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Agilent Instruments and MATLAB
Agilent Technologies provides core measurement tools such as digitizers, function generators, multimeters, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers and generators, and vector signal analyzers. You can use MATLAB together with Instrument Control Toolbox as your single software environment to configure, control, acquire, and analyze data from Agilent instruments.
Once data is in MATLAB, you can make customized measurements, perform data analysis, generate arbitrary waveforms, and develop automated tests. You can also create graphical interfaces for collecting and analyzing your data and automating tests.
In addition, Agilent offers integration with MATLAB that enables user-defined measurements on select instruments and expands the ability of Agilent oscilloscopes to analyze signals.
Agilent Instrument Drivers
An instrument driver lets you communicate with your instrument using higher-level commands. MATLAB supports IVI and VXIplug&play instrument drivers and LXI-compliant instruments. To communicate with your Agilent instrument using an IVI instrument driver and Instrument Control Toolbox, install the IVI driver and then automatically create a MATLAB driver wrapper by following the instructions in the MATLAB IVI documentation. Some instrument drivers do not require a wrapper and can be used directly from MATLAB. Other IVI drivers have preconfigured MATLAB wrappers. See Using MATLAB with Agilent Instruments to get started using Agilent instruments in MATLAB with IVI instrument drivers.
Find Agilent Instrument Drivers
- Instrument driver search tool (search by model name or number)
- Agilent IVI Web site
- IVI Foundation Driver Registry
Communication Protocols
If an instrument driver is not available for your instrument, you can communicate directly with the instrument using SCPI commands over these communication protocols:
Agilent Digitizers
Data Acquisition Toolbox supports some data acquisition hardware from Agilent. For the complete list of devices supported by the toolbox, see the Data Acquisition Toolbox supported hardware.
Resources
MATLAB Examples for Agilent Oscilloscopes
- Signal Filtering and Analysis Application for Agilent Oscilloscopes
- Segmented Data Capture and Analysis Using Agilent Oscilloscopes
- MATLAB GUI Example for Agilent MSO6014A Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
MATLAB Examples for Agilent Signal Generators and Signal Analyzers
- Arbitrary and Standard Waveform Generation on Agilent MXG, ESG, and PSG Signal Sources Using MATLAB
- Agilent (MXG/ESG/PSG) Download Assistant for MATLAB
- Data Visualization Application for Agilent EXA, MXA, PXA, and PSA Spectrum Analyzers
Development of Custom Modulation and Demodulation Schemes Using Agilent Signal Generators and Signal Analyzers
- Raising the Bar on Advanced Signal Simulation
(ECN magazine article about MATLAB, Instrument Control Toolbox, and Agilent M8190A Arbitrary Waveform Generator) - Agilent N8241A Arbitrary Waveform Generator (instrument driver)
MATLAB Examples for Other Agilent Instruments
- Two-Port S-Parameter Measurement Using Agilent PNA/PNA-X Network Analyzer
- Configuring a Digital Multimeter from MATLAB 3:38
- Agilent Examples on MATLAB Central File Exchange
- Acquiring Data from Standalone Instruments and Data Acquisition Cards Using MATLAB (recorded webinar)
- Developing Measurement and Analysis Systems Using MATLAB (seminar)
MATLAB Videos - Getting Started Demonstrations with Test & Measurement Instruments
- Using MATLAB to Control Test & Measurement Instruments 2:36
- Overview of Agilent Instruments 4:43
- Demonstrations:
- CW Pulse Generation Using IQ Modulation and MATLAB 6:13
- Agilent Spectrum Analyzer Measurements 1:59
- Pulsed Linear FM Chirp Generation Using Agilent Signal Generator 3:48
- Waveform Generation and Amplitude Correction Using Agilent M8190A and MATLAB 4:53
- IQ Data Capture with Agilent Signal Analyzer 3:48
- Design and Verification of Custom Modulation Schemes 1:25
- Summary: Using MATLAB for Test & Measurement 2:04
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Tell us about your Agilent instrument, its model number, and the type of application you want to develop, or request additional information about Agilent instruments. To request support for a specific instrument, include the instrument's name and model number.
