Getting to Know the Instrument Control Toolbox Software

  Exploring the Instrument Control Toolbox Software

  Learning About the Instrument Control Toolbox Software

  Using the Documentation Examples

  Passing Information Between the MATLAB Workspace and Your Instrument

  MATLAB Functions

  Interface Driver Adaptor

  Overview Help

  Documentation Examples

  Demos

  Installation Requirements

  Toolbox Installation

  Hardware and Driver Installation

  instrhwinfo Function

  Test & Measurement Tool

  Viewing the IVI Configuration Store

  Instrument Control Session Examples

  Example: Communicating with a GPIB Instrument

  Example: Communicating with a GPIB-VXI Instrument

  Example: Communicating with a Serial Port Instrument

  Example: Communicating with a GPIB Instrument Using a Device Object

  Accessing General Preferences

  MATLAB Instrument Driver Editor

  MATLAB Instrument Driver Testing Tool

  Device Objects

  IVI Configuration Store

  instrhelp Function

  propinfo Function

  instrsupport Function

  Online Support

• Creating Instrument Objects

  Connecting to the Instrument

• Configuring and Returning Properties

• Communicating with Your Instrument

• Disconnecting and Cleaning Up

• Summary

• Creating an Interface Object

  Connecting to the Instrument

• Configuring and Returning Properties

• Writing and Reading Data

  Using SCPI Commands

• Disconnecting and Cleaning Up

• GPIB Overview

• Creating a GPIB Object

  Configuring the GPIB Address

• Writing and Reading Data

• Events and Callbacks

• Triggers

• Serial Polls

• VISA Overview

• Working with the GPIB Interface

• Working with the VXI and the PXI Interfaces

• Working with the GPIB-VXI Interface

• Working with the Serial Port Interface

• Working with the USB Interface

• Working with the TCP/IP Interface

• Working with the RSIB Interface

• Working with the Generic Interface

• Serial Port Overview

• Serial Port Object

  Configuring Communication Settings

• Writing and Reading Data

• Events and Callbacks

• Using Control Pins

  TCP/IP and UDP Overview

• Creating a TCP/IP Object

• Creating a UDP Object

• Writing and Reading Data

• Events and Callbacks

• Using TCP/IP Server Sockets

• Bluetooth Interface Overview

• Configuring Bluetooth Communication

  Reading and Writing Data Over the Bluetooth Interface

  Using Events and Callbacks with Bluetooth

  Bluetooth Interface Usage Guidelines

• Device Objects

• Creating and Connecting Device Objects

• Communicating with Instruments

• Device Groups

• Overview

• VXI plug and play Drivers

• IVI Drivers Overview

• Instrument Interchangeability

• Getting Started with IVI Drivers

• IVI Configuration Store

• Using IVI-C Class-Compliant Wrappers

• Using Quick-Control Oscilloscope

  Generic Drivers: Overview

• Example: Writing a Generic Driver

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

• Example: Using a Generic Driver at the Command Line

• Saving and Loading Instrument Objects

• Debugging: Recording Information to Disk

• Test & Measurement Tool: Overview

• Using the Test & Measurement Tool

• MATLAB Instrument Driver Editor: Overview

• Creating MATLAB Instrument Drivers

• Properties

• Functions

• Groups

• Using Existing Drivers

• Instrument Driver Testing Tool: Overview

• Setting Up Your Test

• Defining Test Steps

• Saving Your Test

• Testing and Results

  Overview

• Opening the Instrument Control Block Library

• Building Simulink Models to Send and Receive Data

• Interface Object Base Properties

• Interface-Specific Properties

  Device Object Base Properties

  IVI Configuration Store Object Properties

  Driver Requirements

• GPIB Driver Limitations by Vendor

• VISA Driver Limitations