Instrument Control Toolbox - Documentation

Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• Instrument Control Session

• Creating Instrument Objects

Interface Objects

Connecting to the Instrument

• Configuring and Returning Properties

Configuring Property Names and Property Values

Returning Property Names and Property Values

Property Inspector

• Communicating with Your Instrument

Interface Objects and Instrument Commands

Device Objects and Instrument Drivers

• Disconnecting and Cleaning Up

Disconnecting an Instrument Object

Cleaning Up the MATLAB Workspace

Advantages of Using Device Objects

When to Use Interface Objects

• Using Interface Objects

• Creating an Interface Object

Object Creation Functions

Configuring Properties During Object Creation

Creating an Array of Instrument Objects

Connecting to the Instrument

• Configuring and Returning Properties

Base and Interface-Specific Properties

Returning Property Names and Property Values

Configuring Property Values

Specifying Property Names

Default Property Values

Property Inspector

• Writing and Reading Data

Before Performing Read/Write Operations

• Disconnecting and Cleaning Up

Disconnecting an Instrument Object

Cleaning Up the MATLAB Workspace

• Controlling Instruments Using GPIB

• GPIB Overview

Important GPIB Features

Status and Event Reporting

• Creating a GPIB Object

Using the gpib Function

GPIB Object Display

Configuring the GPIB Address

• Writing and Reading Data

Rules for Completing Write and Read Operations

Example: Writing and Reading Text Data

Example: Reading Binary Data

Example: Parsing Input Data Using scanstr

Example: Understanding EOI and EOS

• Events and Callbacks

Example: Introduction to Events and Callbacks

Event Types and Callback Properties

Responding To Event Information

Creating and Executing Callback Functions

Enabling Callback Functions After They Error

Example: Using Events and Callbacks to Read Binary Data

Using the trigger Function

Example: Executing a Trigger

• Serial Polls

Using the spoll Function

Example: Executing a Serial Poll

• Controlling Instruments Using VISA

• VISA Overview

Interfaces Used with VISA

Supported Vendor and Resource Names

• Working with the GPIB Interface

Understanding VISA-GPIB

Creating a VISA-GPIB Object

VISA-GPIB Address

• Working with the VXI Interface

Understanding VISA-VXI

Creating a VISA-VXI Object

VISA-VXI Address

Register-Based Communication

• Working with the GPIB-VXI Interface

Understanding VISA-GPIB-VXI

Creating a VISA-GPIB-VXI Object

VISA-GPIB-VXI Address

• Working with the Serial Port Interface

Understanding the Serial Port

Creating a VISA-Serial Object

Configuring Communication Settings

• Working with the USB Interface

Creating a VISA-USB Object

VISA-USB Address

• Working with the TCP/IP Interface

Understanding VISA-TCP/IP

Creating a VISA-TCPIP Object

VISA-TCPIP Address

• Working with the RSIB Interface

Creating a VISA-RSIB Object

VISA-RSIB Address

• Controlling Instruments Using the Serial Port

• Serial Port Overview

What Is Serial Communication?

Serial Port Interface Standard

Supported Platforms

Connecting Two Devices with a Serial Cable

Serial Port Signals and Pin Assignments

Serial Data Format

Finding Serial Port Information for Your Platform

• Serial Port Object

Creating a Serial Port Object

Serial Port Object Display

Configuring Communication Settings

• Writing and Reading Data

Asynchronous Write and Read Operations

Rules for Completing Write and Read Operations

Example: Writing and Reading Text Data

• Events and Callbacks

Event Types and Callback Properties

Responding To Event Information

Example: Using Events and Callbacks

• Using Control Pins

Signaling the Presence of Connected Devices

Controlling the Flow of Data: Handshaking

• Controlling Instruments Using TCP/IP and UDP

TCP/IP and UDP Overview

• Creating a TCP/IP Object

TCP/IP Object Display

Example: Communicating with a Remote Host

Example: Server Drops the Connection

• Creating a UDP Object

The UDP Object Display

Example: Communicating Between Two Hosts

• Writing and Reading Data

Rules for Completing Write and Read Operations

Example: Writing and Reading Data with a TCP/IP Object

Example: Writing and Reading Data with an UDP Object

• Events and Callbacks

Event Types and Callback Properties

Responding To Event Information

Example: Using Events and Callbacks

• Using Device Objects

• Device Objects

What Are Device Objects?

Device Objects for MATLAB Instrument Drivers

• Creating and Connecting Device Objects

Device Objects for MATLAB Interface Drivers

Device Objects for VXIplug&play and IVI Drivers

Connecting the Device Object

• Communicating with Instruments

Configuring Instrument Settings

Calling Device Object Methods

Control Commands

• Device Groups

Working with Group Objects

Example: Using Device Groups to Access Instrument Data

• Using VXIplug&play Drivers

Instrument Control Toolbox Software and VXIplug&play Drivers

Other Software Requirements

• VXIplug&play Drivers

Installing VXI plug&play Drivers

Creating a MATLAB VXIplug&play Instrument Driver

Constructing Device Objects Using a MATLAB VXIplug&play Instrument Driver

• Using IVI Drivers

• IVI Drivers Overview

Instrument Control Toolbox Software and IVI Drivers

IVI-C and IVI-COM

• Instrument Interchangeability

Minimal Code Changes

Effective Use of Interchangeability

Examples of Interchangeability

• Getting Started with IVI Drivers

Requirements to Work with MATLAB

MATLAB IVI Instrument Driver

Using MATLAB IVI Wrappers

• IVI Configuration Store

Benefits of an IVI Configuration Store

Components of an IVI Configuration Store

Configuring an IVI Configuration Store

• Using Generic Instrument Drivers

Generic Drivers: Overview

• Example: Writing a Generic Driver

Creating the Driver and Defining Its Initialization Behavior

Defining Properties

Defining Functions

• Example: Using a Generic Driver with the Test & Measurement Tool

Creating and Connecting the Device Object

Accessing Properties

Using Functions

• Example: Using a Generic Driver at the Command Line

Creating and Connecting the Device Object

Accessing Properties

Using Functions

• Saving and Loading the Session

• Saving and Loading Instrument Objects

Saving Instrument Objects to an M-File

Saving Objects to a MAT-File

• Debugging: Recording Information to Disk

Using the record Function

Example: Introduction to Recording Information

Creating Multiple Record Files

Specifying a File Name

Record File Format

Example: Recording Information to Disk

• Test & Measurement Tool

• Test & Measurement Tool: Overview

Instrument Control Toolbox Software Support

Navigating the Tree

• Using the Test & Measurement Tool

Overview of the Examples

Instrument Objects

Instrument Drivers

• Using the Instrument Driver Editor

• Using the Instrument Driver Testing Tool

• Using the Instrument Control Toolbox Block Library

Introducing the Instrument Control Toolbox Block Library

• Opening the Instrument Control Block Library

Using the instrumentlib Command from the MATLAB Command Window

Using the Simulink Library Browser

• Building Simulink Models to Send and Receive Data

Example: Sending and Receiving Data Through a Serial Port Loopback

Example: Sending and Receiving Data Via a TCP/IP Network

• Property Reference

• Interface Object Base Properties

General Purpose

• Interface-Specific Properties

Device Object Base Properties

IVI Configuration Store Object Properties

• Vendor Driver Requirements and Limitations

Driver Requirements

• GPIB Driver Limitations by Vendor

Agilent Technologies

Capital Equipment Corporation

ICS Electronics

Measurement Computing Corporation

• VISA Driver Limitations

Agilent Technologies

National Instruments

• Release Notes

Instrument Control Toolbox

	Functions:
	By Category
	Alphabetical List

	Properties:
	By Category
	Alphabetical List

	Blocks:
	Alphabetical List



	Documentation Set

	Getting Started
	Introduces Instrument Control Toolbox and gets you started using it

	User's Guide
	Provides tutorials and comprehensive information about Instrument Control Toolbox

	Examples in Documentation
	Lists major examples in the Instrument Control Toolbox documentation



	Product Demos

	Instrument Control Toolbox Demos
	Presents a collection of demos that you can run from the Help browser to help you learn the product



	What's New

	Release Notes
	Summarizes new features, bug fixes, upgrade issues, etc.



	Printable (PDF) Documentation on the Web

PDF documents reflect the most recent version of Instrument Control Toolbox and might describe features not available in earlier versions of the software.
	Instrument Control Toolbox User's Guide
	Instrument Control Toolbox Release Notes

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