PyVISA

Fri Apr 1 23:03:32 EDT 2011

On Friday, April 1, 2011 10:24:58 PM UTC-4, Manatee wrote:
>
> VisaIOError: VI_ERROR_INTF_NUM_NCONFIG: The interface type is valid
> but the specified interface number is not configured.
> 
> My instrument is on GPIB 5 and I can do a *IDN? with another program
> and get a response. So I must still have something not configured
> correct. Getting closer though :)

If you have more than one board, you might need a more complete resource name, such as 'GPIB1::5' for board 1. You can query the available instruments using get_instruments_list(), which calls the VISA library's viFindRsrc function.