Agilent E3646A DC supply driver

[zakaria1992]

Hello, I am using the Agilent E3646A  dual DC supply to supply power  few op-amps. I am controlling the supply bench using a NI GPIB cable.  Now the driver example of this supply bench which I got from NI Instrument Driver page has a 3000ms delay for serial communication. I wanted to ask is it possible for me to remove this delay. If not, can I decrease it to 100ms. I have to turn on and off the supply multiple times (which I am doing using a TestStand sequence by calling the VI multiple times). So will it okay if for the first time I call it I keep the 3000ms delay but for the later times call the VI but without the delay or a shorter period of delay.

[GerdW]

Hi zakaria,

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@zakaria1992 wrote:

I wanted to ask is it possible for me to remove this delay. If not, can I decrease it to 100ms. I have to turn on and off the supply multiple times (which I am doing using a TestStand sequence by calling the VI multiple times). So will it okay if for the first time I call it I keep the 3000ms delay but for the later times call the VI but without the delay or a shorter period of delay.

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What happens when you try a delay of just 100ms or delete the delay at all?

What does the Agilent manual say about this delay?

Wouldn't it be much simpler/easier/faster to just test this with your testbench setup?

Btw. these delays use the wrong wait function!