instrument alias

[gpsrt]

Hi,

      Can anyone tell me how to give instrument alias name.I've NRT power meter with GPIB address GPIB::12::INSTR.I want to give it some other name so that the user can identify it quite easily instead of GPIB address.

[muks]

See here

[gpsrt]

This is not the solution to my problem MUKS

       can anyone come up with the right solution....

[Dennis_Knutson]

While the link talks about the instrument simulator, how to assign an alias is correct so you will have to explain why you think it's not a solution.

[muks]

Yes please give us some more details.

[gpsrt]

Hi Dennis,

               I've used VISA find resource function to identify whether the instruments are connected properly  or not.But this gives me instrument address on the front panel.I dont want that.I want to have instrument name followed by a check box to see whether the instrument is connected or not.If you could give me an example vi that would be of great help.

[Dennis_Knutson]

That's an entirely different question.

Use the array returned by the VISA Find Resources and wire it into a for loop. Do a query inside the loop. If they all support the *IDN? query, then that is all you need.

What type of connections do you have to the instruments?

[gpsrt]

Dennis,

              I'm using GPIB interface.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Then you can limit the Find VISA Resources to just GPIB and not worry about the Com and LPT resources when you do the query inside the loop.

[gpsrt]

Hi Dennis,

               I'm trying to get the instruments connected on GPIB.But I'm getting the addresses.I want instrument names and each instrument should followed by a check box to see if the instrument is connected or not.I've attached my vi here.plz see if any modifications needs to be done.