Instrument Control with the Serial Hardware Bus
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As part of the National Instruments Instrument Control Fundamentals Series, this set of tutorials helps you learn about a specific instrument control topic through theory explanations and practical examples.
What You Learn
The serial bus has proven its longetivity by still being part of today's personal computer even though it was intrudced decades before. Its longetivity and wide-spread adoption have also made the serial hardware bus very popular in instrument control. This set of tutorials and concept documents provides information on how to easily set up and control your GPIB instrument to build your test system.
To view the complete list of in-depth instrument control tutorials, please return to the Instrument Control Fundamentals Main Page.
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Serial Instrument Control Tutorial This application note describes how to easily connect, configure and control your Serial in 3 easy steps. Serial Communication Overview This document describes the functioning of the serial bus by discussing the different serial protocols (i.e. RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485), pinouts and handshaking. Serial Communication Starting Point This document will provide you with the basic knowledge and tools required to understand serial communication. Serial Quick Reference Guide This document is a single page reference guide with veru useful information on the serial bus and its operation. A must have for anyone performing serial communication. Serial Hardware and Software for Windows User Manual This manual contains instructions to help you install and configure the serial hardware, NI-Serial (USB) Version 1.1 software for Windows 2000/XP, and NI-Serial Version 1.5 software for Windows 2000/NT/XP/Me/9x. How to Do a Serial Loopback Test This document describes how to perform a loopback test to guarantee the operation of your serial port using Windows Hyperterminal. |
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