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Instrument Communication 2
Agilent VEE - Practical Graphical Programming 39
Exercise 2.1 - Configuring a GPIB Instrument with a Panel Driver
and Direct I/O
This exercise will show you how to configure an instrument from the
Menu bar, to use a Panel Driver, modify that instrument's name and
controlling parameters, and save the configuration for later applications.
Advantages of GPIB include a speed of 1 Mb/sec, shielded cable, will allow
up to 14 instruments per system with addresses from 1 to 30, can be a
daisy- chain configuration, and a stable system. Disadvantages are: a
higher cost than LAN or USB, the need for a GPIB card, GPIB cables, and
installation time.
Open VEE and clear your Work Area, maximize Main; and toggle Program
Explorer off.
Reconfiguring an existing scope Panel Driver object
1 Select Menu Bar => I/O => Instrument Manager… ; see Figure 2- 1.
NOTE
When VEE is loaded and used for the first time, there will be no instruments
displayed in the Instrument Manager window.