digital + IVI + WW128x

[physics2007]

Hi,

I'm using Tabor Electronics' Waveformgenerator WW1281A. It comes along with an analog output which is working fine and with two digital outputs (B13,B14). I'm operating it with a Lan connection using the IVI-Drivers. I got everything working, except for the digital outputs. What do I need to do to get them running in Labview?

Thanks for your help,

Andreas

[NathanT]

Hello Andreas,
       Where did you download the IVI driver for your instrument?  I could not find one that supports your instrument on IDNet.  A quick look at the IVI Fgen LabVIEW Wrapper VIs did not yield any digital control or configuration options, so digital line control is probably not in the Base or Extended capabilities for IVI Fgen.  Because of that, I recommend trying to get the Instrument Specific LabVIEW Wrapper VIs for your instrument and see if there is an instrument specific way of controlling the digital lines.  You can combine class and specific driver VIs together in the same application to still retain some interchangeability.

Cheers,

NathanT

[physics2007]

Hi NathanT,

the IVI-Driver was delivered by Tabor Eletronics. I haven't found possiblities in the FGen VIs, too. So the solution I got just 5 minutes ago is the following:

The Waveformgenerator has a 16bit Register for Waveforms. The last two bits are reserved for the both digital channels. By sending them a 1 or a 0, one can switch them on or off. Anyway, that's a very unhandy solution, but better than no one.

I would really like to thank you for your help. If you find a better solution, please let me know.

Greetings,

Andreas

[gagi1]

Andreas,

What you should do is to contact Tabor directly - they are the experts for their products and the IVI driver they wrote. I believe they are pretty good in supporting their products.

[physics2007]

Hi,

yes, I thought of that. However, I imagined that there would be a simpel solution and therefore I posed the question in here, because this forum is always very helpful.

Thank you all for your support,

Andreas