Using The Parallel Port - Agilent Technologies 8753ET User Manual

Operating Concepts
GPIB Operation
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
the
PARALLEL [ ]
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
The GPIO Mode
The GPIO mode turns the parallel port into a "general purpose input/output" port.
In this mode the port can be connected to test fixtures, power supplies, and other peripheral equipment that
might be used to interact with the analyzer during measurements. This mode is exclusively used in test
sequencing.
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Instrument
Analyzer
Plotter
Printer
External Disk Drive
Controller
Power Meter
softkey, you can select either the
.
or
PRINTER PORT
so that copy is underlined.
GPIB Address
(decimal)
16
05
01
00
21
13
Local
mode or the
[COPY] [GPIO]
.
and then toggling
mode.