DeviceDriverCommunicationTab

On the Communication tab, the desired communication method can be selected and configured. Depending on the selected method, additional relevant settings are shown and can be configured.

Communication Streams

Selects the medium or method that should be used to communicate with the device. Depending on the capabilities of the device this can be: GPIB RS-232 USB VISA TCPIP See the Communication Settings in Chapter 15, on how to configure each of these methods.

General Purpose Industrial Bus: A communication system used to 'remote control' test and measurement equipment.

Universal Serial Bus: A modern serially controlled communication system, found on all new PC's

The Virtual Instrument Software Architecture is a standard for configuring, programming, and troubleshooting instrumentation systems comprising GPIB, VXI, PXI, Serial, Ethernet, and/or USB interfaces.