Gpib Setup - Keithley 3700A Series Reference Manual

Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
If you have a full version of NI VISA on your system, you can run NI-MAX or the VISA Interactive
Utility. See their documentation for information.
If you have the Keysight IO Libraries on your system, you can run Keysight Connection Expert to
check out your USB instruments. See their documentation for information.
Additional USB information
This section provides further details and more advanced information about the USB bus and
test-and-measurement instruments.
Connecting multiple USB instruments to the computer
The most convenient way to connect USB instrumentation to the computer is to plug a USB cable
directly from the instrument to the computer. If you have more than one USB instrument or have other
USB devices, such as printers, keyboards, and mice, you might not have enough USB connectors on
the computer.
To gain more ports, you can use a USB hub or add more USB controller cards if you have available
PCI or PCI Express slots.
The types of USB hubs that you can use with Series 3700A:
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Bus powered: This type of hub draws its power from the USB bus and can only supply 100 mA
(USB 2.0) per port.
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Self powered: This type of hub has an external power supply and can supply up to 500 mA per
port (USB 2.0).

GPIB setup

This section contains information about GPIB standards, connections, and address selection.
The GPIB connector is optional and may not be present on your instrument.
GPIB standards
The GPIB is the IEEE-488 instrumentation data bus, which uses hardware and programming
standards originally adopted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in 1975.
The instrument is IEEE Std 488.1 compliant and supports IEEE Std 488.2 common commands and
status model topology.
Install the GPIB driver software
Check the documentation for your GPIB controller for information about where to acquire drivers.
Keithley Instruments also recommends that you check the website of the GPIB controller for the latest
version of drivers or software.
It is important that you install the drivers before you connect the hardware. This prevents associating
the incorrect driver to the hardware.
3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
Section 2: Installation
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