Address Menu; Using The Parallel Port - Agilent Technologies 8719ES User Manual

Operating Concepts
GPIB Operation

Address Menu

This menu can be accessed by pressing the
menu.
In communications through the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB), each instrument
on the bus is identified by a GPIB address. This decimal-based address code must be
different for each instrument on the bus.
This menu lets you set the GPIB address of the analyzer, and enter the addresses of
peripheral devices so that the analyzer can communicate with them.
Most of the GPIB addresses are set at the factory and need not be modified for normal
system operation. The standard factory-set addresses for instruments that may be part of
the system are as follows:
The address displayed in this menu for each peripheral device must match the address set
on the device itself. The analyzer does not have a GPIB switch: its address is set only from
the front panel.
These addresses are stored in non-volatile memory and are not affected by preset or by
cycling the power.

Using the Parallel Port

The instrument's parallel port can be used in two different modes. By pressing
then toggling the
PARALLEL [ ]
mode.
[GPIO]
The Copy Mode
The copy mode allows the parallel port to be connected to a printer or plotter for the
outputting of test results. To use the parallel port for printing or plotting, you must do the
following:
1. Press
Local SET ADDRESSES
2. Select either
PLOTTER PORT
3. Select
PARALLEL
7-80
SET ADDRESS
Instrument
Analyzer
Plotter
Printer
External Disk Drive
Controller
Power Meter
softkey, you can select either the
.
or
PRINTER PORT
so that copy is underlined.
softkey within the GPIB
GPIB Address
(decimal)
16
05
01
00
21
13
[COPY]
.
and
Local
mode or the