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Keysight Technologies
Access Your 34972A Wirelessly
with a Sapido Mobile Router
Measurement Tips
Volume 9, Number 5
Technical Overview
Introduction
Sometimes, it is dificult to run LAN wires to a location from which you want to collect data.
Placing a data acquisition system near the location from which you want to collect data may be
possible, but providing wired LAN access may prove to be too dificult. Using a wireless connection
to the data acquisition system solves this problem. The Keysight Technologies, Inc. 34972A data
acquisition/switch unit comes in a compact package that includes LAN capability. If you combine
its LAN capability with a wireless router, such as the Sapido RB-1632 mobile router, you will have
wireless access to a powerful and lexible data acquisition system. This measurement brief provides
the steps you need to take to turn your 34972A into a wireless data acquisition system with the
help of a Sapido RB-1632 mobile router.
Snapshot: Acquire data from a remote, noisy location
Engineers working on the design of new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are
frequently faced with the challenge of collecting data from equipment that is located in a remote part
of an industrial site such as on a rooftop or in a basement. The HVAC systems located in these areas
can also create substantial acoustic noise, making the area surrounding the equipment an undesirable
place to work. Additionally, these locations often do not have wired LAN installed nearby, making it
dificult to remotely access any collected data. The engineers must still evaluate their new designs
by collecting various temperatures, DC voltages, and AC voltages from their HVAC system.
The Keysight 34972A data acquisition/switch unit solves their problem;
it is an ideal solution for making temperature and voltage measurements.
When evaluating new HVAC systems, design engineers can take advantage
of the compact size and adequate channel count. By adding a wireless
connection to the 34972A, the engineers can easily control the data
acquisition unit and access their data from a more environmentally friendly
location. The engineers can use a Sapido mobile router to add wireless
capability to the LAN-enabled 34972A and collect the evaluation data
they need without adding wired LAN cables or working close to the
noisy equipment.
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Methods to wirelessly connect a Measurement Tip
computer (with built-in wireless)
Power your Sapido RB-1632 mobile router
to the 34972A You can provide power to your mobile router in one of three ways.
To the DC IN port (mini-USB type B connector), connect one of the
There are two main methods you can use to connect wirelessly
following:
with your 34972A using the Sapido RB-1632 mobile router. The first
method uses the mobile router in AP (access point) mode to make