Usb Interface - Agilent Technologies N6700 Series User Manual

USB Interface

Series N6700 User's Guide
Enable TCP Keeps a LAN socket active for the specified number
keepalive of seconds. This is useful to determine if a client is
still reachable. If there has been no activity on the
connection after the specified time, the instrument
will send keepalive probes to the client to determine
if it is still alive. After the specified time-out, the
connection will be marked as down or dropped. The
instrument releases resources that were allocated to
the client.
TCP keepalive Enter the number of seconds to keep a LAN socket
timeout active.
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To enable or disable the LAN as well as the built-in Web
server on your instrument, select the following menu
commands: System\Interface\LAN\Enable.
Enable LAN This is enabled when shipped. To disable the LAN,
simply uncheck this box.
Enable Web This is enabled when shipped. It lets you control the
Server instrument directly from the internet browser on your
computer. Provided that you have correctly
configured the previously discussed LAN settings,
simply type the instrument's Host name or IP
address in your browser to launch the application.
i
To exit out of the menu, press the Meter key.
4
Use IO Config to configure the TCP/IP LAN Client interface.
Then add your instrument identifiers to the interface software.
5
Use an application such as VISA Assistant or the Telnet utility to
verify communications with instruments via the LAN.
The following steps will help you quickly get started connecting your
USB-enabled instrument to the Universal Serial Bus (USB):
1
If you do not have the Agilent I/O Library software installed on
your PC, you can download the I/O library software from the
Agilent web site at
2
Connect your instrument to the USB port on your PC.
3
The USB interface requires no front panel configuration other
than enabling or disabling it. To view the instrument's USB
connect string, use the navigation keys to select the following
menu commands: System\Interface\USB\Identification. The
Status command lets you view status information about the
interface when it is in use.
4
To enable or disable the USB interface, select the following menu
commands: System\Interface\USB\Enable.
Enable USB This is enabled when shipped. To disable the USB,
simply uncheck this box.
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Configuring the Interface
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