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Gpib – Tektronix AD007 User Manual

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Appendix D: Troubleshooting

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GPIB

Problems with setting up devices on the GPIB appear in Table 14.

Table 14: GPIB problems

Symptom

Possible cause(s)

Corrective action(s)

Cannot send commands to
one or more devices on the
GPIB

Intermittent or missing GPIB
connection

Power to GPIB device not
on

Verify or test GPIB connec-
tion(s)

Verify all GPIB devices are
turned on and operating
properly

VISA not configured

Use configuration utility

Slow response to GPIB poll
on GPIB Communications
web page

No instruments on the GPIB
bus or instruments not
turned on. Poll timeout is
about 60 seconds

Connect instruments to the
GPIB and power them on

No password

Unknown or forgotten pass-
word

Reset the password to the
factory default (ad007), see
page 50