Connecting To The Interfaces; Gpib/Usb Interfaces - Keysight B2980B Series User Manual

Connecting to the Interfaces

Electrostatic discharges greater than 1 kV near the interface connectors may
cause the unit to reset and require operator intervention.
B2980 supports GPIB, LAN, and USB interfaces. All three interfaces are live at
power-on. Connect your interface cable to the appropriate interface connector.
Information on configuring the interfaces can be found later in this section.
The front panel LAN indicator is lit when the LAN port is connected and
configured.
B2980 provides Ethernet connection monitoring. With Ethernet connection
monitoring, the instrument's LAN port is continually monitored and automatically
reconfigured.

GPIB/USB Interfaces

For detailed information about GPIB and USB interface connections, refer to
Connectivity Guide installed with Keysight IO Libraries.
The following steps will help you quickly get started connecting your instrument to
the GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus). The following figure illustrates a typical
GPIB interface system.
Keysight B2980B User's Guide, Edition 1
Connect to GPIB
port on instrument.
Instrument

Connecting to the Interfaces

GPIB cable
Connect to GPIB interface
card installed in PC.
Installation
Instrument
PC
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