Instrument Control Toolbox
Description
- Introduction and Key Features
- Communicating with Instruments
- Managing an Instrument Control Session
- Developing, Testing, and Modifying Instrument Drivers
- Supported Devices, Instruments, and Protocols
Supported Devices, Instruments, and Protocols
Instrument Control Toolbox supports instruments and devices that provide IVI (IVI-C and IVI-COM), VXIplug&play, or MATLAB instrument drivers. The toolbox also supports control and configuration of LXI instruments for developing test systems.
The toolbox also lets you communicate with any instrument or device using text-based commands over the following supported protocols:
- GPIB (HPIB, IEEE-488) interfaces from Agilent Technologies, Capital Equipment Corporation, CONTEC, ICS Electronics, IOTech, Keithley, Measurement Computing, and National Instruments
- VISA standard, including interfaces for GPIB, VXI, GPIB-VXI, USB, VISA-PXI, TCP/IP, and serial from Agilent Technologies, National Instruments, and Tektronix.
- TCP/IP and UDP interfaces, for connecting to networked instruments or remote applications using both client and server sockets
- Bluetooth serial interface, for connecting to Bluetooth devices
- Serial interfaces, including RS-232 and RS-485
Supported Hardware
| Interface/Standard | Manufacturer | Instrument Type |
|
Bluetooth |
Agilent |
Arbitrary Waveform Generator |
|
GPIB |
Anritsu |
Digital Multimeter |
|
IVI |
Data Translation |
Function Generator |
|
LXI |
Fluke |
Network Analyzer |
|
PXI |
JDSU |
Oscilloscope |
|
SCPI |
Keithley Instruments |
Power Meter |
|
Serial |
Kikusui |
Power Supply |
|
TCP/IP |
LeCroy |
Signal Analyzer |
|
UDP |
National Instruments |
Signal Generator |
|
USB |
Rigol Technologies |
Spectrum Analyzer |
|
VISA |
Rohde & Schwarz |
Switch |
|
VXI |
Tabor |
Other instruments |
|
VXIplug&play |
Tektronix |
|
|
TTi |
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VTI Instruments |
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| Yokogawa | ||
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ZTEC Instruments |
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Other manufacturers |


