RIGOL MSO/DS1000Z Series - Manual (Page 253)

Chapter 16 Remote Control RIGOL
MSO1000Z/DS1000Z User’s Guide 16-7
Remote Control via GPIB
1. Connect the device
Use the USB to GPIB interface converter to extend a GPIB interface for the
oscilloscope. Then connect the oscilloscope to your PC using a GPIB cable
2. Install the driver of GPIB card
Install the driver of the GPIB card which has been connected to the PC correctly.
3. Set the GPIB address
Set the GPIB address of the oscilloscope according to the description in "GPIB
Address".
4. Search for device resource
Start up Ultra Sigma and click to open the panel as shown in the
figure below. Click and the software will search for the instrument
resources currently connected to the PC via the GPIB interface. The name of the
instrument resource found will be displayed at the right side of the panel. You
can click to add the resource.
If resources cannot be found automatically:
 Select the GPIB card address of the PC from the dropdown box of "GPIB0::"
and select the GPIB address set in the oscilloscope from the dropdown box
of "0::INSTR".
 Click to check whether the GPIB communication works
normally; if not, please follow the corresponding prompt messages to solve
the problem.
5. View the device resource
The GPIB instrument resources found will appear under the "RIGOL Online
Resource" directory.
For example, MSO1104Z (GPIB0::1::INSTR).