Rigol DG1022Z, User Manual

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RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operations
2-104 DG1000Z User’s Guide
Network Status
Different prompt messages will be provided by the generator based on the current
network status.
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Connected: indicates LAN connection is successful.
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Disconnect: indicates no LAN connection or LAN connection is unsuccessful.
MAC Address
MAC (Media Access Control) address, also called hardware address, is used for
defining the position of the network device. For a generator, the MAC address is
always unique. It is always used to identify the instrument while assigning IP address
for instrument. MAC address (48 bits, namely 6 bytes) is usually expressed in
hexadecimal format, such as 00-14-0E-42-12-CF.
VISA Descriptor
VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture) is an advanced application
programming interface developed by NI (National Instrument) for communications
with various instrument buses. It uses the same method to communicate with
instruments regardless of the types of the instrument interfaces (GPIB, USB,
LAN/Ehternet or RS232). The GPIB, USB, LAN/Ethernet or RS232 instrument which
wants to communicate with VISA is called “resource”.
VISA descriptor is the resource name and describes the accurate name and location
of the VISA resource. If LAN interface is currently used for communication with the
instrument, the VISA descriptor is TCPIP0::172.16.3.33::INSTR.
IP Configuration Mode
IP configuration mode could be DHCP, AutoIP or ManualIP. If the network is
disconnected currently, there will be nothing to be displayed behind “IP Configure:”.
In different IP configuration modes, the configuration ways of network parameters
(such as IP address) are different.
1. DHCP
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In DHCP mode, DHCP server in the current network assigns LAN
parameters, e.g. IP address, for the generator.
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Press DHCP to select “On” or “Off” to turn DHCP mode on or off. The
default is “On”.
2. AutoIP
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In AutoIP mode, the generator acquires IP address within 169.254.0.1 and
169.254.255.254 and subnet mask 255.255.0.0 automatically according to
the current network configuration.