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Usb/rs-232c remote control software – GW Instek GDS-3000 Series Programming Manual User Manual

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INTERFACE OVERVIEW

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USB/RS-232C Remote Control Software

Terminal
application
(USB/RS-232C)

Invoke the terminal application such as hyper
terminal program. For RS-232C, set the COM port,
baud rate, stop bit, data bit, and parity
accordingly.
To check the COM port No, see the Device
Manager in the PC. For WinXP, Control panel →
System → Hardware tab.

Functionality
check

Run this query command via the terminal.
*idn? (use line feed character as the message
terminator)
This should return the Manufacturer, Model
number, Serial number, and Firmware version in
the following format.
GW, GDS-3354, EK200001, V1.08

PC Software
(USB only)

The proprietary PC software FreeWave is
downloadable from the GWInstek website for
remote control.