Instrument Driver Communication

Communicate with instruments using instrument drivers

You need to create an interface object, for example gpib or i2c, to communicate with instruments, as described in many of the sections of the documentation. You can also create a device object that allows you to configure and query an instrument without knowledge of its command set. See Creating and Connecting Device Objects for more information about using device objects.

Functions

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Instrument Information

`instrhwinfo`	Information about available hardware
`instrid`	Define and retrieve commands that identify instruments

Instrument Connection and Communication

`icdevice`	Create device object
`connect`	Connect device object to instrument
`invoke`	Execute driver-specific function on device object
`devicereset`	Reset instrument
`selftest`	Run instrument self-test
`geterror`	Check and return error message from instrument

Object Properties and Methods

`disp`	Display instrument object summary information
`get`	Instrument object properties
`set`	Configure or display instrument object properties
`inspect`	Open Property Inspector
`methods`	Class method names and descriptions
`propinfo`	Instrument object property information

Object Configuration

`save`	Save instrument objects and variables to MAT-file
`load`	Load instrument objects and variables into MATLAB workspace
`length`	Length of instrument object array
`size`	Size of instrument object array
`isvalid`	Determine whether instrument objects are valid
`obj2mfile`	Convert instrument object to MATLAB code

Instrument Cleanup

`disconnect`	Disconnect device object from instrument
`delete`	Remove instrument objects from memory
`clear`	Remove instrument objects from MATLAB workspace

Topics

Creating and Connecting Device Objects
Includes the general procedure for the creation and use of device objects.
Communicating with Instruments
Configuring and exchanging data through device objects.
Device Groups
Obtaining and using group device properties.
Device Objects
Device objects allow you to configure and query an instrument without knowledge of its command set. The low-level communication is performed through a MATLAB^® instrument driver.

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