User manual

REMOTE CONTROL
163
RS232C/USB Remote Control Function Check
Functionality
check
Invoke a terminal application such as Realterm.
For RS-232C, set the COM port, baud rate, stop
bit, data bit and parity accordingly.
To check the COM settings in Windows, see the
Device Manager. For example, in WinXP go to
the Control panel → System → Hardware tab.
Note
If you are not familiar with using a terminal
application to send/receive remote commands
from the serial port or via a USB connection,
please page 164 (Using Realterm to Establish a
Remote Connection) for more information.
Run this query command via the terminal after
the instrument has been configured for
RS-232/USB remote control (page 162).
*idn?
This should return the Manufacturer, Model
number, Serial number, and Firmware version
in the following format.
 GW-INSTEK,PEL-3000, XXXXXXXXXXXX,
V.X.X.X.X
Manufacturer: GW-INSTEK
Model number : PEL-3000
Serial number : XXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware version : V.X.X.X
Note
For further details, please see the programming
manual, available on the GW Instek web site @
www.gwinstek.com.