Creating Classes Example Code.

[codehawk]

Greetings:

I am new to LabWindows and want to create my own classes for instrument drivers.

I have the manual with SCPI commands that are available so would like to have functions where setvoltage(), getvoltage() etc.  Also would need to instantiate the instrument (here I would pass a string of the name of the instrument to connect to).

I do not see any codes examples.

Any ideas on how this can be done?

Sorry if this was previous posted and I missed it.

Thanks

[RobertoBozzolo]

Have you tried searching for your instrument into the Instrument Driver Network (IDNet)? It is possible that a driver already exists for it and you save the time to write the relative code.

Besides that, "classes" does not apply to CVI as it is a pure C environment. You may write your own set of functions to communicate with the instrument on the appropriate channel.

This tutorial can be a good starting point to start discovering the instrument driver approach, it includes also some link to additional resources for you to read:

How to Use an Instrument Driver in LabWindows/CVI Tutorial