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22 Agilent N518xA, E8663B, E44x8C, and E82x7D Signal Generators Programming Guide
Using IO Interfaces
Using GPIB
Using GPIB
GPIB enables instruments to be connected together and controlled by a computer. GPIB and its
associated interface operations are defined in the ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.1-1987 and ANSI/IEEE
Standard 488.2-1992. See the IEEE website, http://www.ieee.org, for details on these standards.
The following sections contain information for installing a GPIB interface card or NI-GPIB interface
card for your PC or UNIX-based system.
• “Installing the GPIB Interface” on page 22
• “Set Up the GPIB Interface” on page 24
• “Verify GPIB Functionality” on page 25
Installing the GPIB Interface
NOTE You can also connect GPIB instruments to a PC USB port using the Agilent 82357A
USB/GPIB Interface Converter, which eliminates the need for a GPIB card. For more
information, refer to table on page 22 or go to http://www.agilent.com/find/gpib.
A GPIB interface card can be installed in a computer. Two common GPIB interface cards are the
Agilent GPIB interface card and the National Instruments (NI) PCI–GPIB card. Follow the interface
card instructions for installing and configuring the card. The following table provide lists on some of
the available interface cards. Also, see the Agilent website, http://www.agilent.com for details on
GPIB interface cards.
Interface
Type
Operating
System
IO Library Languages Backplane/
BUS
Max IO
(kB/sec)
Buffering
Agilent USB/GPIB Interface Converter for PC-Based Systems
Agilent 82357A
Converter
Windows
a
98(SE)/ME/
2000®/XP
VISA / SICL C/C++, Visual
Basic, Agilent
VEE, HP Basic for
Windows, NI
Labview
USB 2.0
(1.1 compatible)
850 Built-in
Agilent GPIB Interface Card for PC-Based Systems
Agilent 82341C
for ISA bus
computers
Windows
b
95/98/NT
/2000
®
VISA / SICL C/C++, Visual
Basic, Agilent
VEE, HP Basic for
Windows
ISA/EISA,
16 bit
750 Built-in
Agilent 82341D
Plug&Play for
PC
Windows
95
VISA / SICL C/C++, Visual
Basic, Agilent
VEE, HP Basic for
Windows
ISA/EISA,
16 bit
750 Built-in
Agilent 82350A
for PCI bus
computers
Windows
95/98/NT
/2000
VISA / SICL C/C++, Visual
Basic, Agilent
VEE, HP Basic for
Windows
PCI 32 bit 750 Built-in