Inspection and Installation
2.5 Remote Interface Connection
This series load comes standard with four communication interfaces: USB, LAN
and CAN, and supports two optional communication interfaces: GPIB, RS-232.
You can choose one of them to communicate with your computer.
When you use the remote interface to send SCPI instructions, if you use the
programming commands that involve modifying the instrument settings, such
as modifying the input voltage value, after completing the communication
connection between the instrument and the host computer, and after the
communication settings are completed, you must execute the SYST:REM
command firstly.
2.5.1 USB Interface
The USB interface is located on the rear panel of the instrument. You can con-
nect the instrument to the computer via a cable with a USB interface on both
ends (USB A-type connector on one end and USB B-type connector on the
other).
The user needs to select the USB interface type in the System menu before us-
ing the USB interface. The following three types are optional.
• TMC: USB_TMC interface;
• VCP: Virtual serial port. Select this type, you need to install the correspond-
ing driver.
Please contact ITECH Technical Support for the driver.
• LAN: USB-LAN interface, which is a virtual network port.
After selecting this option, you also need to set the communication parame-
ters of the LAN, and the menu items are the same as those in the LAN
menu.
The operation steps to change the USB interface type in System Menu are as
follows.
1. Press the composite keys [Shift]+[P-set] (System) on the front panel to en-
ter the system menu.
2. Rotate the knob or press the Up/Down key to select I/O and press [Enter].
3. Rotate the knob or press the Left/Right key to select USB, and press
[Enter].
4. Rotate the knob or press the Left/Right key to select the communication
method.
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