Agilent Technologies 82350 PCI GPIB and Labview 8.5

[mess]

Hello,

I am trying to control my HP3458A Multimeter from Labview 8.5. The GPIB card I have installed in my computer is Agilent Technologies 82350 PCI GPIB (I am not sure but I think this is actually a HPIB ??).  I have downloaded and installed the instrument drivers for the HP3458A from ni instrument drivers.  There is no way I can detect this card with MAX or any other way. However this interface card works well in controlling another device using a visual basic code. I really would be grateful to get some detailed help.
Thanks in advance...

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

Try this.

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/3B3626D9C1F999218625694200791AD7?OpenDocument

Regards

Ray Farmer

[mess]

thanks but that is what I first tryed after my search in the forum. Unfortunately it did not work. After enabeling the nivisatulip.dll no sign of GPIB appeared in the tree on the left in max... any other suggestion?

[pBerg]

Howdy mess,

Yes, the following two KnowledgeBase articles should get you going.

Using an HPIB Board with LabVIEW or CVI

Can I Use Both National Instruments (GPIB) and Agilent/HP (HPIB) Controllers in the Same System?

With regards to the first link Using an HPIB Board with LabVIEW or CVI, it may result in your not being able to see the GPIB controller in MAX, but you should still be able to reference them in LabVIEW, according to this thread.

For your device drivers, you want to check agilent.com.

[GaryZ21]

I have the same problem.  I am trying to use the HPIB card in CVI, but the card doesn't show up in MAX.  I first installed the Agilent Visa drivers, then NI's.  I tried going to the link, suggested in the fourth response,

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/E56D3D4866BE0A8A86256942006626F0?OpenDocument


however the page reponded with "You are not authorized to view this document".   Any suggestions? 

[Can_W]

Hey GaryZ21,
It seems that this link is broken. Here is the information from that KnowledgeBase, I think that other KB will have this information soon enough. Hopefully this helps:

1. Uninstall NI-VISA, and install HP-VISA.
2. Make sure you see the board in the Agilent / HP I/O Configuration Utility. Note the proper board and instrument address from here.
3. Use VISA commands in CVI addressing the instrument according to the standard convention GPIBx::y::INSTR.

This is for programming in CVI. This is also assuming that you do not plan on using NI-VISA in your application.

Can W

[GaryZ21]

I do plan on using CVI to control the instruments connected to the HPIB card.  Are there any examples on how to command a simple instrument - ie. DMM - Agilent 34401A?  Will I need to use SCPI or is there an NI-driver for HPIB cards?

Gary Z.

[Dennis_Knutson]

There are two drivers at the Instrument Driver Network. One is CVI and one is CVI/IVI. Both use VISA and either should work with an Agilent GPIB controller.

[GaryZ21]

What is the direct link or how do I search for it?

[Dennis_Knutson]

Use the link above and then click on the Browse Drivers link at the top of the page.  Since you said you would be communicating to 'instruments', I thought giving you the link to the main page would be better in the long run.