Using IO Interfaces

GPIB Programming Interface Examples

GPIB Programming Interface Examples

NOTE The portions of the programming examples discussed in this section are taken from the full text of these programs that can be found in Chapter 3, “Programming Examples.”

•“Interface Check using HP Basic and GPIB” on page 26

•“Interface Check Using NI- 488.2 and C++” on page 26

Before Using the GPIB Examples

If the Agilent GPIB interface card is used, the Agilent VISA library should be installed along with Agilent SICL. If the National Instruments PCI- GPIB interface card is used, the NI- VISA library along with the NI- 488.2 library should be installed. Refer to “Selecting IO Libraries for GPIB” on page 7 and the documentation for your GPIB interface card for details.

HP Basic addresses the signal generator at 719. The GPIB card is addressed at 7 and the signal generator at 19. The GPIB address designator for other libraries is typically GPIB0 or GPIB1.

The following sections contain HP Basic and C++ lines of programming removed from the programming interface examples in Chapter 3, “Programming Examples.” these portions of programming demonstrate the important features to consider when developing programming for use with the GPIB interface.

Interface Check using HP Basic and GPIB

This portion of the example program “Interface Check using HP Basic and GPIB” on page 26, causes the signal generator to perform an instrument reset. The SCPI command *RST places the signal generator into a pre- defined state and the remote annunciator (R) appears on the front panel display.

The following program example is available on the signal generator Documentation CD- ROM as basicex1.txt. For the full text of this program, refer to “Interface Check using HP Basic and GPIB” on page 66 or to the signal generator’s documentation CD- ROM.

160

Sig_gen=719

! Declares a

variable to hold

the signal

generator's address

170

LOCAL Sig_gen

! Places the

signal generator

into Local

mode

 

180

CLEAR Sig_gen

! Clears any

pending data I/O

and resets

the

parser

190

REMOTE 719

! Puts the signal generator into remote mode

 

200

CLEAR SCREEN

! Clears the

controllers display

 

 

210

REMOTE 719

 

 

 

 

 

220

OUTPUT Sig_gen;"*RST" ! Places the signal generator into a

defined state

Interface Check Using NI-488.2 and C++

This portion of the example program “Interface Check Using NI- 488.2 and C++” on page 26, uses the NI- 488.2 library to verify that the GPIB connections and interface are functional.

The following program example is available on the signal generator Documentation CD- ROM as niex1.cpp. For the full text of this program, refer to “Interface Check Using NI- 488.2 and C++” on page 67 or to the signal generator’s documentation CD- ROM.

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