What software drivers are available for the 34970a and. Lavview of instrument drivers, including the driver for the agilent a, are available for free download from ni. Whenever i want to set the amplitude and frequency, i will send it the commandsbut when i want to capture the information i am unable to do it. Labview are available for the 34970a to make integration into your test system easy. Continuous temperature measurements using an agilent. I have installed the labview driver and can turn the supply on and off. Continuous temperature measurements using an agilent 34970a. The labview instrument driver export wizard allows you to convert a labview 8. Setup 34970a with the 34902a module plugged in to slot 2 and communicating via rs232 using labview 2012. Quick reference guide, edition 2, dec labview is an industrystandard graphical programming environment that can be used to quickly and easily acquire, analyze, and. Apr 06, 2020 34970a labview windows vista driver download uploaded on 04062020, downloaded 6 times, receiving a 4. Page 168 the above command returns a string in the form. You can also download the keysight io libraries suite software, along with ivicom and labview drivers. Agilent is about 2025 percent more expensive than ni considering that agilent does not have any fpga, image acq, motion control, etc pxi modules, it is a bit hard for me to accpet this claim.
Keysight 34970a34972a service guide 7 environmental conditions the 34970a34972a is designed for indoor use and in an area with low condensation. Agilent technologies keysight technologies 34972a lxi. Chemical analysis, life sciences, and diagnostics agilent. Agilent 34972a data acquisition switch unit lxi tequipment. Oct 18, 2019 after the instrument has been configured, the read vi is used to read multiple points. I am using an rs232 serial cable for communication. Accelerate your labs capabilities with high resolution lcms. Labview is an industrystandard graphical programming environment that can be used to quickly and easily acquire, analyze, and present data from the 34970a. I develloped a labview vi which should log 6 temperatures and 2 voltages. Labview programs are called virtual instruments vis. Using the agilent 34980a with labview national instruments. I wrote a new vi based on the configure standard waveform lagview so that it just writes the new amplitude command, and none of the other stuff. It replaces the gpib and rs232 interfaces with modern connectivity for a direct connection to your pc or laptop. I am trying to acquire temperature measurement through a 4w rtd with agilent 34970a.
Instrument drivers utilize a set of commands provided by the instrument vendor to communicate with the instrument, often through gpib, serial, ethernet, or usb. I have succesfully performed some basic measurements using the driver found here, specifically using a mashup of the hp34970a conf temp, ez temperature, and. Enabling autozero optimizes the instrument for accuracy, while disabling optimizes for speed. Im having intermittent problems communicating with my agilent 34970a through the agilent gpibusb converter. Problem the vi works and i get data but i need to set the voltage range to 100v. Each channel can be configured independently to measure one of 11 different functions without the added cost or hassles of signalconditioning accessories. The table below shows the general environmental requirements for this instrument.
The lxi unit can be set up at remote locations and accessed through the web interface 34970a ivi a network 34970a ivi or through the usb port by copying instrument configurations and measurement data results to a usb flash drive. Thousands of instrument drivers, including the driver for the agilent 34970a, are available for free download from. Agilent 34970a data acquisition switch unit family product overview 34970a 34972a agilent performance at a fraction of the cost of other standalone data acquisition systems 3slot mainframe with builtin 6. Benchlink data logger pro software download for 34970a and. Jun 24, 2019 learn how labview can help you control and automate your agilent 34970a. This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Sweep keithley ui or iu while measuring s parameters agilent 8719d at every point.
The 8 plugin modules can be used with either unitso. Oofpfpga see the agilent 34970a34972a programmers reference help for details. Labview based measurement system designed for controlling, monitoring and logging collectoremitter voltages and temperatures when conducting high temperature operating life tests on up to 48 silicon carbide transistors at once. Using the agilent 34970a with labview national instruments. Learn how labview can help you control and automate your agilent 34980a.
The application of labview in data acquisition system. Data acquisition from agilent 34970a via usb hardware lava. Jan 23, 2020 if you do not need to have the ni and keysight gpib boards in the machine at the same time, but wish to have both drivers installed, refer to use keysight hp agilent gpib devices with ni software. Nov 19, 2011 agilent is about 2025 percent more expensive than ni considering that agilent does not have any fpga, image acq, motion control, etc pxi modules, it is a bit hard for me to accpet this claim. Hpvisa and hpsicl are not national instruments drivers. Learn how to configure the 34970a for rs232 communication. Agilent 34970a data acquisition control unit the keysight 34970a data acquisition data logger switch unit consists of a threeslot mainframe with a builtin 6 12 digit digital multimeter. Download and install prologix gpib configurator utility.
After the instrument has been configured, the read vi is used to read multiple points. Download the driver from the national instruments website. Keysight technologies agilent technologies 34970a data. Environmental condition requirement temperature operating condition 0 c to 55 c humidity operating condition. The programme works fine and i receive a text data after logging. Apr 28, 2020 download agilent series instrument driver. Vi source code is created using the graphical programming language. Instrument drivers utilize a set of commands provided by the instrument vendor to communicate with the instrument, often through gpib, serial. The set of labview functions installed with the instrument driver provided all the building blocks the daq system needed. If the sicl name does not have a trailing number, the n will be assigned from the logical unit number assigned by the. The application of labview in data acquisition system of. Example programs are included with most instrument driver downloads.
Programming and web development forums labview labview software discussion group. Agilent 6632b labview programming keysight community. In figure 3, we show the block diagram of a sample application created with these vis. Yes, there is a new labview driver that supports both the 34972a and the 34970a. Installation instructions are provided on the cdrom. Input to the card is 12v pulsed dc from a fan tachometer output. Using both ni gpib and keysight hpib controllers in the same.
Iconconnector means of connecting a vi to other vis. The driver included a full set of functional building blocks that can be used to create a completely custom 34970a application in labview. Labview itself is a graphical development environment for creating flexible and scalable test, measurement, and control applications rapidly and lbview minimal cost. Use the instrument driver vis to define your custom application. Labview is an industrystandard graphical programming environment that can be used to quickly and easily acquire, analyze, and present data from the 34980a. Use the following command to read the firmware revision number of the module in the specified slot be sure to dimension a string. Can i use the national instruments 34970a labview driver and. An instrument driver is a set of software routines that control a programmable instrument.
The labview instrument driver import wizard allows you to convert an instrument driver from labwindowscvi c source to a labview wrapper dll. Agilent 34970a data acquisition switch unit family. View and download agilent technologies 34970a manual online. Agilent 34970 data acquisition system lxi, ethernet. Timeout problems reading from agilent 53151a counter. Included runtime software components included in the download. Learn how labview can help you control and automate your agilent 34970a. Software drivers that support agilent vee and national instruments. Agilent technologies 34972a user manual pdf download. Agilent 34970a benchlink data logger 3 software, where x. Connecting to a 34970a with rs232 and connecting to 34972a. Le modele agilent technologies 34970a34972a associe des possibilites. Using instrument drivers in labview nxg to automate. Vineet shows some of the basics of instruments drivers in labview nxg.
Keywords labview, solar absorption refrigerator, daq system, agilent 34970a. Mar 22, 2020 agilent 3458a labview driver this site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Instrument drivers are the things you use to control third party instruments using labview nxg. Agilent e3646a labview driver download if you plan to use the driver with. Hello everybody, at the moment i am working with the agilent 34972a driver for the first time and i have a problem. Log in to follow, share, and participate in this community. Agilent 34970a data acquisition control unit tequipment. In the following figure we have opened the agilent read multiple measurements.
National instruments provides a free labview instrument driver for the 34970a, which gives you programmatic control. Analyze forensic samples using gcms in less than 60 seconds. The agilent 34970a34972a data acquisitionswitch unit gives you the best of both worlds. Jul 26, 2007 im having intermittent problems communicating with my agilent 34970a through the agilent gpibusb converter. The 34972a lxi data acquisitionswitch unit is an lxi version of the 34970a. Continuous data acquisition with agilent a discussion forums national instruments. Additional information nivisa will assign a keysight gpib controller a visa interface name of gpib, where n is the trailing number of the standard instrument control library sicl name assigned by the keysight io configuration utility. However, i cannot configure the output voltage and current with the supplied labview vi s. New user looking for help programming this power supply with labview. Dec 18, 2006 i am trying to acquire temperature measurement through a 4w rtd with agilent 34970a.
Jun 09, 2019 labview itself is a graphical development environment for creating flexible and scalable test, measurement, and control applications rapidly and lbview minimal cost. Stress that controls equal inputs, indicators equal outputs. I am attempting to sample both current and voltage from 2 different agilent ea power supplies using the same vi, and then write the data to a file. Feb 15, 2008 controlling agilent e4438c esg using nivisa gpib by puneet. However, i cannot configure the output voltage and current with the supplied labview vis. Agilent technologies keysight technologies 34972a lxi data. Jul 31, 2014 learn how to configure the 34970a for rs232 communication. Can i use the national instruments 34970a labview driver and examples with the 34972a. But it seems as if labview records the channels step by step and there are always about 5s between two different temperatures or voltages.
When executing the vi, the agilent always switches to auto range. Message 5 of net framework itself is not required by this driver. National instruments provides a free labview instrument driver for the a, which gives you programmatic control over the unit from your pc, while having to do little or no programming yourself. Oct 20, 2017 instrument drivers are the things you use to control third party instruments using labview nxg. Download hp34970a, a labview lxi,ethernet,ieee 488. The 6546 lcqtof delivers the highest resolution with the widest dynamic range. Using both ni gpib and keysight hpib controllers in the. Vineet shows some of the basics of instruments drivers in. Mar 20, 2014 setup 34970a with the 34902a module plugged in to slot 2 and communicating via rs232 using labview 2012. Its almost 7 years later and im using an agilent 34970a and trying to communicate with it using an agilent 82357a gpibusb cable. On the pc agilent connection expert is used to create a connection with the instrument. Aug 10, 2019 agilent e3646a labview driver download if you plan to use the driver with. I have succesfully performed some basic measurements using the driver found here, specifically using a mashup of the hp34970a conf.