Lcd and remote interface setup procedures, Remote interface – Martel Electronics 3001 User Manual
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8. LCD and Remote Interface Setup Procedures
These procedures are accessed in sequence as follows:
a)
Press the
and
keys to select the SETUP function.
b)
At the "LCD CONTRAST" prompt, press the
or
key to adjust the LCD
contrast level. When complete, press the
key.
c)
At the "LCD BACKLIGHT" prompt, press the
or
key to adjust the LCD
backlight level. When complete, press the
key.
d)
At the "Remote Interface" prompt, press the
or
key to select the RS-232
interface or the GPIB interface. When the desired interface is selected, press
the key.
e)
If the GPIB interface was selected, the "GPIB Address" prompt appears. Press
the
or
key to ramp through the possible addresses, 0 to 30. When the
desired address is displayed, press the
key.
9. Remote Interface
9.1 Introduction
The 3001 can be controlled remotely from a personal computer (PC) using either a RS-
232 serial connection or an IEEE-488 parallel connection (also called a General Purpose
Interface Bus, or GPIB, connection). In either case, individual commands can be typed
into a terminal emulator program suitable for the connection type, or the calibrator can be
controlled by an automated PC program using the 3001 command set. You can write
your own automated PC program, or it may be possible to purchase a suitable third party
program and configure it for the 3001. Compatible software for IEEE-488 operation,
MET/CAL, may be purchased from Fluke.
The RS-232 connection allows one 3001 to be connected to one PC. The
communications speed is slower than IEEE-488, but no extra equipment is required other
than a low cost null modem cable.
The IEEE-488 connection allows up to 15 different calibrators, PC's, and items of test
equipment to be connected together in a bus arrangement. The communications speed
is much faster than RS-232, but it requires the purchase and installation of special PC
interface card(s) and connecting cable(s).
This section describes the set up of the two types of connections, and the general
operation of the command set. Section 10 describes the individual commands in detail.
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