User guide

correctly, the VISA Assistant should indicate an instrument named "D4916".
Click UsbDevice1 or D4916.
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Click the Formatted I/O tab.
6
In the Instr. Lang. box (Instrument Language), enable SCPI.
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Click the *IDN? button. This generates the identification query in SCPI format.
The instrument should return "Agilent Technologies, N4916A,," and the
software revision.
If you could proceed until here, the N4916A power supply and the processor are
fully functional. If not, the N4916A is probably defective.
Ensure that the User Software can Access the N4916A
1
From the Windows task bar, restore the user interface – click GUI Agilent 4900
Series.
2
Press the green Preset key close to the front USB connector of the Serial
BERT or from the menu bar select File – Preset Instrument State.
3
Connect the Data Out of the Serial BERT to the Input of the N4916A.
Solving Problems 9
Agilent J-BERT N4903B High-Performance Serial BERT 495