/**
* Default constructor, should be invoked by any class that extends {@link Equipment}. Finds the
* device on GPIB and clears its internal state (cf. {@link #clear}).
*
* @param name Name of the device, as given in /proj/async/cad/linux/src/gpib/nienet/ibconf
*/
public Equipment(String name) {
this.name = name;
if (isDisabled()) {
Logger.logInit(" GPIB device " + name + " not enabled for this test.");
return;
}
if (Infrastructure.gpibControllers == null) {
Infrastructure.fatal(
"You must set Infrastructure.gpibControllers " + "before initializing any GPIB devices");
}
ud = GPIB.findDevice(name);
Logger.logInit(" Initializing GPIB device: " + name + ", ud: " + ud);
int board = this.ask(CONTROLLER_ID_NUMBER);
for (int ind = 0; ind < Infrastructure.gpibControllers.length; ind++) {
if (board == Infrastructure.gpibControllers[ind]) {
// clear();
return;
}
}
Infrastructure.fatal(
"Device "
+ name
+ " is on controller number "
+ board
+ ", which is not in Infrastructure.gpibControllers");
}
/**
* send write message to receiver
*
* @param data data string
*/
public void write(String data) {
if (isDisabled()) {
return;
}
if (ud < 0) {
System.out.println("can't write to uninitized device:" + this);
}
GPIB.ibWrite(ud, name, data);
}
/**
* Receive up to <code>length</code> bytes from the device.
*
* @param length length of the data to read
* @return data string which is read
*/
public String read(int length) {
if (isDisabled()) {
return "";
}
if (ud < 0) {
System.out.println("can't read from uninitized device:" + this);
}
String result = GPIB.ibRead(ud, name, length).trim();
// System.out.println(id + ": " + result + ". " + result.length());
if (result.length() == 0) {
Infrastructure.nonfatal("Empty string from id " + ud);
}
return result.trim();
}
/**
* Send GPIB interface messages to the device. The commands are listed in Appendix A of <a
* href="../../../../../manuals/NI-488.2M_sw.pdf">NI-488.2M Software Reference Manual </a>
*
* @param command string containing characters to send over GPIB
*/
public void command(String command) {
if (isDisabled()) {
return;
}
GPIB.ibCmd(ud, name, command);
}
/**
* Clear internal or device functions of the device. Among other things, this should clear device
* GPIB error conditions and allow its use again. For some devices, it appears that the clear does
* not work if it is too soon after the error occurs.
*/
public void clear() {
if (isDisabled()) {
return;
}
GPIB.ibClr(ud, name);
}
/**
* Return information about the GPIB software configuration parameters. Valid <code>option</code>
* values can be found in the <tt>ibconfig</tt> and <tt>ibask</tt> constants section in <a
* href="../../../../../ugpib.h"><tt>ugpib.h</tt> </a>. Currently {@link
* #CONTROLLER_ID_NUMBER} is provided for convenience in specifying <code>option</code>.
*
* @param option constant identifying which configuration parameter to return
* @return value of the requested configuration parameter
*/
public int ask(int option) {
if (isDisabled()) {
return 0;
}
return GPIB.ibAsk(ud, name, option);
}
