interfacing pc to HP spectrum analyzer

[mprg]

I wish to interface my pc to an HP 8594 E spectrum analyzer with the help of Labview for data logging. I have dowloaded the instrument drivers from your site. I would like to know if you have some sample programs that could illustrate how i can store and view data obtained from the spectrum analyzer on my pc

[Matt_K]

The data coming from your spectrum analyzer will probably be stored and displayed in LabVIEW as an array of numbers. There is a good example that ships with LabVIEW on how to send an array of numbers to a datalog file, and also how to retrieve the data from the datalog file. You can find both the examples (Write Datalog File Example and Read Datalog File Example) in the Fundamentals->File I/O->Datalog File Examples section of the search examples window. You can search examples by going to the help menu and selecting examples.

Matt Kisler
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask

[PdB]

In 1996 I developed a program for use with the HP8591E to automating a test-lab. For a snapshot of the vi see www.serenity.nl/logemgr3.gif.
Maybe I can assist you in developing the software.

Greetings,
Patrick de Boevere
Serenity systems design
info@serenity.nl