AMETEK XG Family Programmable DC - Manual (Page 148)

Remote Operation
5-16 M370430-01 Rev E
Selecting a Communication Port
To select the GPIB as the communication port:
1. Turn the 9-position Mode control to PGM.
ρΕ
is displayed in the output voltage display.
2. Turn the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select the 6PIb
communication port.
3. Press the rotary Adjust/Enter control.
Α∆∆Ρ
is displayed on the output voltage display.
4. Turn the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select the desired
address between 1 to 30. For the purpose of this example, 10
will be selected.
5. Press the rotary Adjust/Enter control to commit the new
address.
6. Click Scan For Instruments on the GPIB Explorer toolbar so
that the power supply will be found (see Figure 5-13).
Important: This section uses the National Instruments™ MAX program to
communicate with the power supply. This is for demonstration purposes only.
Any software that is capable of addressing a GPIB device and sending and
receiving text could be used in its place. Consult your GPIB card manufacturer
to see if they provide an equivalent program.