RIGOL  Chapter 3 Remote Control 
3-8  DG1000Z User’s Guide 
Remote Control via GPIB (Option) 
 
1.  Connect the device 
Connect the generator to your computer using a USB to GPIB interface converter 
(Option). 
 
Note: please make sure that a GPIB card has been installed to your PC. Connet 
the USB terminal of the USB to GPIB interface converter to the USB Host 
interface at the front panel of the generator and the GPIB terminal of it to the 
GPIB card terminal of the PC.  
 
2.  Install the driver of GPIB card 
Install the driver of the GPIB card which has been connected to the PC correctly. 
 
3.  Set the GPIB address 
Press Utility  I/O Config  GPIB to set the GPIB address of the generator. 
 
4.  Search device resource 
Start up the Ultra Sigma and click 
 to open the panel as shown in 
figure (a). Click “Search” and the software will search the GPIB instrument 
resources connected to the PC. The device resources found will be displayed on 
the right side of the panel as shown in figure (b). Click “OK” to add the resource.   
 
(a) 
 
(b)