Driver for HP 8592B?

[SpenceD1983]

I'm having trouble finding a compatible driver for my HP 8592B....

Looking on the driver network, I've found drivers that say they support every surrounding model number: 8591, 8593, 8594, etc. except the one I want.

http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niid_web_display.download_page?p_id_guid=E3B19B3E94DD659CE034080020E748... 8593

http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niid_web_display.download_page?p_id_guid=E3B19B3E90EC659CE034080020E748... 8591

I tried both anyway, but it does not appear to work, and throws an error that the initialization VI did not work. I checked the GPIB address, which I set to 18 in both labview and on the instrument to 18. still doesn't work. I even checked the cable with an ohmmeter, so that should be alright. Any suggestions?

-Spence

[Dennis_Knutson]

What exactly is the error code you get? For the hp859x Initialize, by default it does an ID? query, sets some defaults, and then does a reset by issuing an IP command. Have you confirmed that the instrument is found in MAX and have you tried any of the above commands?

I'm not at all familiar with the differences between your model and the supported models so the driver might not work but if you can establish some communication, you might be able to use the driver as the basis for one for your model.

[SpenceD1983]

-1073807339 is the error code... it gave me a different one this time.

VISA Write in hp859x Configure Trigger Mode.vi->hp859x Application.vi

[SpenceD1983]

I tried to find the instrument in MAX and it did detect something at address 18 but said "did not respond to an *IDN? query"

-Spence

[Dennis_Knutson]

Since the instrument is old and does not support the *IDN? query, the message in MAX is expected and normal. The error you got is a timeout error. It is a very unusual error for a write. I think the only time I have seen that is with a defective instrument that is not doing the proper handshaking. Open the VI and look at the commands being generated and try to issue them in MAX. You should also try some of the commands in the manual to see if anything is working (like the ID? query I mentioned).