Technical data

606 Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 250 kHz to 26.5 GHz
28 Programming Fundamentals
The following assumes a LAN connection between your computer and your instrument.
This will not work for the GPIB to LAN gateway.
1 Install VISA revision G.02.02 or higher.
2 Run I/O configuration.
3 Select LAN Client from the available interface types.
4 Press Configure.
5 Enter an interface name, such as lan1.
6 Enter a logical unit number, such as 7.
7 Select Okay.
8 Select VISA LAN Client from the available interface types.
9 Press Configure.
10 Enter a VISA interface name, such as GPIB1.
11 Enter the host name or IP address of your instrument in the host name field, such as
aaa.companyname.com or 137.12.255.255.
12 Enter a Remote SICL address, such as GPIB7.
13 Set the LAN interface to match the defined LAN client.
14 Select OK.
15 Close I/O Configuration by selecting OK.
Controlling Your Instrument with SICL LAN and HP/Agilent VEE
Before you can use SICL LAN with VEE, you need to set up VISA/SICL LAN I/O drivers for
use with your VEE application. Consult your VEE documentation for information how to do
this.
NOTE
Changing the host name in your instrument does not change your LAN system
representation of the host name. You must work through your local system administrator to
change the host name on your LAN system and then change it to match in your instrument.
NOTE
If you are using Agilent VEE and SICL LAN, the logical unit number is limited to the range of
0-8.
The logical unit number is the same as the interface select code (ISC). VEE reserves ISC
values 9-18, and does not allow you to use them for SICL/LAN communications with your
instrument. VEE also does not allow any ISC values higher than 18.