Using Visual Programming Environments

The Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver

Getting Started with LabView

The 32-bit Agilent 816x driver can be used with LabView 5.0 and above.

LabView 5.0 is a 32-bit version of LabView which runs on Windows 95 and

Windows NT.

After installing the Agilent 816x instrument driver, the driver must be converted for use with LabView.

1To convert the driver follow these steps:

aIf you are updating from a previously installed driver, perfrorm the following three steps:

bLocate the LabView program folder. By default, this is <drive>:Program Files\National Instruments\LabView.

cThis folder contains a subfolder named instr.lib.

2Run LabView.

3On the first window that appears, click on the Solution Wizards button.

4The LabView Solution Wizard window appears, click on the Launch Wizard… button.

5The Welcome to Instrument Wizard! window appears, click on the Next > button.

6The Search for Instruments… window appears, click on the Next > button. Check that the options are the same as displayed in the figure below:

Figure 15 Search for GPIB Instruments

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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