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Connecting Instruments to GPIB 3

Agilent Connectivity Guide 53

Step 3: Run Agilent Connection Expert

This step shows how to use Agilent Connection Expert to configure a

Windows operating system for a PC that has an Agilent GPIB Interface

Card (or equivalent) installed. The default configuration is done

automatically. Click Refresh All to update it at any time. This section

shows how to verify or change configuration parameters.

Configure GPIB Interface Cards

1 Apply Power. Apply power to the PC and to the installed GPIB

instruments. As Windows starts again, a

Found New Hardware

Wizard may start.

Install Configuration Files. Click Next> to accept the defaults. (Make

sure that you have installed Agilent IO Libraries Suite first. You will

not need a CD.) Click

Finish to complete the installation.

Open Connection Expert. Click the Agilent IO Control icon in the

Windows Notification area, and then click

Agilent Connection Expert.

When the main screen appears, you will see a map of the system

connections in the Instrument I/O on this PC pane (also called

“Explorer Pane”). If you see your interface and instruments in the

Explorer Pane, you are ready to go!

NOTE

For help with Connection Expert, refer to “Agilent Connection

Expert” on page 15 and the Agilent IO Libraries Suite help file. This

help file is available from the IO Control > Documentation menu.