hp8164a turn on

[yonirk]

While working with my hp8164a I'm able to do various operations (reading information, setting data fields) but can not turn it on from the computer.

Did  anyone encounter this problem?

Thank you,

Yoni

[Dennis_Knutson]

If you mean the main power, that's to be expected. How can an instrument that is turned of receive and process a command?

[yonirk]

No I did not mean the main power. I'm trying to turn a tunble laser source.

[Dennis_Knutson]

If there is a function in the driver that does not work, you should provide that feedback to Agilent. It's a driver that they wrote. I would also suggest that you try the command in MAX. You can use NI-Spy to capture the actual command being sent.

If there is a missing function, you can look up the command in the manual and use a VISA Write to send it.

[yonirk]

Hi Dennis,

Thank you for your help.

Because of your advice I tried looking into several things. I found that in the (hp816x Set TLS Parameters.vi) and the (hp816x Set TLS Laser State.vi) the On-Off switch was choosing between "0" and "0, rather than "0" and "1".

Thanks again.