Measurement & Automation Explorer; Overview; Figure - National Instruments NI-488.2 User Manual

Measurement & Automation
Explorer

Overview

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This chapter describes Measurement & Automation Explorer,
an interactive utility you can use with the NI-488.2 software.
To start Measurement & Automation Explorer, select
Start»Programs»National Instruments NI-488.2»Explore GPIB.
You can perform the following GPIB-related tasks in Measurement &
Automation Explorer:
• Establish basic communication with your GPIB instruments.
• Scan for instruments connected to your GPIB interface.
• Launch the NI-488.2 Getting Started Wizard to get started with
GPIB instrument communication.
• Launch the NI-488.2 Troubleshooting Wizard to troubleshoot GPIB
and NI-488.2 problems.
• Launch NI Spy to monitor NI-488.2 or VISA API calls to GPIB
interfaces.
• View information about your GPIB hardware and NI-488.2 software.
• Reconfigure the GPIB interface settings.
• Locate additional help resources for GPIB and NI-488.2.
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