Siglent · Waveform generator
Siglent SDG2082X software
Remote control and data logging for the Siglent SDG2082X waveform generator, on Windows, Linux and macOS - with the same panel BenchMesh uses for every waveform generator.
Status
Very likely. Support for the Siglent SDG2082X was written from Siglent’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real SDG2082X yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
What you can do from BenchMesh
Waveform generator panel 2 channels
Live readings
- AMPL
- FREQ
- LOAD
- OFFS
- OUTPUT
- PHASE
- SHAPE
- SYMM
Settings you can change
- Amplitude
- Frequency
- Offset
- Output
- Phase
- Shape
- Symmetry
Connections
- USB-TMC
- USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id f4ec). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click.
- LAN (SCPI socket)
- TCP port 5025. Enter the instrument’s IP address.
Notes
- Recommended connectionUse LAN on Linux: SDG2122X USB-TMC replies carry a wrong bTag that the kernel driver rejects.
Sources
The definition was written from these documents (definition siglent_sdg2000x v0.1.0).
- SDG Series Programming Guide PG02-E05C (SDG_Programming_Guide_PG02-E05C.pdf), pages 12 (*IDN?), 13 (command sync), 15-16 (OUTPut), 17-19 (BSWV), 175 (VISA USB0::0xF4EC::0x1101)
- SDG2000X datasheet (ds_SDG2000X.pdf), pages 2-4 (models, sine/square/pulse/ramp limits)
Have one on your bench?
Connect it, press Detect, try the controls - then tell us how it went. Every confirmation moves a model from “Awaiting” to “Community-confirmed” for everyone.
Questions
- Does BenchMesh work with the Siglent SDG2082X?
- Very likely. Support for the Siglent SDG2082X was written from Siglent’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real SDG2082X yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
- How do I connect the SDG2082X to my PC?
- Over USB-TMC or LAN (SCPI socket). USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id f4ec). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click. Then press Detect in BenchMesh: it identifies the waveform generator by its reply and adds it to the bench.
- What can I control on the SDG2082X?
- Waveform generator: set amplitude, frequency, offset, output, phase, shape, symmetry; read ampl, freq, load, offs, output, phase, shape, symm.
- Can I log SDG2082X measurements to CSV?
- Yes. Right-click any reading to add it to a recording; every instrument on the bench is sampled on one shared timeline and exported as one CSV.
- Is BenchMesh free?
- Yes. BenchMesh is free and open source, for Windows, Linux and macOS, and works offline.