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Using the XTA-50 in Remote Mode
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• Link the COM2 port of the XTA-50 (see Figure 2, p. 13 ) to the RS-232 converter via the
RS-232 cable delivered with the product and use a GPIB cable to link the GPIB
converter to your application.
Procedures Controlling the XTA-50 Using LabVIEW
1. If LabVIEW is already installed on your computer, use the following files:
• <XTA-50 USB key>\LabVIEW vx.xx\XTA-50 Remote.lvproj : this file contains the
LabVIEW sample project.
• <XTA-50 USB key>\LabVIEW vx.xx\src\Ethernet USB GPIB RS232 clients.vi :
this file contains a sample LabVIEW program for either an Ethernet, USB or GPIB
RS232 interface.
• <XTA-50 USB key>\LabVIEW vx.xx\src\NI GPIB-RS232 : this directory contains
all the .vi files related to RS-232 control.
2. Use the authorized remote commands detailed in section Available Remote
Commands, p. 48 to remotely control the XTA-50.
Controlling the XTA-50 Using the XTA-50 Remote Client
If LabVIEW is not installed on your computer, do the following:
1. Install and start the XTA-50 Remote Client program on your computer as explained
in section Installing/Updating and Starting the XTA-50 Remote Program, p. 34 .
If you don't intend to program with LabVIEW, you can use this software to check the
connection between your computer and the XTA-50 via this interface.
Figure 24: XTA-50 Remote Client - GPIB Communication
2. In the XTA-50 Remote Client program, select the GPIB tab.
3. In the Address GPIB field, type the GPIB address specified in section Setting the GPIB
Address, p. 44 .
4. Click the Connect button.
5. Use the Command and Parameter fields to send commands to the XTA-50.
6. Use the authorized remote commands detailed in section Available Remote
Commands, p. 48 to remotely control the XTA-50.