LAN Connections - site and privateĪ 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. 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 view the instrument’s USB connect string from the front panel menu.ģ. This information is located in the USB folder. When the instrument is recognized, your computer will display the VISA alias, IDN string, and VISA address. With the Connection Expert utility of the Keysight IO Libraries Suite running, the computer will automatically recognize the instrument. The following figure illustrates a typical USB interface system.ġ.Ĝonnect your instrument to the USB port on your computer using a USB cable.Ģ. Use the front panel menu if you need to change the GPIB address.ĥ. The power system is shipped with its GPIB address set to 5. Use the Connection Expert utility of the Keysight IO Libraries Suite to configure the GPIB card’s parameters.Ĥ. Connect your instrument to the GPIB interface card using a GPIB interface cable.ģ.

If you do not have a GPIB interface card installed on your computer, turn off your computer and install the GPIB cardĢ. The following figure illustrates a typical GPIB interface system.ġ. If you have not already done so, install the Keysight IO Libraries Suite, which can be found at For detailed information about interface connections, refer to the Keysight Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide included with the Keysight IO Libraries Suite.

For further information about configuring the remote interfaces, refer to Remote Interface Configuration. This section describes how to connect to the various communication interfaces on your power system. Once you've got the basics down, accelerate your instrument programming with Command Expert, Keysight's no-charge tool to interactively find and try instrument commands.Interface Connections Interface Connections GPIB Connections USB Connections LAN Connections - site and private Digital Port Connections These example programs show the basics of how to control Test and Measurement equipment using modern, industry-standard API's.

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