LabVIEW Drivers for Agilent N8973A Noise Figure Analyzer?

[Robert_Deschambault]

Does anyone know if there are LabVIEW drivers for an Aglient N8973A Noise Figure Analyzer and where I might get them? Thanks.

[nestor-sg]

Robert,

I made a quick search in our download section at the instrument driver database in the Instrument Driver Network and couldn't find one, when we don't have one instrument driver we recommend a couple of things:

1. In the same link browse through the "Other Driver Resources" link, where you can submit a request for this driver to be built (in a demand basis), search for 3rd party made drivers, search in the Alliance Members pages, etc.
2. Search in your manufacturer's website (Agilent) if they have a driver already built for LabVIEW, they already have some made so they may probably have one for your instrument.
3. Build your own Instrument Driver, we have several documents here in the Developer Zone that guides y
ou through this process and even we have a Training Class for building ID's ( Training ).

I hope this information will guide you to a solution and if you find further inquiries please let us know ( www.ni.com/ask ). Good luck!

Nestor Sanchez
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Martin.D]

I need a driver for a N8975A NFA, did you manage to find one for your N8973A? Or if you wrote your own maybe you are willing to share it.