3: Instrument description 2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument
3-38 2470-901-01 Rev. A / May 2019
System Communication menu
The Communication menu opens a set of tabs that contain information about
the communications settings. Most of the tabs contain settings that you can
change.
GPIB tab setting Description
Address
The default GPIB address is 18. You can set the address to any address from 1 to
30 if it is unique in the system. This address cannot conflict with an address that is
assigned to another instrument or to the GPIB controller.
LAN tab settings Description
Apply Settings
To save any changes you made on the LAN tab, select Apply Settings.
Gateway
Displays the present gateway address. When TCP/IP Mode is set to Manual, you
can set the gateway address. To change the address, select the Gateway button
and enter a new address.
IP Address
Displays the present IP address. When TCP/IP Mode is set to Manual, you can set
the IP address. To change the address, select the button next to IP Address and
enter a new address.
MAC Address
Read-only text that shows the present media access control (MAC) address of the
instrument.
Subnet
Displays the present subnet mask address. When TCP/IP Mode is set to Manual,
you can set the subnet mask address. To change the address, select the Subnet
button and enter a new address.
TCP/IP Mode
Select Auto to set the instrument to automatically obtain an IP address. Select
Manual to manually set the IP address, gateway, and subnet values.
TSP-Link tab
settings
Description
Node
Select the button next to Node to set the TSP-Link node number for the instrument
(1 to 63). Each instrument or enclosure attached to the TSP-Link expansion
interface is called a node. Each node must be identified with a unique node
number. This identification is called a TSP-Link node number.
Initialize
Select Initialize to have the 2470 find all connected TSP-Link instruments and form
a network.
USB tab setting
No settings available for USB.
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