Communication Interfaces; Usb - Keithley 708B Reference Manual

Section 2: General operation
Main Menu options
Option
SCRIPT
GPIB
DDC
LAN
TSPLINK
CHANNEL
DISPLAY
DIGIO
BEEPER
UNIT-INFO
RESET

Communication interfaces

This section shows you how to connect instruments to the following remote communication interfaces:
•
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
•
Local area network (LAN)
•
General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB or IEEE-488)
It describes how to configure and troubleshoot these interfaces on computers with Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems.
It also describes the I/O software, drivers, and application software that can be used with Keithley's
instruments.

USB

To use the USB connection, you must have the Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA) layer
on the host computer. See
61) for more information.
VISA contains a USB Class driver for the USB Test & Measurement Class (USBTMC) protocol which,
once installed, allows the Windows operating system to recognize the instrument.
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Description
Option for creating a script that stores the present
configuration of the instrument.
Options for setting up GPIB communications.
Options that allow you to run existing 707A or 708A
applications.
Options for setting up LAN communications.
Options for configuring TSP-Link
Select a connection rule to determine the order in which
switch channels are opened and closed, and select
whether to connect sequentially.
Verify operation of the keys, display, and crosspoint
display LEDs.
Options for controlling the digital input and output lines.
Enables or disables the instrument key clicks and
beeps.
Displays the firmware version, serial number, memory
usage, and fan status. Fan status is 707B only.
Resets the instrument.
VISA (on page 2-58) and
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
Also see
Save the present configuration
GPIB (on page 2-31)
Using Models 707A and 708A compatibility
mode (on page B-1)
LAN communications
TSP-Link system
Connection methods for close operations
page 2-89)
Testing the display, keys, and channel matrix
(on page 8-9)
Digital I/O port
Set beeper and key clicks
Check fan status
reset function
How to install the Keithley I/O Layer
707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010
(on page 2-106)
(on page 2-36)
(on page 6-45)
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(on page 2-7)
(on page 2-21)
(on page A-2)
(on page 5-13)
(on page 2-