Rigol DL3000 User Manual

Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL
DL3000 User’s Guide 3-1
Chapter 3 Remote Control
You can adopt the following two ways to remotely control the electronic load.
User-defined programming
Users can program and control the instrument by using the SCPI (Standard
Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands. For details about the SCPI
commands and programming, refer to
DL3000 Programming Guide .
Operation Procedures:
(1) Set up communication between the instrument and PC.
(2) Send commands by programming in LabVIEW, MATLAB, etc.
PC software
Users can use the PC software to send commands to control the instrument remotely.
RIGOL Ultra Sigma is recommended. You can download the software from RIGOL
official website (www.rigol.com
).
Operation Procedures:
(1) Set up communication between the instrument and PC.
(2) Run Ultra Sigma and search for the instrument resource.
(3) Open the remote command control panel to send commands.
The electronic load can communicate with the PC via the following interfaces:
 Remote Control via USB
 Remote Control via LAN
 Remote Control via GPIB
 Remote Control via RS232
This chapter will illustrate how to use the Ultra Sigma software to remotely control
the load via various interfaces.
CAUTION
Before setting up communication, please turn off the instrument to avoid
causing damage to the communication interfaces.

Rigol DL3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Rigol
Model	DL3000
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English