Agilent Technologies N5183A MXG - Manual (Page 143)

Agilent N518xA, E8663B, E44x8C, and E82x7D Signal Generators Programming Guide 133
Programming Examples
RS-232 Programming Interface Examples (ESG/PSG/E8663B Only)
#include "StdAfx.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <conio.h>
void main ()
{
int baud=9600;// Set baud rate to 9600
printf("Manually set the signal generator power level to 0 dBm\n");
printf("\n");
printf("Press any key to continue\n");
getch();
printf("\n");
ViSession defaultRM, vi;// Declares a variable of type ViSession
// for instrument communication on COM 2 port
ViStatus viStatus = 0;
// Opens session to RS-232 device at serial port 2
viStatus=viOpenDefaultRM(&defaultRM);
viStatus=viOpen(defaultRM, "ASRL2::INSTR", VI_NULL, VI_NULL, &vi);
if(viStatus){// If operation fails, prompt user
printf("Could not open ViSession!\n");
printf("Check instruments and connections\n");
printf("\n");
exit(0);}
// initialize device
viStatus=viEnableEvent(vi, VI_EVENT_IO_COMPLETION, VI_QUEUE,VI_NULL);
viClear(vi);// Sends device clear command
// Set attributes for the session
viSetAttribute(vi,VI_ATTR_ASRL_BAUD,baud);
viSetAttribute(vi,VI_ATTR_ASRL_DATA_BITS,8);
viPrintf(vi, "*RST\n");// Resets the signal generator
printf("The signal generator has been reset\n");
printf("Power level should be -135 dBm\n");
printf("\n");// Prints new line character to the display
viClose(vi);// Closes session
viClose(defaultRM);// Closes default session
}