Agilent Technologies B2201A - Manual (Page 42)

2-8 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2
Installation
Installing the B2200
To Set the GPIB Address
Every device on the GPIB bus must have a unique address. If you need to change
the GPIB address, turn the Agilent B2200 on and perform the following procedure.
The new GPIB address is recognized only at power on. The Agilent B2200 leaves
the factory with the GPIB address set to 22.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Move the cursor to CONFIG, then press the Enter key.
3. Move the cursor to ADDRESS, then press the Enter key. The following message
will appear on the LCD. XX will be 0 to 30.
GPIB Address = XX
4. Press the arrow key (up or down) to specify the desired GPIB address, then press
the Enter key.
5. Press the Enter key twice.
6. Turn the Agilent B2200 off, and then turn it on again.
To Connect the GPIB Cable
To connect the instrument with a computer or peripheral device via GPIB (IEEE
Std. 488), connect an GPIB cable between the GPIB connector on the instrument
rear panel and the GPIB connector on the peripheral device.
Including the controller, a total of 15 GPIB interfaces can be connected on the same
GPIB bus. The following are rules for connecting GPIB interfaces:
• If total number of interfaces ≤ 10:
Max. total cable length = number of interfaces × 2 m.
• If total number of interfaces > 10:
Max. total cable length = 20 m.
• Maximum cable length between interfaces is 4 m.
• Star connection and cascade connection are allowed. Loop connection is not
allowed.