Model 2281S-20-6 DC Power Supply and Battery Simulator Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
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Communicate with the instrument
For the instrument to communicate with the USB device, you must use NI-VISA
TM
. VISA requires a
resource string in the following format to connect to the correct USB instrument:
USB0::0x05E6::0x2281S::[serial number]::INSTR
Where:
0x05e6
= The Keithley Instruments vendor ID
0x2281S
= The instrument model number
[serial number]
= The serial number of the instrument (the serial number is also on the rear
panel)
INSTR
= Use the USBTMC protocol
To determine these parameters, you can run the Keithley Configuration Panel, which automatically
detects all instruments connected to the computer.
If you installed the Keithley I/O Layer, you can access the Keithley Configuration Panel through the
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Start menu.
To use the Keithley Configuration Panel to determine the VISA resource string:
1. Select
Start > Programs > Keithley Instruments > Keithley Configuration Panel
. The Select
Operation dialog box is displayed.
2. Select
Add
.