User Guide

RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control
User’s Guide for DP1116A
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3. By GPIB
Please follow the steps below:
(1) Connect the instruments
Use a GPIB cable to connect your DP1116A to a PC.
(2) Set the GPIB address
See “I/O Settings” in Chapter 2, select “GPIB” interface and configure its GPIB
address.
(3) Search the available device
Open the Ultra Sigma and click to enter the following interface,
then click “Search” to search the devices connected to the PC through GPIB port.
The searched devices are listed on the right side of the panel, see figure below:
Figure 3-14 GPIB configurations
When cannot search a device automatically:
 Select the address of the GPIB card used in your computer and the GPIB
address of DP1116A from the pull-down options of “GPIB::” and “INSTR::”
respectively.
 Click “Test” and verify if the GPIB communication is successful. If failed,
please follow the guide step by step.
(4) View the available devices
Click “OK” and go back to the main screen of the Ultra Sigma. The detected
GPIB resources are listed under the “RIGOL Online Resource”.