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T est Equipment Selection Chapter 3: LMF Oper ation

Test Equipment Selection

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Test Equipment Selection

T est equipment selection is performed in the LMF Options window , accessed through T ools

> Options in the LMF window menu bar . The window has four tabs covering different

categories of options. T est equipment operations, including selection, are performed on the

T est Equipment tab. F or software release 2.20.0.x (R20), the test equipment list displayed on

this tab is context sensitive based on the Connection type selected.

• When GPIB is selected, only test equipment with a GPIB interface is displayed.

• When Serial is selected, only test equipment needing a direct serial connection is

displayed.

• When Network is selected, only test equipment needing an Ethernet connection is

displayed.

Manual and Autodetect Selection

T est equipment can be manually speciﬁed before or after the test equipment is connected. The

LMF does not try to determine if the test equipment is actually connected for manual selection.

The LMF can be commanded to automatically detect test equipment connected to it. This

autodetection feature is operated by a Detect button located in the test equipment list area for

each connection type (GPIB, Serial, or Network).

Selecting Test Equipment

There is a different set of test equipment selection procedures for each test equipment

connection type. These are:

• GPIB connection

• Serial connection

• Network (Ethernet) connection

Selection Procedures

T est equipment selection procedures are contained in the following subsections. Each

subsection is for a different connection type. Each subsection includes a procedure for manually

specifying test equipment items and a procedure to have the LMF automatically detect the

connected test equipment.

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