Saving Waveforms and Setups
3–136
TDS 500B, TDS 600B, & TDS 700A User Manual
Connect the Oscilloscope to the GPIB. To connect the oscilloscope, plug an IEEE
Std 488.2-1987 GPIB cable into the GPIB connector on the oscilloscope rear
panel and into the GPIB port on your controller. (See Figure 3–77.)
Digitizing Oscilloscope (Rear Panel)
Controller
GPIB Connector
Figure 3–77: Connecting the Oscilloscope to a Controller
Select GPIB Port. To select the GPIB port, press SHIFT ➞ UTILITY ➞
System (main) ➞ I/O (pop-up) ➞ Port (main) ➞ GPIB (pop-up).
Configure the GPIB Port. You must set two important GPIB parameters: mode
and address. To set those parameters:
Press SHIFT ➞ UTILITY ➞ System (main) ➞ I/O (pop-up) ➞ Port (main) ➞
GPIB (pop-up) ➞ Configure (main) ➞ Talk/Listen Address, Hardcopy (Talk
Only), or Off Bus (side). (See Figure 3–78.)
Talk/Listen Address configures the port for controller-based system operation.
Use the general purpose knob or the keypad to define the address.
Hardcopy (Talk Only) configures the port for the hardcopy output without
controller supervision. Once so configured, the oscilloscope will send the
hardcopy data to any listeners on the bus when the HARDCOPY button is
pressed.
Pressing HARDCOPY with the port configured any other way causes an error,
and the oscilloscope responds with a message saying the selected hardcopy port
is currently unavailable.
Off Bus disconnects the oscilloscope from the bus.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
