Connecting A Computer To The Model 2450 Using Usb; Communicate With The Instrument - Keithley Interactive SourceMeter 2450 User Manual

Model 2450 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument User's Manual

Connecting a computer to the Model 2450 using USB

To connect the Model 2450 to a computer using a USB connection, use Keithley Instruments
Model USB-B-1, which is shipped with the instrument.
Each Model 2450 needs its own USB cable to be connected to the computer.
To connect an instrument to a computer using USB:
1. Connect the Type A end of the cable to the computer.
2. Connect the Type B end of the cable to the instrument.
3. Turn on the instrument power. When the computer detects the new USB connection, the Found
New Hardware Wizard starts.
4. If the "Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software?" dialog box opens, click
No, and then click Next.
5. On the "USB Test and Measurement device" dialog box, click Next, and then click Finish.

Communicate with the instrument

For the instrument to communicate with the USB device, you must use NI-VISA
resource string in the following format to connect to the correct USB instrument:
USB0::0x05e6::0x2450::[serial number]::INSTR
Where:
•
0x05e6: The Keithley vendor ID
•
0x2450: The instrument model number
•
[serial number]: The serial number of the instrument (the serial number is also on the rear
panel)
•
INSTR: Use the USBTMC protocol
To determine these parameters, you can run the Keithley Configuration Panel, which automatically
detects all instruments connected to the computer.
If you installed the Keithley I/O Layer, you can access the Keithley Configuration Panel through the
Microsoft
2450-900-01 Rev. C / December 2013
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Windows Start menu.
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