Agilent Technologies E8663B, N5181A/82A, N5183A MXG manual Sav,*Rcl

Programming Examples

GPIB Programming Interface Examples

//for GPIB verifications

long lngDone = 0; // Operation complete flag

viStatus=viOpenDefaultRM(&defaultRM); // Initialize VISA session

//Open session to gpib device at address 19 viStatus=viOpen(defaultRM, "GPIB::19::INSTR", VI_NULL, VI_NULL, &vi); if(viStatus){// If problems, then prompt user

printf("Could not open ViSession!\n"); printf("Check instruments and connections\n"); printf("\n");

exit(0);}

printf("\n");

viClear(vi);	// Clears the	signal generator
viPrintf(vi, "*CLS\n");	// Resets the	status byte register
	// Print user	information
printf("Programming example using the	*SAV,*RCL	SCPI commands\n");
printf("used to save and recall an instrument's state\n");
printf("\n");
viPrintf(vi, "*RST\n");	// Resets the	signal generator
viPrintf(vi, "FREQ 5 MHz\n");	// Sets sig gen frequency
viPrintf(vi, "POW:ALC OFF\n");	// Turns ALC Off
viPrintf(vi, "POW:AMPL -3.2 dBm\n");	// Sets power	for -3.2 dBm
viPrintf(vi, "OUTP:STAT ON\n");	// Turns RF output On
viPrintf(vi, "*OPC?\n");	// Checks for	operation complete
while (!lngDone)
viScanf (vi ,"%d",&lngDone);	// Waits for setup to complete
viPrintf(vi, "*SAV 1\n");	// Saves sig gen state to register #1

//Print user information

printf("The current signal generator operating state will be saved\n"); printf("to Register #1. Observe the state then press Enter\n");

printf("\n");	// Prints new	line character
getch();	// Wait for user input
lngDone=0;	// Resets the	operation complete flag
viPrintf(vi, "*RST\n");	// Resets the	signal generator
viPrintf(vi, "*OPC?\n");	// Checks for	operation complete
while (!lngDone)
viScanf (vi ,"%d",&lngDone);	// Waits for setup to complete
	// Print user	infromation
printf("The instrument is now in it's Reset operating state. Press the\n");
printf("Enter key to return the signal generator to		the Register #1	state\n");
printf("\n");	// Prints new	line character
getch();	// Waits for user input

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