Migrating your application software from the 34970A to the 34972A
Publication Number: 5990-5211EN
Publication Date: 2017.12.02
Language: English
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Migrating your application software from the 34970A to the 34972A

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Changing from 34970A to 34972A can be as simple as an address change when using VISA I/O library software. For example, VISA address (A) shown below points to a 34970A on a GPIB address. VISA address (B) points to a 34972A on LAN. Changing from the 34970A to the 34972A can be as simple as changing just one address line.

  • VISA address (A): GPIB0::9::INSTR
  • VISA address (B): TCPIP0::156.140.77.230::inst0::INSTR

Also, if needed the 34972A can respond to a *IDN? query with a product number of 34970A. So, there is no problem in the event you hard coded the software to only accept only a 34970A response. This white paper describes how simple it is to migrate to the new 34972A.