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30 Getting Started Chapter 1
SYSTEM,E1406A,A.08.00,ROM;IBASIC,IBASIC,A.O4.02,ROM;
VOLTMTR,E1326B,A.06.00,ROM;
SWITCH,SWITCHBOX,A.07.00,ROM;
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COUNTER,E1332A,A.04.02,ROM;E1333A,A.04.02,ROM;
DIG_I/O,E1330A,A.O4.03,ROM;D/A,E1328A,A.04.02,ROM
3 Determine whether to install a new driver. The E1460A requires a
SWITCH Driver Revision of A.08.03 or later or a VOLTMTR Driver
Revision A.06.03 or later. In the example response above, the
currently installed drivers are:
VOLTMTR,E1326A,A.06.00,ROM 
SWITCH,SWITCHBOX,A.07.00,ROM
In this example, you must download a new SWITCH or VOLTMTR driver
(depending upon which driver you chose in Step 1).
Downloading a New
Driver
To download a new driver, choose your operating system and interface from
the following list and follow the related instructions.
Windows via GPIB or RS-232. (For the fastest download, use GPIB rather
than RS-232.) Use the VXI Installation Consultant (VIC). VIC is a hardware
installation program that helps you configure and install VXI instruments and
can also download DOS-formatted instrument drivers. VIC downloads
drivers during the configuration process and stores a copy of the driver in the
C:\VIC\DRIVERS directory the FIRST TIME the instrument is configured.
NOTE If you are updating an already installed driver, the new driver must be
downloaded using the VIC Driver Download utility. Instructions for using
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VIC and its Driver Download utility are contained in VIC’s on-line help.
All other operating systems/interfaces. See the Installing SCPI Device
Drivers Installation Note (shipped with the downloadable drivers).
Multiplexer
Addressing
To address specific channels within a multiplexer module in either switchbox
or scanning multimeter configuration, you must end the appropriate SCPI
command string to the switchbox or scanning multimeter (for example,
CLOSe, OPEN, etc.) and specify the specific channel address.
SCPI Commands Format You can send SCPI commands in either short or long form. A long form
example is CLOSe(@123). The same command shown without the lower
case letters is the short form. The command then becomes CLOS(@123).
Some commands are shown with brackets ([ ]). These are implied
commands that you do not need to execute. The brackets are not part

of the command and are not sent to the instrument.
For example, the ROUTe command is an implied command and is shown
here as [ROUTe:]CLOS(@123). Thus, to execute these commands, you

can just enter CLOS(@123). See Chapter 3 for more information about 
SCPI commands and how to send them.