How too install HP-IB (GPIB) card HP 82340 with LabView 6.0

[Tatyana]

We have a problem installing hardware (actually HP-IB card HP 82340 - ISA), because HP software recognize this card, but LabView software don`t.

[Makoto]

Your LabVIEW 6i CD-ROM must include NI-VISA 2.5.
Install it over the Agilent VISA. Then set up "tulip passport DLL"
in the NI-MAX 2.0.

Prior to installing NI-VISA2.5, you better first delete VISA*.DLL
files in the WinNT/System32 directory. After that install NI-VISA2.5.

makoto

"Tatyana" wrote in message
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> We have a problem installing hardware (actually HP-IB card HP 82340 -
> ISA), because HP software recognize this card, but LabView software
> don`t.

[Ryan_M]

Typically, there are three ways to get an HPIB board to work with LabVIEW:
1. Uninstall NI-VISA, and install HP-VISA. Use the VISA icons in LabVIEW to access the HPIB board.
2. Uninstall HP-VISA. Then install HP-SICL, but do not install HP-VISA. Install NI-VISA 2.5 instead.
3. Make direct calls to the HPIB driver using a Call Library Function


NI-VISA 2.5 has the capability to work with HPIB and HP VXI controllers. To use this feature, go into the Measurement & Automation Explorer and use the VISA Passport editor from the Tools » NI-VISA » Passport Editor menu to enable the NiVisaTulip.dll Passport as mentioned above. (A message will come up telling you that you have changed one or more passports and that you must refresh the Measurement & Automation Explore
r. Hit F5 to do the Refresh.) NI-VISA will automatically find and access any GPIB or VXI devices; however, NI-VISA will not configure the Agilent/HP hardware. You must continue to do that with the Agilent/HP I/O Configuration utility.

If you are unable to use VISA adequately, you can use the Call Library Functions to make direct calls to the HPIB driver. You will require documentation on the driver in order to accurately program the interface.