Keysight · Waveform generator
Keysight 33220A software
Remote control and data logging for the Keysight 33220A waveform generator, on Windows, Linux and macOS - with the same panel BenchMesh uses for every waveform generator.
Status
Very likely. Support for the Keysight 33220A was written from Keysight’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real 33220A yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
What you can do from BenchMesh
Waveform generator panel 1 channel
Live readings
- AMPL
- FREQ
- LOAD
- OFFS
- OUTPUT
- PHASE
- SHAPE
- SYMM
Settings you can change
- Amplitude
- Frequency
- Offset
- Output
- Phase
- Shape
- Symmetry
Connections
- USB-TMC
- USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id 0957). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click.
- LAN (SCPI socket)
- TCP port 5025. Enter the instrument’s IP address.
Notes
- Not supported (yet)GPIB (built in) is not supported; use USB or LAN.
Sources
The definition was written from these documents (definition keysight_33220a v0.1.0).
- Agilent 33220A User's Guide 33220-90002 Ed4, pages 22 (limits), 135 (*IDN?), 146 (PHASe), 179 (APPLy? reply format), 180-185 (FUNC, FREQ, VOLT, OFFS), 189-192 (OUTP, SYMM, LOAD, VOLT:UNIT), 255 (LAN socket 5025)
Have one on your bench?
Connect it, press Detect, try the controls - then tell us how it went. Every confirmation moves a model from “Awaiting” to “Community-confirmed” for everyone.
Questions
- Does BenchMesh work with the Keysight 33220A?
- Very likely. Support for the Keysight 33220A was written from Keysight’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real 33220A yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
- How do I connect the 33220A to my PC?
- Over USB-TMC or LAN (SCPI socket). USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id 0957). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click. Then press Detect in BenchMesh: it identifies the waveform generator by its reply and adds it to the bench.
- What can I control on the 33220A?
- Waveform generator: set amplitude, frequency, offset, output, phase, shape, symmetry; read ampl, freq, load, offs, output, phase, shape, symm.
- Can I log 33220A measurements to CSV?
- Yes. Right-click any reading to add it to a recording; every instrument on the bench is sampled on one shared timeline and exported as one CSV.
- Is BenchMesh free?
- Yes. BenchMesh is free and open source, for Windows, Linux and macOS, and works offline.