Keysight Technologies N5991 Getting Started Manual page 32

5 Using the Software
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In order to control the instruments that are connected to the PC, the
instrument address must be entered. The address depends on the bus
type used for the connection, for example, GPIB (General Purpose
Interface Bus) or LAN (Local Area Network).
Most of the instruments require a VISA (Virtual Instrument System
Architecture) connection. To determine the VISA address, run the "VISA
Connection Expert" (refer to Using
Expert / 33 ). Copy the address string for each instrument from the
Connection Expert entries and paste it as the instrument address in the
'Station Configuration Wizard'.
The applications running on the oscilloscope use a different technology to
provide remote access to ValiFrame, called .NET Remoting
Communication. The remote access is only possible using a LAN
connection to the oscilloscope and for this reason the IP address needs to
be used with this type of instrument.
After the address strings have been entered, click Check Connections to
verify that the connections for the instruments have been established
successfully. If anything is wrong in the Instrument Address, a window is
displayed with a message describing the problem.
Finally, click Finish to save the changes and close the ValiFrame Station
Configuration.
Keysight N5991 Test Automation Software Platform Getting Started Guide
Using Keysight IO VISA Connection