void StartGeneration()
{
string rfsgName = resourceNameComboBox.Text;
double freq = (double)frequencyNumeric.Value;
double power = (double)powerLevelNumeric.Value;
try
{
rfsgSession = new NIRfsg(rfsgName, true, false);
rfsgHandle = rfsgSession.GetInstrumentHandle().DangerousGetHandle();
int i = 0;
foreach (string tdmsPath in tdmsFilePaths)
{
NIRfsgPlayback.ReadAndDownloadWaveformFromFile(rfsgHandle, tdmsPath, tdmsWaveformNames[i]);
i++;
}
//Q: Is it acceptable to utilize mostly private class data and keep prototype empty? I suppose if I don't aniticpate any reuse I can leave it empty...
string autoScript = ScriptGen();
NIRfsgPlayback.SetScriptToGenerateSingleRfsg(rfsgHandle, autoScript);
rfsgSession.RF.Configure(freq, power);
rfsgSession.Initiate();
}
catch (Exception uhOh)
{
ShowError("Start Generation", uhOh);
}
}
/// <summary>Calls <see cref="NIRfsgPlayback.SetScriptToGenerateSingleRfsg(IntPtr, string)"/>, which will download the script contained in <paramref name="waveform"/> and apply
/// all associated parameters.</summary>
/// <param name="rfsgHandle">The open RFSG session to configure.</param>
/// <param name="waveform">Specifies the waveform and its associated script that is to be used for generation.</param>
public static void ApplyWaveformAttributes(NIRfsg rfsgHandle, Waveform waveform)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(waveform.Script)) // default to continuous if no script in waveform
{
ConfigureContinuousGeneration(rfsgHandle, waveform);
}
else
{
IntPtr rfsgPtr = rfsgHandle.GetInstrumentHandle().DangerousGetHandle();
NIRfsgPlayback.SetScriptToGenerateSingleRfsg(rfsgPtr, waveform.Script);
}
}
public static void ConfigureContinuousGeneration(NIRfsg rfsgHandle, Waveform waveform, string waveformStartTriggerExport = "PXI_Trig0")
{
//Configure the trigger to be generated on the first sample of each waveform generation,
//denoted in the script below as "marker0"
rfsgHandle.DeviceEvents.MarkerEvents[0].ExportedOutputTerminal = RfsgMarkerEventExportedOutputTerminal.FromString(waveformStartTriggerExport);
//A software trigger is configured that is used in the script below to control generation of
//the script. This ensures that a complete packet is always generated before aborting, and
//allows all generation functions to share a single abort function.
rfsgHandle.Triggers.ScriptTriggers[0].ConfigureSoftwareTrigger();
string script = $@"script REPEAT{waveform.WaveformName}
repeat until ScriptTrigger0
generate {waveform.WaveformName} marker0(0)
end repeat
end script";
//Get the instrument handle to utilize with the RFSGPlayback library
IntPtr rfsgPtr = rfsgHandle.GetInstrumentHandle().DangerousGetHandle();
//Download the newly created script for generation when "Initiate" is called
NIRfsgPlayback.SetScriptToGenerateSingleRfsg(rfsgPtr, script);
}
public static void ConfigureBurstedGeneration(NIRfsg rfsgHandle, Waveform waveform, WaveformTimingConfiguration waveTiming,
PAENConfiguration paenConfig, out double period, out double idleTime)
{
IntPtr rfsgPtr = rfsgHandle.GetInstrumentHandle().DangerousGetHandle();
rfsgHandle.Arb.GenerationMode = RfsgWaveformGenerationMode.Script;
string scriptName = String.Format("{0}{1}", waveform.WaveformName, waveTiming.DutyCycle_Percent);
if (waveTiming.DutyCycle_Percent <= 0)
{
throw new System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException("DutyCycle_Percent", waveTiming.DutyCycle_Percent, "Duty cycle must be greater than 0 %");
}
//Calculate various timining information
double dutyCycle = waveTiming.DutyCycle_Percent / 100;
double totalBurstTime = waveTiming.PreBurstTime_s + waveform.BurstLength_s + waveTiming.PostBurstTime_s;
idleTime = (totalBurstTime / dutyCycle) - totalBurstTime;
period = totalBurstTime + idleTime;
//Convert all time based values to sample based values
long preBurstSamp, postBurstSamp, idleSamp, enableSamples, disableSamples;
preBurstSamp = TimeToSamples(waveTiming.PreBurstTime_s, waveform.SampleRate);
postBurstSamp = TimeToSamples(waveTiming.PostBurstTime_s, waveform.SampleRate);
idleSamp = TimeToSamples(idleTime, waveform.SampleRate);
enableSamples = TimeToSamples(paenConfig.CommandEnableTime_s, waveform.SampleRate);
disableSamples = TimeToSamples(paenConfig.CommandDisableTime_s, waveform.SampleRate);
//RFSG enforces a minimum wait time of 8 samples, so ensure that the minimum pre/post burst time
// and idle time are at least 8 samples long
if (preBurstSamp < 8)
{
preBurstSamp = 8;
}
if (postBurstSamp < 8)
{
postBurstSamp = 8;
}
if (idleSamp < 8)
{
idleSamp = 8;
}
//Initialize the script StringBuilder with the first line of the script (name)
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder($"script {scriptName}");
sb.AppendLine();
#region Script Building
//If we have a static PA Enable mode, ensure that we trigger at the beginning of the script prior to looping.
if (paenConfig.PAEnableMode == PAENMode.Static)
{
sb.AppendLine("wait 8 marker1(7)");
}
//Configure for endless repeating
sb.AppendLine("Repeat until scriptTrigger0");
//Configure the idle time prior to each packet generation
sb.Append($"wait {idleSamp}");
//If PAEN Mode is dynamic we need to trigger the PA to enable
if (paenConfig.PAEnableMode == PAENMode.Dynamic)
{
//PA Enable is triggered at or before the last sample of the wait period
long PAEnableTriggerLoc = idleSamp - enableSamples - 1;
sb.Append($" marker1({PAEnableTriggerLoc})");
}
sb.AppendLine();
//Configure waiting for the pre-burst time
sb.AppendLine($"wait {preBurstSamp}");
//Configure generation of the selected waveform but only for the burst length; send a trigger at the beginning of each burst
sb.Append($"generate {waveform.WaveformName} subset({waveform.BurstStartLocations[0]},{waveform.BurstStopLocations[0]}) marker0(0)");
//Check to see if the command time is longer than the post-burst time, which determines when the PA disable command needs sent
bool LongCommand = waveTiming.PostBurstTime_s <= paenConfig.CommandDisableTime_s;
if (paenConfig.PAEnableMode == PAENMode.Dynamic && LongCommand)
{
//Trigger is placed a number of samples from the end of the burst corresponding with
//how much longer than the post burst time it is
long PADisableTriggerLoc = waveform.BurstStopLocations[0] - (disableSamples - postBurstSamp) - 1;
sb.Append($" marker1({PADisableTriggerLoc})");
}
sb.AppendLine();
//Configure waiting for the post-burst time
sb.Append($"wait {postBurstSamp}");
//If the ommand time is shorter than the post-burst time, the disable trigger must be sent
//during the post-burst time
if (paenConfig.PAEnableMode == PAENMode.Dynamic && !LongCommand)
{
long PADisableTriggerLoc = postBurstSamp - disableSamples - 1;
sb.Append($" marker1({PADisableTriggerLoc})");
}
sb.AppendLine();
//Close out the script
sb.AppendLine("end repeat");
//If we have a static PA Enable mode, ensure that we trigger at the end of the script prior to concluding.
if (paenConfig.PAEnableMode == PAENMode.Static)
{
sb.AppendLine("wait 10 marker1(0)");
}
sb.AppendLine("end script");
#endregion
//Download the generation script to the generator for later initiation
NIRfsgPlayback.SetScriptToGenerateSingleRfsg(rfsgPtr, sb.ToString());
//Configure the triggering for PA enable if selected
if (paenConfig.PAEnableMode != PAENMode.Disabled)
{
rfsgHandle.DeviceEvents.MarkerEvents[1].ExportedOutputTerminal = RfsgMarkerEventExportedOutputTerminal.FromString(
paenConfig.PAEnableTriggerExportTerminal);
rfsgHandle.DeviceEvents.MarkerEvents[1].OutputBehaviour = paenConfig.PAEnableTriggerMode;
//Configure scriptTrigger0 for software triggering. This way, when it is time to abort we can stop
//the loop and trigger the appropriate off command if PAEN mode is Static
rfsgHandle.Triggers.ScriptTriggers[0].ConfigureSoftwareTrigger();
}
//Configure the trigger to be generated on the first sample of each waveform generation,
//denoted in the script below as "marker0"
rfsgHandle.DeviceEvents.MarkerEvents[0].ExportedOutputTerminal =
RfsgMarkerEventExportedOutputTerminal.FromString(waveTiming.BurstStartTriggerExport);
}