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This help system contains information on the PathWave BenchVue Lab Client. The PathWave BenchVue Lab software application is designed as a lab management solution that provides centralized control for educators to seamlessly connect and monitor all the instruments within a lab. This solution consists of the Manager and Client Apps – the Manager App (PathWave BenchVue Lab Manager) acts as the main software application installed on the lab administrator’s PC for centralized control and management, while the Client App (PathWave BenchVue Lab Client) runs on test bench PCs and connects all the instruments at individual test benches.

With PathWave BenchVue Lab, customers can:

Streamline and simplify lab management, saving lab administrators and educators time and freeing them to focus on teaching. PathWave BenchVue Lab provides overview connection statuses of all instruments, tracks assets with advanced management tools, manages and updates instruments' firmware with firmware update management tools, and allows administrators to configure the measurement settings of all instruments at once, all from a single admin PC.
Utilize PathWave BenchVue Lab as an education lab teaching software platform. With multiple views and an intuitive GUI, administrators can check the connection statuses and apply configurations for multiple instruments. Full desktop and BenchVue application sharing also allows for easy remote monitoring and student assistance in the test lab
Easily integrate the software into their existing lab setup. PathWave BenchVue Lab supports over five hundred Keysight test and measurement instruments and will also connect to non-Keysight test instruments that are compliant with the VISA connection protocol.
Save on investment. Hundreds of instruments can be connected on one network to PathWave BenchVue Lab without requiring an additional router.

Key Features and Specifications

The PathWave BenchVue Lab Client software application (Client App) is designed for a lab setup environment where the instruments from each bench are connected and controlled by a dedicated PC. The Client App is installed on each of the test bench PC.
The test bench PC connects all the instruments on a test bench via GPIB/USB/LAN/RS-232 and communicates to the Manager App in the same network. The Client App can support up to a maximum of six instruments per bench.
The Client App supports over five hundred Keysight test instruments as well as non-Keysight test instruments that are compliant with the VISA connection protocol.
The Client App includes a lab configuration feature that enables students to configure instruments on their respective bench.

The specific features and functionality available in this application will vary depending on the instrument and model number. Some of the parameters and functionality described here might not be available for a particular instrument. The application will show only those parameters and parameter ranges available for your specific instrument.

The Client App needs to be launched with administrator rights.

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Key Features and Specifications

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