Agilent PNA N5224A

[balan12]

I am trying to save SnP files from Agilent PNA N5224A to a PC. I need to save the data in the instrument harddrive then transfer the files to PC harddrive. Is there is a commands sequence I need to follow?. Agilent or NI don't have a driver for this 4-port network analyzer.

[mkossmann]

There is a Online help   for this device. Have you allready seen this example there?

[balan12]

Thanks for reply, I still have errors.

I was able to communicate @ query IDN?. Then I created a s2p file in the instrument C drive. Using a Visa Write I send the following command. CALCulate1:DATA:SNP:PORTs:SAVE'1,2','C:/Balan/mytestdata.s2p;OPC. I received the following error

Error -1073807339 occurred at VISA Read in Agilent_ N5224A_1.viVISA:  (Hex 0xBFFF0015) Timeout expired before operation completed.

Please help.

Thank you

[mkossmann]

Did you allready play with the Visa timeout value ( changing the attribute to a higher value) ? Creating the s2p file might take longer than default value for that setting ( IIRC 5s).

[balan12]

How do I change the Visa time out value?. I increased the byte count for Visa read and it did not help. I also tried a timer between Write and Read.

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

VISA Advanced palette

[balan12]

I still having time out error. I have attached the VI (Labview 12) and word document.

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

How is reading the Timeout value going to help you?

[balan12]

There is no use for it, I just want to see the value. The value received is 10000.

Thanks.

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

And is 10sec enough for what you want to do?