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58 Agilent Connectivity Guide
3 Connecting Instruments to GPIB
Example using Interactive IO to control an Agilent 34401A
1 Select an instrument in the Connection Expert Explorer Pane.
2 Click the Interactive IO icon below the menu bar.
3 Open the Commands menu and select a command. The example
below shows a *IDN? command has been chosen. (See the table
below for commands and meanings. You can also type an
instrument-specific command.)
4 Click Send & Read to send the selected command and have the
instrument return a result. Your selections are displayed in the
Instrument Session History area, as shown in this example below.
(You can also click the Send Command and Read Response
buttons separately for additional control over these actions.)
Figure 15 Interactive IO Utility with Instrument Session History