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through the IEEE interface if the
REMOTE/LO-
CAL
switch is in the
REMOTE
position. Remote
control may be dropped by issuing an IEEE GTL com-
mand. Dropping remote sets the VI-700 output to the
value set on the front thumbwheel switches. See
Chapter 3 for information about
REMOTE/LOCAL
functionality.
4.5 GPIB Test Keyboard
To aid the user in operating the VI-700, a GPIB “Key-
board” Controller program - the easiest way to con-
trol GPIB devices without writing a program - is avail-
able from IET. This GPIB Keyboard program auto-
matically finds your device at start-up and it lets you
enter just the data that you want to send to the de-
vice. This program works with ICS, Measurement
Computing and National Instruments controllers.
To implement, request a download of
ICS_GPIBkybd_Install.zip
from IET Labs Tech
Support.
Unzip the file and follow instructions to install.
Open the application. You may use the
Find Listen-
ers
button to confirm that the VI-700 unit is recog-
nized. Other instruments may also be recognized at
this time.
Enter and set the
Address
to the VI-700 address.
Use the window to send a
command string
to the
VI-700,
where the command string is constructed as described
in Chapter 7. A command string might be, for ex-
ample:
SOURce:DATA output string
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