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Programming Your Instruments 6
Agilent Connectivity Guide 143
1 Connection Expert automatically configures a USB interface,
discovers any USB devices, and assigns default VISA alias names, as
shown in the figure above.
2 Display the Changing VISA Alias Properties dialog box.
Highlight the USB alias name in the explorer (center) pane. Then
click
Change Properties... in the VISA Alias Properties pane on the
right to display the
VISA Alias dialog box. Change the default VISA
alias name to something meaningful.
The VISA address of a USB instrument is based on the instrument’s
vendor ID, product ID, serial number, and VISA interface ID.
3 Click OK.
Addressing Instruments via LAN
To address instruments via the LAN, you must first check the default
configuration of the LAN interface using Agilent Connection Expert. A
summary of the applicable LAN networking protocols follows. See
“LAN Interface Overview” on page 160 for a description of LAN
hardware, software, and network protocols.
Figure 51 Changing VISA Alias Properties Dialog Box