Complete the following steps to ensure basic communication with your instrument.

1. Launch VISA Interactive Control by navigation to Start » All Programs » National Instruments » VISA » VISA Interactive Control.
2. Double-click your instrument in the Devices tree.
   Note If your device is not listed, ensure it is properly connected and click the Refresh button.
3. Click Input/Output at the top of the window that appears.
4. On the Basic I/O tab, select *IDN?\n from the Select or Enter Command drop-down list.
5. Click Query.

Verify that the read operation returns the correct manufacturer and model.