If the PXB internal GPIB interface is re-configured as a controller, the PXB cannot also be controlled using GPIB.
The PXB can control external instruments, such as signal generators, using LAN, the internal GPIB interface reconfigured as a controller, or by using a USB/GPIB interface converter.
View the following topics for information on configuring the PXB as system controller:.
The PXB can control external instruments over LAN using the IP addresses of the external instruments that you enter into the External Instrument Table in the PXB's user interface.
The PXB can control external instruments using the GPIB interface by setting the PXB to be the system controller and then entering the GPIB addresses into the External Instrument Table in the PXB's user interface.
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If the PXB internal GPIB interface is re-configured as a controller, the PXB cannot also be controlled using GPIB. |
On
the PXB, click the Agilent IO Control 
icon
in the lower-right of the Windows desktop.
Select Agilent Connection Expert from the popup menu.
In
the Connection Expert explorer pane, select the PXB's GPIB interface node.
Illustration...
In
the Agilent 82350 PCI GPIB Interface
panel, click the Change Properties...
button.
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Ensure that the System controller (recommended) check box is selected.
Click OK to accept the changes.
When prompted, reboot the PXB.
Information about entering GPIB addresses of external instruments is found in Register External Instrument. Ensure that the GPIB addresses registered in the External Instrument Table match those shown in the Agilent Connection Expert.
The PXB can control external instruments with its USB interface by using the Agilent 82357B USB/GPIB Interface Converter. With the USB/GPIB converter, the USB interface functions as a GPIB interface to the external instruments.
Connect the USB side of the USB/GPIB cable (Agilent 82357B USB/GPIB Interface Converter) to one of the PXB's USB ports and the GPIB side to the external instrument's GPIB connector.
On the PXB, ensure that Windows displays the Found New Hardware Wizard.
Click Next until the wizard completes.
If a second Found New Hardware Wizard appears, continue to click Next until that wizard completes as well.
These wizards place the installed USB drivers in the appropriate locations for Windows to recognize the device.
Information about entering GPIB addresses of external instruments is found in Register External Instrument. Ensure that the GPIB addresses registered in the External Instrument Table match those shown in the Agilent Connection Expert.
