remote_scope/README.md

RTM3004 Remote Scope

A Rust-based cross-platform UI for controlling and acquiring data from a Rohde & Schwarz RTM3004 oscilloscope.

Features

• Ethernet Connectivity: Connect via Raw TCP (Port 5025).
• Fast Segmentation: High-speed internal acquisition with bulk binary download.
• Real-time Visualization: Downsampled plots using egui_plot.
• Disk Streaming: Save full-resolution data to Apache Parquet files for easy analysis in Python/Pandas.
• Cross-platform: Works on Windows and Linux.

Tech Stack

• UI: egui / eframe
• Plotting: egui_plot
• Data Storage: Parquet
• Communication: SCPI over TCP

Usage

1. Connect the RTM3004 to your network via Ethernet.
2. Ensure the scope has an IP address (check under Setup -> Network).
3. Run the application:

   cargo run --release
   

4. Enter the IP address and click Connect.
5. Configure your segments and click Start Acquisition.

Dependencies

Linux users may need the following libraries:

• libxcb
• libxkbcommon
• libwayland (if using Wayland)
• libfontconfig

Refer to the egui documentation for detailed platform-specific requirements.