agilent n8262A p-series power meter

[darnell]

Below is the manual attach:

i have new assignment which is to simple create a gui the option to calibrate the power meter for right now.

I wanted to see if anyone could help me with the commands to send over the control bus. Im reading over the 

manual to understand the commands.

at the moment im just a lil confuse  i guess how to format the commands. 

for example the command to calibrate is    CALibration[1|2]:AUTO ONCE        

im not sure if i suppuse  to enter the command as a string  "CALibration[1|2]:AUTO ONCE" .

I just need a lil assistance so that I can start. right now im just reading the manual to get understanding .

Also if the  interface controller is the standard PC serial communication . how to get access to the drivers  read and write functions?

Im assuming its the IVI drivers

[ebalci]

darnell,

The guide must have a part where it explains the syntax. Read that part carefully.

Generally, [x|y] means you have to use either x or y, not both.

So the actual command may be "CALIBRATION1:AUTO ONCE". 1 and 2 probably define the channel number here.

Btw, you do not have to send command characters shown lowercase.

That means, it is enough to send "CAL1:AUTO ONCE".

Hope this helps, 

[darnell]

To get access to the IVI drivers to programming the power meter, what do i do.

so that i can start using the read and right functions?

[Snowman 6008]

Darnel,

Check out ni.com/idnet you can get drivers to your device such as this one: http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niid_web_display.model_page?p_model_id=11877 

[darnell]

im curious doesnt cvi have a ivipowermeter driver i can referenced from?

[Snowman 6008]

Check out these links to learn more about IVI and instrument control in general:

https://www.ni.com/en/support/downloads/instrument-drivers/types-of-instrument-drivers.html#section-...

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YI6tCAG&l=en-US

[jjp377]

You can also try using the IVI Instrument Driver Wizard https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/labwindows-cvi/page/iddh/using_the_instrument_driver_developmen...