Anritsu MS2601B RF spectrum analyzer

[Oliver Friedrich]

Hi NG,

I've got a very special question regarding GPIB-remoting the MS2601B
analyzer.

When I select average in the trace menu, the analyzer sweeps multiple times,
according to the average setting.
Now when I want to measure average by remote, I have the following problem.

If I choose average with Triggermode free and restart, I have no information
when my n times sweeps are finished, the MS2601 driver (by the way: very
poor programming style, I thought that downloadable drivers from the NI-Site
must comply with some styling and programming agreements like submenus for
Configure/Data/Action/Utilities ) doesn't provide me with a Sweep and wait
for execution VI.

If I choose Single sweep with wait for execution, it doesn't sweep th
e
multiple times for doing average.

Since the driver is not very nice, I've consulted the manual for the
analyzer, but anyway: I didn't find something suitable.

What's the correct way to trigger an average measurement and wait for its
completion? Who can help me?

Oliver Friedrich

[MichaelAivaliotis]

I'm not familier with this instrument but most of them support the *OPC? (operation complete) query command. If you append this command to the SWP command for example: SWP;*OPC? then the instrument should respond when complete.

Consult your instrumend programming manual to see if it supports this.

[CraigGraham]

I'm unfamiliar with the instrument, but look in the manual and see if you
can make it pull the SRQ (Service Request) line when it's finished; if so,
you can wait for the SRQ in Labview.

Oliver Friedrich wrote in message
news:sr9I7.2967$k55.1284209@monolith.news.easynet.net...
> Hi NG,

> What's the correct way to trigger an average measurement and wait for its
> completion? Who can help me?
>