Getting Started
The oscilloscope has a USB 2.0 High speed device port to control the oscilloscope
through USBTMC or GPIB with a TEK-USB-488 Adapter. The USBTMC
protocol allows USB devices to communicate using IEEE488 style messages.
This lets you run your GPIB software applications on USB hardware.
Before setting up the oscilloscope for remote communication using the electronic
(physical) GPIB interface, you should familiarize yourself with the following
GPIB requirements:
A unique device address must be assigned to each device on the bus. No two
devices can share the same device address.
No than 15 devices can be connected to any one line.
One device should be connected for every 6 feet (2 meters) of cable used.
No than 65 feet (20 meters) of cable should be usedto connect devices to a bus.
At least two-thirds of the devices on the network should be powered on while
using the network.
Connect the devices on the network in a star or linear configuration. Do not
use loop or parallel configurations.
To function correctly,your oscilloscope must have a unique device address. The
default setting for the GPIB configuration is GPIB Address 1.
To change the GPIB address settings, dothe following:
1. On the front panel, push Utility.
2. Push Utility Page.
3. Select I/O with the Multipurpose knob.
4. Push GPIB.
5. Enter the GPIB address on the side-bezel menu, using the multipurpose knob.
This will set the GPIB address on an attached TEK-USB-488 Adapter
The oscilloscope is now set up for bidirectional communication with your
controller.
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