User Guide

RIGOL Chapter 16 Remote Control
16-8 MSO1000Z/DS1000Z User’s Guide
Remote Control via GPIB
1. Connect the device
Use the USB to GPIB interface converter to extend a GPIB interface for the
oscilloscope. Then connect the oscilloscope to your PC using a GPIB cable
2. Install the driver of GPIB card
Install the driver of the GPIB card which has been connected to the PC correctly.
3. Set the GPIB address
Set the GPIB address of the oscilloscope according to the description in “GPIB
Address”.
4. Search for device resource
Start up the Ultra Sigma and click
to open the panel as shown in the
figure below. Click “Search” and the software will search for the GPIB instrument
resources connected to the PC. The device resources will be displayed on the
right side of the panel.
If resources cannot be found automatically:
 Select the GPIB card address of the PC from the comboBox of “GPIB::” and
select the GPIB address set in the oscilloscope from the comboBox of
“::INSTR”.
 Click “Test” to check whether the GPIB communication works normally; if
not, please follow the corresponding prompt messages to solve the
problem.
5. View device resource
Click “OK” to return back to the main interface of Ultra Sigma. The GPIB
instrument resources found will appear under the “RIGOL Online Resource”
directory.