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I use the mbbo to configure some of my timing generator. For example, I can select 'internal' or 'external' trigger. For each of those settings, I need to send over GPIB a specific command. I noticed that a mbbo record is quite a nice way to do that. The only thing is that in the record we cannot input clearly which command to send when the mbbo is set to 0 or 1. Obviously, I could use the OUT field to pass all of the 16 commands (mbbo can have up to 16 values/strings). But then I could potentially hit the limit on the length of that field (40 chars?) and the command are not clearly associated with a 'state' string (the association of field in the Db file must be done in the driver code - Not really readable!). The other method I have found is to use a soft mbbo to a sequencer (SELM=specified and DOLx=my commands) that output on a Stringout record. Is anybody using anything else or a smarter way? -- Emmanuel Mayssat Lyncean Technologies, Inc. Direct: 650/320-8300 x409 Cell: 650/793-0626
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ANJ, 02 Sep 2010 |
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