User Manual

4 Remote Operation

There are several interfaces available for remote communication: USB,

RS-232, GPIB, Ethernet, and RS-485. With all these interfaces, this

power supply is very flexible to be controlled remotely. Users can

program the power supply by using the SCPI (Standard Commands for

Programmable Instruments) commands over any one of the remote

interfaces. This section will describe how to set up all of the supported

interfaces.

Note: The RMT indicator will appear on display when the power supply

is successfully connected to a PC remotely through any remote

interface. Keys on the front panel will be locked until the instrument is

in LOCAL mode. To return to LOCAL mode from the front panel, press

. The RMT indicator will disappear when the instrument is in LOCAL

mode.

4.1 Interface Configuration

USB (Virtual COM)

The standard USB port is a virtual COM port that can be used for remote

communication. There are no settings in the menu system for USB

configuration. To configure the USB settings, refer to the RS-232 settings

below, as they are the same.

RS-232

Follow the steps below to configure the power supply for RS-232

operation: