How to program Agilent E5071C network analyzer with USB connection

[arthur51189]

Hello,

I am trying to program the Agilent E5071C Network Analyzer in Labview. I'm going to have it connected through USB, I don't know where to begin. I have the Drivers installed from the NI website, but i don't know where to go from there.

Thank You

[smercurio_fc]

The drivers should come with some example programs. That would be the first place to start. You should make sure that you have VISA installed. It should be on the Device Drivers disc.

[arthur51189]

Do i actually have to write lines of code in labview to control the analyzer or could i just use the normal graphical interface that labview has?

[smercurio_fc]

I'm assuming you download the LabVIEW driver, and not the LabWindows/CVI driver. LabWindows/CVI is a different development environment. That's the C-based one. LabVIEW is the graphical programming environment. You do not write lines of code in LabVIEW (unless you're using the formula node or one of the script nodes, but that's a different story).

To learn more about LabVIEW it is recommended that you go through the tutorial(s) and look over the material in the NI Developer Zone's Learning Center which provides links to other materials and other tutorials. You can also take the online courses for free.

[Dennis_Knutson]

And on the page where you downloaded the driver is a linl called 'Learn How to Use Your Driver'. Click on it.

[arthur51189]

Do i use the Instrument I/O Assistant VI?

[Dennis_Knutson]

Only if you don't want to use the driver you downloaded and rewrite everything from scratch.

Did you even read the instructions on how to use a driver? If you had, you would have known that using the instrument I/O assistant is silly.

[arthur51189]

One question the manual for the Network Analyzer has sections for code, do i need to worry about it?

[Dennis_Knutson]

You do if you want to write a program in another language or if you want to compare the LabVIEW code to whatever is in the manual.

[arthur51189]

Once i can view the driver in my functions palette, is there anywhere i can look online that will show me what the function is for all VI's inside the drivers palette.