// selectPowersupply
public void selectPowerSupply(int type)
{
if (type > 3 || type < 1)
{
throw new Exception("Invalid Type: Type must equal 1, 2 or 3");
}
else
{
string cmd = (":INST:NSEL" + Convert.ToString(type));
vxi11Device.write(cmd);
}
}
private void writeButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string ipstr = ipAddrTextBox.Text;
string gpibAddr = "inst" + gpibAddrTextBox.Text;
string cmd = commandComboBox.Text;;
int timeout_ms = 0;
VXI11Class remote_inst = new VXI11Class(gpibAddr, ipstr);
string resp = string.Empty;
try
{
/*if (LockDeviceCheckBox.Checked )
* {
* // device lock is requested, min 1000 ms is chosen for demo
* if (Convert.ToInt32(timeOutTextBox.Text) >= 1000)
* {
* remote_inst.write(cmd, Convert.ToInt32(timeOutTextBox.Text));
* }
* }
* else
* {
* remote_inst.write(cmd);
*
* }*/
remote_inst.write(cmd);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
resp = ex.Message;
responseTextBox.Text += resp + "\r\n";
}
}
public double GetCurrent()
{
double retVal = 0;
vxi11Device.write(":SOUR:CURR?");
retVal = Convert.ToDouble(vxi11Device.read());
return(retVal);
}
public String getTrace()
{
try
{
//vxi11Device.write("from ascii"); // Line gives undefined header error
vxi11Device.write("trac? tra");
String response = vxi11Device.read();
int count = 0;
bool flag = response.Contains("\n");
// Count how many lines in response
while (!flag)
{
String temp = vxi11Device.read();
response = response + temp;
flag = temp.Contains("\n");
count++;
}
return(response);
}
catch (System.Exception)
{
throw new System.Exception("Agilent 86142 get trace failed");
}
}
public void setCurrent(double curr, int output_num = 0)
{
try
{
if (output_num != 0)
{
vxi11Device.write("INST:NSEL " + Convert.ToString(output_num));
}
vxi11Device.write("CURR " + Convert.ToString(curr));
}
catch (System.Exception)
{
throw new Exception("Agilent E3649A set current fails");
}
}
