ENET with HPIB card

[Rafi2003]

I have a tester running VB program under Win98 and use HP-IB (by HP) card.

I would like to communicate to a remote instrument using a ENET. I know about installing the NI-488.2 drivers in order to see the ENET from my PC.

The new test will be using both the local instruments (with the HP-IB) and the remote instrument (with the ENET).

Questions:
1) I will have now 2 gpib controllers in my pC (HP-IB and ENET). Is that a problem? Are there any considerations I should know about? (The program will be in VB)
2) Do I need to install anything from the Measurement Studio in order to work with the ENET? (So, far we only installed TS+CVI on our new testers, never touched the Measurement Studio.....what is it for anyway...?)

Thanks
Raf
i

[Glenn Burnside]

Rafi,
An HP and NI gpib controller should be able to coexist in one system. However, the API's to control the two cards could be very different, depending on how you intend to control them. Are you planning on using VISA, and if so, are you planning to use NI-VISA or Agilent VISA?
Measurement Studio

Measurement Studio augments Microsoft Visual Studio specifically for measurement and automation. Among other things, Measurement Studio gives you environment integration like project wizards and tool windows, user interface controls, and the same NI libraries you find in other languages, such as advanced analysis and DataSocket. For DAQmx, GPIB, and VISA, Measurement Studio allows you to do DAQmx code generation in C++, C# and VB .NET. You can find ou
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