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2600AS-903-01 Rev. A / September 2008
Series 2600A SourceMeter® Instruments Quick Start Guide
4.
Change the subnet mask from within the LAN MENU.
a.
Select CONFIG > SUBNETMASK, then ENTER (hint: SUBNETMASK is to the right of GATEWAY).
b.
Modify the SUBNETMASK to be the same as PC settings recorded above or 255.255.255.000 if DHCP Enabled = yes.
c.
Push the wheel or press the ENTER key when finished changing all the characters.
d.
Press the EXIT key to return to the LAN MENU.
e.
Select APPLY_SETTINGS > YES, then Enter.
Connect the crossover cable from the instrument to the PC network interface card
Connect the supplied crossover cable between the computer's NIC card and the instrument's Ethernet connector on the rear panel. There are multiple
connectors on the instrument rear panel. Be sure to connect to the network Ethernet connector.
Step 6. Series 3700 web page connection
Access instrument's internal web page
1.
Open your browser.
2.
Enter the instruments IP Address in the browser's address box.
EXAMPLEIf the instrument's IP address is 192.168.0.3, enter 192.168.0.3 in the browser's address box.
NOTE:
For computers, do not enter any leading or trailing zeros.
3.
Press ENTER on the PC keyboard to open the webpage.
NOTE:
If the web page does not open in the browser, see LAN troubleshooting suggestions section.
LAN troubleshooting Suggestions
If you are not able to connect to the instruments internal webpage, check the following items.
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Verify that the crossover cable is in the correct port on the instrument. Do not connect to one of the TSP-Link® ports
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Verify that the computers network card is enabled
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Verify the instrument IP address is compatible with the IP address on the computer
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Verify the instrument Subnet mask address is the same as the computer's subnet mask address
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Power cycle the instrument
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Reboot the computer
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Contact your system administrator for assistance.
Using TSP Express to make measurements
Step 1. Launch TSP Express software
Series 2600A comes with TSP Express software that is designed to provide quick data captures for common I-V source measure tests. The software tool
is embedded in the instrument and you can launch it from LXI web page.
