WaveStar

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WaveStar screenshot (from 60W_12123_8 data sheet)

The Tektronix WaveStar software (WSTRO), was available until the early 2000s.

Functions included

  • Control instrument settings and measurements from the PC
  • Capture waveforms
  • Create, edit, and transfer telecommunication masks
  • Access, organize, move, and manipulate instrument files
  • Data log measurements from single or multiple instruments
  • Harmonic analysis on power waveforms

Tek provided a general use Full Edition key code after abandoning the software and moving it to a "free" and "unsupported" status.

WSTROU referred to an upgrade of WaveStar for Windows 3.1 to WaveStar Software for Oscilloscopes.

There was also a software WSTRM, WaveStar for Meters. info needed

The software required a National Instruments or CEC IEEE-488 Interface Card, an RS-232 port, or Ethernet port.

Supported instruments varied with version.

There have been reports of successful installation under Windows 11.

Versions

Version Build Date W95 W98 ME NT4 W2000 XP Pro Manual Notes
2.5 2001-10-15 X X - X X – 071-0220-06 Supports scopes from the TDS3000/TDS5000-era and earlier
2.6 2002-02-20 – X X X X – 071-0220-07 Last version to support the TDS300, CSA800/11800 series; Adds support for TDS1000/2000 series, TDS6604, TDS7154, TDS7254, CSA7154, CSA7254, CSA8000B
2.7.4 2004-01-30 – X X X X X 071-0220-08 Adds support for use over TCP/IP
2.8.1 2004-09-14 – X X – X X 071-0220-08 Adds support for TPS2000 series

Information from https://archive.org/details/WSTRO_V25-V281

Versions 2.x do not support the 2200/2400 series, 11400 series, CSA400 series or DSA600 series which seem to have only been supported by V1.0 – 1.3.

Documentation

Downloads

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