User`s guide

2 Installation
30 Model N6705A User’s Guide
Connecting the Interfaces
CAUTION
Electrostatic discharges greater than 1 kV near the interface connectors may
cause the unit to reset and require operator intervention.
The DC Power Analyzer supports GPIB, LAN, and USB interfaces. All
three interfaces are live at power-on. Connect your interface cable to
the appropriate interface connector. Information on configuring the
interfaces is found in chapter 4.
The front panel IO indicator comes on whenever there is activity on
the interfaces. The front panel LAN indicator comes on when the
LAN port is connected and configured.
The DC Power Analyzer provides Ethernet connection monitoring.
With Ethernet connection monitoring, the instrument’s LAN port is
continually monitored, and automatically reconfigured when the
instrument is unplugged for a minimum of 20 seconds and then
reconnected to a network.
GPIB/USB Interfaces
NOTE
For detailed information about GPIB and USB interface connections, refer to the
Agilent Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide, located on
the Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your product.
The following steps will help you quickly get started connecting your
instrument to the GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus). The
following figure illustrates a typical GPIB interface system.
1 If you have not already done so, install the Agilent IO Libraries
Suite from the Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your
product.
2 If you do not have a GPIB interface card installed on your
computer, turn off your computer and install the GPIB card.
3 Connect your instrument to the GPIB interface card using a GPIB
interface cable.
4 Use the Connection Expert utility of the Agilent IO Libraries
Suite to configure the installed GPIB interface card’s parameters.
Instrument
PC
GPIB Cable
Connect to GPIB Interface
Card installed in PC.
Connect to GPIB
port on instrument.
Instrument