protected void InternalConnect( )
{
try {
this.gpib = new GpibDriver(this.settings.GpibAddress);
GpibIdentity id = gpib.GetIdentity( );
if (id != null)
{
string strId = id.serialNumber;
}
}
catch {
throw new Exception("Error connecting instrument.");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Read instrument ID: Manufacturer, Model #, Serial #, FW revision
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public GpibIdentity GetIdentity( )
{
this.Write("*IDN?");
answer_ = Read( );
GpibIdentity id = new GpibIdentity( );
string idString = answer_;
int length = idString.Length;
int start, stop;
start = 0;
while (idString[start] == ',')
{
start++;
}
;
if ((start >= 0) && (start < length))
{
stop = idString.IndexOf(",", start);
if ((stop < 0) || (stop > length))
{
stop = length;
}
id.manufacturer = idString.Substring(start, stop - start);
start = idString.IndexOf(",", stop) + 1;
}
if ((start >= 0) && (start < length))
{
stop = idString.IndexOf(",", start);
if ((stop < 0) || (stop > length))
{
stop = length;
}
id.model = idString.Substring(start, stop - start);
start = stop - 1;
while (idString[start] == ',')
{
start++;
}
;
}
if ((start >= 0) && (start < length))
{
stop = idString.IndexOf(",", start);
if ((stop < 0) || (stop > length))
{
stop = length;
}
id.serialNumber = idString.Substring(start, stop - start);
start = stop - 1;
while (idString[start] == ',')
{
start++;
}
;
}
if ((start >= 0) && (start < length))
{
stop = idString.IndexOf(",", start);
if ((stop < 0) || (stop > length))
{
stop = length;
}
id.firmwareVersion = idString.Substring(start, stop - start);
}
return(id);
}
