how to use Lab view 2015 and 82357B (USB-GPIB cable) to get data from HP3562A?

[PeterChen]

I want to use Lab view 2015 and 82357B (USB-GPIB cable) to get data from HP3562A, I am a new hand, so I want to share what I have done and hope can get some help.

Since HP 3562A is made before or in 1985 so that it can not support 488.2 (when I query *IDN?, will get a timeout error) I also made a simple survey:

      1975, IEEE standardized GPIB as IEEE 488.

      Revised firstly in 1978, is IEEE-488-1978.

      Revised in 1987, is IEEE-488.1 (IEEE-488.1-1987).

      1987, IEEE introduce IEEE 488.2, revised in 1992.

So, I think hp 3562a should follow the earliest 488 protocol.

                                                                                       Agilent IO can find HP3562A

                                                                                           MAX can find HP3562A

Since Hp3562A is too old that I can not find it's driver any more. I simply write a program and try to get communication in Lab View with Hp 3562A.

When I run the program, the error 0 will happen. I also put the picture from MAX, I already installed the driver (actually I installed all the drivers just in case).

But the way, I also have a old computer with labview 5.1. It use PCI-GPIB to connect with HP3562A successfully. Below is the part of the program.

[GerdW]

Hi Peter,

don't use those old and obsolete GPIB function anymore! Use VISA instead!

You use an Agilent USB-GPIB-converter: this part of hardware does NOT cooperate with those old GPIB functions. They are mainly made to use NI hardware. The VISA functions instead are more versatile and can also communicate with (properly installed) 3rd party hardware…

Additional notes:

Why are there so many coercion dots in your VI snippet?

Why is there no explicite DATAFLOW in your snippet?

[PeterChen]

Thanks for you suggestion.

I use VISA functions to simply write another program.

But when I run it, it shows

But is MAX, it already can detect GPIB0：：10：：INSTR (33220A). I am thinking that it can show in MAX means that it was configured by Lab View. 

[RavensFan]

Continue that conversation in the thread you already started on that topic.

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/The-pop-up-menu-of-VISA-resource-name-comes-nothing-except/m-p/33518...

[yea_likethecity]

You can try this driver:

Agilent Technologies / Keysight Technologies 3562A

http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niid_web_display.model_page?p_model_id=145

National Instruments doesn't support it but it is listed as compatible for 2015 so it may take care of some of the incompatibilities you're seeing.

[Shubham47]

hi peter 

Did you find the solution for the same. If yes please do share . I am also facing the same problem while connecting Agilent PNA with LABVIEW 2018 using 82357B GPIB-USB converter. 

Thank you 

Shubham

[cstorey]

In order to use the Keisight hardware in LabVIEW or NI-MAX you have to configure the VISA software properly to use NI and Kesight VISA drivers.   Please refer to this solution - https://forums.ni.com/t5/Instrument-Control-GPIB-Serial/Agilent-usb-GPIB-82357B-is-not-shown-in-NI-M...

Before you start make sure you install the latest version of Kesight I/O library supported by your OS.  Then follow the steps in the documentation linked to above.  Then reboot, even if its not mentioned..

Craig

[RTSLVU]

For HP/Agilent/Keysite USB-GPIB you need to make sure the NI-VISA Passport for TULIP is enabled (it is disabled by default)