6. Equipment Setup and Connection

Installation Steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Some instruments require unique configurations for use with Signal Studio and are not described in this topic. In these cases, refer to Tutorials for specific information on how to configure your instrument.

Connecting to a signal generator

  1. Ensure the signal generator is turned off.

  2. Connect the signal generator to the computer using one of the following methods for instrument control:

    • LAN Network — Closedconnect both the signal generator and the computer to an external LAN network using standard LAN cables.

      Equipment Setup

      Equipment Required

      • One LAN cable for the PC and one for each instrument connected to a network LAN

    • Crossover LAN — Closedconnect the signal generator directly to the computer using a crossover LAN cable. (You will need to configure your PC.)

      Equipment Setup

      Equipment Required

      • One LAN crossover cable for the PC

      If connecting more than one instrument:

      • one LAN crossover cable for the PC

      • one LAN cable for each instrument

      • one LAN hub

    • GPIB — Closedconnect the signal generator directly to the computer using a GPIB cable.

      Equipment Setup

      Equipment Required

      • GPIB cable between PC and signal generator.

      • One of the following interfaces configured using the Keysight IO Libraries:

        • GPIB interface card in PC

        • Keysight 82357A USB/GPIB interface connector for USB port

      You can test the GPIB connections by using either the Connection Expert or the Interactive IO utility that comes with the Keysight IO Libraries. Refer to the Keysight IO Libraries Suite documentation for more information.

Related Topics

Tutorials