M8196A Software Installation 2
Keysight M8196A – Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide
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2.4
How to use the Instrument
In order to use the instrument:
1.
If you use a PCIe link to control the M8196A, the AXIe chassis must be
switched on before you start the PC. If you use an USB link to control the
M8196A, it’s not mandatory that the AXIe chassis is powered and has
booted prior to turn-on the PC.
2.
Start the M8196A Soft Front Panel (Start
>
All Programs
>
Keysight
M8196
>
Keysight
M8196 Soft
Front
Panel). The user interface will
display the VISA resource strings for different kinds of connection.
3.
Using the appropriate VISA resource string you can:
−
Start the Soft Front Panel (Start > All Programs > Keysight M8196 >
Keysight M8196 Soft Front Panel).
−
Control the instrument with your own application using the M8196 IVI
Drivers or add it as a LAN instrument in the Keysight Connection
Expert (TCPIP0::localhost::…) and control it using SCPI (with e.g. the
VISA Assistant or your own application).
You must start the M8196A Soft Front Panel in order to send SCPI commands to the
instrument.
The M8196 IVI Drivers start the M8196A Soft Front Panel automatically.
