B&K Precision 5492BGPIB - Manual - Manual (Page 58)

Remote Operation
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3. Press to move down to the command level within the I/O MENU, “1: GPIB ADDR” will be
displayed.
4. Use or key to move across to the PARITY command, “4: PARITY” will be displayed.
5. Press to move down a level to set the parity mode.
6. Use or key to select a parity mode. Available options are: NONE, EVEN, ODD.
7. Press (ENTER) to confirm the selection. The message “CHANGE SAVED” will be displayed
to show that the change is now in effect.
8. Press → key to exit from the menu.
5.2.5 Selecting Terminal Character
There are three selectable configurations for terminal characters: LF, CR, LFCR (Asserts both LF and
CR character)
Perform the following steps to select the terminal characters:
1. Press → to enter the menu on the menu level,
“A: MEAS MENU” will be displayed.
2. Use or key to move across to the I/O MENU on the menu level, “E: I/O MENU” will be
displayed.
3. Press to move down to the command level within the I/O MENU, “1: GPIB ADDR” will be
displayed.
4. Use or key to move across to the terminal character command, “5: TX TERM” will be
displayed.
5. Press to move down a level to set the terminal character.
6. Use or key to select a terminal character. Available options are: LF, CR, LFCR.
7. Press (ENTER) to confirm the selection. The message “CHANGE SAVED” will be displayed
to show that the change is now in effect.
8. Press → key to exit from the menu.
5.2.6 Selecting Echoing
The instrument allows you to enable or disable echoing. Echoing allows the instrument to respond or
echo back the command string that was sent to the instrument. For example, sending the command
string “*IDN?” will return both “*IDN?” and the query string “5492B Digital Multimeter, Version#, serial#”.
This can be used as a software handshake to verify that the instrument has received the command string
correctly.
Note: This function is for USB (virtual com) and RS-232 interface only.
Perform the following steps to enable or disable echoing.
1. Press → to enter the menu on the menu level, “A: MEAS MENU” will be displayed.
2. Use or key to move across to the I/O MENU on the menu level, “E: I/O MENU” will be
displayed.