Getting Started

Install, Uninstall or Update IO Libraries Suite

Interactive IO is included in the Keysight IO Libraries Suite and is installed automatically with it. Refer to the readme.htm file, which is available at the following locations:

  • Navigate to the IO Libraries suite page, under the Trials and Licenses tab, select the readme.
  • From IO Control > Documentation > IO Libraries Suite Readme.
    • Open the Application Finder on your Linux machine.
    • Search for IO Control and click to launch it.

    Using a Web Browser:

    • Open your preferred web browser.
    • Enter the URL, https://localhost:4214.

Launch Interactive IO

You can launch Interactive IO in any of the following ways:

  • From the Application Finder:

    • Open the Application Finder on your Linux machine.
    • Search for Interactive IO under the application section.
    • Click to launch the application.

  • Using a Web Browser:

    • Open your preferred web browser.
    • Enter the URL in the format: https://<IP Address of the machine where IO Libraries Suite is installed or localhost>:4212.

    • For examples:

      • Access using the IP address: https://10.17.68.235:4212.
      • Access when the utility is running locally: https://localhost:4212

    • To access Interactive IO via the IP address of the machine where IO Libraries Suite is installed, ensure that the machine on which IOLS is running is accessible.

    • Ensure that your web browser supports HTTPS connections and is configured to allow access to locally hosted web applications.

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  • From the Connection Expert User Interface 
    • Open Connection Expert.
    • Go to the action button toolbar and click on Interactive IO.

Interactive IO Quick Start

When instruments connected to your PC are recognized by Connection Expert, you can send and read messages to the instrument using Interactive IO quickly:

  • In the sidebar, click Connect to Instrument to open the list of available devices.

  • Choose your instrument, click Connect, and check the status field for connection updates.

  • From the drop-down menu, select a command, click Send & Read, and view the response in the Instrument Session History Pane.

Secure Access and Certificate Configuration

To access Interactive IO over a secure HTTPS connection, a trusted certificate must be configured. You can either use the default self-signed certificate or create a locally trusted certificate.

Option 1: Default Self-Signed Certificate

If a locally trusted certificate is not configured, Interactive IO automatically generates a self-signed certificate for HTTPS. When accessing Interactive IO for the first time from a client machine, your web browser will display a security warning.

To proceed:

  1. Click the Advanced button on the warning page.

  2. Select Proceed to [IP Address] to open Interactive IO.

Even after accepting the certificate, the browser may continue displaying a warning symbol in the address bar. However, the connection remains secure

Option 2: Configure a Trusted TLS Certificate

You can map your own trusted certificates to avoid the browser security warning, refer to How to Configure TLS Certificates to Avoid Innocuous Browser Warnings.

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