User Manual

COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
163
USB Remote Control Function Check
Functionality
Check
Invoke a terminal application such as Realterm.
ASR-2000 will appear as a COM port on the PC.
To check the COM settings in Windows, see the
Device Manager. For example, in Win7 go to the
Control panel → System → Hardware tab.
Note
If you are not familiar with using a terminal
application to send/receive remote commands via
a USB connection, please see page 167 for more
information.
Run this query command via the terminal after
the instrument has been configured for
USB remote control (page 161).
*IDN?
This should return the Manufacturer, Model
number, Serial number, and Software version in
the following format.
GWINSTEK, ASR-2XXX, GXXXXXXXX,
XX.XX.20XXXXXX
Manufacturer: GWINSTEK
Model number : ASR-2XXX
Serial number : GXXXXXXXX
Software version : XX.XX.20XXXXXX
Note
For further details, please see the programming
manual, available on the GW Instek web site @
www.gwinstek.com.