Programming Examples

GPIB Programming Interface Examples

220PRINT "Present source CW frequency is: ";F/1.E+6;"MHz"

230PRINT

240OUTPUT Sig_gen;"POW:AMPL?" ! Querys the signal generator power level

250 ENTER Sig_gen;W

! Enter the power level

260! Print power level to the controller display

270PRINT "Current power setting is: ";W;"dBM"

280PRINT

290OUTPUT Sig_gen;"FREQ:MODE?" ! Querys the signal generator for frequency mode

300 ENTER Sig_gen;A$

! Enter in the mode: CW, Fixed or List

310! Print frequency mode to the controller display

320PRINT "Source's frequency mode is: ";A$

330PRINT

340OUTPUT Sig_gen;"OUTP OFF" ! Turns signal generator RF state off

350

OUTPUT Sig_gen;"OUTP?"

!

Querys the operating state of the signal generator

360

ENTER Sig_gen;B

!

Enter in the state (0 for off)

370! Print the on/off state of the signal generator to the controller display

380IF B>0 THEN

390PRINT "Signal Generator output is: on"

400ELSE

410PRINT "Signal Generator output is: off"

420END IF

430

OUTPUT Sig_gen;"*IDN?"

!

Querys for signal generator ID

440

ENTER Sig_gen;C$

!

Enter in the signal generator ID

450! Print the signal generator ID to the controller display

460PRINT

470PRINT "This signal generator is a ";C$

480PRINT

490! The next command is a query for the signal generator's GPIB address

500OUTPUT Sig_gen;"SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR?"

510 ENTER Sig_gen;D$

! Enter in the signal generator's address

520! Print the signal generator's GPIB address to the controllers display

530PRINT "The GPIB address is ";D$

540PRINT

550! Print user prompts to the controller's display

560PRINT "The signal generator is now under local control"

570PRINT "or Press RUN to start again."

580END

Queries Using NI-488.2 and Visual C++

This example uses the NI- 488.2 library to query different instrument states and conditions. Launch Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, add the required files, and enter the following code into your .cpp source file. niex3.cpp performs the following functions:

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N5183A, N5183A MXG, E8663B, N5181A/82A specifications

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