NI-VISA read instrument Model/Vendor

[Retik]

I've been looking all over but have been unable to find any information about reading the Model or Vendor information about an instrument. If I open up NI MAX and expand Devices and Interface, I can click on the VISA interface for my instruments and see the Vendor and Model information for all my GPIB and TCP/IP connected devices. Is it possible to read that same information using the NI-VISA driver? I'm using NI-VISA 17.0 in C#.

Thanks

[Retik · Accepted solution]

Nevermind, I just figured out I need to use the VISA command *IDN? to query the instrument identification.

[crossrulz]

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@Retik wrote:

Nevermind, I just figured out I need to use the VISA command *IDN? to query the instrument identification.

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 That works as long as the instrument follows the SCPI standard.  There are many out there that don't.  Some have a different command, others have no way to get that data.