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I recently acquired a TDS3054C that appears to be functional in all regards, except that I've had trouble accessing the built in web-server with modern browsers on my Windows 11 laptop or my Apple silicon (M3 Max) MacBook Pro.

I've updated the firmware on the 'scope to v 4.31, the most recent available on the Tektronix website.

On the Windows 11 laptop (an i7 Lenovo ideapad) recent versions of the Microsoft 'Edge' browser and the Google 'Chrome' browser simply wouldn't render the display windows served up by 'scope. Same for current Safari or Chrome browsers on my Apple silicon MacBook Pro.

As a sanity check, I tried viewing the 'scope pages with Internet Explorer and Chrome browsers running on a virtual Windows XP environment (hosted with VMWare Fusion on an i7 iMac). With that setup, I could view static screen-shots of the 'scope display, and the 'scope status window. Also, I could download and upload waveform data. However, I found that the tek.com 'cgi-bin/connect' service doesn't appear to be available.

After confirming that the 'scope was actually serving screen-shots and waveform data, I started looking for other 'legacy' browsers that would let me access the 'scope from the Windows 11 laptop. I found that the mypal browser () did the trick.

For accessing the 'scope from my Apple silicon MacBook Pro, the Firefox browser v129.0.2 does a great job.

Now, if there was just some way to download the cgi-bin/connect scripts from www.tek.com, or the tek 'escope' site was working, I'd be a happy camper.

Mark

I have a TDS3064B, so this is probably useful for you.

I have been using the following script (batch file) on Windows 7 Pro
for over a decade and Windows 11 Pro more recently.

You need to install wget , and add its location to PATH

The two FOR statements generate a unique name, and the last line
displays the image on my computer because I have it setup to
run a viewer if a .png is given at the command prompt.
I also created a desktop shortcut to the batch file, so whenever I want
a screen capture, I just double click the shortcut.

REM Get current image from TDS3064B scope, and name it uniquely
REM
REM Updated for W7-x64
REM

FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%I IN ('DATE /t') DO SET mydate=%%L_%%J_%%K
FOR /F "tokens=1-3 delims=.: " %%M IN ("%time%") DO SET mytime=%%M_%%N_%%O
wget --ignore-length 192.168.1.70/Image.png

rename Image.png TDS3064B_screen_%mydate%_at_%mytime%.png

TDS3064B_screen_%mydate%_at_%mytime%.png


Cheers,
Philip

Ooops...

Also, my TDS3064B is setup with a static IP address on my local LAN
which is 192.168.1.70

On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM, Philip Freidin wrote:

I have been using the following script (batch file) on Windows 7 Pro
for over a decade and Windows 11 Pro more recently.

Philip;

Thanks for the tip!!! Your wget script works great on the Windows 11 ARM environment I'm using under VMWare on my Apple silicon MacBook Pro.

Mark

On Apr 21, 2025, at 19:19 , Mark Davis via groups.io <markad7ef@...> wrote:

On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM, Philip Freidin wrote:

I have been using the following script (batch file) on Windows 7 Pro
for over a decade and Windows 11 Pro more recently.

Philip;

Thanks for the tip!!! Your wget script works great on the Windows 11 ARM environment I'm using under VMWare on my Apple silicon MacBook Pro.

If you're using a Mac, you can try using curl in the Terminal (assuming it's still installed on recent OS versions), and avoid firing up a VM. Using a URL I happened to open a minute ago here, something like this should work:

curl -o "FooBar_$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H%M%S").gif"

Adam

On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 07:37 PM, Adam R. Maxwell wrote:

If you're using a Mac, you can try using curl in the Terminal (assuming it's
still installed on recent OS versions), and avoid firing up a VM.

Adam;

I don't "fire up the VM" to access the TDS 3054C 'scope. I use the Windows 11 VM on my Apple silicon MacBook Pro to run a variety of Windows-only electronic engineering tools.

I have a good Windows laptop, but my MacBook Pro is newer, faster, and more "fuel efficient". It's really convenient to be able to access the 'scope while I'm already working within the Windows 11 VM.

I will experiment with 'curl', though, as there are times when I want to access the 'scope from MacOS, without reverting to the Firefox browser.

B.T.W. macOS Firefox self-updated from v129.0.2 to the current v137.0.2 ARM.... the new version is still talking reliably with my TDS 3054C

Mark