Instrument Control Toolbox 3.0

Supported Hardware

Manufacturers

Instrument Control Toolbox supports instruments from Agilent, Anritsu, LeCroy, Rohde & Schwarz, Tektronix, and other manufacturers. The toolbox also provides features and tools for working with all types of devices that have a serial interface such as RS-232. Instrument Control Toolbox allows you to communicate with this hardware in MATLAB or Simulink.

For a summary description of how the Instrument Control Toolbox supports a particular manufacturer, select a link below:

Agilent Anritsu Keithley Instruments LeCroy National Instruments Other manufacturers Rohde & Schwarz Tabor Tektronix

Communication Protocols

Instrument Control Toolbox lets you communicate with commonly used communication protocols, such as GPIB, TCP/IP, UDP, and VISA. For more information on a particular communication protocol or interface, select a link below:

GPIB Serial TCP/IP UDP VISA

Instrument Standards

Instrument Control Toolbox supports common instrument standards. The toolbox lets you communicate with instruments using industry-standard instrument drivers, such as IVI and VXIplug&play. The toolbox also lets you communicate with instruments that adhere to the LXI standard. For more information on how Instrument Control Toolbox works with these standards, select a link below:

IVI LXI VXIplug&play

Latest Updates

Downloadable Agilent example: Data Visualization Application for Agilent EXA, MXA, and PSA Spectrum Analyzers
Downloadable Agilent example: Custom Modulation and Demodulation using Agilent Instruments, MATLAB, and Simulink
New Technical Article: Developing Test Software for Naval Automated Test Systems using MATLAB
Application note: Using MATLAB Software with Keithley Instruments through IVI Instrument Drivers
LXI technical article: Autodiscovery Speeds Test System Designs
On-line demo: Overview - Instrument Control Toolbox
Downloadable Tektronix example: Controlling a Tektronix instrument in a MATLAB application
Downloadable Simulink serial example: Using Simulink to communicate with your serial RS-232 device
Technical article featuring configuring and controlling an Agilent function generator for system identification