Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
2461-901-01 A/November 2015
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System Communication menu
The
Communication
menu opens a set of tabs that contain information
about the Model 2461 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.
USB tab
No settings available for USB.
LAN tab setting
Description
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.
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.
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.
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.
Apply Settings
To save any changes you made on the LAN tab, select
Apply
Settings
.
MAC Address
Read-only text that shows the present MAC address of the
instrument.
TSP-Link tab setting
Description
Node
Select the button next to Node to set the TSP-Link node number for
the instrument (1 to 64). 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 Model 2461 find all connected TSP-
Link instruments and form a network.