HP 70950 osa and 8163a multimeter

Hi, I'm new to this forum, I'm looking for help to create a Labview basic program to communicate with an old HP70950A optical spectrum analyzer, connected via GPIB to a Win98 computer where Labview 6 is installed. There is no pilot available, but just the BASIC HP Manuel. I would get through the usual PLAYBACK controls / WRITING, the amplitude of crest of slider and, ultimately, the wavelength. Any additional command to control the instrument is welcome.

I'll get these data according to the power measured Agilent 8163 a multimeter, for which it has the drivers already.

Thank you

Antony

antony_sc wrote:

which function to use to succeed in the Labview program? RECEPTION following the SENDING does not work. I tried to play with time, to see if it is a problem of communication, but it is not.

My view is bad enough already, so if you could be kind to us old people, could you use a normal font in the future?

Well, the receive function would be the equivalent of the function in LabVIEW. What do you mean by "it doesn't work"? You get an error? If so, what is this error? Still, I would agree with Dennis, you must use the VISA.

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