Agilent Technologies 82350B User Manual
Agilent 82350B
PCI GPIB
Interface
Installation and
Configuration
Guide
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• Use the device with the cables provided.
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Environment Conditions
CAUTIONCAUTION
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
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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4 kV CD, 8 kV AD
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3 V, 0.15-80 MHz 1 cycle, 100%
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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
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Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface 82350B PCI
NOTE
GPIB Interface
Installation and Configuration Guide
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.
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.
Agilent Technologies
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1 Installing and Configuring the 82350
PC
Instrument
GPIB Cable
Connect to 82350 GPIB
Interface Card installed in PC.
Instrument
Connect to GPIB
port on instrument.
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.
2 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide
Installing and Configuring the 82350 1
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 - 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.
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 1-2 82350B shipment contents
82350B Installation and Configuration Guide 3
1 Installing and Configuring the 82350
System requirements
The following is a list of the system configurations
that we tested IO Libraries 15.5 on and are therefore 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
1.5 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
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:
1 Because of the installation procedure, less memory may be
required for operation than is required for installation.
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Installing and Configuring the 82350 1
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
1.5 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
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:
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
1.5 GB available hard disk space, includes:
• 1GB available for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
• 65MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite
1
:
82350B Installation and Configuration Guide 5
1 Installing and Configuring the 82350
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.
6 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide
Installing and Configuring the 82350 1
NOTE
IO Libraries Suite icon
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
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.
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.
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1 Installing and Configuring the 82350
• 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.
8 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide
Installing and Configuring the 82350 1
NOTE
NOTE
Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite
You must have Administrator privileges to install Agilent IO
Libraries Suite Connection Expert.
Every IO Libraries Suite installation is a “Full installation”
In past versions of IO Libraries, there was an option to install
IO Libraries as either a Full version or a Runtime version.
Beginning with IO Libraries Suite 14.0, the installation process
provides a Full installation for all users (i.e. there is no longer
a Runtime installation option). This means that every installation now includes the development components of the Agilent
IO Libraries Suite software, which allow you to develop your
own I/O programs. If you wish to minimize the size of the
installed software, select a Custom installation; when you get
to the Select Features dialog, do not select the manuals and
the sample programs.
This section describes how to install Agilent IO
Libraries Suite on your PC. The process is as
follows:
1 Verify that your PC meets the minimum system
requirements. (See “System Requirements for
Agilent IO Libraries Suite 15.5” in the IO Librar-
ies Suite 15.5 Connectivity Guide)
2 If you are upgrading to IO Libraries Suite from a
previous version of IO Libraries, you must
remove the instruments and interfaces listed
below before you upgrade your software. This
step is necessary in order for these devices to
obtain the correct drivers to work with Agilent
IO Libraries Suite.
a Disconnect any USB instruments from your
PC.
b Disconnect any Agilent 82357 USB/GPIB inter-
face converters from your PC.
c Disconnect any Agilent E8491 IEEE 1394 PC
Link to VXI interfaces from your PC.
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