Configuring The Gpib Interface; Adding Instruments To The Gpib Configuration; Changing The Gpib Address - Keysight Technologies U3020AD01 User's And Service Manual

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Configuring the GPIB Interface

Programming access to the Test Set is also available through the instrument's GPIB interface.
The GPIB connector is located on the rear panel of the instrument.
1. Select the Keysight Control icon > Keysight Connection Expert. If a GPIB card is installed in
your computer, the GPIB interface was configured during installation of the IO libraries and
is displayed in the Explorer Pane of the "Welcome" Screen.
Keysight Connection Expert
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Add ing Instruments to the GPIB Configuration
1. Select Add Instrument on the tool bar.
2. Select GPIB Interface > OK.
3. Select U3020A's Address in the GPIB address drop-down list >OK. 
(Factory set address = 9)

Changing the GPIB Address

The U3020A GPIB address can only be changed programmatically. The GPIB address command
is:
SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess <address>
When the address is changed, the new GPIB address is not updated in the Keysight Connection
Expert if the instrument was previously configured.
1. From the Keysight Connection Expert application window, highlight the instrument that's
address was changed and click Change Properties in the Configurable Properties application
window, change the address to the new address setting and select OK.
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