User`s guide

74 Chapter 2

Installing the E5810

Installing and Configuring the Agilent IO Libraries

Example: VISA/

SICL Instrument

Addressing

Once you know the GPIB addresses of your instruments, you can form

address statements to address each instrument. Some example addresses

for VISA and SICL programs follow.

VISA Programs

viOpen (...”GPIB0::5::INSTR”...)

SICL Programs (where "lan" has been set up with the IO Config utility)

lan[my_IP_Address]:gpib0,22

lan;vxi-11[my_IP_Address]:gpib0,22

lan;vxi-11[my_IP_Address]:COM1,488

lan;sicl-lan[my_IP_Address]:gpib0,11

Example: VISA LAN

Client Addressing

You can also use GPIB VISA LAN Client or ASRL VISA LAN Client

addressing. VISA LAN Client maps TCPIP address requests into

appropriate interface type addresses. This makes it possible to use existing

programs written for GPIB or ASRL without having to modify code.

See “Configuring VISA LAN Client (GPIB)” or “Configuring VISA LAN Client

(RS-232)” to configure for VISA LAN Client operation. VISA programs can

then use addresses such as GPIB0::22::INSTR (for GPIB).