2 Getting Started
80 Keysight 34980A Mainframe User’s Guide
5 From the Utility menu, navigate to the LAN SETTINGS choice and select
VIEW. Using the flow diagram ON page 78 as a guide, view the instrument's IP
address and other LAN settings. Write down the IP address in the space below:
34980A IP Address: ___________________________
6 Press EXIT MENU.
7 Now you can use the integrated 34980A Web Browser Interface to access and
control the instrument. See “Launching the Web Interface” on page 85 for
more information.
8 If you plan to program the instrument over LAN using other software (e.g.
Keysight IO Libraries Suite, BenchLink Data Logger Pro):
– Make sure you have installed the required I/O software on your computer.
–If you will be using the Keysight IO Libraries Suite, use its Connection
Expert utility to add the 34980A and verify a connection. When identifying
the instrument, it is easiest if you use the IP address noted in step 5 above.
– For an overview on programming instruments via LAN, refer to the
Connectivity Guide.
Connecting Over GPIB
1 Make sure you have installed the required I/O software and device drivers on
your computer.
2 Follow the instructions from your GPIB interface card’s vendor to install and
configure the GPIB hardware in your computer.
3 Connect a GPIB cable (not provided) between your computer and the 34980A.
4 Make sure power is applied to your computer and verify that the operating
system is fully booted. Then apply power to the 34980A.
5 Using the flow diagram below, navigate through the 34980A front-panel Utility
menu. At the IO PORT menu, select GPIB. At the ENABLE GP-IB submenu,
select YES.
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