vmic VMIPCI-5565 instrument control commands

[SnowBoy111]

Is there any specific commands for VMIC to request from instrument, like GPIB interface.

OR there are common "commands" for all instrument to configure them etc.?

thanks

Hayderra

[Jackie_B]

Hi Hayderra, 

Are you using any National Instruments software to interface with your VMI PCI-5565? This is a discontinued GE product, not a National Instruments product. Please respond with some more information on what you are using to communicate to this instrument and I would be happy to assist you. 

Regards,

Jackie

[SnowBoy111]

Hi, Jackie

Actually I want to communicate with 3-axis turn Table where already one vmic interface is available (fiber optic Tx,Rx port). 

now I have another card VMIPCI-5565 installed on our PC , both can be connected using fiber optic cable.

I want to give commands to Turn table regarding e.g, angular rate of inner axis of table etc from my PC. Actually I never used GE-fanuc 5565 reflective memory interface.

I have experience with NI-GPIB card communication with agilent and other third party instrument. Now I want to ask that is there the methodology will be same as GPIB or different, like table manufacturer will give us "COMMAND REFERENCE".

Regards,

thanks

Hayderra

[Hassan_Atassi]

Hi Haider,

I am slightly confused by your question.  GPIB is a sepecific communication protocal that devices can communicate with. If your device follows this protocal then you should be able to communicate with it using NI-GPIB.  However, if it uses another communication interface that GPIB will not work.  A good place tolook for this information would be the product manual of the instrument.  Feel free topost back if you have any more questions about this!