Generic Instrument Drivers

Communicate with instruments by creating a generic driver

Generic drivers allow the Instrument Control Toolbox™ to communicate with devices or software that do not use industry-standard drivers or protocols. You create a generic driver using the Instrument Driver Editor. See Writing a Generic Driver.

Functions

`clear`	Remove instrument objects from MATLAB workspace
`delete`	Remove instrument objects from memory
`disp`	Display instrument object summary information
`get`	Instrument object properties
`inspect`	Open Property Inspector
`length`	Length of instrument object array
`load`	Load instrument objects and variables into MATLAB workspace
`methods`	Class method names and descriptions
`save`	Save instrument objects and variables to MAT-file
`set`	Configure or display instrument object properties
`size`	Size of instrument object array

`instrhwinfo`	Information about available hardware
`instrid`	Define and retrieve commands that identify instruments
`isvalid`	Determine whether instrument objects are valid
`obj2mfile`	Convert instrument object to MATLAB code
`propinfo`	Instrument object property information

`connect`	Connect device object to instrument
`devicereset`	Reset instrument
`disconnect`	Disconnect device object from instrument
`geterror`	Check and return error message from instrument
`icdevice`	Create device object
`invoke`	Execute driver-specific function on device object
`selftest`	Run instrument self-test

Topics

Writing a Generic Driver
Illustrates how to write a generic instrument driver with the MATLAB^® Instrument Driver Editor.
Using Generic Driver with Test & Measurement Tool
Illustrates how to use a generic driver with the Test & Measurement Tool GUI.
Using a Generic Driver at Command Line
Illustrates how to use a generic driver with MATLAB commands that work at the command line or in code.
Generic Drivers: Overview
Introduces generic instrument drivers.
Instrument Control Toolbox Properties
These properties are available in the toolbox.