National Instruments NI-488.2 ユーザーズマニュアル
Chapter 2
Measurement & Automation Explorer (Windows)
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Communicate with Your Instrument
To establish basic or advanced communication with your instruments,
refer to the following sections.
refer to the following sections.
For more information about instrument communication and a list of the
commands that your instrument understands, refer to the documentation
that came with your GPIB instrument. Most instruments respond to the
commands that your instrument understands, refer to the documentation
that came with your GPIB instrument. Most instruments respond to the
*IDN?
command by returning an identification string.
Basic Communication (Query/Write/Read)
To establish basic communication with your instrument, use the NI-488.2
Communicator, as follows:
Communicator, as follows:
1.
Start Measurement & Automation Explorer as described in the
section.
2.
Expand the Devices and Interfaces directory by clicking the + next
to the folder.
to the folder.
3.
Select your GPIB interface.
4.
If you have not already done so, scan for connected instruments.
Right-click on your GPIB interface and select Scan for Instruments
from the drop-down menu that appears. Refer to the
Right-click on your GPIB interface and select Scan for Instruments
from the drop-down menu that appears. Refer to the
section for more information.
Measurement & Automation Explorer displays the connected
instruments below your GPIB interface.
instruments below your GPIB interface.
5.
Right-click on your GPIB instrument in the left window pane and
select Communicate with Instrument from the drop-down menu that
appears.
select Communicate with Instrument from the drop-down menu that
appears.
The NI-488.2 Communicator dialog box appears, as shown
in Figure 2-3.
in Figure 2-3.