Power Meter Remote Operation; Configuring The Remote Interface; Interface Election; Gpib Address - Keysight Technologies EPM-P Series Programming Manual

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Power Meter Remote Operation

Configuring the Remote Interface

This section describes how to configure the GPIB, RS232 and RS422 remote
interfaces.

Interface election

You can choose to control the power meter remotely using either the GPIB, RS232
or RS422 standard interfaces.
For information on selecting the remote interface manually from the front panel,
refer to the EPM-P Series Power Meters User's Guide.
To select the interface remotely use the:
– SYSTem:RINTerface command
To query the current remote interface selection use the:
– SYSTem:RINTerface? command

GPIB address

Each device on the GPIB (IEEE-488) interface must have a unique address. You
can set the power meter's address to any value between 0 and 30. The address is
set to 13 when the power meter is shipped from the factory.
The address is stored in non-volatile memory, and does not change when the
power meter is switched off, or after a remote interface reset.
Your GPIB bus controller has its own address. Avoid using the bus controller's
address for any instrument on the interface bus. Keysight controllers generally
use address 21.
For information on setting the GPIB address manually from the front panel, refer
to the EPM-P Series Power Meters User's Guide.
To set the GPIB address from the remote interface use the:
– SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess command.
To query the GPIB address from the remote interface use the;
– SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess? query.
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