Agilent Technologies Agilent 33500 Series Operating And Service Manual page 120

Remote Interface Configuration
To configure instrument from front panel, see
over the remote interface, see
The instrument supports remote interface communication over three interfaces: GPIB (optional), USB, and LAN. All
three are "live" at power up.
GPIB Interface: Set the instrument's GPIB address connect to your PC using a GPIB cable.
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USB Interface: No configuration; simply connect instrument to PC with a USB cable.
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LAN Interface: By default, DHCP is on, which may enable communication over LAN. The acronym DHCP stands
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for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to networked devices. With
dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network.
Connectivity Software and Product CDs
The instrument ships with two CDs:
Agilent Automation-Ready CD: Contains Agilent IO Libraries Suite software, which must be installed to enable
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remote-interface operations. The CD auto-starts and provides information on installing the software. Also includes
Agilent Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Connectivity Guide, which contains additional information.
Agilent 33500 Series Product-Reference CD:Contains instrument drivers, product documentation, and pro-
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gramming examples. Auto-starts and provides instructions.
GPIB Configuration
Each device on the GPIB (IEEE-488) interface must have a unique whole number address between 0 and 30. The
instrument ships with a default address of 10, and the GPIB address is displayed at power-on.
This setting is non-volatile; it will not be changed by power cycling or *RST.
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Your computer's GPIB interface card address must not conflict with any instrument on the interface bus.
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Front-Panel Operation: Press System, then I/O Config, then GPIB Settings. From this menu, you can set the
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GPIB address and turn GPIB on or off.
SCPI:
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SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess <address>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess?
SYSTem:COMMunicate:ENABle <state>,GPIB
SYSTem:COMMunicate:ENABle? GPIB
LAN Configuration
The following sections describe the primary front-panel LAN configuration functions, including SCPI commands where
applicable. Some LAN configuration functions that can be performed only via SCPI. See
for all LAN configuration commands.
Some LAN settings require you to cycle power on the instrument in order for them to be activated.
The instrument briefly displays a message when this is the case, so be sure to watch the screen
closely as you change LAN settings.
Agilent 33500 Series Operating and Service Guide
Configure Remote
Commands by Subsystem.
Remote Interface Configuration
Interface. For information on programming with SCPI
LAN Configuration Introduction
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