agilent connection expert and gpib

[Sbroome]

I am trying to connect an agilent 5000 series Oscilloscope to my computer. I have it hooked up to a GPIB and can read it successfully in MAX. I would like to use to Agilent Intuilink eventually but I read that you must first get Agilent Connection Expert to work first. Then i want to use Labview to get a multiple samples at one time. Can someone give any help as to why the device shows in MAX but not even able to add a new GPIB interface in the Agilent Connection Expert. Any help would be appreciated. thanks.

[Dennis_Knutson]

First take a step back and explain what make and model of GPIB controller you are using. My guess is that it's an NI card since you see it in MAX. If it is an NI card, why would you use an Agilent utility to configure it?

[Sbroome]

Thanks for the reply. I am using a GPIB-ENet/100. I want to be able to provide a spreadsheet thats gives waveform data and the time it was taken multiple times. I can talk to the scope through a VISA Session window. when i input the waveform:data command i get back gibberish. which is why i thought intuilink would be best to integrate with a labview program. any suggestions.

[pflores]

Sbroome,

I am not familiar with the Agilent software that you are trying to use.The gibberish that you receive back from the scope is probably the waveform in it's binary representation. To get started, I would recommend search for a driver for your device at ni.com/idnet. I found a driver for the Agilent scopes that looks to support some 5000 series models. 

On IDnet you can find drivers for LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI. These drivers make interacting with your instrument a lot easier by providing a higher level API to interact with. A lot of times they will come with an example or two. Another helpful resource is the Instrument Control in LabVIEW Tutorial.

Regards,