Hi Stanley:
It turns out the many of the HP "Panel Drivers" include Labview code along with
the "HP VEE" code, but they don't talk much about it.
The key problem talking to older equipment with modern (fast) computers is the
timing. Old instruments are much slower than today's computers so you need to
check the instrument status or use WAIT to keep from getting ahead of the
instrument.
Have Fun,
Brooke Clarke
http://www.prc68.com
Stanley Reynolds wrote:
We aren't all made of money <snip>
It may be worth taking a course at the local collage to qualify for the student
license of Labview.
I agree that it is not intuitive to use but some of that may be my past
programing experience. Using Labview is very easy compared to writing your own
drivers.
Local user groups with hands on experience was most helpful, as well as the web
site support. Note here, Huntsville/Birmingham Alabama the user groups include
a free lunch :-)
What I find most attractive about Labview is the extensive instrument support
particularly the older ones that are talked about on this list.
The drivers / VI's ( virtual instruments ) may be a good source of how to write
your own drivers as well. When I'm talking about driver here it is not the
interface level stuff, GPIB, but the instrument level stuff - commands to the
device you wish to control.
Stanley
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