I am currently using multiple gpib devices for a research application and want to include the use of an hpib device;
I use two SR830 Lock-In Amplifiers, an SR570 Current Preamp(RS232), and a proprietary device (Parallel)... I want to use an older model HP Multimeter (3478A) however, its communication method is via HPIB. The connector is obviously the same as GPIB, but when I run the 'NI Measurement and Automation Explorer' to start messing with the device, the HPIB HP DMM seems to conflict with one of my lock-ins.
I have the HPIB @ address 24
GPIBs @ 8 & 9
The HPIB conflicts with the GPIB @ 9 so that if the HPIB multimeter is turned on I cannot communicate with my GPIB.
Can anyone help me in trying to resolve this? Can I communicate with a legacy HPIB device through my GPIB network that interfaces into a PCI GPIB card?
(I think there's more 3 and 4 letter abreviations here than in a government report!)
Thanks for the help,
Jonathan