Programming Examples

Making Faster Measurements (multiple measurements)

*/

int iNumTraces = NUM_TRACES,/* number of traces to average */

iRbw = RBW,

/* resolution bandwidth

*/

iNumPoints = NUM_POINTS,/* actual number of trace points per sweep

 

*/

 

 

iSpan = SPAN,

/* Analyzer Frequency Span in MHz

*/

iCenter = CENTER;

/* Analyzer Center frequency in MHz

 

*/

 

 

int iResult =0;

 

 

unsigned long lRetCount;

/* the number of bytes transferred in one trace record

*/

 

 

double dDelta, dTimePer, dPower;

struct timeb start_time, stop_time, elapsed_time;

char cCommand[100]; char cBuffer[100]; char cEnter;

double dPwrAvgArray[MAX_POINTS];

ViUInt32 iHeaderLength,

/* header is "#nyyy..." n is number of chars in yyy,

 

*/

 

 

 

 

/* yyy is the total data length in bytes

*/

iArrayLength,

/* iArrayLength is number of bytes of data

 

*/

 

 

 

iTermLength = 1, /* the response message includes a LF character

 

*/

 

 

 

iBlockSize,

/* number of bytes expected in one trace definite block

*/

 

 

 

iTotalRetCount;

/* total number of bytes actually transferred

 

*/

 

 

 

ViSession defaultRM, viESA;

 

 

 

/* reserve space for the header, data and terminator

*/

ViChar cInBuffer[sizeof("#nyyyyl") + (MAX_POINTS * DATA_LENGTH) ];

 

ViChar cOutBuffer[sizeof("TRAC:DATA TRACE2,#nyyyyl") + (MAX_POINTS * DATA_LENGTH

 

) ];

 

 

 

/****************** Calculate length byte in block header

 

***********************/

 

 

 

int HeaderLength(int iArrayLength)

{

 

int iHeaderLength;

 

 

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Agilent Technologies Model  A.08.xx manual

Model A.08.xx specifications

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