Type

Instrument object type

Description

Type indicates the type of the object. Type is automatically defined after the instrument object is created with the serial, gpib, or visa function.

Using the instrfind function and the Type value, you can quickly identify instrument objects of a given type.

Characteristics

Usage	Any instrument object
Read only	Always
Data type	Character vector

Values

gpib	The object type is GPIB.
serial	The object type is serial port.
tcpip	The object type is TCPIP.
udp	The object type is UDP.
visa-gpib	The object type is VISA-GPIB.
visa-vxi	The object type is VISA-VXI.
visa-gpib-vxi	The object type is VISA-GPIB-VXI.
visa-serial	The object type is VISA-serial.

The value is automatically determined when the instrument object is created.

Examples

Create a serial port object on a Windows^® machine associated with the serial port COM1. The value of the Type property is serial, which is the object class.

s = serial('COM1');
s.Type
ans =
serial