User`s guide

2-20 Agilent B1500 VXIplug&play Driver User’s Guide, Edition 3
Driver Functions
agb1500_cmd
agb1500_cmd
This function passes the cmd_str string to the instrument. Must be a NULL
terminated C string.
Syntax ViStatus _VI_FUNC agb1500_cmd(ViSession vi, ViString cmd_str);
Parameters vi Instrument handle returned from agb1500_init( ).
cmd_str Instrument command (cannot exceed 256 bytes in length).
Example
ViSession vi;
ViStatus ret;
ret = agb1500_cmd(vi, "AB"); /* sends the AB command */
agb1500_cmdData_Q
This function passes the cmd_str string to the instrument. This entry point will wait
for a response which may be any data. You specify the cmd_str and size parameters,
and get result[ ].
Syntax ViStatus _VI_FUNC agb1500_cmdData_Q(ViSession vi, ViString cmd_str,
ViInt32 size, ViChar _VI_FAR result[ ] );
Parameters vi Instrument handle returned from agb1500_init( ).
cmd_str Instrument command (cannot exceed 256 bytes in length).
size Length of result in bytes. 2 to 32767.
result[ ] Response from instrument.
agb1500_cmdInt
This function passes the cmd_str string to the instrument. This entry point passes the
string in cmd_str followed by a space and then the integer in value. Note that either
an Int16 or 32 can be passed as the Int16 will be promoted.
Syntax ViStatus _VI_FUNC agb1500_cmdInt(ViSession vi, ViString cmd_str,
ViInt32 value);
Parameters vi Instrument handle returned from agb1500_init( ).
cmd_str Instrument command (cannot exceed 256 bytes in length).