Creating and Downloading Waveform Files

Programming Examples

Importing and Downloading Using VISA—Big Endian Order

On the documentation CD, this programming example’s name is “DownLoad_Visa_c++.txt.”

This C++ programming example (compiled using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0) assumes that the data is in big endian order and performs the following functions:

error checking

binary file importing from the PC or workstation

binary file download to the signal generator’s non- volatile memory

To load the waveform data to volatile (WFM1) memory, change the instDestfile declaration to: “USER/BBG1/WAVEFORM/”.

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

//PROGRAM NAME:Download_Visa_c++.cpp

//PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Sample test program to download ARB waveform data. Send a

//file in chunks of ascii data to the signal generator.

//

//NOTE: You must have the Agilent IO Libraries installed to run this program.

//This example uses the LAN/TCPIP to download a file to the signal generator's

//non-volatile memory. The program allocates a memory buffer on the PC or

//workstation of 102400 bytes (100*1024 bytes). The actual size of the buffer is

//limited by the memory on your PC or workstation, so the buffer size can be

//increased or decreased to meet your system limitations.

//

//While this program uses the LAN/TCPIP to download a waveform file into

//non-volatile memory, it can be modified to store files in volatile memory

//WFM1 using GPIB by setting the instrOpenString = "TCPIP0::xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx::INSTR"

//declaration with "GPIB::19::INSTR"

//

//The program also includes some error checking to alert you when problems arise

//while trying to download files. This includes checking to see if the file exists. //**********************************************************************************

//IMPORTANT: Replace the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address in the instOpenString declaration

//in the code below with the IP address of your signal generator. (or you can use the

//instrument's hostname). Replace the localSrcFile and instDestFile directory paths

//as needed. //**********************************************************************************

#include <stdlib.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> #include "visa.h"

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