User`s guide

38 Agilent VISA User’s Guide
3 Programming with VISA
The following table describes the parameters used above.
Some examples of valid VISA addresses follow.
Table 7 Description of Parameters
Parameter Description
board This optional parameter is used if you have more than
one interface of the same type. The default value for
board is 0.
host address The IP address (in dotted decimal notation) or the
name of the host computer/gateway.
LAN device name The assigned name for a LAN device. The default is
inst().
manufacturer ID Manufacturer’s ID for a USB Test & Measurement
class device
model code Model code of a USB device.
port The port number to use for a TCP/IP Socket
connection.
primary address The primary address of the GPIB device.
secondary address This optional parameter is the secondary address of
the GPIB device. If no secondary address is specified,
none is assumed.
serial number Serial number of a USB device.
USB interface number Interface number of a USB device.
VXI logical address Logical address of a VXI instrument within a
mainframe.
Table 8 Examples of Valid VISA Addresses
Address String Description
VXI0::1::INSTR A VXI device at logical address 1 in VXI
interface VXI0.
GPIB-VXI::9::INSTR A VXI device at logical address 9 in a
GPIB-VXI controlled VXI system.