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6.
Use
or
7.
Press Shift (ENTER) to confirm the selection. The message "CHANGE SAVED" will be displayed to
show that the change is now in effect. DMM will exit the parameter level and move up a level to the
command level.
Press Shift →
8.
For more information about the RS-232 interface, see section RS-232 interface operation.
5.1.3
GPIB
The GPIB bus is the IEEE-488 interface. You must specify a unique address for the Model DMM multimeter.
The factory default address is 8.
Perform the following steps to select GPIB as the remote interface:
Press Shift →
1.
2.
Use
or
displayed.
3.
Press
to move down to the command level within the I/O MENU, "1: GPIB ADDR" will be
displayed.
4.
Use
or
displayed.
5.
Press
to move down a level to select an interface.
6.
Use
or
7.
Press Auto (ENTER) to confirm the selection. The message "CHANGE SAVED" will be displayed to
show that the change is now in effect. DMM will exit the parameter level and move up a level to the
command level.
Press Shift →
8.
For more information about the GPIB interface, see section GPIB interface operation.
5.2
RS-232 Interface Operation
The instrument provides various remote commands. All operations from the front panel can be performed
by a computer via the RS-232 interface.
5.2.1
RS-232 Connection
RS232C standard now is widely used as the serial communication standard. RS232 stands for Recommend
Standard number 232 and C is the latest revision of the standard.
The serial ports on most instruments use a subset of the RS232C standard. The full RS232c standard
specifies a 25-pin "D" connector of which 22 pins are used. Most of these pins are not needed for normal
serial communications, and the common RS232 signals are listed in Table 5-1:
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key to select USB interface.
key to exit from the menu and return to the measurement status.
to enter the menu on the menu level, "A: MEAS MENU" will be displayed.
key to move across to the I/O MENU on the menu level, "E: I/O MENU" will be
key to move across to the INTERFACE command, "2: INTERFACE" will be
key to select GPIB interface.
key to exit from the menu and return to the measurement status.
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