Connect to Instruments
The Keysight Instrument Discovery Service auto-discovers many instruments that are physically connected to your PC or are on your local LAN subnet, and automatically adds them to the Instrument list. In some cases, however, you may need to manually add that instrument to your configuration. (For more information, see Troubleshoot Instrument Connections.
From the Advanced Power Application Suite, click the Select Instrument dropdown (see #1) to list all available instruments.
Conversely you can also enter an instrument's model number into the Search Instrument field (see #2) to only list instruments with the specified model number.
Select the instrument to connect by clicking 
(see #3). Note that the instrument's interface address is displayed below the model number.
To refresh the list of instruments, click 
(refresh).
Once connected, the instruments appear as shown below.
The instrument that is presently being controlled is displayed in the top right corner of the dialog. It is also surrounded by a blue outline in the Connected Instruments list (see #1).
Connected instrument are also shown in the Instrument List bu a purple bar on the left, and are tagged as "In Use" (see #2).
Connection Status
The connection status of the connected instrument is displayed upon connection as follows:.
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This instrument was discovered by the software and is currently available for use. |
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This instrument was discovered but is not currently available. The instrument may not be operating properly or there may be a problem with the instrument connection. For more information, see Troubleshoot Instrument Connections. |
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This virtual instrument is available in the Demo Mode. Connect to any of the virtual instruments for a simulated run of the Advanced Power Application Suite. |
Instrument Configuration
To view an instrument's configuration, click on Instrument Configuration.
To view additional details about the instrument, click on 
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Additional details 
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Disconnect Instrument
To disconnect the currently-connected instrument, open the Instrument list and click 
(Disconnect Instrument).
If you intend to connect to a different instrument, simply select the new instrument from the list. The new instrument will be added to an empty connection slot.