ICS ELECTRONICS 4809A, Instruction Manual

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2.4 CONFIGURATION DIRECTIONS
When shipped, the 4809A, 4819A, 4829A or 4899A are set to the factory
configuration listed in Table 1-1. The configurable parameters are stored in
Flash (EEPROM memory on older boards) and can be queried and changed
by the user.
Configuring a 4899A is a three step process. First design the link between the
unit and the serial device. This will provide you with the serial configuration
values. Secondly, review the SCPI commands and programming guide in
Section 3 to select the configuration settings. Then follow the instructions
in 2.6 or 2.7 to configure the unit.
If you are using a PC as a bus controller, the easiest way to configure the unit
is to use ICS’s Minibox configuration program, niconf_w.exe , which guides
the user through a menu-driven configuration procedure. niconf_w.exe runs
with any ICS, National Instruments, MCC or other GPIB Controller card that
has a GPIB-32.DLL and uses the NI command set. Follow the instructions
in Section 2.6 when using the niconf_w.exe configuration program.
Because these units have only a few configurable parameters, they can be
easily configured by entering the SCPI commands directly into an interac-
tive command line utility supplied by your GPIB Controller Card manufac-
turer. You can also use ICS’s GPIBkybd program with any Adlink, ICS,
Keithley, MCC or National Instrument GPIB Controller card. Follow the
instructions in Section 2.7 when using one of these interactive command
line programs.