static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Change this variable to the address of your instrument
string VISA_ADDRESS = "Your instrument's VISA address goes here!";
// Create a connection (session) to the RS-232 device.
// Change VISA_ADDRESS to a serial address, e.g. "ASRL1::INSTR"
IMessageBasedSession session = GlobalResourceManager.Open(VISA_ADDRESS) as IMessageBasedSession;
// The first thing you should do with a serial port is enable the Termination Character. Otherwise all of your read's will fail
session.TerminationCharacterEnabled = true;
// If you've setup the serial port settings in Connection Expert, you can remove this section.
// Otherwise, set your connection parameters
ISerialSession serial = session as ISerialSession;
serial.BaudRate = 9600;
serial.DataBits = 8;
serial.Parity = SerialParity.None;
serial.FlowControl = SerialFlowControlModes.DtrDsr;
// Send the *IDN? and read the response as strings
MessageBasedFormattedIO formattedIO = new MessageBasedFormattedIO(session);
formattedIO.WriteLine("*IDN?");
string idnResponse = formattedIO.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("*IDN? returned: {0}", idnResponse);
// Close the connection to the instrument
session.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
Console.ReadKey();
}
// public static bool OpenScope(string name, string lastResourceString = "ASRL1::INSTR")
public static bool OpenScope()
{
bool open = false;
string lastResourceString = "ASRL1::INSTR";
//scopeName = name;
if (inTestMode)
{
return(true);
}
using (sr = new SelectResource(scopeName, lastResourceString))
{
/* if (lastResourceString != null)
* {
* sr.ResourceName = lastResourceString;
* }*/
DialogResult result = sr.DialogResult;
if (result != DialogResult.OK)
{
result = sr.ShowDialog();
}
if (result == DialogResult.OK)
{
if (sr != null)
{
sr.Close();
}
lastResourceString = sr.ResourceName;
Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;
try
{
using (rmSession = new ResourceManager())
{
mbSession = (MessageBasedSession)rmSession.Open(lastResourceString);
serial = mbSession as ISerialSession;
serial.BaudRate = 115200;
serial.DataBits = 8;
serial.Parity = SerialParity.None;
serial.FlowControl = SerialFlowControlModes.RtsCts;
// Use SynchronizeCallbacks to specify that the object marshals callbacks across threads appropriately.
mbSession.SynchronizeCallbacks = true;
// ++++++ Reset the DMM to clear errors
write("*RST;*CLS\n");
// not supported... mbSession.WaitOnEvent(EventType.Clear);
Thread.Sleep(500);
write("*CLS\n"); //some times it takes two clears to reset a DMM error
Thread.Sleep(500);
// ------ end of reset
// mbSession.ServiceRequest += MbSession_ServiceRequest;
//CONFigure[:VOLTage][:DC][{< range >| AUTO | MIN | MAX | DEF} [,{<resolution>|MIN|MAX|DEF}] ]
write("CONFigure:VOLTage:DC AUTO, (@101:316)\n");
// write("SENSe:VOLTage:DC:NPLC1,(@101:316)");
_isConnected = true;
}
}
catch (Exception exp)
{
MessageBox.Show(exp.Message);
_isConnected = false;
}
finally
{
Cursor.Current = Cursors.Default;
}
}
}
// for testing
//GetVoltages(signalList_AllSignals, 10, 888);
return(open);
}