Please check the following thread for additional info:
http://forums.ni.com/t5/Instrument-Control-GPIB-Serial/Connecting-to-a-TCP-IP-VISA-Resource-Requires...
Specifically, the last entry includes a couple of ideas:
he last comment seems to support the observation that having to register the instruments manually in MAX could be done away with. seeing how coding is complex enough as it is, removing this step makes sense because it is manual and redundant.
i'd be most grateful is this could be implemented in a future release of NI VISA.
and, while at it, could you guys look into implementing VXI11.2? I believe Keysight has had that as part of their VISA implementation for some time now. with VXI11.2 GPIB control over TCPIP is virtually complete. granted, HISLIP might do just that but because it takes time for new hardware to materialize supporting this new flavor of LXI, implementing VXI11.2 might provide value for some time.
