Agilent Technologies 82350B User Manual

Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface

Installation and Configuration Guide

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Manual Part Number

82350-90004

Edition

Eleventh Edition, March 19, 2013

Printed in Malaysia Agilent Technologies, Inc.

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Safety Notices

CAUTIONCAUTION

WARNING

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 understood and met.

A WARNING 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 personal injury or 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 documentation 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

Caution, risk of danger (refer to this manual for specific Warning or Caution information.

Caution, hot surface

General Safety Information

CAUTIONCAUTION

WARNING

• Use the device with the cables provided.

• Repair or service that is not covered in this manual should only be performed by qualified personnels.

• 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.

Environment Conditions

CAUTIONCAUTION

This instrument is designed for indoor use in areas with low condensation. The table below shows the general environment requirements.

Environment Conditions Requirements

Operating environment 0 °C to +55 °C

Operating humidity 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

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

The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community. The CE mark shows that the product complies with all the relevant European Legal Directives.

ICES/NMB-001 indicates that this ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001.

The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian Standards Association. A CSA mark with the indicators “C” and “US” means that the product is certified for both the U.S. and Canadian markets, to the applicable American and Canadian standards.

The C-tick mark is a registered trademark of the Spectrum Management Agency of Australia. This signifies compliance with the Australia EMC Framework regulations under the terms of the Radio Communication 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 Agilent office, or visit:

www.agilent.com/environment/product

for more information.

Declaration of Conformity (DoC)

NOTE

The Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for this instrument is available on the Agilent Web site. You can search the DoC by its product model or description at the Web address below.

http://regulations.corporate.agilent.com/DoC/search.htm

If you are unable to search for the respective DoC, please contact your local Agilent representative.

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350B

Getting Started 2

Step 1: Checking Your Shipment 4

Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite 5

Step 3: Connecting Your Instruments 7

Installing the 82350B in your PC 7 Connecting instruments to the 82350B 10

Step 4: Configuring the 82350B 13

Installing configuration files 13 Configuring the 82350B interface 14

Step 5: Communicating with your instruments 17

Verifying instrument communication 17 Programming your instruments (optional) 18

Set 82350B Read/Write Performance Mode 21

2 Troubleshooting Guidelines

Troubleshooting Overview 24

82350B Hardware Checks 25

Check cables/connections/power 25 Check Device Manager 26

82350B Software Checks 26

Check BIOS/Interrupts Settings 26

Agilent IO Libraries Suite Checks 28

Check IO Libraries Suite installation 28 Check IO Control operation 29 Install IO Libraries Suite (if 82350B was installed first) 30

3 82350B Specifications and Information

General Requirements 32

General Characteristics 33

Accessing an Electronic Copy of this Guide 34

Contacting Agilent 35

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Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface Installation and Configuration Guide

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350B

This chapter shows a suggested five-step process to install and configure the 82350B, and how to use the Agilent IO Libraries Suite to configure the card in PCs with Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.

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1 Installing and Configuring the 82350B

Instrument

GPIB Cable

Connect to 82350B GPIB Interface Card installed in PC.

Instrument

Connect to GPIB port on instrument.

Getting Started

In this guide, an 82350B GPIB Interface System is defined as a system in which GPIB instruments are connected via GPIB cables to an 82350B PCI GPIB Interface Card that is installed in a Windows PC. Figure 1-1 shows a typical system.

Figure 1-1 Typical configuration system

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 Overview“ if you need additional information on setting up the 82350B or GPIB instruments.

2 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide

Installing and Configuring the 82350B 1

Step 1: Checking Your Shipment

Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite

Step 3: Connecting Your Instruments

• Installing the 82350B in your PC

• Connecting instruments to the 82350B

Step 4: Configuring the 82350B

• Installing configuration files

• Configuring the 82350B interface

Step 5: Communicating with Instruments

• Verifying instrument communication

• Programming your instruments (optional)

Figure 1-2 Steps to Install and Configure the 82350B Interface

82350B Installation and Configuration Guide 3

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350B

CAUTIONCAUTION

 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

Step 1: Checking Your Shipment

Your 82350B Interface shipment should include the items in

Figure 1-3. If any items are missing or damaged, keep the

shipping materials and contact Agilent Technologies. See

Chapter 3, “Contacting Agilent“ for addresses/telephone

numbers.

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.

Figure 1-3 82350B shipment contents

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Table of Contents

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350B

Getting Started

Step 1: Checking Your Shipment