Parallel execution gpib communication, measurement?

[Fabounet]

Hello,

I am a french student in internship.
I use the counter 53132A Agilent. Labview receives informations from GPIB bus.

I make continuous measurements on the channel 1, so i can't use "READ" or "MEASURE" requests. It means that, when a gate is over, an other one starts immediately.
I think "FETCH" command is the only command available for my application.

My questions are :
- When I send a "FETCH" command (last measured frequency) from my computer to my counter, does it stop the current measurement to answer?
For my part, i beleive the frequency is read on a buffer inside the counter and sent on the GPIB. In the same time, the counter still measures on the specified gate.

- How could I evaluate the max speed of my application? (if my hypothesis is true, the max speed is the maximum of {the lowest gate time of the counter (1ms) and the time of a GPIB answer}).

Thank you in advance for the answers.

[R_Duval]

Hello.

Do you still have your problems?

I think the same for the measures of the current but I'm not sure. You don't have the answer in the technical manual of your counter?

Regards.

[Fabounet]

Hello,

I read the programming guide and the operator guide of my counter (53132A Agilent) but nothing...
I called Agilent France but i'm still waiting for their answer.

I'll post when I get news.