Usb Communications; Connect A Computer To The Dmm7510 Using Usb - Tektronix Keithley DMM7510 User Manual

Section 3: Using a remote interface

USB communications

To use the rear-panel USB port, you must have the Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA)
layer on the host computer. See "How to install the Keithley I/O Layer" in the Model DMM7510
Reference Manual for more information.
VISA contains a USB-class driver for the USB Test and Measurement Class (USBTMC) protocol that,
once installed, allows the Microsoft
When you connect a USB device that implements the USBTMC or USBTMC-USB488 protocol to the
computer, the VISA driver automatically detects the device. Note that the VISA driver only
automatically recognizes USBTMC and USBTMC-USB488 devices. It does not recognize other USB
devices, such as printers, scanners, and storage devices.
In this section, "USB instruments" refers to devices that implement the USBTMC or
USBTMC-USB488 protocol.

Connect a computer to the DMM7510 using USB

To communicate from a computer to the instrument, you need a USB cable with a USB Type B
connector end and a USB Type A connector end. You need a separate USB cable for each
instrument you plan to connect to the computer at the same time using the USB interface.
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,
select No, and then select Next.
5. On the "USB Test and Measurement device" dialog box, select Next, and then select Finish.
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Windows operating system to recognize the instrument.
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