User`s guide

26 Chapter 2
Overview of Remote Control
GPIB remote control system
Required Equipment
1. E5061A/E5062A
2. External controller (computer)
Use a personal computer or workstation equipped with the GPIB interface. You need to
install software to control this instrument via GPIB into the external controller (for
example, HTBasic and Agilent VEE).
3. Other devices (other instruments and/or peripherals that serve your purpose)
4. GPIB cables for connecting the E5061A/E5062A, the external controller, and other
devices
Scale of system you can construct
• You can connect up to 15 devices in a single GPIB system.
• The length of cables to connect between devices must be 4 m or less. The total length
of connecting cables in a single GPIB system must be 2 m × the number of connected
devices (including the controller) or less. You cannot construct the system in which the
total cable length exceeds 20 m.
• The number of connectors connected to an individual device must be 4 or less. If you
connect 5 or more connectors, excessive force is applied to the connector part, which
may result in failure.
• You can choose the device connection topology from start, linear, and combined. Loop
connection is not supported.
Device selector
The device selector is a unique value assigned to each device that is used by the controller
to select the control target (to send/receive messages) among devices connected on the
GPIB remote control system.
The device selector consists of a select code (usually, 7) and a GPIB address. For example,
when the select code is 7 and the GPIB address is 17, the device selector is 717. The select
code must be set for each system. The GPIB address must be set to a unique value for each
device, which is used to identify devices on the same system. In the description and sample
programs in this manual, it is assumed that the device selector is set to 717.
Setting the GPIB address of the E5061A/E5062A
[System] - GPIB Setup - Talker/Listener Address