findInstrument - Find and connect to instruments using the model or manufacturer name

Simplifies connecting to a USB or GPIB instrument using the model name, vendor name or VISA resource

Description

obj = findInstrument('STR') returns an interface object to an instrument whose model name, vendor name or VISA resource matches any part of the string STR.
 
findInstrument requires the Instrument Control Toolbox™ and a VISA adaptor, and currently only works with USB and GPIB instruments.
  
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EXAMPLES
(See the published MATLAB file for sample outputs)

% see a list of all the available instruments
 findInstrument;
           
% find an instrument by model number
 obj = findInstrument('34405');
 fopen(obj)
 query(obj,'*IDN?')
 fclose(obj)
 
% find an instrument by model number, using Agilent VISA
 obj = findInstrument('34405', 'agilent');

% find an instrument by model number and
% create a device object
 obj = findInstrument('33120');
 fgen = icdevice('agilent_33120a.mdd', obj);
 
% find an instrument by matching a manufacturer name
 obj = findInstrument('tek');
 
% find an instrument by the model code in the VISA resource
 obj = findInstrument('0x0618')

• Required Products: Instrument Control Toolbox
• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.3 (R2006b)
• Other requirements: Requires a VISA adaptor (freely available from Agilent, Tektronix or NI)
• Published M Files: findInstrument_demo
• Other Files: findInstrument.m, ; findInstrument_demo.m, ; license.txt