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Agilent 81133A/81134A Pulse Generator Programming Guide, March 2007 9
Introduction
For controlling the Agilent 81133A/81134A remotely, the
instrument provides three different interfaces:
•GPIB
Using the GPIB connector, the instrument can be controlled from
a PC or a UNIX Workstation.
•LAN
Using the LAN connector, the instrument can be connected to a
local area network and can be programmed from a PC.
•USB
USB is the replacement for GPIB when used on the bench. The
language is the same as with GPIB.
NOTE Your instrument’s firmware might not be set up for USB. USB
functionality is not available with the first release but will be
included in a later release of the firmware. Check the Agilent Web
page for update information.
Firmware Server and SCPI Commands All interfaces use the same SCPI- like language to communicate
with the instrument’s firmware server. The firmware server
implements a client server architecture, allowing to connect
multiple clients simultaneously.
The GUI also uses this language to communicate with the firmware
server. Therefore, everything that can be done via the user
interface can also be done via the programming interfaces.