2635A

Users Manual

620 '

630' Set up the common channel configuration string (function and range)

640IF (FUNC$ = "1") THEN CONFIG$ = "VDC, 1"

650IF (FUNC$ = "2") THEN CONFIG$ = "VAC, 1"

660IF (FUNC$ = "3") THEN CONFIG$ = "OHMS, 1, 2" ' Assuming 2-terminal channel

670IF (FUNC$ = "4") THEN CONFIG$ = "FREQ, 1"

680

IF (FUNC$ = "1") THEN CONFIG$ = "TEMP, K"

' Assuming K thermocouple

690

'

 

700

'Set up Hydra / Configure channels

 

710LOCATE 23, 1: PRINT "Programming Hydra...";

720FOR INDEX = 1 TO NUMCHANNELS

730PRINT #1, "FUNC " + STR$(INDEX) + "," + CONFIG$

740GOSUB 1120

750NEXT INDEX

760'

770

LOCATE 23, 1: PRINT "Measuring " + CONFIG$ + "

"

780

'

 

790' Scan three times

800FOR INDEX = 1 TO 3

810

PRINT #1,

"*TRG"

' Start a single scan

820

GOSUB 1120

 

' Get prompt back

from Hydra

830

PRINT #1,

"SCAN_TIME?": GOSUB 1120

 

 

840

LINE INPUT #1, RESULT$

' Get scan time stamp

850

PRINT #2,

RESULT$

' Save time stamp to data file

860

FOR CHANNELINDEX = 1 TO NUMCHANNELS

' Get scan data

870

PRINT

#1, "LAST? " + STR$(CHANNELINDEX) '

Request channel data

880

GOSUB

1120

 

 

 

890

INPUT

#1, RESULT$

 

'

Get channel result

900

LOCATE CHANNELINDEX + 2, 25

 

 

910

PRINT

"Chan " + STR$(CHANNELINDEX) + ": ";

 

920

PRINT

RESULT$

 

'

Print results to screen

930

PRINT

#2, RESULT$ + ",";

 

'

Print results to data file

940

NEXT CHANNELINDEX

 

 

 

950

PRINT #2,

""

' End of line

to data file

960NEXT INDEX

970WEND

980END

990'

1000 '

1010 '

1020 '

1030 ' CHECKRESPONSE Subroutine

1040 ' This subroutine checks the Hydra prompt after sending a command to

1050 ' Hydra, to see if an error occurred

1060 '

1070 ' The possible responses are:

1080

'

"=>(CR)(LF)"

(command successful)

 

1090

'

"?>(CR)(LF)"

(command syntax error)

 

1100

'

"!>(CR)(LF)"

(command execution error)

1110

'

 

 

 

1120

PROMPT$ = INPUT$(4, #1)

 

' Get prompt

1130

IF INSTR(1, PROMPT$, "=>") <> 0 THEN RETURN

'Command successful

1140

IF INSTR(1, PROMPT$, "?>") <> 0 THEN

 

1150

 

PRINT "Command Syntax Error!"

 

1160

ELSEIF INSTR(1, PROMPT$, "!>") <> 0 THEN

 

1170

 

PRINT "Command Execution Error!"

 

1180

END IF

 

 

1190

'

 

 

 

1200

PRINT "Program execution halted due to communications errors"

1210

END

 

 

 

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2635A specifications

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