User guide

Assigning a VISA Alias Name
Assigning a unique VISA alias name to the N4916A/B simplifies remote
programming and helps to make programs portable. The Serial BERT software
requires a specific VISA alias name to access the N4916A/B.
The Agilent Connection Expert is available on from revision 14.0 of the Agilent IO
Libraries Suite.
1
If the Agilent Connection Expert does not pop up automatically, click the Agilent
IO Control icon in the task bar and open it from the menu.
2
In the Instrument I/O panel, For N4916, click UsbDevice1. "UsbDevice1" is the
default alias name for N4916A. For N4916B, click UsbInstrument1
"UsbInstrument1" is the default alias name for N4916B.
3
Click Change Properties and change the alias name. For N4916A, change the
alias name to D4916.
"D4916" is the alias used by the software.
For N4916B, change the alias name to DATA_OUT/AUXDATA_OUT depending
on the channel (Data Out and Aux Data Out) used.
"DATA_OUT"/"AUXDATA_OUT" is the alias used by the software.
10 Customizing the Instrument
542 Agilent J-BERT N4903B High-Performance Serial BERT
Using the Agilent Connection Expert