APS-7000 Programming Manual
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6. Press Exit[F4] to exit from the serial
port settings.
RS-232/USB Remote Control Function Check
Invoke a terminal application such as Realterm.
For both USB and RS-232, set the COM port, baud
rate, stop bit, data bit and parity accordingly. The
RS-232 settings are configured on the APS-7000.
The UART settings for the USB connection can be
seen in the Windows Device Manager.
To check the COM settings in Windows, see the
Device Manager. For example, in WinXP go to the
Control panel → System → Hardware tab.
If you are not familiar with using a terminal
application to send/receive remote commands from
the serial port or via a USB connection, please page 27
for more information.
Run this query command via the terminal after the
instrument has been configured for
RS-232/USB remote control (page 24, 23).
*IDN?
This should return the Manufacturer, Model
number, Serial number, and Software version in
the following format.
GWINSTEK,APS-7050, GEXXXXXXX, XX.XX.XXXXXXXX
Manufacturer: GWINSTEK
Model number : APS-7050
Serial number : GEXXXXXXX