovery from within an ipython notebook, but got the same negative result. Running a re-named version of Device_Enumeration.py was successful in communicating with the Analog Discovery. I'll email you the ipython notebook I used which contains more information.

[attila 314]

I'm not sure what to say about the renaming solution, how did this help...

 

I could access the Analog Discovery under OS-X using IPython notebook from Enthought Canopy, but not from Continuum Anaconda. I'm not familiar with this system, but I will try again to look into this problem later.

[gregnordin 1]

I'm not sure what to say about the renaming solution, how did this help...

 

I could access the Analog Discovery under OS-X using IPython notebook from Enthought Canopy, but not from Continuum Anaconda. I'm not familiar with this system, but I will try again to look into this problem later.

 

Sorry--renaming the file had nothing to do with its success. I just mentioned it because I happened to have renamed the file for a different (unimportant) reason.

[gregnordin 1]

Ok, I just installed Canopy and have the following results when running the code from Device_Enumeration.py in an ipython notebook in the following python installations on my laptop (mac os 10.9.4):

 

1. Anaconda 2.1.0 (python version 2.7.9, ipython version 2.3.1): can't talk to Analog Discovery

2. Fresh installation of python using homebrew, and then install ipython with all of its dependencies for ipython notebook (python version 2.7.9, ipython version 2.3.1): same result as with Anaconda - fails

3. Canopy 1.5.1 64 bit (python version 2.7.6, ipython version 2.3.1): works just fine

 

The only difference I see between these is that Canopy uses python 2.7.6 rather than 2.7.9. In all cases the ipython version is the same.

[gregnordin 1]

Here are a few other cases with Anaconda I tried that also fail:

 

1. Anaconda 2.0.0, Python 2.7.6, IPython 2.1.0

2. Anaconda 2.1.0, Python 2.7.8, IPython 2.2.0

 

I couldn't install IPython 2.3.1 with Python 2.7.6 under Anaconda using the conda package manager, which apparently updates python to 2.7.9 from 2.7.6 when you try to update ipython from 2.1.0 to 2.3.1.

[Dan 0]

Hi !

 

How can I get Waveforms3beta ?

I intend to use it for an Explorer Board on  a Mac OS X 10 machine.

 

Thank you !

[Alex 30]

Hi Attila, it looks like I can't find out your email in this topic. What is the best email to reach you when someone wants to have the beta version. 

[RobG 2]

I got the latest download, digilent.waveforms_v3.0.17.dmg, and installed both, the driver and the app.

When I launch WFs, I get "No device detected" message even though my AD is connected. WF runs fine in DEMO mode.

 

Any suggestions?

[attila 314]

Make sure the device is not attached to virtual machine.

 

I suppose you have installed the driver from the image or on application notice.

This driver should filter the load of default driver for Digilent products. Try manually unloading the driver with following command:

$ sudo kextunload -b com.apple.driver.AppleUSBFTDI

[jweitzen 0]

A number of my students are asking about the MAC version waveforms 3, how can I get a beta version to test with them

[attila 314]

Please send an email to waveforms at digilentinc dot com

[Catsy 0]

Hi, I'm considering to buy the Analog Discovery, but I have a Mac. I am wondering how well the beta version works with OS X Yosemite? I don't want to buy the Analog Discovery if I can't use it (yet) at all. But I'd consider buying it if the beta version works OK with OS X for now, I can live with a couple of bugs.

 

What is your experience? Does the beta version work mostly OK on a Mac, or should I wait for it to improve?

[nlecaude 1]

It's been working great for me !

[Catsy 0]

I've ordered it! I really hope it'll work on my Mac  I'll keep you posted as soon as I'll get it and try it!

[hardolaf 0]

I tried using the latest Waveforms 3 Beta on Arch Linux. I installed adept-runtime without a problem and installed the beta to /usr. When I run waveforms without an Analog Discovery attached, I can use the demo mode perfectly fine. However when I connect the Analog Discovery it never finishes calibrating. Any guidance on how to troubleshoot this? It worked on Ubuntu 14.10 (my friend ran it).

 

I just ran it again and this time programming finished and returned

 

 

JtscInitScanChain failed ERC: 0x3E9

 

[halherta 0]

I'd like to try out waveforms 3 beta.I've already sent an email to waveforms@digilentinc.com. I'd also like to know how usable is it and what works and what doesn't. Thanks

[naleves 0]

I'd like to try out waveforms 3 beta.I've already sent an email to waveforms@digilentinc.com. I'd also like to know how usable is it and what works and what doesn't. Thanks

 

I'd like to try it as well, but they haven't replied to my email from a few days ago.

[attila 314]

Unfortunately I was not available in the past few days.

I hope you've got the links in reply.