Configuring
the GPIB
Configuring the GPIB for the sweep generator con-
sists of the following:
Selecting a GPIB address and the GPIB line
terminator for the sweep generator.
Placing the 681XXB in a source lock mode for
operation with a
WILTRON
Model 360B Vector
Network Analyzer.
Selecting the model and GPIB address for the
power meter used to create a user level flat-
ness correction power-offset table.
Selecting the external interface language for
remote operation of 681XXBs with Option 19.
To go to the Configure GPIB menu from the System
Configuration menu, press
GPIB
. The Configure
GPIB Menu (below) is displayed.
Press
GPIB Address
to change the address of the
681XXB on the bus (the sweep generator’s default
GPIB address is 5). Enter a new address, between 1
and 30, using the cursor control key or the data en-
try keypad and the terminator key
Hz
ns
ADRS
The new GPIB address will appear on the display.
Press
Line Term
to select a carriage return (
CR
) or
a carriage return and line feed (
CR/LF
) as the GPIB
data delimiter. Consult the GPIB controller’s man-
ual to determine which data delimiter is required.
Press
SS Mode
to place the sweep generator in a
source lock mode for operation with a
WILTRON
Model 360B Vector Network Analyzer. (Refer to
paragraph 7-4 for information pertaining to operat-
ing the 681XXB with a 360B VNA.) Press
SS Mode
again to turn the source lock mode off.
LOCAL (FRONT
SYSTEM
PANEL) OPERATION
CONFIGURATION
SS MODE
When SS Mode is selected on, this
message is displayed (in the fre-
quency mode title bar) on all menu
displays to remind the operator that
the 681XXB is in a source lock
mode.
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