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GPIB Scan for Instruments

Hardware: GPIB

Problem:
How do I scan for instruments on my GPIB bus?

Solution:

Launching It

There are several ways to launch Scan for Instruments:

  • Right-click on a GPIB board listed in the Measurement & Automation Explorer and select "Scan for Instruments" from the pop-up menu:



  • Click on a GPIB board listed in the Measurement & Automation Explorer to select it and then press the Scan for Instruments button that appears in the tool bar.


What It Does

Scan for Instruments automatically searches your General Purpose Interface Bus for any instruments that are both (1) connected and (2) powered on. It sends an identification query to each primary address and returns a list of instruments that responded to the query:

Each instrument is identified by its response to the identification query (if any) and its primary address. For example, the instrument found in the image below is a National Instruments GPIB Simulator at primary address 2:


If "Scan for Instruments" does not find your instruments, please see KnowledgeBase 1UO68A5P: "Scan for Instruments" Fails in Measurement and Automation Explorer



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Report Date: 09/21/2006
Last Updated: 02/21/2008
Document ID: 41K6EBDW

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