gpib cable not work on hioki

[Farzad_Sh]

HI

i have hioki 3156 and 3157

need to connect and use on win 7

i have NI PCI-GPIB  card on my pc and use gpib cable to connect device

when i setup ni tools and drivers on pc just see the pci-gpib card setup and no instrument founded on gpib devices

i try all primary address but nothing happen

i choose interface on 3156 on GPIB and nothing happen

please help me what should i do ?

i don`t have the gpib to usb and it cost a lot for me .

need to connect with pci card and gpib cable

[ZannahBanana]

Hi Farzad_Sh,

I'll need a bit more information before being able to troubleshoot this issue. 

Which PCI-GPIB card are you using and do you have NI VISA installed? If not, the link to download this driver can be found here:

http://www.ni.com/download/ni-visa-15.0.1/5693/en/

Are your Hioki devices SCPI compliant?

This article is very helpful in making sure everything is set up correctly and giving some background as to how NI MAX communicates with your instruments.

https://www.ni.com/getting-started/set-up-hardware/instrument-control/gpib-connect

This link will be of primary interest to you, given what is happening. It is a troubleshooting document for devices that are not showing up in NI MAX.

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/72FAD7156202DDF9862568900048F006?OpenDocument

I would encourage going through all the troubleshooting steps in the document linked above. 

Hopefully this helps to connect your instrument!

Cheers,

Hannah

National Instruments

[Farzad_Sh]

Hi

i have this one :

http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/206182

yes i have visa installed on my pc and get the latest update

how can i found my device is SCPI compliant ? on hioki 3156 i can work with serial and gpib and in serial work well

if you mean the commands that the hioki can read from pc yes it is compliant and have more than 50 page of that commands in it`s catalog

i do all in those links

no devie detect

just my gpib card detected

what should i do  ?

is there any way to check the gpib cable ?

[ZannahBanana]

Hi Farzad_Sh,

I would recommend referring to the manual for your device:

http://assets.tequipment.net/assets/1/26/Documents/Hioki/3157.3157-01e_08.pdf

Page 2:

(8) Interface By using the optional 9593-02 RS-232C and 9518-02 GP-IB INTERFACE boards, the user can perform automatic testing and save the test results by means of a PC. Test results can be printed on the optional 9442 PRINTER. Connecting with the optional 3155 LEAK CURRENT HiTESTER enables testing and the test results can be saved and printed together with the 3155 leakage current test results.

Page 5:

Expansion slot for installation of the optional 9593-02 RS-232C INTERFACER or 9518-02 GP-IB INTERFASE board.

Page 10:

Check display for the correct interface

Page 83: 

Troubleshooting

Page 88:

RS-232C or GP-IB (May not be used in combination)

It looks like all your NI products are functioning correctly, and many times 3rd party devices won't show up in NI MAX. Have you been able to communicate with your device through NI VISA?

Hannah

National Instruments

[Farzad_Sh]

Hi

thanks for fast reply

i have 9518-02 GP-IB INTERFACE board on my device and connected with gpib cable to pc with NI PCI-GPIB

in page 10 i read and when turn on my device it show G.01 mean the 9518 interface work well

i can`t see RMT on my device display and do Solutions in page 83 but not work

yes my devices don`t show in NI MAX

i can`t communicate with device through NI VISA . is there any way i can test my cable ?

[ZannahBanana]

Farzad_Sh,

The best way to test the cable would be to try another cable to the same type that you know to work. Are you receiving any errors when trying to communicate with the device through NI VISA?

Best,

Hannah