Keithley 708B Reference Manual page 58

Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
Install LXI Discovery Browser software on your computer
You can use the LXI Discovery Browser to identify the IP addresses of LXI certified instruments that
are set up for automatic IP address selection. Once identified, you can double-click the IP address in
the LXI Discovery Browser to open the web interface for the instrument.
The LXI Discovery Browser is available on the instrument CD. It is also available on the
website (http://www.keithley.com).
To locate the LXI Discovery Browser on the website:
1. Select the Support tab.
2. In the model number box, type 707B or 708B.
3. From the list, select Software. A list of software applications for the Model 707B or 708B is
displayed.
4. See the readme file included with the application for more information.
For more information on the LXI Consortium, see the
(http://www.lxistandard.org/).
Run LXI Discovery Browser
The software populates a dialog box with the instruments found on the network and their associated
IP addresses.
Double-click the IP address in the LXI Discovery Browser dialog box. The instrument web page
opens.
For information on using the web page, see
LAN reference
Overview of LAN instruments
When Ethernet ports became standard on computers, it was logical that instrumentation would follow.
The VXI-11 protocol, which was standardized on in the early 1990s, is the standard used to emulate
GPIB over Ethernet.
Even though Ethernet became the standard LAN technology on instruments, LAN instruments from
different vendors differed in the approach they took. Some vendors only supported static IP, whereas
others had DHCP, DLLA (Auto-IP), and static addressing. The LXI consortium was started to
standardize what should be in all instruments that conform to LXI.
707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010
LXI Consortium website
Using the web interface
Section 2: General operation
Keithley
(on page 2-69).
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