Installing the 82357A
Step 6: Programming via the 82357A
3Highlight the GPIB instrument to be addressed.
4Select the Formatted I/O Tab.
5Select the IEEE 488.2 button.
6Click the *IDN? button.
7The GPIB Instrument String should appear.
8Repeat Steps 3 - 8 for the next GPIB instrument.
9When communication has been established with each GPIB instrument, you can begin to program the instruments using VISA, VISA COM, or SICL. See the next section, “Programming GPIB Instruments”, for an introduction.
Programming GPIB Instruments
This section provides an introduction to programming GPIB instruments via the 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter using the Agilent VISA,
VISA COM, and SICL IO Libraries. You can program in various languages/ applications, including Visual Basic, Visual C++, Agilent VEE, and National Instruments LabVIEW.
See the applicable User’s Guide, such as the Visual Basic User’s Guide, for programming guidelines. You can also find additional programming examples using various IO Libraries and instrument drivers in the instrument User’s Guide. After the 82357A is successfully installed and configured, the Interface Converter acts as a transparent interface for programming GPIB instruments.
For information on programming using Agilent VISA, see the Agilent VISA User’s Guide. For information on VISA COM and for function references for VISA, VISA COM, and SICL, see the IO Libraries Suite Online Help.
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