Connect to Instruments

The Keysight Instrument Discovery Service auto-discovers instruments that are physically connected to your computer or are connected via your local LAN subnet, and automatically adds them to the PathWave instrument list. In some cases, however, you may need to manually add instruments to your configuration. For more information on connecting instruments, see Troubleshoot Instrument Connections.

In order for PathWave BenchVue application to recognize and communicate with a PXI modular instrument, you must first enable the HiSLIP interface from the instrument's Soft Front Panel (SFP). For more information, see Connecting to PXI Modular Instruments.

 

From the Oscilloscope application, click the "Instrument" drop-down to view the list of available instruments. Hover your mouse over the instrument that you want to connect and then click the (Connect Instrument) icon. The instrument that is available for use and successfully connected is indicated with a green check mark.

To refresh the list of instruments, click the icon.

From the "Instrument" drop-down, you can also enable or disable the Demo Mode with simulated instruments and measurement data.

 

Once connected, the instrument's model number is displayed. Hover your mouse over the model number to display the instrument's interface address as shown below.

To disconnect the currently-connected instrument, click the (Disconnect Instrument) icon. To connect to a different instrument, select the desired instrument from the "Instrument" drop-down list next to the model number and then click the (Connect Instrument) icon. The current instrument will be disconnected before connecting to the new instrument.

Connection Status

The connection status of the instrument is indicated with an icon beside its model number as shown below.

This instrument is currently available and connected for use.
The connected instrument may not be operating properly or there may be a problem with the instrument connection. For more information, see Troubleshoot Instrument Connections.
This is a virtual instrument connected in the Demo Mode.

Pause Instrument Connection

Click the Pause icon (located in the lower left corner of the user interface), then click "Pause Instrument Connection" to pause instrument IO communication between the Oscilloscope application and the instrument. Once paused, the instrument can be operated from its front-panel interface.

See Also

Troubleshoot Instrument Connections