Name

Specify descriptive name for instrument object

Description

You configure Name to be a descriptive name for an instrument object.

When you create an instrument object, a descriptive name is automatically generated and stored in Name. However, you can change this value at any time. As shown below, the components of Name reflect the instrument object type and the input arguments you supply to the creation function.

Instrument Object	Default Value of Name
GPIB	GPIB and BoardIndex-PrimaryAddress-SecondaryAddress
serial port	Serial and Port
TCPIP	TCPIP and RemoteHost
UDP	UDP and RemoteHost
VISA-serial	VISA-Serial and Port
VISA-GPIB	VISA-GPIB and BoardIndex-PrimaryAddress-SecondaryAddress
VISA-VXI	VISA-VXI and ChassisIndex-LogicalAddress
VISA-GPIB-VXI	VISA-GPIB-VXI and ChassisIndex-LogicalAddress
VISA-TCPIP	VISA-TCPIP and BoardIndex-RemoteHost-LANName
VISA-RSIB	VISA-RSIB and RemoteHost
VISA-USB	VISA-USB and BoardIndex-ManufacturerID- ModelCode-SerialNumber-InterfaceIndex

If the secondary address is not specified when a GPIB or VISA-GPIB object is created, then Name does not include this component.

If you change the value of any property that is a component of Name (for example, Port or PrimaryAddress), then Name is automatically updated to reflect those changes.

Characteristics

Usage	Any instrument object
Read-only	Never
Data type	Character vector

Values

Name is automatically defined at object creation time. The value of Name depends on the specific instrument object you create.