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Installing the E5810B 2
Installing and Configuring Agilent IO Libraries Suite
E5810B User’s Guide 39
Verifying communication from the PC
After you have configured the remote interface instruments,
verify the communication between the PC and the remote
interface instruments by using Agilent Interactive IO.
1 Launch Agilent Connection Expert from the Start menu or the
Start Screen (Windows 8).
2 Right- click on the remote interface instrument and select
Send Commands To This Instrument to display the Agilent
Interactive IO dialog box.
3 Use the default command, *IDN? and select Send & Read to
query the connected instrument.
4 The remote interface instrument identification information
will appear on the Instrument Session History as shown in
Figure 2- 13.
5 To send other commands, select Commands> to select from
a list of common commands, or type a command into the
Command: line.
Figure 2-13 Agilent Interactive IO
NOTE
You can also verify the communication between the PC and the remote
interface instruments using the E5810B Web access as shown in
“Verifying Instrument Communication” on page 31.