1 Introduction to the Instrument
To use Easy File Access at the same time that you are remotely programming the instrument with SCPI over
the USB interface (USB SCPI), you must have Keysight IO Libraries Suite 16.3 or later installed on your PC. You
may download the latest version at www.keysight.com/find/iosuite.
To use Easy File Access on a PC running the Windows XP operating system, make sure you have Microsoft Win-
dows Media Player 11 for Windows XP SP1, or are using a Microsoft Windows XP SP2, SP3, or a newer
version of Windows. You may download this software at
www.microsoft.com/en-us/-download/details.aspx?id=8163.
Show USB ID
Displays the USB address string as used in VISA programming applications
Technical Connection Details
In most cases, you can easily connect to the instrument with the IO Libraries Suite or Web interface. In certain
circumstances, it may be helpful to know the following information.
Interface
LAN
Web Interface
USB
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Details
VISA String: TCPIP0::<IP Address>::inst0::INSTR
Example: TCPIP0::192.168.10.2::inst0::INSTR
Port number 80, URL http://<IP address>/
USB ID is in the form of USB0::<Vendor ID>::<Prod ID>::<Serial Number>::0::INSTR
Example: USB0::0x2A8D::0x0902::MY55160003::0::INSTR
Keysight DAQ970A/DAQ973A User's Guide