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Programming Fundamentals
Using the LAN to Control the Instrument
Programming Fundamentals
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 137.12.255.755.
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.
12.Enter a Remote SICL address, such as GPIB7.
13.SettheLANinterfacetomatchthedefinedLANclient.
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 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.
After you have the VISA/SICL LAN I/O drivers installed, perform the
steps below to set up VEE to control your instrument:
1. On your computer or workstation, select I/O|Instrument Manager.
2. Add a new GPIB device with an address of 7XX, where XX is the
GPIB device address from your instrument.