3. Hardware Interfaces
Giga-tronics 2400/2500 Series Microwave Signal Generators
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Programming Manual, Part Number 34783, Rev A, July 2009
3.2 Configure the 2400/2500 Hardware Interface
3.2.1 Using the Included USB Cable
A USB 2.0 Type A Male to Type B Male cable shipped with the 2400/2500, and provides you with the
simplest way to connect a computer to the 2400/2500. The cable connects between a USB port on the
computer, and the USB port on the 2400/2500.
To use this cable, you must first install Automation Xpress and the USB driver on the computer. See
Table 40 on page 150.
3.2.2 Assign a GPIB Address to the 2400/2500
To connect a computer to the 2400/2500 via GPIB, the 2400/2500 must be assigned a GPIB address. The
procedure below describes how to assign a GPIB address to a 2400/2500.
Table 2
Setup GPIB Address
Step
Action
1.
On the front panel of the 2400/2500, press
to display the System menus, and if the
SYSTEM 2 menu does not appear in the display, press the bottom-most interactive softkey until it
does.
2.
Enter the desired GPIB address using either the numeric keypad or
.
End of Procedure
3.2.3 Configure the Computer’s RS-232 for Remote Operation
Table 3 below gives information for configuring an RS-232 port on a computer to communicate with the
2400/2500.
Table 3
RS-232 Communication Settings
Baud rate
115200
Data Bits
8
Parity
None
Stop bits
1
Handshake
None
SYSTEM