Example #1
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        /// <summary>
        /// Sets up List Sweeps
        /// </summary>
        static void SetupListSweep(IIviRFSigGen drvr)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Setting up LIST SWEEP");

            try
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Create lists and set up sweep parameters");

                string listName = "ivilist";


                double[] sourceFreqs = new double[50];
                double[] sourceAmpls = new double[50];

                for (int i = sourceAmpls.GetLowerBound(0); i <= sourceAmpls.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
                {
                    sourceAmpls[i] = -20.0 + 0.1 * i;
                }
                for (int i = sourceFreqs.GetLowerBound(0); i <= sourceFreqs.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
                {
                    sourceFreqs[i] = 2e6 + 40e6 * ((double)i);
                }

                double[] dwelltime = new [] { 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05 };

                drvr.Sweep.List.Reset();

                drvr.Sweep.List.CreateFrequencyPower(listName, ref sourceFreqs, ref sourceAmpls);
                drvr.Sweep.List.ConfigureDwell(false, dwelltime[0]);
                drvr.Sweep.TriggerSource = IviRFSigGenSweepTriggerSourceEnum.IviRFSigGenSweepTriggerSourceImmediate;


                Console.WriteLine("Select list to sweep freq & power");
                drvr.Sweep.List.SelectedName = listName;

                Console.WriteLine("Turn sweep off");
                drvr.Sweep.Mode = IviRFSigGenSweepModeEnum.IviRFSigGenSweepModeNone;
                Console.WriteLine("Turn sweep on");
                drvr.Sweep.Mode = IviRFSigGenSweepModeEnum.IviRFSigGenSweepModeList;
                foreach (double value in dwelltime)
                {
                    drvr.Sweep.List.Dwell = value;
                }
                // read selected properties
                string selList  = drvr.Sweep.List.SelectedName;
                bool   ssEnable = drvr.Sweep.List.SingleStepEnabled;
                // double dwell = drvr.Sweep.List.Dwell;

                // clean up
                drvr.Sweep.Mode = IviRFSigGenSweepModeEnum.IviRFSigGenSweepModeNone;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\nException Error:\n  " + e.Message);
            }
        }
        private void init(string visa_name)
        {
            // Create driver instance
            driver = new AgilentRfSigGen();
            // Class compliant interface (implemented by Agilent's interface)
            drvr = (IIviRFSigGen)driver;

            // IIviDriverIdentity properties - Initialize not required
            string identifier = driver.Identity.Identifier;

            Console.WriteLine("Identifier: {0}", identifier);

            string revision = driver.Identity.Revision;

            Console.WriteLine("Revision: {0}", revision);

            string vendor = driver.Identity.Vendor;

            Console.WriteLine("Vendor: {0}", vendor);

            // Setup VISA resource descriptor.  Ignored if Simulate=true
            string resourceDesc = visa_name;

            // Setup IVI-defined initialization options
            string standardInitOptions =
                "QueryInstrStatus=true, Simulate=false";

            // Setup driver-specific initialization options
            string driverSetupOptions =
                "DriverSetup= Model=, Trace=false";

            driver.Initialize(resourceDesc, false, true, standardInitOptions + "," + driverSetupOptions);
            Console.WriteLine("  Driver Initialized");

            // IIviDriverIdentity properties - Initialize required
            string instModel = driver.Identity.InstrumentModel;

            Console.WriteLine("InstrumentModel: {0}", instModel);

            string instFirmwareRevision = driver.Identity.InstrumentFirmwareRevision;

            Console.WriteLine("InstrumentFirmwareRevision: {0}", instFirmwareRevision);

            string instManufacturer = driver.Identity.InstrumentManufacturer;

            Console.WriteLine("InstrumentManufacturer: {0}\n", instManufacturer);


            Console.WriteLine("Presetting the source.");
            drvr.Utility.Reset();

            Console.WriteLine("Setting output signal to 1GHz/0dBm");
            drvr.Utility.Reset();
        }
Example #3
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        public bool Initialize(string visaName, bool reset, out DriverIdentity di, out string outMessage)
        {
            di         = new DriverIdentity();
            outMessage = string.Empty;
            try
            {
                // Create driver instance
                driver = new AgilentRfSigGen();

                // Class compliant interface (implemented by Agilent's interface)

                IIviRFSigGen drvr = (IIviRFSigGen)driver;



                // Edit resource and options as needed.  Resource is ignored if option Simulate=true
                string resourceDesc = visaName;
                //resourceDesc = "TCPIP0::<ip or hostname>::INSTR";


                //string initOptions = "QueryInstrStatus=true, Simulate=true, DriverSetup= Model=, Trace=false, TraceName=c:\\temp\\traceOut";
                string initOptions = "QueryInstrStatus=true, Simulate=false, DriverSetup= Model=, Trace=false, TraceName=c:\\temp\\traceOut";

                bool idquery = true;


                // Initialize the driver.  See driver help topic "Initializing the IVI-COM Driver" for additional information
                driver.Initialize(resourceDesc, idquery, reset, initOptions);

                // Print a few IIviDriverIdentity properties
                di.Identifier                 = driver.Identity.Identifier;
                di.Revision                   = driver.Identity.Revision;
                di.Vendor                     = driver.Identity.Vendor;
                di.Description                = driver.Identity.Description;
                di.InstrumentModel            = driver.Identity.InstrumentModel;
                di.InstrumentFirmwareRevision = driver.Identity.InstrumentFirmwareRevision;
                di.SerialNumber               = driver.System.SerialNumber;
                di.Simulate                   = driver.DriverOperation.Simulate;

                return(true);
            }
            catch (Exception err)
            {
                outMessage = err.Message;
                return(false);
            }
        }
Example #4
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        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("  CS_Example1");
            Console.WriteLine();
            AgilentRfSigGen driver = null;


            try
            {
                // Create driver instance
                driver = new AgilentRfSigGen();

                // Class compliant interface (implemented by Agilent's interface)

                IIviRFSigGen drvr = (IIviRFSigGen)driver;


                // Edit resource and options as needed.  Resource is ignored if option Simulate=true
                string resourceDesc = "TCPIP0::10.114.110.55::inst0::INSTR";
                //resourceDesc = "TCPIP0::<ip or hostname>::INSTR";

                string initOptions = "QueryInstrStatus=true, Simulate=false, DriverSetup= Model=, Trace=false, TraceName=c:\\temp\\traceOut";

                bool idquery = true;
                bool reset   = true;

                // Initialize the driver.  See driver help topic "Initializing the IVI-COM Driver" for additional information
                driver.Initialize(resourceDesc, idquery, reset, initOptions);
                Console.WriteLine("Driver Initialized");


                //  Exercise driver methods and properties
                Console.WriteLine("Presetting the source.");
                driver.Utility.Reset();

                Console.WriteLine("Setting output signal to 1GHz/0dBm");
                driver.RF.Frequency     = 1E9;  // set frequency to 1GHz
                driver.RF.Level         = 0;    // set level to 0dBm
                driver.RF.OutputEnabled = true; // output on

                Console.WriteLine("Frequecy=" + driver.RF.Frequency);
                Console.WriteLine("Level=" + driver.RF.Level);
                Console.WriteLine("OutputEnabled=" + driver.RF.OutputEnabled);

                SetupListSweep(drvr);

                // Check instrument for errors
                int    errorNum = -1;
                string errorMsg = null;
                Console.WriteLine();
                while (errorNum != 0)
                {
                    driver.Utility.ErrorQuery(ref errorNum, ref errorMsg);
                    Console.WriteLine("ErrorQuery: {0}, {1}", errorNum, errorMsg);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }
            finally
            {
                if (driver != null && driver.Initialized)
                {
                    // Close the driver
                    driver.Close();
                    Console.WriteLine("Driver Closed");
                }
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Done - Press Enter to Exit");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }