4 Operating the Power Supply Remotely

Connecting to a Site LAN

A site LAN is a local area network in which LAN-enabled instruments and computers are connected to the network through routers, hubs, and/or switches. They are typically large, centrally-managed networks with services such as DHCP and DNS servers.

To Network

To LAN Port

Interface

Card (NIC)

To Site LAN

 

PC

Instrument

1If you have not already done so, install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite from the Automation-Ready CD-ROM that is shipped with your product.

2Connect the instrument to the site LAN. Provided that your network has a DHCP server and uses Dynamic DNS naming service, the instrument will automatically obtain an IP address from the network. This may take up to one minute. It will also register its hostname with the dynamic DNS server. The default hostname can then be used to communicate with the instrument.

The front panel LAN indicator will come on when the LAN port has been configured. If you are unable to communicate with the instrument, check that a valid IP address has been assigned.

Press the front panel LAN button to view the IP address.

 

Each Agilent N5700 power supply is shipped with a default hostname with the

NOTE

 

format: A-modelnumber-serialnumber where modelnumber is the instrument’s

 

6-character model number (e.g. N5741A), and serialnumber is 5th through the

 

9th character of the 10-character serial number located on the label on the side

 

of the unit (e.g. H1234 if the serial number is US24H12345). A-N5741A-H1234 is

 

an example of a hostname.

 

 

 

3 Use the Connection Expert utility of the Agilent IO Libraries

 

Suite to add the N5700 power supply and verify a connection. To

 

add the instrument, you can request the Connection Expert to

 

discover the instrument. If the instrument cannot be found, you

 

can add the instrument using the instrument’s hostname.

 

If this does not work, refer to the chapter on “Troubleshooting Guidelines” in

NOTE

 

the Agilent Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide.

 

 

 

4 You can now use Interactive IO within the Connection Expert to

 

communicate with your instrument, or you can program your

 

instrument using the various programming environments. You

 

can also use the Web browser on your computer to communicate

 

with the instrument as described under “Using the Web Server”

 

later in this chapter.

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