Keysight Technologies U3020AS16, User'S And Service Manual

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U3020AS16
Controlling the Test Set
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Controlling the Test Set
Controlling the Test Set and Making Measurements
The
Keysight U3020A is a “slave” instrument. A controller must be used to
control the T est S et. There are two methods that can be used to control the
T
est
S
et.
— Using LAN connection
—
Using GPIB connection
Once the connection between the Controller and the
T est S et
has been
established (LAN or GPIB), the T est S et can be controlled using SCPI
commands.
LAN Connection
U
sing Your Company’s Intranet
Connect the Test Set and your controlling computer to an active instrument
LAN line. Open the Internet browser application on the computer. Enter this
default web address on your browser application: http://U3020AS16-xxxx
The Welcome screen for the instrument should be viewable if the LAN
connection is working. Select the following screen control buttons to access
the SCPI command control window.
1. Browser Web Connect (control button on the left side of the screen)
2. Allow Full control
3. Commands
The last four digits in the web address (xxxx) are the last four digits of the
instrument
'
s serial number.
Once the connection between the controller and the Test Set has
been established (LAN or GPIB), the
Test Set
can be controlled using
SCPI commands. Refer to Table
6
on page 1
7
.
The computer used must have Java installed to access the " Allow Full
Control" feature. Java version 7 or below is needed. Any security block
due to the instrument web address can be bypassed by adding a web
exception to Java. In the Java Control Panel, select the Security tab, then
click on the Edit Site List button. In the Edit Site List window, enter the
instrument web address.
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