Re: Agilent LXI via Ethernet + Asyn + StreamDevice?

[Eric Norum <norume@aps.anl.gov>]

 Asyn provides drivers for both the VXI-11 protocol and for simple  
TCP byte-pipes.  So, regardless of which protocol the 33201A uses, you  
need only write streamDevice support.

On Aug 20, 2009, at 6:12 PM, Rod Nussbaumer wrote:

> Epicureans:
>
> A request to control an Agilent model 33210A Function Generator has  
> come to our attention. The instrument is or can be equipped with an  
> ethernet interface using the LXI standard interface.
> Has anyone used such an interface, especially with Asyn/ 
> StreamDevice? Is it as simple as making a TCP connection and sending  
> GPIB-like commands and reading a stream of data from the device? I  
> have looked at the LXI standard online, but it seems to be written  
> in a different revision of English than the one I am compatible  
> with. A document on the Agilent web site suggests that it uses port  
> 5025 in a telnet-like way to send and receive SCPI strings. If it is  
> that simple, life will be good, here.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Rod Nussbaumer
> ISAC Controls, TRIUMF
> Vancouver, Canada.

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