Read dispaly of a 6960b POWER METER

[cally]

Hi am attempting to read a measurment from a Marconi/IFR/Aeroflex 6960B power meter.

I have had a good look in the manual but am unable to see what the GPIB command is to read the display.

Would anyone have a example VI or know the command to do this would be greatly appriciated?

Thanks

C

[Dennis_Knutson]

There's a CVI driver here and normally you could convert a CVI driver to a LabVIEw one but first someone with would have to create a dll from the source code. You could, however, look at the source code and see what commands are being used to control the instrument and read data from it.

[Tony_G]

Hi Cally,

Have you considered using the Instrument I/O Assistant in LabVIEW?  If you know the commands or if the vendor can give you some direction, then the Instrument I/O Assistant may be a good way to get you started.

LINK:

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/4663

Best regards,

Tony_G