Programming instructions

Getting Started
Using LAN
Chapter 118
Using VXI-11
The signal generator supports the LAN interface protocol described in the VXI-11 standard.
VXI-11 is an instrument control protocol based on Open Network Computing/Remote
Procedure Call (ONC/RPC) interfaces running over TCP/IP. It is intended to provide GBIB
capabilities such as SRQ (Service Request), status byte reading, and DCAS (Device Clear
State) over a LAN interface. This protocol is a good choice for migrating from GPIB to LAN as
it has full Agilent VISA/SICL support. See the VXI website, www.vsi.org, for more information
and details on the specification.
Configuring for VXI-11
The Agilent I/O library has a program, I/O Config, that is used to setup the computer/signal
generator interface for the VXI-11 protocol. Download the latest version of the Agilent I/O
library from the Agilent website. Refer to the Agilent I/O library user manual, documentation,
and Help menu for information on running the I/O Config program and configuring the
VXI-11 interface.
Use the I/O Config program to configure the LAN client. Once the computer is configured for a
LAN client, you can use the VXI-11 protocol and the VISA library to send SCPI commands to
the signal generator over the LAN interface. Example programs for this protocol are included
in “LAN Programming Examples” on page 64 of this programming guide.
NOTE For Agilent I/O library version J.01.0100, the “identify devices at run-time”
check box must be unchecked. Refer to Figure 1-2.