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Appendix C 169

Software Tools

VISA Assistant Usage

1. Chapter Title

2. Chapter Title C. Software Tools

4. Chapter Title

5. Chapter Title

VISA Assistant Usage

Purpose of VISA Assistant

VISA Assistant is designed to help you communicate with instruments. VISA Assistant

can automatically detect and assign Instrument Drivers to Instruments. In case of

communication trouble, it allows you to confirm if the communication is correct.

Procedure

Step 1. Select Start - Programs - Agilent I_O Libraries - VISA Assistant, or click the right mouse

button on the Agilent logo in the task bar and select

Run VISA Assistant to execute VISA

Assistant.

Step 2. Confirm if "VXI::0::INSTR", ”VXI::5::INSTR", "VXI::6::INSTR" ,"VXI::7::INSTR",

"VXI::8::INSTR", "GPIB0::xx::INSTR"

, "ASRL1::INSTR" is displayed on the left side

of the screen. If not displayed, proceed the step 5.

Figure C-6 VISA Assistant Menu

Step 3. Click "VXI::0::INSTR" on the left side of the screen. Confirm if the "VXI::0::INSTR" is

displayed on the middle of the right side of screen.

*1. GPIB Address, 7 - Oscilloscope, 17 - 4395A, 18 - E4402B