Hi all,
As I'm exploring GPIB in my environment on multiple instruments, a newbee question - is GPIB essentially hot swappable?
Differently put, can I typically just hook it up to an instrument that's running and expect it to smoothly connect? Or is it typically better to connect GPIB while the instrument is off, then turn it on, so it'd scan its "peripherals" during the booting sequence and this would guarantee it's connecting with no issues?
I assume there's a rule of thumb, instead of a situation where maybe all instruments may be different and it's hard to tell what's the best approach.
I've connected it plenty before, but 95% of the time it's been hooked up to one instrument and so "hot swapping" wasn't a consideration.
This is for a TDS754D, reason I'm posting on this board, but I'm looking for some input applicable to any instrument/brand.
Thank you,
Radu.
