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Selecting GPIB and setting primary address
The Model 2790 is shipped from the factory with the GPIB selected and the primary
address set to 16. You can set the address to a value from 0 to 30, but do not assign the
same address to another device or to a controller that is on the same GPIB bus (controller
addresses are usually 0 or 21).
Perform the following steps to select the GPIB and set the primary address:
1.
2.
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3.
GPIB connections
To connect the Model 2790 to the GPIB bus, use a cable equipped with standard IEEE-488
connectors as shown in
Press the SHIFT key and then the GPIB key. The GPIB ON or GPIB OFF message
will be displayed.
If the GPIB is already ON, press ENTER and proceed to step 3. Otherwise, press
the
key to place the cursor on OFF, press the
state, and then press ENTER.
Enabling (ON) the GPIB disables (OFF) the RS-232 interface. Disabling the
GPIB enables the RS-232.
To retain the presently displayed address (ADDR) value, press ENTER. Otherwise,
press the
key to place the cursor on the address value, use the
keys to display the desired address value and then press ENTER.
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Figure 10-1
IEEE-488 connector
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