fopen function shows error and tmtool doesn't connect to the instrument when I am trying to talk to Keithley multimeter 2000. (I am using Matlab Instrument Control Toolbox via KUSB-488B.) Can anyone help?

Hello,

I am trying to talk to my Keithley multimeter 2000 through the Keithley GPIB-USB adapter 488B. My Matlab is R2017a and InstrumentControLToolbox (3.11). I used the Keithley provided NI-compatible driver, as shown in the screenshots, and I used the KI-488 Diagnostic Tool to initialize the GPIB board.

The GPIB interface and instrument can be found on the device manager, NI-VISA, Keithley GPIB configuration Utility, but it can't be found on NI-MAX (see screenshot).

I can also talk to the instrument with Visa Interactive Control (see screenshot).

However, tmtool cannot find any GPIB board and wouldn't connect with my instrument. It shows a error message, as shown in the screenshots.

I also created an instrument object g1 in matlab and tried to use the fopen function, but it keeps showing error too: " Unsuccessful open: GPIB: NI: The specified board is not installed or configured properly.", as the code below shows.

I have been working on this for a while now and I feel quite stuck, it is frustrating. I am new to Matlab and I will greatly appreciate it if anyone can help.

if true
  % >> get(g1,{'BoardIndex','PrimaryAddress','SecondaryAddress'})

ans =

1×3 cell array

    [0]    [16]    [0]

    % >> fopen(g1)
Error using icinterface/fopen (line 83)
Unsuccessful open: GPIB: NI: The specified board
is not installed or configured properly.

    %  instrhwinfo('gpib','ni')

ans =

HardwareInfo with properties:

             AdaptorDllName: 'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2017a\toolbox\instrument\instrumentadaptors\win64\mwnigpib.dll'
          AdaptorDllVersion: 'Version 3.11'
                AdaptorName: 'ni'
          InstalledBoardIds: [1×0 double]
      ObjectConstructorName: {}
              VendorDllName: 'gpib-32.dll'
    VendorDriverDescription: 'NI-488'

Access to your hardware may be provided by a support package. Go to the Support Package Installer to learn more. end

[Chandani Madnani]

Create a VISA gpib resource with the string 'GPIB0::16::INSTR' and see if that helps:

vg = visa('ni', 'GPIB0::16::INSTR'); fopen(vg);

Please see the documentation at: http://www.mathworks.com/help/instrument/working-with-the-gpib-interface.html

If that doesn't work, attach 'instrsupport.txt' file to the post generated after executing the following command

>>instrsupport

[Yingjie Yang]

I tried the visa object command, but unfortunately it doesn't work. We are pretty stuck here :( . Appreciate your help!