2635A

Users Manual

/*

 

 

* HYDRALOG.C

Hydra Program

to scan VDC, VAC, OHMS, FREQ or TEMP

*

- initializes

RS-232 Communications between PC and Hydra

*

- configures a number of Hydra channels for one type

*

of measurement (e.g., VDC, VAC, temperature, etc.)

*

- scan channels 3 times, and display and record measurement

*

data on the

screen and in file "testdata.prn"

*

 

 

*This program uses routines from the GreenLeaf Communications Library

*(asiopen(), asiputs(), and asigets_timed()) for sending and receiving

*information from the serial port connected to the Hydra. We recommend

*the use of a third-party serial communications library when developing

*C programs to communicate with Hydra instruments over PC serial ports.

*/

/*

*NOTE: Hydra must be set up for RS-232 communications, 1200 baud,

*no parity, 8 bit data

*/

#include

<stdio.h>

 

#include

<string.h>

 

#include

<errno.h>

 

#include

"asiports.h"

/* Greenleaf CommLib include file */

static FILE *testdata;

/* File handle for output data file */

main(argc,argv)

 

int argc;

 

 

char *argv[];

 

{

 

 

int ret_code;

/* code returned by various GreenLeaf

 

 

communications functions */

unsigned numChannels;

/* Number of channels to be scanned */

unsigned index;

/* counter */

char

response[30];

/* Buffer for user response */

char

sendbuff[129];

/* local buffer for transmitting to Hydra */

char

recvbuff[129];

/* local buffer for receiving from Hydra */

/* Open and initialize COM2, the serial port the Hydra unit is attached to, for 1200 baud, no parity, 8 it data, and ignore DTR and CTS */

ret_code = asiopen( COM2, (ASINOUT BINARY NORMALRX), 1000, 1000, 1200L, P_NONE, 1,8,FALSE,FALSE );

if ( ret_code < ASSUCCESS ) {

fprintf(stderr,"Failed to open the port, Greenleaf error: %d.\n", ret_code );

exit(1);

}

 

/*send reset and uninstall */

 

asiputc (com2, '\x11');

 

asiputc (com2, '\x03');

 

checkResponse ();

/* Get prompt */

op53_1f.eps

Figure 4-6. Sample Program (QuickC) (1of 5)

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2635A specifications

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