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MATLAB GUI Example for Agilent N8241A Arbitrary Waveform Generator

16 Sep 2007 (Updated 24 Sep 2007)

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Agilent N8241A MATLAB GUI

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Description	MATLAB supports Agilent arbitrary waveform generators through the Instrument Control Toolbox. This example demonstrates how you can use MATLAB to develop a GUI application for configuring an Agilent N8241A Arbitrary Waveform Generator. The GUI allows you to configure sinusoids and pulse trains of varying frequency, and to step automatically through a sequence of frequency values. It also has a "simulate" mode that allows you to explore the GUI without an actual instrument (the generated waveforms and AWG status are displayed a separate figure window). To run the application, save the files in the associated ZIP file, and do one of the following: >> agilentFcnGen('simulate'); % to run the application with a simulated AWG >> agilentFcnGen(visaResourceString); % give the VISA resource string of the AWG You may use this application with your AWG using the built-in waveforms. You are also welcome to modify the application (free-of-charge) for other instruments or to write your own waveform generation routines providing you also post your modified version of this MATLAB AWG application on MATLAB Central for others to use. Contact me if you need to waive this requirement. Information on using MATLAB and Instrument Control Toolbox for instrument control and configuration is available at: http://www.mathworks.com/products/instrument This example requires VISA software and the MATLAB instrument driver for the Agilent N8241A Arbitrary Waveform Generator. The MATLAB instrument driver is available from MATLAB Central. Further information is available at: http://www.mathworks.com/products/instrument/supportedio13760.html Note: This web page also includes MATLAB demos, videos, and information on drivers for other instruments.
Required Products	Instrument Control Toolbox
MATLAB release	MATLAB 7.4 (R2007a)
Other requirements	* VISA software * The MATLAB instrument driver for the Agilent N8241A Arbitrary Waveform Generator (also available from MATLAB Central).
Zip File Content
HTML Files	Description for MATLAB GUI Agilent AWG.htm
Other Files	agilentFcnGen.m, agilentN8241A_simulator.m, fcngen_gui.fig, fcngen_gui.m, editSliderCombo.m, genWaveForms.m, agilentN8241A.m

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Updates
24 Sep 2007	Added link to the Agilent instrument driver.
24 Sep 2007	Corrections to the description.

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example	Gautam Vallabha	22 Oct 2008 09:27:13
application	Gautam Vallabha	22 Oct 2008 09:27:13
arbitrary waveform generator	Gautam Vallabha	22 Oct 2008 14:43:44
agilent	Gautam Vallabha	22 Oct 2008 14:43:44
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gui	Gautam Vallabha	22 Oct 2008 14:43:44
n8241a	Gautam Vallabha	22 Oct 2008 14:43:44
awg	Gautam Vallabha	22 Oct 2008 14:43:44
n8242a	The Instrument Control Team	08 Nov 2008 13:50:32
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