GDS-2000A Series User Manual 
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3.  Press the Scan for Instruments button. 
4.  In the Connected Instruments panel the GDS-
2000A should be detected as Instrument 0 with 
the address the same as that configured on the 
GDS-2000A. 
5.  Double click the Instrument 0 icon.  
6.  Click on Communicate with Instrument. 
7.  In the NI-488.2 Communicator window, ensure 
*IND? is written in the Send String: text box. 
 Click on the Query button to send the *IDN? 
query to the instrument. 
8.  The String Received text box will display the 
query return: 
GW, GDS-2XXXX,PXXXXXX,V1.XX 
(manufacturer, model, serial number, version) 
w ww . . co m
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