EXFO FTB-500 (Window XP) - Manual (Page 269)

Using FTB Products in an Automated Test Environment
FTB-500 261
Working with EXFO LabVIEW Drivers
The following table presents the possible settings for communication
parameters. These parameters must be set from LabVIEW for each
instrument.
Note: When you are working with platform or IEEE 488.2 commands, you can
leave the slot number at its current value.
Parameter
Active X
(local)
Active X
(remote)
RS-232
(remote)
Communication
type
ActiveX ActiveX RS232
VISA resource
name
N/A N/A Select the serial
port from the list
FTB slot number Concatenation of
the FTB-500 unit
number (0) and
the instrument’s
slot number
Concatenation of
the FTB-500 unit
number (0) and
the instrument’s
slot number.
Concatenation of
the FTB-500 unit
number (0) and
the instrument’s
slot number.
Machine name localhost Ethernet address,
that is
IP address or
machine name of
your FTB-500 unit
N/A