User Manual
Remote Interface
The 4060B Series can be controlled remotely via USB, LAN and GPIB (option) interfaces. Users can set the corresponding
interface according to their needs.
Press Utility → Page 1/2 → Interface to open the following menu. The user can set LAN parameters or GPIB address.
Figure 18.1 Interface Settings
GPIB Set the GPIB address.
LAN State Turn on LAN.
LAN Setup Set the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DHCP.
Accept Save the current settings and return to the Utility menu.
The 4060B Series can be controlled remotely via the following two methods:
18.1 User-dened programming
Users can program and control the instrument by using the SCPI commands (Standard Commands for Programmable
Instruments). For more information about the commands and programming, please refer to “Remote Control Manual”.
18.2 Remote Control via USB
The 4060B Series can communicate with a PC through the USBTMC protocol.
You are suggested to do as the following steps.
1. Connect the device: Connect the USB Device interface at the rear panel of 4060B Series with the PC via a USB
cable.
2. Install the USB driver: NI Visa is recommended.
3. Communicate with a remote PC: Open Measurement & Automation Explorer of NI and choose the corresponding
resource name. Then click “Open VISA Test Panel” to turn on the remote command control panel through which
you can send commands and read data.