Instrument Control ASCII Communication Tool

• Communication State
• Command Written to the Instrument
• Data Read from the Instrument
• Write, Read, Query, and Flush Input
• Values Sent
• Values Received

Communication State
Specify whether the object is connected to the instrument, and whether information is saved to a record file.

• Connect/Disconnect - Connect/disconnect the object to/from the instrument.
• Start/Stop - Start/stop saving information to the record file.

Command Written to the Instrument
Specify the command to write to the instrument, and the format of the command.

• Format - Specify the format for Command as a C language conversion specification. These common formats are provided:
  • %s\n - Formats the command as a character string, and includes the terminator.
  • %s - Formats the command as a character string.
  • %c - Formats the command as a single character.
• Command - The command to write to the instrument. This command may use the SCPI language or some other vendor-specific language. A history of the 15 most recent commands is retained. Repeated commands are not retained.
• Clear Commands - Clears the Command history.

Data Read from the Instrument
Specify the format of the data read from the instrument, and display the data.

• Format - Specify the format for Data as a C language conversion specification. These common formats are provided:
  • %c - Formats the data as a single character.
  • %s - Formats the data as a character string.
  • %c\n - Formats the data as a single character, and includes the terminator.
  • %s\n - Formats the data as a character string, and includes the terminator.
• Data - Displays the data returned from the instrument.
• Clear Data - Clears the Data display.

Write, Read, Query, and Flush Input
Specify the operation to perform. Note that only synchronous write and read operations are supported.

• Write - Write Command to the instrument.
• Query - Write Command to the instrument, and then read Data from the instrument.
• Read - Read Data from the instrument.
• Flush Input - Remove all data from the input buffer.

Values Sent
Indicate the number of values written to the instrument.

• Total - The total number of values written.
• Current - The number of values written for the last Write or Query operation.

Values Received
Indicate the number of values read from the instrument.

• Total - The total number of values read.
• Current - The number of values read for the last Read or Query operation.