be.ac.ulb.gpib
Class GPIBDevice

java.lang.Object
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  +--be.ac.ulb.gpib.GPIBDevice

public class GPIBDevice

extends java.lang.Object

A GPIB (IEEE488.1 and IEEE488.2) device

Field Summary

protected int	address
protected int	descriptor
protected be.ac.ulb.gpib.GPIBDriver	driver
protected java.lang.String	model
protected java.lang.String	stepping
protected java.lang.String	vendor
protected java.lang.String	version

Constructor Summary

GPIBDevice(int _address, be.ac.ulb.gpib.GPIBDriver _driver)

Method Summary

void	clear() Clears the device by sending it the CLEAR signal.
java.lang.String	getModel()
java.lang.String	getStepping()
int	getTimeout()
java.lang.String	getVendor()
java.lang.String	getVersion()
void	open() opens the device and sets the descriptor of the device
java.lang.String	sendCommand(java.lang.String command) Sends a GPIB command that can be understand by the device.
void	setFullName(java.lang.String _vendor, java.lang.String _model, java.lang.String _stepping, java.lang.String _version, java.lang.String _name)
void	setTimeout(int millis)
java.lang.String	toString()
void	writeCommand(java.lang.String command)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

address

protected int address

driver

protected be.ac.ulb.gpib.GPIBDriver driver

vendor

protected java.lang.String vendor

stepping

protected java.lang.String stepping

version

protected java.lang.String version

model

protected java.lang.String model

descriptor

protected int descriptor

Constructor Detail

GPIBDevice

public GPIBDevice(int _address,
                  be.ac.ulb.gpib.GPIBDriver _driver)

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

clear

public void clear()
           throws java.io.IOException

Clears the device by sending it the CLEAR signal.

java.io.IOException

open

public void open()
          throws java.io.IOException

opens the device and sets the descriptor of the device

java.io.IOException

getTimeout

public int getTimeout()

setTimeout

public void setTimeout(int millis)
                throws java.io.IOException

java.io.IOException

sendCommand

public java.lang.String sendCommand(java.lang.String command)
                             throws java.io.IOException

Sends a GPIB command that can be understand by the device. Refer your manual for valid commands that can be used with your device.

Returns:

the answer string sent by the device. It returns an empty string if no return was available.

java.io.IOException

writeCommand

public void writeCommand(java.lang.String command)
                  throws java.io.IOException

java.io.IOException

setFullName

public void setFullName(java.lang.String _vendor,
                        java.lang.String _model,
                        java.lang.String _stepping,
                        java.lang.String _version,
                        java.lang.String _name)

getStepping

public java.lang.String getStepping()

getVendor

public java.lang.String getVendor()

getModel

public java.lang.String getModel()

getVersion

public java.lang.String getVersion()