Programm: UNIPLOT.EXE  V1.6


Datum: 22.08.2007

This programm is freeware!

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Use :
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With this program a PC simulates a plotter and creates a HPGL-file with the received data.

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System Requirements :
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- a PC with DOS or WINDOWS
- a GPIB card or adpter from National Instruments (c)
- a plotter which can work as controller on the IEEE bus

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Preparation :
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DOS and WIN3.1:
Include the NI-driver GPIB.COM in the CONFIG.SYS (DEVICE = C:\AT-GPIB\GPIB.COM).

WIN95, WIN98, WINNT, WIN2000 and WINXP:
After installation of the GPIB-driver from National Instruments uncomment the following 
line in the CONFIG.NT in the SYSTEM32 folder in the windows folder:
REM device=C:\PROGRA~1\NATION~1\NI-488.2\DOSWIN16\Gpib-nt.com

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Installation :
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Extract all files in any folder.

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Start of the program:
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Call the UNIPLOT.EXE from a DOS prompt (for Windows32 systems open a command window)

Following command parameter are available:

UNIPLOT [/F:Filename] [/A:IEEE-Bus Adress for the plotter] 

 /F: path and name of the HPGL-file; (Default 'DATA.HGL');
     eg. /F:C:\TEST\TEST.HGL ( The path must exist)

 /A: IEC-Bus Adresse (1..30); (Default = 5)
     eg. /A:1

Example: UNIPLOT /F:C:\DATA\Curve.HGL /A:1

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How the program works
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UNIPLOT.EXE is called from a DOS prompt

The plotter address set on the measurement device for the plotter must be identical with 
the address of the parameter /A:

After start of the program and pushing any key, the program waits 30 seconds for data. 
So in this time a plot has to be send from the measurement device.
After the 30 seconds the program is terminated.
If the program receives data it will show how many bytes it has received.
At the end it writes the data in a plot file with the name defined with the parameter /F:

You can leave the program with 'Q'