Installation guide

Chapter 4 77
Configuring I/O Interfaces
Configuring GPIB Interfaces
Since unique names have been assigned by IO Config, you can use the
VISA viOpen command to open the I/O paths to the GPIB instruments as
shown in the above figure. Or, you can use the SICL iopen command to
open the I/O paths shown. See the Agilent VISA User’s Guide for details
on VISA commands. See the Agilent SICL User’s Guide for Windows for
details on SICL commands.
5
82341 GPIB Card #1
Windows PC
3
3
GPIB InstrumentsGPIB CableInterface VISA/SICL Names
82341 GPIB Card #2
VISA Name SICL Name
"GPIB0" "hpib7"
"GPIB1" "hpib8"
VISA/SICL Addressing
VISA: viOpen (... "GPIB0::5::INSTR"...)
viOpen (... "GPIB0::3::INSTR"...)
viOpen (... "GPIB1::3::INSTR"...)
SICL: iopen ("hpib7, 5")
iopen ("hpib7,3")
iopen ("hpib8,3")
GPIB Interface (82341 ISA GPIB Cards)
Open IO path to GPIB instrument at address 5 using 82341 Card #1
Open IO path to GPIB instrument at address 3 using 82341 Card #1
Open IO path to GPIB instrument at address 3 using 82341 Card #2
Open IO path to GPIB instrument at address 5 using 82341 Card #1
Open IO path to GPIB instrument at address 3 using 82341 Card #1
Open IO path to GPIB instrument at address 3 using 82341 Card #2