Software Facilitates AI-Assisted Oscilloscope Workflows
Providing natural language interaction, instrument-specific guidance, and automation support, the new MXO AI Connect from Rohde & Schwarz brings AI-assisted instrument intelligence to its MXO oscilloscopes. As a result, engineers can use natural language to describe a task, while the connected AI assistant draws on instrument-based knowledge to map that request to oscilloscope functions and tasks.
MXO AI Connect addresses complex measurements and growing automation requirements. It links the reasoning capabilities of the user’s chosen AI model with instrument-specific knowledge to help the assistant understand the user’s intent, determine how a requested task can be carried out on the oscilloscope, and interact with the connected instrument. This extends the instrument workflow beyond remote control by combining natural language interaction, technical knowledge, and execution.
The platform supports all models of the MXO 3, MXO 4, MXO 5, and MXO 5C oscilloscope series. It also supports R&S ScopeStudio as a locally installed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server running on a user’s PC or on a shared lab host, with no additional software required on the instrument. Users can choose an AI client such as Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot, along with their preferred large language model and data handling policy.
The server provides access to model-specific MXO help content, communicating with the instrument via VISA connections such as HiSLIP, VXI-11, or TCP/IP. Front-panel operation remains available while the AI assistant is connected. MXO AI Connect is now available from Rohde & Schwarz for the supported MXO oscilloscopes and R&S ScopeStudio.
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Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF.
An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.
Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.