Configuring a Keysight GPIB Card for Use with National Instruments VISA

This section contains information specific to the Windows product.

To use a Keysight GPIB card with NI-VISA, do the following. Reboot when prompted.

  1. Install NI-VISA (version 2.5 or later).
     
  2. Install the Keysight IO Libraries Suite. Choose the Typical installation (which will detect NI-VISA and default to side-by-side mode), or choose the Custom installation and specify side-by-side mode (Keysight VISA as secondary) when prompted. Once the installation is complete, shut down your computer.
     
  3. Install the Keysight GPIB card in your computer, following the instructions that came with the card. Turn the computer on.
     
  4. Run Keysight Connection Expert. Select the GPIB interface corresponding to the card you have just installed. Specify a VISA interface ID other than GPIB0 (for example, GPIB1), then click OK to save. If you previously installed and used NI-VISA, run the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer (NI MAX) to ensure that the VISA interface ID you have selected is not already being used by the NI software.
  1. Use NI MAX to enable the Passport for Tulip.
     
  2. Close MAX; wait at least 5 seconds to allow the computer time for reconfiguration; then restart MAX.
     
  3. The Keysight GPIB card will now be accessible from NI-VISA and visible using the NI MAX and VISA Interactive Control (VISAIC) programs.