So I looked up the 4815A and it does not have a screen. My reply below was only meant for instruments with a screen. Sorry
From: werner haussmann <w_haussmann@...>
To: "hp_agilent_equipment@..." <hp_agilent_equipment@...>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] Are plotters still useful?
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If the 4815A has the ability to dump the plotter sequence (HPGL) into a file you can create an image from that, or feed it to the Agilent Screen capture program to create the image for you.
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Look for a command like "OUTPPLOT" or the like. Most instruments that write to a plotter can also be set up to write the HPGL data to a file on a PC.
Once you have that, you can 1. write a program to create an image, 2. use the Agilent Screen Capture 2.0 program to read the file and make an image, or 3. create an Add-in for the Screen Capture program that will get the data and show it as an image.
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I know nothing of the 4815A, but most of the HP instruments that wrote to a plotter on GPIB, can also be queried or set up to dump the HPGL into a file.
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So the first question; Does the 4815A have GPIB to plot the screen?
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See here:
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Werner
From: Peter Bunge <bunge@...>
To: hp_agilent_equipment@...
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 8:51 AM
Subject: [hp_agilent_equipment] Are plotters still useful?
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What do you use to record outputs from HP test equipment?
I have two plotters (7045B single & 7046B dual pen) but I simply use my camera to photograph the screen. The thought of ink and paper is a turn off, and pens are always a problem. Also these analog plotters would not plot a scale; they must be carefully calibrated and the units written in on graph paper.
I also have an HPIB plotter (7475A) that might work with some of my gear like the 8566A spec analyzer or 8505A Network Analyzer, but what about the 4815A Vector Impedance Meter?
Is there an interface to a modern printer?
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