Agilent Technologies USB/GPIB Interface Converter 82357A, Руководство пользователя

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Installing the 82357A
Step 6: Programming via the 82357A
Step 6: Programming via the 82357A
After the 82357A has been configured and you have connected your GPIB
instruments to the 82357A, the next step is to establish communication
between your PC and the instruments using VISA Assistant. After
communication has been established, you can begin programming the
instruments using VISA, VISA COM, or SICL. This section includes:
„
Establishing Instrument Communication
„
Programming GPIB Instruments
Establishing Instrument Communication
When the Agilent IO Libraries Suite was installed on your PC, an IO utility
called
VISA Assistant
was also installed. You can use VISA Assistant to
verify communication between your PC and connected GPIB instruments.
To use VISA Assistant for IEEE-488.2 or SCPI instruments:
1
Click the blue IO icon on the Windows taskbar (on the lower right-
hand corner of the screen).
2
Click
VISA Assistant
to display the VISA Assistant main screen. For
information on VISA Assistant, click
Help
.
VISA Interface ID
GPIB Instrument to be
addressed
GPIB Instrument
Identification String *IDN?
IEEE 488.2