Agilent 4287 Programming

[Capandaz]

I have an Agilent 4287A LCR Meter. It does not need programming for RT measurements. But I want to add a Lakeshore Temperature Controller and do temperature dependent measurements. I could find some drivers of 428X series, but not specific for 4287A, only for 4284 and 4285. Is it also compatible for 4287? I have some gpib commands in the programming manual. ( http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/04287-90081.pdf ) Is it possible to write a program using these without drivers? (i'm newbie)

Another question is for Agilent experts. "4287A RF LCR Meter, 1 MHz to 3 GHz Firmware Update " is downloadable, but only compatible for windows 2000. Simply, what can i do?

Thanks,

Umut.

[Dennis_Knutson]

If you have the source code for the driver, you can compare the commands that are implemented in it to the commands in the manual. If not, then you can write your own driver or just use VISA Write/Read functions.

I'm not sure why you are aking about the os. Did you change what is on the instrument? What your pc has is of course, irrelevant. The hard part would seem to be finding a pc that still has a floppy drive.