Using Visual Programming Environments

The Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver

2Double-click on the Add button to bring up the Device Configuration screen, see Figure 13 .

Figure 13 Device Configuration

3Enter the following information:

•Name: enter hp816X.

•Interface: GPIB

•Address: Enter the GPIB address of your GPIB interface board (the default is 7). Append the GPIB address of your instrument (the default is 20).

To find out or change the instrument’s GPIB address, press the Config

N O T E hardkey on the instrument’s front panel and choose GPIB address. The instrument’s GPIB address appears, you may edit it if you wish.

•Gateway: This host.

4Press Advanced I/O Config ..., the Advanced Device Configuration box

pops up. Select the Plug&play Driver tab, the box in Figure 14 appears.

Figure 14 Advanced Device Configuration - Plug&play Driver

5Select hp816X from the Plug&play Driver Name drop-down list.

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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