View GPIB Instrument Information

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View GPIB Instrument Information

To view information about your GPIB interfaces, complete the following steps:

  1. If you have not already done so, scan for connected instruments.
  2. In Measurement & Automation Explorer, expand the Devices and Interfaces directory by clicking on the + next to the folder.
  3. Select your GPIB interface.
    Measurement & Automation Explorer displays the connected instruments in the right window pane.
  4. Double-click on the instrument displayed in the right window pane.
    Measurement & Automation Explorer lists all the attributes for the instrument, such as the primary address, the secondary address (if applicable), the instrument's response to the identification query (*IDN?), and the GPIB interface number to which the device is connected.

>  Start Measurement & Automation Explorer.