Connect KEITHLEY 6517B via Agilent E5810A in LabView

[Bilkmaster]

Hello everyone,

I got a problem with the above mentioned devices.

http://www.home.agilent.com/en/pd-1000004557%3Aepsg%3Apro-pn-E5810A/lan-gpib-gateway?&cc=DE&lc=ger

http://www.keithley.com/products/dcac/voltagesource/application/?mn=6517B

I am not able to connect them properly to my notebook.

The Agilent Gateway is connected via crossover cable to my notebook and the electrometer is connected via GPIB to the Gateway.

Now I want, in the first step, to read out the display of the electrometer (e.g. voltage source or something like that). But it doesn't work. I can connect with a browser (Chrome) to the Gateway. There I can search for "instruments connected". Now it shows me this:

SICL Addresses:

COM1,488

gpib0,27

I know that the gpib0,27 is the electrometer, but nothing more.

Also I tried to find the electrometer with MAX. Nothing satisfying

By the way I'm an absolute freshman in Lab View programming.

The aim of the whole thing is that I can later on control the electrometer via internet, but that is not important now.

Now I just want to communicate with the device and maybe read out some information and perhaps send some, like e.g. "increase current".

I would appreciate some help.

Thanks

Bilki

[Albert.Geven]

Max does not work on Agilent interfaces !

[HoussamK]

Hi Bikmaster,

To setup the instruments attached to the E5810A in NI-MAX:

1) Install NI-VISA 2.6 or later
2) Open NI-MAX. Right click on "Devices and Interfaces" and select "Create New…". This brings up the "Create New …" wizard window.
3) Select “VISA TCP/IP Resource” and click Next
4) Select “Manual Entry of LAN Instrument” and click Next
5) Type the Hostname or IP address of the E5810A.
6) For the LAN Device name, you will use the GPIB address of your E5810A (typically gpib0, view the E5810A web page to change this address) and the address of your instrument, for example address 12. Then click Next.

gpib0,12

Note: Make sure to type gpib in lowercase, and don’t put any spaces between the comma and the instrument address.

7) The next screen optionally allows you to assign an alias to the instrument. Leave blank if you do not want an alias, or if you want to choose your alias at a later time. Click Next.
😎 Review the address of your instrument attached to the E5810A. You will use this address in your VISA programs. Click Finish to complete the process
 

You will now see your instrument in the Network Devices section in NI-MAX

[Albert.Geven]

Thanks

I know now that some agilent interfaces can use NI-VISA

[HoussamK]

you are welcome

Many greetings from Germany

[Bilkmaster]

Thank you very much. It worked all well.

Greetings,

Bilkmaster

[HoussamK]

🙂

that is fine!

many greetings