Programming Electronic Instruments by Logging Commands Into a File Format
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKam Foor LEONG, Mei Kuan CHANG, Wei Yik HOONG
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Abstract
Electronic instruments are communicatively connected to a processor. An application program is executed by the processor to communicate with the instruments. Electronic instrument commands for communicating with the electronic instruments are output from the processing element. The electronic instrument commands are logged in a file format. The logged electronic instrument commands are converted into code for another application program.
Claims18
A method for controlling an electronic instrument using electronic instrument commands comprising the steps of:
- executing a first program to generate a simulated instrument panel remote from the electronic instrument and to generate the electronic instrument commands;
- acquiring, by the first program, user input from the simulated instrument panel;
- generating, by the first program, the electronic instrument commands in response to the user input;
- logging in a file format the electronic instrument commands;
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- generating, from the logged electronic instrument commands, source or object code for an Integrated Development Environment program.
A system for controlling an electronic instrument comprising:
- a simulated instrument panel remote from the electronic instrument for receiving user input;
- a first program for generating the simulated instrument panel and for acquiring the user input from the simulated instrument panel and in response generating electronic instrument commands for controlling the electronic instrument;
- a file for logging the electronic instrument commands;
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- an Integrated Development Environment program including source or object code generated from the electronic instrument commands logged in the file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.