Chapter 14 Remote Control RIGOL
DS4000E User’s Guide 14-1
Chapter 14 Remote Control
The oscilloscope can be controlled remotely through the following two methods.
User-defined programming
Users can program and control the oscilloscope by using the SCPI (Standard
Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands. For more information about
the commands and programming, refer to the
DS4000E Programming Guide
.
Use PC software
Users can use the PC software to send commands to remotely control the
oscilloscope. Ultra Sigma of RIGOL is recommended. You can acquire Ultra Sigma
from the resource CD in the standard accessories or download the latest version from
RIGOL official website (
www.rigol.com).
This oscilloscope can communicate with PC through USB, LAN and GPIB (with the
USB-GPIB interface converter provided by RIGOL) instrument buses. This chapter
will give a detailed introduction of how to use Ultra Sigma to control the oscilloscope
remotely through various interfaces.
The contents of this chapter:
Remote Control via USB
Remote Control via LAN
Remote Control via GPIB