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38 Agilent N518xA, E8663B, E44x8C, and E82x7D Signal Generators Programming Guide
Using IO Interfaces
Using LAN
Configuring for VXI-11
The Agilent IO library has a program, IO Config, that is used to setup the computer/signal generator
interface for the VXI-11 protocol. Download the latest version of the Agilent IO library from the
Agilent website. Refer to the Agilent IO library user manual, documentation, and Help menu for
information on running the IO Config program and configuring the VXI-11 interface.
Use the IO Config program to configure the LAN client. Once the computer is configured for a LAN
client, you can use the VXI-11 protocol and the VISA library to send SCPI commands to the signal
generator over the LAN interface. Example programs for this protocol are included in “LAN
Programming Interface Examples” on page 101 of this programming guide.
NOTE To communicate with the signal generator over the LAN interface you must enable the
VXI-11 SCPI service. For more information, refer to “Configuring the DHCP LAN (Agilent
MXG)” on page 33 and “Configuring the DHCP LAN (ESG/PSG/E8663B)” on page 33.
If you are using the Windows NT platform, refer to “Windows NT and Agilent IO Libraries M
(and Earlier)” on page 6 for information on using Agilent IO Libraries versions M or earlier
to configure the interface.
For Agilent IO library version J.01.0100, the “Identify devices at run-time” check box must be
unchecked. Refer to Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4 Show Devices Form (Agilent IO Library version J.01.0100)