User`s guide

3 Getting Started
50 Series N6700 User’s Guide
Connecting to the Interfaces
The Agilent N6700 MPS supports GPIB, LAN, and USB interfaces. All
three interfaces are live at power-on. Connect your interface cable to
the appropriate interface connector. Information on configuring the
interfaces is found later in this chapter.
The front panel IO indicator comes on whenever there is activity on
the remote interfaces. The front panel Lan indicator comes on when
the LAN port is connected and configured.
Power system mainframes provide Ethernet connection monitoring.
With Ethernet connection monitoring, the instrument’s LAN port is
continually monitored, and automatically reconfigured when the
instrument is unplugged for a minimum of 20 seconds and then
reconnected to a network.
GPIB Interface
NOTE
For detailed information about GPIB interface connections, refer to the Agilent
Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide, located on the
Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your product.
The following steps will help you quickly get started connecting your
instrument to the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB). The
following figure illustrates a typical GPIB interface system.
1 If you have not already done so, install the Agilent IO Libraries
Suite from the Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your
product.
2 If you do not have a GPIB interface card installed on your
computer, turn off your computer and install the GPIB card.
3 Connect your instrument to the GPIB interface card using a GPIB
interface cable.
4 Use the Connection Expert utility of the Agilent IO Libraries
Suite to configure the installed GPIB interface card’s parameters.
5 The power system is shipped with its GPIB address set to 5. Use
the front panel menu if you need to change the GPIB address.
a Press the Menu key, then use the navigation keys to select
System\IO\GPIB.
b Use the numeric keys to enter a new value. Valid addresses
are from 0 to 30. Press the Enter key to enter the value. Press
the Meter key to exit the menu.