GPIB Configuration and Keyboard Programs

This page contains ICS's GPIB Configuration program and ICS's interactive GPIB and VISA Keyboard Programs.

GPIB Configuration Program

The ICSconfig program walks the user through a menu like program to configure ICS's GPIB Minibox and board interfaces. ICSconfig replaces NIconfig_w. This program will configure most ICS interfaces. Note that there are two exceptions to using the configuration program. Some interfaces like the 48x3 series GPIB-to-Digital and DAQ interfaces are too complicated to be configured with a simple menu program. The configuration program does not let the user replace ICS's IDN message with one that personalizes the interface as part of his product. In these cases, use an interactive program like ICS's GPIBkybd Program.

ICSconfig.zip is a zip file with a utility program for configuring ICS's GPIB Interface Products. ICSconfig replaces the olderr Niconfig_w program. ICSconfig is a menu driven program that walks the user through the setup procedure for setting the most common configuration parameters on ICS's GPIB Interfaces. Works with ICS, Keithley, Measurement Computing and National Instruments' GPIB Controller cards.

GPIB Keyboard Program

ICS's GPIB Enhanced Keyboard is the easiest way to control GPIB devices without writing a program. The GPIBkybd program is an interactive program that automatically finds your GPIB devices at startup and lets you send commands and queries to a device. The program automatically reads device responses and includes buttons for executing the more popular 488.1 and 488.2 commands. Works with ICS, Keithley, Measurement Computing and National Instruments' GPIB Controller cards. Requires that a GPIB-32.dll file be installed on the computer.

ICS_GPIBKybd_Install.zip is a zip file with ICS's enhanced GPIB Keyboard Controller program . Includes Help and Visual Basic 6 runtime files. Latest update is 05-17-2012. File size is 1.8 Mbytes.

VISA Keyboard Program

ICS's VISA Keyboard provides interactive control of GPIB or LAN (TCP/IP) Instruments through an Agilent or NI VISA Library. The VISAkybd program lets you connect to a device or instrument by its IP address, by its GPIB address or as a VISA Resource. Once linked you can send commands and queries to a device. The program automatically reads device responses and includes buttons for executing the more popular 488.1 and 488.2 commands. Works with Agilent VISA and NI VISA version 2.6 or later. GPIB communiction rquires that a compatible GPIB Controller be installed on the computer.

VISAkybd.zip is a zip file with ICS's VISA Keyboard Controller program. Requires Visual Studio 6 or Microsoft's VB6_Runtime_Files. Latest update is 07-19-2009. File size is 107 kbytes.