KPCI-488LPA GPIB Controller Interface Card Quick Start Guide
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KPCI-488LPA-903-01 Rev. B /
January 2020
Figure 10: Specifying the GPIB board address
2.
Enter the address to assign to your GPIB interface. The default is 21.
3.
Select
OK
.
To communicate with a GPIB-connected instrument:
1.
Enter the instrument GPIB address.
Figure 11: Specifying the instrument address
2.
Type any commands to send to your instrument in the GPIB Command String to Send or Transmit field.
For example, you can send
*IDN?
to query the identification of an instrument.
3.
Under Communications Functions, select
Send
. The command string will appear in the GPIB Commands
Previously Sent or Transmitted field.
To read the instrument response to a query:
Select
Enter
under Communications Functions. Any instrument responses are displayed in the GPIB Received
Message field. In this example, sending the
*IDN?
command to the instrument returns the manufacturer,
model number, and other information about the instrument.
Figure 12: GPIB Received Message field