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Version 2.7 (R2008b) Instrument Control Toolbox Software

This table summarizes what is new in Version 2.7 (R2008b):

New Features and Changes

Version Compatibility Considerations

Fixed Bugs and Known Problems

Yes
Details below

Yes—Details labeled as Compatibility Considerations, below. See also Summary.

Bug Reports
Includes fixes

New features and changes introduced in this version are:

Enhanced IVI-COM Driver Support

The Instrument Control Toolbox devices can now correctly initialize collections and items.

Compatibility Considerations

IVI-COM drivers generated using MAKEMID in the Instrument Control Toolbox, Version 2.7 (R2008b) will not work with versions prior to Version 2.7 (R2008b), and will throw an error. If you need to use the drivers created with Instrument Control Toolbox Version 2.7, make sure you update your license to the latest release of the MATLAB software.

After you install Instrument Control Toolbox Version 2.7, if you regenerate the MDD file, you will need to update your code. To update your code, change the way you call your collections and items. Collections are now spelled as a plural noun and items are spelled as a singular noun. For example, if you had an item called Measurements and a collection called Measurement, you need to change the code so that the item name reads Measurement and the collection name reads Measurements. The following table shows you an example of the interface and the corresponding methods as it should look once you have updated your code. The example uses the item Measurement and the collection, Measurements. The example also compares the model with the Agilent RFPowerMeter driver model.

InterfaceInstrument Control Toolbox Version 2.7 driver model methodsAgilent RFPowerMeter driver methods
Measurement ClearLimitFails ConfigureRelative Fetch Configure ConfigureTimeGated Measure ConfigureAnalogOutput ConfigureTTLOutput Read ConfigureLimits EnableAnalogOutput ConfigureOffset EnableTTLOutput ClearLimitFails ConfigureRelative Fetch Configure ConfigureTimeGated Measure ConfigureAnalogOutput ConfigureTTLOutput Read ConfigureLimits EnableAnalogOutput ConfigureOffset EnableTTLOutput
MeasurementsAbort IsOperationComplete InitiateAbort IsOperationComplete Initiate

Here is another example showing the corresponding properties of the two sample interfaces, Measurement and Measurements. This example also compares the model with the Agilent RFPowerMeter driver model.

InterfaceInstrument Control Toolbox Version 2.7 driver model propertiesAgilentRFPowerMeter driver model properties
Measurement Feed1Channel Feed1Gate Feed1Type Feed2Channel Feed2Gate Feed2Type LimitAutoClear LimitEnabled LimitFails LimitLower LimitUpper Offset OffsetEnabled Operation RatioUnits RelativeEnabled Resolution Units Feed1Channel Feed1Gate Feed1Type Feed2Channel Feed2Gate Feed2Type LimitAutoClear LimitEnabled LimitFails LimitLower LimitUpper Offset OffsetEnabled Operation RatioUnits RelativeEnabled Resolution Units
MeasurementsCount Name ItemCount Name Item

Enhanced Functionality of the Test and Measurement Tool

Test and Measurement Tool now has advanced interaction between the hardware interfaces and the instrument driver.

Enhanced IVI-C Driver Support

Instruments that require a reset will now work with IVI-C drivers in the Instrument Control Toolbox product.

Expanded Instrument Control Toolbox Demos

The Instrument Control Toolbox product now has a new demo that uses an IVI-COM driver with a mixed signal oscilloscope.

Expanded spoll Documentation

The low-level GPIB spoll function now has more documentation to help you work with serial poll.

  


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