UTILITY Menu

Remote Interface

The instrument's rear panel has two remote control interface ports: IEEE STD

488 (GPIB) and RS-232-C. (Note: There is no RS-232-C port when Option 04 has been installed.) A computer can be used to control the instrument remotely through these interfaces.

The port is selected using the Remote Port item [UTILITY menu ￿ Misc (bottom menu) ￿ Config... (side menu) ￿ Remote Port.

GPIB These are simple descriptions of the GPIB connection and GPIB configuration setting. For further details, see the Programmer Manual.

GPIB Connection. The cable from the GPIB controller (computer) is connected to the IEEE STD 488 connector on this instrument's rear panel.

Setting GPIB Configuration. Devices on the GPIB bus must be configured compatibly to communicate.

Select GPIB from the bottom menu to set the GPIB configuration. See Figure 3 -185. Use the side menu items to set the GPIB configuration and the address of this instrument.

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