6. VISA HiSLIP Values are Fixed

For each FlexOTO Station child process, FlexOTO automatically assigns a VISA hislip value to match the Station number as shown in the following picture. FlexOTO Hardware Diagram is always set to hislip0. Depending on the individual FlexOTO SCPI command, the command can be sent to:

  • the Hardware Diagram application,
  • a Station child process, or
  • to both Hardware Diagram and Stations.

These icons appear in most topics to identify if the topic's subject is compatible with the Hardware Diagram application, Stations child processes, or both. You'll find the icons below the topic's banner.

For brevity, the drawing shows only four Stations while in reality you can have up to 16 sessions! Also, some of the HiSLIP addresses have been shortened to fit in the diagram.

VISA Address Assignments

The computer-name field in the address can be one of the following:

Automatically Assigned Hardware Diagram and Station HiSLIP Addresses
Process
Tabs
HiSLIP Address
Hardware Diagram TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip0,4880::INSTR
Station 1 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip1,4880::INSTR
Station 2 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip2,4880::INSTR
Station 3 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip3,4880::INSTR
Station 4 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip4,4880::INSTR
Station 5 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip5,4880::INSTR
Station 6 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip6,4880::INSTR
Station 7 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip7,4880::INSTR
Station 8 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip8,4880::INSTR
Station 9 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip9,4880::INSTR
Station 10 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip10,4880::INSTR
Station 11 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip11,4880::INSTR
Station 12 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip12,4880::INSTR
Station 13 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip13,4880::INSTR
Station 14 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip14,4880::INSTR
Station 15 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip15,4880::INSTR
Station 16 TCPIP0::<computer name>::hislip16,4880::INSTR