Installation guide

Chapter 4 99
Configuring I/O Interfaces
Configuring LAN Interfaces
5
LAN Card
Windows PC
LAN Instruments
Interface VISA/SICL Names
VISA Name SICL Name
"GPIB1" N/A
"GPIB2" N/A
"TCPIP0" "lan"
VISA/SICL Addressing (Using LAN Client)
VISA: viOpen (... "TCPIP0::instrument1::gpib0,5::INSTR"...)
viOpen (... "TCPIP0::1.2.3.4::gpib0,3::INSTR "...)
viOpen (... "TCPIP0::instrument3::inst0::INSTR"...)
SICL: iopen ("lan [instrument1]:gpib0,5")
iopen ("lan [1.2.3.4]:gpib0,3")
iopen ("lan [instrument3]:inst0")
VISA LAN Client (LAN)
Open IO path to LAN instrument at address 5
Open IO path to LAN instrument at address 3
Open IO path to LAN instrument3
Open IO path to LAN instrument at address 5
Open IO path to LAN instrument at address 3
Open IO path to LAN instrument3
LAN
VISA LAN Client
"GPIB1"
"lan"
"instrument1"
"gpib0"
instrument1 machine name
gpib0,5
3
1.2.3.4 IP address
gpib0,3
instrument3
inst0
VISA Addressing (Using VISA LAN Client)
VISA: viOpen (... "GPIB1::5::INSTR"...)
viOpen (... "GPIB2::3::INSTR "...)
Cannot talk to instrument3
Open IO path to LAN instrument at address 5
Open IO path to LAN instrument at address 3
VISA LAN Client
"GPIB2"
"lan"
"1.2.3.4"
"gpib0"
VISA LAN Client Parameters
VISA Interface Name
LAN Client SICL Interface Name
Remote Host Name
Remote SICL Interface Name
GPIB1
"GPIB1"
"lan"
"instrument1"
"gpib0"
GPIB2
"GPIB2"
"lan"
"1.2.3.4"
"gpib0"
VXI-11.2
GPIB Emulation
VXI-11.2
GPIB Emulation
VXI-11.3
LAN instrument