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Model 3390 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User’s Manual Section 7: Remote Programming
3. Press the Show / USB Id soft key to verify the USB interface ID.
4. Press the soft key under DONE to finish the entry.
IEEE-488 (GPIB) interface
Before setting up the GPIB interface, you must make the proper connections and installations:
1. Insert the GPIB interface card into the interface slot on the waveform generator's rear panel.
2. Install the Model 3390 application onto your PC, and then start the application.
3. Connect the waveform generator to your computer with the GPIB cable.
To set up the IEEE-488 (GPIB) interface:
1. Press the Utility key.
2. Press the I/O soft key.
3. Press the soft key under GPIB / Addr and enter a GPIB address using the numeric keypad
or navigation wheel. The factory default GPIB address is 16, however it can be set to any
number between 0 and 30. The address is stored in nonvolatile memory, so it is not affected
by turning the instrument power off, or by receiving a remote interface reset command. The
address you choose must be different than the address for the GPIB interface card in your
computer.
4. Press the soft key under DONE to finish the entry.
LAN interface
The following parameters must be set before using the LAN interface. Contact your network
administrator to obtain the LAN settings for your waveform generator.
IP address
An IP address is a unique identifier assigned to a device in the network. It is expressed in the dot
notation: "nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn", where "nnn" is a byte value from 0 to 255. The value is stored in
nonvolatile memory, so it is not affected by turning the instrument power off, or by receiving a
remote interface reset command.
If dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is used, the device will automatically obtain an IP
address from the DHCP server in the network. If the device fails to get an IP address from a DHCP
server, it will assign itself an IP address using Auto-IP. The IP address will be randomly chosen in
the range from 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255.
Subnet mask
Subnetting is used to divide a network so that the network traffic is evenly distributed and the
administration process is simplified. The subnet mask represents the portion of the host address to
be used to identify the subnet. For example, the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 for a host IP address
10.10.3.101 indicates that the host belongs to the subnet of hosts addressed from 10.10.3.1 to
10.10.3.254. The subnet mask setting is stored in nonvolatile memory so it is not affected by
turning the instrument power off, or by receiving a remote interface reset command.
If DHCP is used, the device will automatically obtain a subnet mask from the DHCP server.
Default gateway
A gateway is a network device that provides connectivity between two networks. The default
gateway setting is the IP address of the gateway to which the waveform generator is connected.
The value is stored in nonvolatile memory, so it is not affected by turning the instrument power off,
or by receiving a remote interface reset command.