VI drivers for MARCONI INSTRUMENTS RF SIGNAL GENERATOR 2024

[Leo_T]

Hello

I am looking for  VI drivers for MARCONI INSTRUMENTS RF SIGNAL GENERATOR 2024.

Please advise from where I can get  these drivers.

Thanks in Advance

[cbutcher · Accepted solution]

I didn't find already existing drivers, but (especially if you only want a subset of the full functionality) it shouldn't be too difficult to write your own.

I found the operating manual at this link: https://www.matsolutions.com/Portals/0/Product%20documents/IFR%20(now%20Aeroflex)/2024/2024%20Operat...

Chapter 5 discusses "Remote Operation" and gives details for GPIB and RS232 operation, including connection settings and command formatting. Use of the appropriate LabVIEW examples (in the Example Finder) together with the manual (probably using Format to String, or similar) should get you most of the way there.

Use subVIs for any message formatting to allow changes in one place if you find a simpler/cleaner way, or discover a bug in your formatting (e.g. numbers to strings having a specific width and so on).

GPIB 488.1 examples might be particularly useful given a shared command syntax if you choose that interface method (instead of RS232).

[Leo_T]

Thanks for this information