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Can I set up an IVI virtual channel that contacts two physical channels?

Hi,

I operate an ATE system with two double power supplies Agilent E3646A. In one of those the two channels are coupled in order to enhance the current that can be supplied by this device. This needs both channels to be programmed to have the very same voltage.
I do operate those devices with IVI drivers. Instead of having two consecutive calls to change voltage to a new value for both virtual channels, I'd prefer to set up a virtual channel that consists of both physical channels simultanously. Can this be done?
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Sorry, but you cannot configure a virtual channel to represent multiple physical channels. You can create a higher level VI which, in turn, performs the same operation on all channels passed to it. Ultimately, though, the instrument driver sends two separate SCPI commands to set the two different channels.
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