RIGOL DG1000Z Series - Manual (Page 163)

Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL
DG1000Z User’s Guide 3-1
Chapter 3 Remote Control
DG1000Z series function/arbitrary waveform generator can be controlled remotely
via the following two modes.
User-defined programming
Users can program and control the instrument by using the SCPI (Standard
Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands. For more information about
the commands and programming, refer to the Programming Guide.
Use PC software provided by RIGOL or other manufacturers
Users can use the PC software Ultra Sigma of RIGOL, Measurement &
Automation Explorer of NI (National Instruments Corporation) or Agilent IO
Libraries Suite of Agilent (Agilent Technologies, Inc.) to send commands to
control the instrument remotely.
This generator can communicate with PC through USB, LAN and GPIB (with the USB
to GPIB interface converter provided by RIGOL) instrument buses. This chapter will
give a detailed introduction of how to use Ultra Sigma to control the generator
(take DG1062Z as an example) remotely through various interfaces. To acquire the
Ultra Sigma software, please contact RIGOL salesmen or technical support.
The contents of this chapter are as follows:
 Remote Control via USB
 Remote Control via LAN
 Remote Control via GPIB (Option)