3 Getting Started
50 Keysight N6700 User’s Guide
Connecting to the Interfaces
The Keysight N6700 MPS supports GPIB, LAN, and USB interfaces. All
three interfaces are live at power-on. Connect your interface cable to the
appropriate interface connector. Information on configuring the
interfaces is found later in this chapter.
The front panel
indicator comes on whenever there is activity on the
remote interfaces.
The front panel
indicator comes on when the LAN
port is connected and configured.
Power system mainframes provide Ethernet connection monitoring. With
Ethernet connection monitoring, the instrument’s LAN port is continually
monitored, and automatically reconfigured when the instrument is
unplugged for a minimum of 20 seconds and then reconnected to a
network.
For detailed information about GPIB interface connections, refer to the
Keysight Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide,
located on the Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your product.
The following steps will help you quickly get started connecting your
instrument to the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB). The following
figure illustrates a typical GPIB interface system.
1 If you have not already done so, install the Keysight IO Libraries
Suite from the Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your
product.
2 If you do not have a GPIB interface card installed on your computer,
turn off your computer and install the GPIB card.
3 Connect your instrument to the GPIB interface card using a GPIB
interface cable.
4 Use the Connection Expert utility of the Keysight IO Libraries Suite
to configure the installed GPIB interface card’s parameters.
5 The power system is shipped with its GPIB address set to 5. Use the
front panel menu if you need to change the GPIB address.
a Press the Menu key, then use the navigation keys to select
.
b Use the numeric keys to enter a new value. Valid addresses are
from 0 to 30. Press the Enter key to enter the value. Press the
Meter key to exit the menu.
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