[time-nuts] HP 5730 data polling technique?

[Azelio Boriani]

Usually it is possible to trigger an SRQ after a measurement is
completed. I'll have to read the manual for the details on how to
implement this procedure.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:
>
> paul.alfille at gmail.com said:
>> While I can see single measurements either with the Beaglebone network
>> interface or using the linux GPIB command line routines, I can't figure out
>> how to get a series of measurements.
>
>> I could just poll the device in a loop, but is that the proper technique?
>> Would I have to worry about missing measurements or reading the same
>> measurement twice if the computers polling frequency is slightly off the
>> measurement frequency?
>
> Try it.  A few experiments should answer your questions.
>
> There is probably a timeout on reading data.  If data is ready before the
> timeout, you will get a data sample.  If not, you get a timeout.  If new data
> is ready before you read the old data, you will miss a sample.
>
>
> --
> These are my opinions.  I hate spam.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts at febo.com
> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
> and follow the instructions there.