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Agilent 4155B/4156B VXIplug&play Driver User’s Guide, Edition 4
Programming Examples Using HP VEE
Programming Basics
Registrating the Driver on HP VEE
To use the VXI
plug&play
driver on HP VEE, register the driver as described below
and as shown in Figure 3-1 on page 3-5.
1. Click the I/O menu.
2. Select Instrument Manager from the I/O menu. The Instrument Manager dialog
box is displayed. The dialog box lists the available devices (instruments). If this
is the first time using HP VEE, only off-line (NOT LIVE) devices are shown in
the Instrument List.
3. Click Add. The Device Configuration dialog box is displayed.
4. Enter the device name in the Name field. The example shown in Figure 3-1 sets
"HP4156B".
5. Enter the GPIB address for the device in the Address field. The example shown
in Figure 3-1 sets "717".
6. Click Advanced I/O Config. The Advanced Device Configuration dialog box is
displayed.
7. Click the Plug&play Driver tab.
8. Select HP4156B in the Plug&play Driver Name field to configure the
4155B/4156B driver. If the driver is not installed properly, "HP4156B" is not
available in this field. Install the driver properly at this time.
9. Click OK to close the Advanced Device Configuration dialog box.
10. Click OK to close the Device Configuration dialog box.
11. Click Save Config to save the configuration of the drivers. The Instrument
Manager dialog box is closed.
You can now use the VXI
plug&play
driver for the 4155B/4156B.
