Agilent Technologies 82350B User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent 82350B

PCI GPIB

Interface

Installation and

Configuration

Guide

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Eighth Edition, July 20, 2009

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Safety Notices

CAUTIONCAUTION

A CAUTION notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an

operating procedure, practice, or the like that, if not

correctly performed or adhered to, could result in damage to

the product or loss of important data. Do not proceed beyond a

CAUTION notice until the indicated conditions are fully under-

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WARNING

A WARNING notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an

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death. Do not proceed beyond a WARNING notice until the

indicated conditions are fully understood and met.

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Safety Symbols

The following symbol on the instrument and in the documenta-

tion indicates precautions that must be taken to maintain safe

operation of the instrument

.

Direct current

Alternating current

Both direct and alternating current

Three-phase alternating current

Earth (ground) terminal

Protective conductor terminal

Frame or chassis terminal

Equipotentiality

Equipment protected throughout by double insulation

or reinforced insulation

Caution, risk of electric shock

v

Caution, risk of danger (refer to this manual for specific

Warning or Caustion information.

Caution, hot surface

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General Safety Information

CAUTIONCAUTION

• Use the device with the cables provided.

• Repair or service that is not covered in this manual should

only be performed by qualified personnels.

WARNING

• Do not use the device if it appears damaged or defective.

• Observe all markings on the device before connecting any

wiring to the device.

• Do no operate the device in the presence of flammable

gases or fumes.

• Do no install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized

modification to the device.

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Environment Conditions

This instrument is designed for indoor use in areas with low

condensation. Table 1 shows the general environment

requirements.

Table 1 Environment requirements

Environment Conditions Requirements

Operating environment 0 °C to +55 °C

Operating himidity Up to 90% at 40 °C non-condensing

Storage environment – 40 °C to +70 °C

Storage humidity Up to 90% at 65 °C non-condensing

CAUTIONCAUTION

The Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface complies with the

following safety and EMC requirements:

IEC 61326-1 Group 1, Class A

IEC 61010-1

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Regulatory Markings

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pean Community. The CE mark shows that the prod-

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Directives.

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complies with Canadian ICES-001.

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work regulations under the terms of the Radio Com-

munication Act of 1992.

This product complies with the WEEE Directive

(2002/96/EC) marking requirement. The affixed

product label indicates that you must not discard

this electrical/electronic product in domestic

household waste.

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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

(WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC

This instrument complies with the WEEE Directive

(2002/96/EC) marking requirement. This affixed product label

indicates that you must not discard this electrical/electronic

product in domestic household waste.

Product Category:

With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive

Annex 1, this instrument is classified as a “Monitoring and

Control Instrument” product.

The affixed product label is shown as below:

Do not dispose in domestic household waste

To return this unwanted instrument, contact your nearest Agi-

lent office, or visit:

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for more information.

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According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and CEN/CENELEC EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name:

Agilent Technologies, Incorporated

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Product Name:

PCI GPIB Interface

Model Number:

82350B

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complies with the essential requirements of the following applicable European Directives, and

carries the CE marking accordingly:

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Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC)

and conforms with the following product standards:

EMC Standard

IEC 61326-1:1997+A1:1998 / EN 61326-1:1997+A1:1998

CISPR 11:1990 / EN 55011:1991

IEC 61000-4-2:1995+A1:1998 / EN 61000-4-2:1995

IEC 61000-4-3:1995 / EN 61000-4-3:1995

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Canada: ICES-001:1998

Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS 2064.1

Limit

Group 1 Class A

4 kV CD, 8 kV AD

3 V/m, 80-1000 MHz

0.5 kV signal lines, 1 kV power lines

3 V, 0.15-80 MHz 1 cycle, 100%

The product was tested in a typical configuration with Agilent Technologies test systems.

Safety

IEC 61010-1:2001 / EN 61010-1:2001

Canada: CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1:1992

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Date

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Contents

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350

Getting Started 2

Step 1 - Before you install the 82350 3

Check your shipment 3

System requirements 4

Create an emergency repair disk 6

Step 2: Installing the Agilent IO Libraries Suite 7

Checking for installed Agilent IO Libraries 7

Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite 9

Step 3: Connecting your instruments 17

Installing the 82350 in your PC 17

Connecting instruments to the 82350 19

Step 4: Configuring the 82350 23

Installing configuration files 23

Configuring the 82350 interface 24

Step 5: Communicating with your instruments 28

Verifying instrument communication 28

Programming your instruments 29

2 Troubleshooting Guidelines

Troubleshooting Overview 34

82350 Hardware Checks 35

Check cables/connections/power 35

82350 Software Checks 40

Agilent IO Libraries Suite Checks 45

Check IO Libraries Suite installation 45

Check IO Control operation 46

Install IO Libraries Suite (if 82350 was installed first) 47

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3 82350 Specifications and Information

General Requirements 50

General Characteristics 51

Accessing an Electronic Copy of this Guide 52

Contacting Agilent 53

1

Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface 82350B PCI

GPIB Interface

Installation and Configuration Guide

Agilent Technologies

1

Installing and Configuring

the 82350

This Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface Installation and

Configuration Guide shows you how to install and configure

the Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface (called the 82350 in this

guide) and shows how to use the Agilent IO Libraries Suite to

configure the card in PCs with Windows XP or Windows Vista

or Windows 7 operating systems.

NOTE

The 82350 interface is supported on PCs with Windows NT®

4.0, but the latest version of Agilent IO Libraries Suite is not

supported on NT. To use Windows NT, go to

http://www.agilent.com/find/iolib and download Agilent IO

Libraries M.01.01. Refer to the IO Libraries M.01.01

documentation for installation and configuration instructions.

In case of difficulty in installing the 82350, see Chapter 2 -

Troubleshooting Information.

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350

2 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide

Getting Started

In this guide, an 82350 GPIB Interface System is

defined as a system in which GPIB instruments are

connected via GPIB cables to an 82350 PCI GPIB

Interface Card (called the 82350 in this guide) that

is installed in a Windows PC. Figure 1- 1 shows a

typical system.

Figure 1-1 82350B system overview

Use the following sequence of steps as a guide as

you set up your GPIB system. See the associated

steps if you need more details. See Chapter 2 -

Troubleshooting Guidelines if you need additional

information on setting up the 82350 or GPIB

instruments.

PC

Instrument

GPIB Cable

Connect to 82350 GPIB

Interface Card installed in PC.

Instrument

Connect to GPIB

port on instrument.

Installing and Configuring the 82350 1

82350B Installation and Configuration Guide 3

Step 1 - Before you install the 82350

Before you install the 82350, you should:

• Check Your Shipment

• Check System Requirements

• Create an Emergency Repair Disk

Check your shipment

Your 82350 Interface shipment should include the

items in Figure 1-2. If any items are missing or

damaged, keep the shipping materials and contact

Agilent Technologies. See Chapter 3 - 82350 Guide

Information for addresses/telephone numbers.

Figure 1-2 82350B shipment contents

CAUTIONCAUTION

To reduce the risk of damaging the 82350B card, protect

the card from static electricity. Leave the card in its

anti-static bag until you are ready to install the card.

Handle the card only by the sheet metal frame or by the

card edges. Never touch any other part of the card.

 Agilent Technologies 82350B PCI GPIB Interface Card

 Agilent IO Libraries for Instrument Control CD

 82350B Getting Started Poster

 82350B PCI GPIB Installation and Configuration Guide

 82350B Warranty Statement

 Software License Agreement

82350B PCI GPIB Interface Card Agilent Automation-

Ready CD

82350B Poster

82350B Guide

Warranty

Statement

Software License

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350

4 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide

System requirements

The following is a list of the system configurations

that we tested IO Libraries 15.5 on and are there-

fore guaranteed to work. In general, any x86 or

x64 (except Itanium) should work but there may be

a decrease in performance.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (or later)

Processor Speed:

600 MHz or higher required, 800 MHz

recommended

Available memory:

256 MB minimum (1 GB or greater recommended)

Available hard disk space

1

:

1.5 GB available hard disk space, includes:

• 1GB available for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

• 65MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite

Video:

Super VGA (800x600) 256 colors or more

Browser:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater

1 Because of the installation procedure, less memory may be

required for operation than is required for installation.

Installing and Configuring the 82350 1

82350B Installation and Configuration Guide 5

Windows VISTA SP1 and SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit),

Business, Ultimate, Enterprise, Home Basic, and

Home Premium

Processor Speed:

1Ghz 32- bit (x86), 1GHz 64- bit (x64), no support

for Itanium64

Available memory:

1 GB minimum

Available hard disk space

1

:

1.5 GB available hard disk space, includes:

• 1GB available for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

• 65MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite

Video:

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128MB

graphics memory recommended (Super VGA

graphics is supported)

Browser:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or greater

Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Home Basic, Home

Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise

Processor Speed:

1Ghz 32- bit (x86), 1GHz 64- bit (x64), no support

for Itanium64

Available memory:

1 GB minimum

Available hard disk space

1

:

1.5 GB available hard disk space, includes:

• 1GB available for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

• 65MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350

6 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide

Video:

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128MB

graphics memory recommended (Super VGA

graphics is supported)

Browser:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or greater

Create an emergency repair disk

The Agilent IO Libraries Suite includes I/O drivers

for various PCI plug- in cards. Extensive testing of

these drivers and cards has revealed that early

revisions of the BIOS code in several PCs are not

completely PCI- compliant. This has caused

problems when running the Agilent IO Libraries,

whether or not the PCI card is installed. Problems

can include system errors, operating system

crashes, or card initialization failures.

For Windows NT operating systems, most PC

manufacturers recommend that before installing

any PCI card, you first create an EMERGENCY

REPAIR DISK. If your PC exhibits any abnormal

behavior following installation of the Agilent IO

Libraries, we recommend a BIOS upgrade to

the PC. BIOS upgrades are available from most PC

manufacturers’ websites.

Installing and Configuring the 82350 1

82350B Installation and Configuration Guide 7

Step 2: Installing the Agilent IO Libraries Suite

Below are the steps on how to install the Agilent

IO Libraries Suite, using default settings, including:

• Checking for Installed Agilent IO Libraries or

Agilent IO Libraries Suite

• Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite

Checking for installed Agilent IO Libraries

Before you begin installation, check for previously

installed Agilent IO Libraries software. If a version

of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite is installed on

your PC, a blue IO icon may be displayed on the

Windows Notification Area (on the lower

right- hand side of the screen).

Figure 1-3 IO Libraries Suite icon

• If the IO icon is displayed, click the icon and

click About Agilent IO Control to display the

version. The version must be 15.0 and above. If

the IO icon is not displayed, a version may still

be installed. To check this, click Start |

Programs and look for the Agilent IO Libraries

or Agilent IO Libraries Suite program group.

NOTE

See the Agilent IO Libraries Getting Started Guide on your

Automation-Ready CD for a full description of installation

options and installation troubleshooting information.

You must have Administrator privileges to install the IO

Libraries Suite and to run the Connection Expert utility.

IO Libraries Suite icon

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350

8 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide

• If this group is displayed, click Agilent IO

Libraries > Utilities > IO Control to display the

IO icon. Then, click the icon and click About

Agilent IO Libraries Control to display the

installed version (must be 15.0 or greater).

• If neither the IO icon nor the Agilent IO

Libraries program group is displayed, no Agilent

IO Libraries are installed and you can use

the steps in this chapter and in the Agilent IO

Libraries Suite Connectivity Guide to install the

libraries.

• If the version of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite is

less than 15.0, you must install the latest version

included on your Automation- Ready CD to

support the 82350B.

• If possible, you should always use the current

version of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite. This

version supports the latest interfaces and

operating systems and has the most advanced

features.

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