Programming instructions

Getting Started
Using GPIB
Chapter 1 5
Using GPIB
The GPIB allows instruments to be connected together and controlled by a computer. The
GPIB and its associated interface operations are defined in the ANSI/IEEE Standard
488.1-1987 and ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2-1992. See the IEEE website, www.ieee.org, for
details on these standards.
1. Installing the GPIB Interface Card
A GPIB interface card must be installed in your computer. Two common GPIB interface cards
are the National Instruments (NI) PCI–GPIB and the Agilent GPIB interface cards. Follow
the GPIB interface card instructions for installing and configuring the card in your computer.
The following tables provide information on interface cards.
Table 1-1 Agilent GPIB Interface Card for PC-Based Systems
Interface
Card
Operating
System
IO
Library
Languages Backplane
/BUS
Max IO
(kB/sec)
Buffering
Agilent
82341C for
ISA bus
computers
Windows
95/98/NT/
2000
®
Windows 95, 98, NT and 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
VISA /
SICL
C/C++, Visual
Basic, Agilent
VEE, Agilent
Basic for
Windows
ISA/EISA,
16 bit
750 Built-in
Agilent
82341D
Plug&Play
for PC
Windows
95
VISA /
SICL
C/C++, Visual
Basic, Agilent
VEE, Agilent
Basic for
Windows
ISA/EISA,
16 bit
750 Built-in
Agilent
82350A for
PCI bus
computers
Windows
95/98/NT/
2000
VISA /
SICL
C/C++, Visual
Basic, Agilent
VEE, Agilent
Basic for
Windows
PCI 32 bit 750 Built-in