Instrument Control Toolbox

Controlling Instruments Using TCP/IP and UDP

This chapter describes specific issues related to controlling instruments that use the TCP/IP or UDP protocols. The sections are as follows.

TCP/IP and UDP Overview	A comparison between the TCP/IP and UDP protocols.
Creating a TCP/IP Object	The TCP/IP object establishes a connection between MATLAB and the remote host.
Creating a UDP Object	The UDP object establishes a connection between MATLAB and the remote host.
Writing and Reading Data	Interface-specific issues related to writing and reading data with a TCP/IP or UDP object.
Events and Callbacks	Enhance your instrument control application using events and callbacks.

Controlling the Flow of Data: Handshaking TCP/IP and UDP Overview