visa open problem

[Robin Hood]

Hi 

          I'm using  labview2009. I've connected 8593E spectrum analyzer using GPIB interface to my PC.The problem is the instrument address is not coming automatically in the VISA open function input when I connect the instrument to my PC. can anyone sort it out. I've installed Agilent IO libraries suit15.0 and NI device drivers.

[Sim5]

Hi,

 If you are using Agilent GPIB then i guess u need passport tulip. Steps to do it i will attached here the manual.I guess it should work. 

[Robin Hood]

sorry I didnt find Passport for Tulip (NIVisaTulip.dll) check box.

[Sim5]

Hi, Giving you the procedure,

 a) Use the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer (NI-MAX) to enable the NI-VISA Passport editor.

      click on Tools > NI-VISA > VISA Options…

b) Select the Passport for Tulip (NIVisaTulip.dll) check box. 

c) Click Save to save your settings, then exit NI-MAX.

 d) Close and restart NI-MAX software. You should see your instrument listed under “Devices and Interfaces” as

“Miscellaneous VISA Resource.” 

  Follow this still if u didnt get let me know.

Regrads,

Pallavi 

[Robin Hood]

Hi

    I found it   and the device address can be seen under "Devices and interfaces" in MAX.But the thing is the instrument address is not showing up in Visa resource name automaticalliy When I connected the instrument.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Did you perform a scan for instruments and are each of the instruments listed in MAX. Nothing will show up in LabVIEW until you do that.

[Robin Hood]

I've connected NRT power meter and its address GPIB0::12::INSTR is showing up under "Devices and Interfaces" in MAX.But it is not showing up in Visa resource name automatically when I connected the instrument.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Do you have anything at all listed when you click on the VISA Resource Name control? If you manually type in that resource name for a VISA Open function, does it generate an errror? If so, what?

[Robin Hood]

At first only Refresh showed up automatically, but when I typed GPIB0::12::INSTR manually and ran the program then no error came up.And now the address is showing up automatically (once  I typed the address manually)

[Dennis_Knutson]

Good. I think it was probably due to some small bug with having an Agilent GPIB card and using NI-VISA. Hopefully nothing else goes wrong. It's always best, imho, to use an NI controller with LabVIEW.