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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><HTML><HEAD><META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR><STYLE></STYLE></HEAD><BODY bgColor=#ffffff><DIV>Hi, Does Plug&Play drivers work with NI-GPIB's? As far as remember, I couldn't use a program with P&P drivers (for 8722D) on a laptop with NI-GPIB. Therefore I generally try to use Direct IO to guarantee portability. Regards </DIV><BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: <A title=gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk href="mailto:gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk">gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=vrf@agilent.com href="mailto:vrf@agilent.com">VRF</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:30 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: [vrf] Re: 34970A</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> Gonzalo, Try using the Plug&Play Driver, that does not return a value until the self test has completed. Also gives you a text message telling you the status of the instrument. Regards Gavin Candy. Quality Engineer. BHC Components Ltd 20-21 Cumberland Drive Granby Industrial Estate Weymouth DT4 9TE England Tel: ++44 1305 830734 Fax: ++44 1305 760670 Email: gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk website: http://www.bhc.co.uk <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <TD>"Gonzalo Urday" |gurday@negenex.com> 20/01/04 14:47 Please respond to "Gonzalo Urday" <TD> To: VRF |vrf@agilent.com> cc: Subject: [vrf] 34970A</TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TT>Hello all: </TT> <TT>Does anybody know a way to make the 34970A fail to a *TST? command....according to the manual the device returns a 0 if passes and a 1 if fails...what we have seen is that the to/from socket object always seem to return a 0 and worst of all it returns it even before the device has completed its test. </TT> <TT>Rgds </TT> <TT>Gonzalo </TT> <TT>--- You are currently subscribed to vrf as: gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk To subscribe send a blank email to "join-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com". To unsubscribe send a blank email to "leave-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com". To send messages to this mailing list, email "vrf@agilent.com". If you need help with the mailing list send a message to "owner-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com". Send your favorite VEE example to "VRF-EXAMPLES@agilent.com" for possible inclusion in VEE 7.0!</TT> </BLOCKQUOTE>--- You are currently subscribed to vrf as: rsb@soco.agilent.com To subscribe send a blank email to "join-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com". To unsubscribe send a blank email to "leave-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com". To send messages to this mailing list, email "vrf@agilent.com". If you need help with the mailing list send a message to "owner-vrf@it.lists.it.agilent.com". Send your favorite VEE example to "VRF-EXAMPLES@agilent.com" for possible inclusion in VEE 7.0!</BODY></HTML>

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Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 20044:18 AM
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Subject: [vrf] P&P Question<o:p></o:p></div><o:p> </o:p><div>Hi,
Does Plug&Play drivers work with NI-GPIB's? As far as remember, I
couldn't use a program with P&P drivers (for 8722D) on a laptop with
NI-GPIB. Therefore I generally try to use Direct IO to guarantee portability.

Regards<o:p></o:p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></div><div style='font-color:black'><spanstyle='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:<fontsize=2 face=Arial> <ahref="mailto:gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk" title="gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk">gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk</a><o:p></o:p></div><div>To: <ahref="mailto:vrf@agilent.com" title="vrf@agilent.com">VRF</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div>Sent: Tuesday, January20, 2004 5:30 PM<o:p></o:p></div><div>Subject: [vrf] Re: 34970A<o:p></o:p></div><div><o:p> </o:p></div>
Gonzalo,

 Try using the Plug&Play Driver, that does not return avalue until the self test has completed.

 Also gives you a text message telling you the status ofthe instrument.

Regards

GavinCandy.

Quality Engineer.
BHC Components Ltd
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Tel: ++44 1305 830734
Fax: ++44 1305 760670
Email: gavin.candy@bhc.co.uk
website: http://www.bhc.co.uk

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<tt>Helloall:</tt>

<tt>Does anybodyknow a way to make the 34970A fail to a *TST?</tt>
<tt>command....according to the manual the devicereturns a 0 if passes and a 1</tt>
<tt>if fails...what we have seen is that the to/fromsocket object always seem</tt>
<tt>to return a 0 and worst of all it returns it evenbefore the device has</tt>
<tt>completed its test.</tt>

<tt>Rgds</tt><fontsize=2 face="Courier New">

<tt>Gonzalo</tt><fontsize=2 face="Courier New">


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