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Getting Started 1
Agilent Connectivity Guide 15
Agilent Connection Expert
Connection Expert is a software utility that helps you quickly get your
instruments connected to your PC and troubleshoot connectivity
problems. You can use Connection Expert to:
• Configure instrument I/O interfaces
• Automatically discover instruments that are connected to your PC or
to the local subnet of your local area network
• Specify connections to instruments that are on your local area
network beyond the local subnet
• Browse the structure and connections of your test system (including
your PC, instruments, and interfaces)
• Detect and troubleshoot connectivity problems in your test system
• Create programming aliases that you can use in place of addresses to
improve portability and readability of your test program
Connection Expert includes a task guide (the left pane of the utility’s
window) that provides shortcuts to common tasks and information.
Refer to Figure 2, “Agilent Connection Expert Screen,” on the next
page.
New to IO Libraries Suite v15 is the Agilent VISA Open Report.
Available from the I/O Configuration drop-down menu, this report
shows the combined view of your system from a VISA program
perspective. Conflicts or inconsistencies are listed and possible fixes are
also listed. This report does not cover VISA-COM behavior.