Looking for Boonton 9242 Instrument Driver

[tylerH]

I am looking for an instrument driver for a Boonton 9242 RF Voltmeter. Any help appreciated!

[mikeporter · Accepted solution]

Is that instrument SCPI compliant? If so you don't necessarily need drivers for that exact model.

SCPI defines standardized interfaces for several kinds of instruments -- including voltmeters.

Mike...

[JÞB · Accepted solution]

I do not see a specific driver for the device but, the device is SCPI compliant and a few hours of work starting from a Instrument Driver Project Template would get one ready to go.

[Edit] Adding to Mike's post... RF Voltmeters are not well defined in "Compliant Capabilities" but, go ahead and start with an RF Power Meter template... There are a lot of DMM functions that are NOT available to that device 
(Mike, Really? ......)  

The meter really is simplistic in its "MEASurment:XXX" functions and would be a great way to learn how to write an Instrument Driver for a SCPI Compliant device..... I'd pass it to any intern for a learning experience!  (And yes, I'll answer questions from them)

[tylerH]

Thanks Mike and Jeff, trying to help our programmer out with a done solution. Was hoping someone had a driver they knew of.

[Dennis_Knutson]

In case no one has one - http://www.ni.com/tutorial/9097/en/

[tylerH]

Thanks Mike, trying to help our programmer out with a done solution. Was hoping someone had a driver they knew of.

[JÞB · Accepted solution]

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@tylerH wrote:

Thanks Mike, trying to help our programmer out with a done solution. Was hoping someone had a driver they knew of.

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See the edit to my last post... Instrument Driver Templates would make that fairly easy

[tylerH]

OK, thank you Jeff and all, this is my first post and I am impressed with the rapid replies, I just had a discussion with our guy, I think he will be able to handle it!

TylerH

[JÞB]

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@tylerH wrote:

OK, thank you Jeff and all, this is my first post and I am impressed with the rapid replies, I just had a discussion with our guy, I think he will be able to handle it!

TylerH

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Keep posting.... We like the easy ones