instrument control fundamentals

[gpsrt]

Hi,

      I need some help regarding instrument control.I want to control instruments uing labVIEW8.6.I'm new to the job.can

anybody tell me what are all the requirements(like installing instrument divers, labview 8.6) inorder to control an

instrument programatically?

                                          In short what do I need to install before writing code to control insruments.can you give me

step by step procedure right from scratch to control an instrument?

[MikeS81]

Hi gpsrt,

which instrument do you like to control? Which protocoll do you want to use (GPIB, RS232, TCP/I, ...)?

Mike

[parthabe]

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gpsrt wrote:

I want to control instruments uing labVIEW8.6.

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Does it consist of only NI H/W ot 3rd party H/W too?

[gpsrt]

INSTRUMENTS: CMS 54,8593E spectrum analyzer,8656B signal generator,NRT power meter

PROTOCOL : GPIB

[MikeS81]

Hi kiranmayi kaza,

see this link

http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niid_web_display.model_page?p_model_id=584

You have to install NI VISA before using it.

Mike

[Dennis_Knutson]

There is the Instrument Control Fundamentals page and for information on what instrument drivers are and how to use them, see the Instrument Driver Network.

[juergenstraub]

Hi,

for R&S CMS54 LabVIEW drivers are available at http://www2.rohde-schwarz.com/file/rscms54_lv7_2_0.zip, the R&S NRT driver is available at http://www2.rohde-schwarz.com/file/rsnrt_lv8_1_6.zip.

A brief instroduction into driver is available at http://www2.rohde-schwarz.com/en/service_and_support/Downloads/Drivers?rckb=1&type=25&downid=5343

Hope that helps?

Regards Juergen

Message Edited by juergenstraub on 07-08-2009 03:57 PM