Control hp4195a by means of GPIB interface- frequency response measurement

[maumontesi]

Hi there! I need to control my HP4195a Spectrum/Network Analyzer by means of GPIB interface. I found some labView driver, but I need commands for more complex tasks, like frequency response measurement (frequency sweep), noise and power measurement. Where find complete labview drivers or a list of HP4195a commands to build my own driver for labview (in the spectrum analyzer manual I didn't find suitable commands!!(only for basic language)) ? I found the driver attached, but i need to perform more coplex tasks!

Please help me!!

[carlo>]

Hi maumontesi,

Your, is a very challenging problem; effectively I did some researches and as you said I found no specific drivers for your HP4195a certified by National Instruments.

However, I suggest you to open LabVIEW and from the menu bar click on Help>>Find Instrument Drivers and here deselect the option NI certified drivers only; Doing so you will find some drivers for HP4195a, check if they're right for what you need to do. If not, you should try to search some drivers that are not specific for your HP4195a but are similar ti them.

Searching, I also found two forums in which there are people that have problems with HP4195a. I give you the links:

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=118282&requireLogin=False

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=140&message.id=11171&requireLogin=False

I hope I've been of some help.

carlo>