Contec GP-IB(PCI)F, GP-IB(PCI)FL, GP-IB(LPCI)F, GP-IB(LPCI)FL User Manual
PC-HELPER
High Speed & Function IEEE-488.2 I/F Board
for PCI
GP-IB(PCI)F
High Speed IEEE-488.2 I/F Board for PCI
GP-IB(PCI)FL
High Speed & Function IEEE-488.2 I/F Board
for Low Profile PCI
GP-IB(LPCI)F
High Speed IEEE-488.2 I/F Board
for Low Profile PCI
GP-IB(LPCI)FL
User’s Manual
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Product C onfi g uration List < GP-IB(PCI)F, or GP-IB(PCI)FL >
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- First step guide … 1
- CD-ROM *1 [API-PAC(W32)] …1
- Warranty Certificate…1
- Serial number lab el…1
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[GP -IB(LPCI)F, or GP -IB(LPCI)FL]
- First step guide … 1
- CD-ROM *1 [API-PAC(W32)] …1
- GPIB Conne ctor [CN-GP /C] …1
- Standard-sized bracket …1
- Warranty Certificate…1
- Serial number lab el…1
*1 The CD-R OM contains the driver software and Us er’s G u id e (this gu id e)
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Table of Contents
Check You r Package .................................................................................................................i
Copyright ................................................................................................................................ii
Trademarks .............................................................................................................................ii
Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................iii
1. BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT 1
Ab out the Boar d ......................................................................................................................1
Features ............................................................................................................................1
Support Soft ware...............................................................................................................2
Cable & Connector (Optio n) .............................................................................................3
Customer Support ....................................................................................................................4
Web Sit e ...........................................................................................................................4
Limited T hree-Y ears Warran ty .................................................................................................4
How to Obtain Service .............................................................................................................4
Liability ..................................................................................................................................4
S afety Precauti ons ...................................................................................................................5
Safe t y Informat ion.............................................................................................................5
Handling Precaution s.........................................................................................................6
Environment .....................................................................................................................7
Inspection .........................................................................................................................7
St orage .............................................................................................................................7
Disposal............................................................................................................................7
2. SETUP 9
What is Setup ?.........................................................................................................................9
Using the B oard un der Windows U s i ng t he D river Library API-PAC(W32) ..........................9
Us i ng the B oa rd u nder Wind ows Us i ng Softw are Other than the Driver Library
API-PAC(W32).................................................................................................................9
Using the Board under an OS Other than Windows............................................................10
S tep 1 Install i ng th e Software .................................................................................................11
About the dri ver to be use d ..............................................................................................11
Starting the Install Program..............................................................................................12
For using API-GPIB(98/PC)xx .........................................................................................13
For using API-GPLV(W32) .............................................................................................15
Step 2 Settin g the Hardware ...................................................................................................16
Parts of the Board and Factory Defaults ............................................................................16
Setting the Board ID ........................................................................................................17
Plugging the Bo ar d ..........................................................................................................17
Using the Connector Adaptor (for the GP-IB(LPCI)F, GP-IB(LPCI)FL) ............................18
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S tep 3 Installing the Hardw are ................................................................................................19
Tur ni ng on t he PC ...........................................................................................................19
Sett in g with the Found New Hardware Wizard ..................................................................19
S tep 4 Initializing the Software...............................................................................................21
For using API-GPIB(98/PC)xx .........................................................................................23
For using API-GPLV(W32) .............................................................................................24
Step 5 Checking Operat ions with the Diagnosis Program..........................................................25
What is the Diagnosis Program? .......................................................................................25
Che ck M ethod.................................................................................................................25
Setup T roubleshoot ing ...........................................................................................................28
Symptoms and Actions ....................................................................................................28
If your pro blem ca nnot be resolved...................................................................................28
3. EXTERNAL CONNECTION 29
How to connect the connectors ...............................................................................................29
Connect or shape ..............................................................................................................29
Connect or Pin Assignment ...............................................................................................29
Notes on c able connection................................................................................................30
4. FUNCTIONS 33
Bus M ast er Fun ction ..............................................................................................................33
Bus Master Transfer ........................................................................................................33
Basic GPIB Functions ............................................................................................................34
Master/slave function ......................................................................................................34
Communicat ion function..................................................................................................34
Ser ia l poll/par alle l poll/SRQ send functions ......................................................................34
My address setting...........................................................................................................34
Additional Functions..............................................................................................................35
Line mo nitor functio n ......................................................................................................35
Com municati on us ing FIFO m emory ................................................................................35
Analyzer funct ion ( GP-IB(PCI)F, GP-IB(LPCI)F) .............................................................35
5. ABOUT SOFTWARE 39
CD-ROM Directory Structure .................................................................................................39
About Software for Windows .................................................................................................40
For using API-GPIB(98/PC)xx ...............................................................................................40
Accessin g the Help File ...................................................................................................40
Using Sample Programs...................................................................................................41
For using API-GPLV(W32)....................................................................................................43
Accessin g the Help File ...................................................................................................43
Function List...................................................................................................................44
Using Sample Programs...................................................................................................47
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Uninstalling the API Func ti on L ibraries ............................................................................48
About Software for L inux.......................................................................................................49
Driver Software Install P rocedure.....................................................................................49
Accessin g the Help File ...................................................................................................50
Using Sample Programs...................................................................................................50
Unins talling the driver .....................................................................................................50
6. ABOUT HARDWARE 51
Hardware specification...........................................................................................................51
Res t ri ction s and Notes ...........................................................................................................54
How to Rep lace t h e GP-IB(LPCI)F, GP-IB(LP CI)FL Bracket ............................................54
Posit ioning the GPIB Adaptor for the GP-IB( LPCI)F, GP-IB(LPCI)FL..............................55
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1. Before Using t he Product
This not only allows the signals on the GPIB bus t o analyzed, but also permits signal analysis to be
1. B ef ore U sing t he Product
Abo ut the B o ard
This product is a P CI bus compatible i nterface b oard wi th support for b u s ma s ter ope rat i on a nd which
complies w ith IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2. The card can be u sed in a PC to control communica tions
w ith devices that support the G PIB interface and perform G PIB bu s line data analysis .
You can u s e the s u ppl i ed driver l ibrary to deve l op appl i ca tion software u s i ng a ny prog r amming
language that supports t he Win32 API routines (such as Visual Basic or Visual C++), or using
LabVIE W.
Features
Complies w it h t he IEEE-488.2 standard
- As the card com plies with the IEEE-488.2 standard, you can control any external device that supports this
standard.
Data transfer speed 1.5Mbyte/sec max.
- The maximum data transfer speed for commu nicatio ns is 1.5Mbyte/sec.
Supports bus master operation
- The bus master data transfer function enabl es larg e q u antities of data to be transferred b etw een the
b oard and PC without loading the CPU.
Internal 2Kby te FIF O buffers for send and rec eive
- The board has sepa ra te 2Kbyte FIF O b uffers for sending and recei ving d ata, allow i ng b oth small a nd
large volumes of data to be transferred at high speed.
- Interfa ce m ess ag e s also u se a F IFO to en abl e hig h-speed transmission.
Built-in G PI B bus analyzer function
- The board features a bu s analyzer function. [GP-IB(PC I) F , GP-IB(LPCI)F]
perform ed while the b oa rd i s performing GPIB c ommu ni ca t ions
Built-in SPAS ev en t func tio n
- In ad dition to the fu nc tion s of the ea rl i er GPIB contr ol le r (µPD 7210), th e board a l s o s u pports the
S PA S event g ene rated w he n a s e ri al pol l occ u rs . This gives you a hig h l eve l of fl exi b i l ity i n
cons tru cting your s ys tem .
In ternal high-precision timer
- The board includes a high-precision applicatio n timer to al low accu rate time monitoring to be
performed under Windows.
Long t erm av aila b ilit y
- As the boar d us es a high-s pee d GPIB controller develo ped by CO NTE C (upwardl y compatibl e wit h
the µPD7210 ), re li able long term availability is ensured.
Diagnostic program
- A diagnostic program is supplied to support system development. The diagnostic program can be used to
check hardware operation (interrupts and I/O addresses) and to perform simple communication tests with
connected devices.
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1. Befor e Usin g the Product
O ther
- A function is provided to read all control lines and data lines. This enables various operations to be
p er forme d from the a ppl ication. [Inc ludes control line latch f uncti on. Data lines are only support ed
on the G P-IB(PCI)F and GP-IB(LPCI)F.]
- S upport for b oth of Low Profil e s iz e and s tandard s i ze s l ots (i nterc hangeabl e with a bu ndled
bracket). [GP -IB(LPCI)F, GP -IB(LPCI)FL]
Support Software
You shou l d us e CON TEC s upport software ac cording to you r pu rpos e and developm e nt environment .
NOTE:
This hardware does not support Windows 95 and Windows NT4.0/3.51.
Driver Library API-PAC(W32) (Bundled)
API-PAC(W 32) is the l i b ra ry s oftw a re tha t prov i d e s the commands for CON TEC ha rd ware produ ct s in
the form of Windows s tandard Win32 A PI fu nc ti on s ( DL L). I t makes i t eas y to cre at e high-speed
appl i cation s oft ware taking a dvantage of th e CO NT EC har dwa re us ing vario us programmi ng language s
that s upport Win3 2 A P I fu nc tio ns , s u c h as Visual Bas i c and Vi s u a l C+ + .
It can also be used by the installed d iag nosis program to check hardw are operations.
CO N TEC provide s download services (at http://www.contec.com/apipac/) to s upply the updated dri ver s
and differential files.
For details, read Help on the bund led CD-RO M o r visit the CONTEC’s Web site.
< Operating environment >
OS Windows 7, Vista, XP, Server 2008, 2003, 2000
Adapta tion language Visual C++ .NET, Visual C# .NET, Visual Basic .NET, V i sual C++, Visual Basic,
API-GPLV(W32) li b r ary s upporting LabVIEW (Supplied: Stored on the API-PAC(W32) CD-ROM)
API-GP LV(W32) is a driver created according to the National Instruments Corporat ion’s GPIB fun ction
style. The driver is software to control the CONTEC GPIB board (PC Cards ) us ing a LabV IEW-based
G PIB sys tem or exi s ting applic at i on program.
De lphi, C++Buil de r, etc..
It can also be used by the installed d iag nosis program to check hardw are operations.
CO N TEC provi d e s d ownload s e rvi ce s (at http://www.contec.com/gplv/) to s u ppl y the updated drivers
and differential files.
For details, read Help on the bund led CD-ROM or visit the CONTEC’s Web site.
< Operating environment >
OS Windows 7, Vista, XP, Server 2008, 2003, 2000
Adapta tion language LabVIEW, V isual C++ .NET, Visual C# .NET, Visual Basic .NET, Vi sua l C++,
Visual Basic, Delphi , C++Bui lder, etc..
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1. Before Using t he Product
Linux versi on of g e nera l -pu rpos e c ou nt d ri ve r: API-GPIB(LNX)
(Suppli e d : Store d on the API-PAC(W32) CD-ROM)
This d r ive r i s us ed to control C O NTE C GPIB b oar d s (PC C ar d s ) from w i thin Li nu x.
You c an c ont rol C ONTEC GPI B boar ds ea s ily usin g the sh ared libra ry c alled from the user appli cation,
the d evi ce d ri ve r (mod ule) for e ac h kerne l vers i on, a nd the b oard (PC C ards) confi g uration pr o g ra m
(config).
CO N TEC provide s download services (at http://www.contec.com/apipac/) to s uppl y the updated drive rs
and differential files.
For details, read Help on the bund led CD-ROM or visit the CONTEC’s Web site.
< Operating environment >
OS RedHatLinux, TurboLinux, etc..
(F or details on supported distributions, re fer to He lp available after installation.)
Adaptation languag gcc, etc..
Ca ble & Co nnect o r (Option)
GPI B cable (2m) : PCN-T02
GPI B cable (4m) : PCN-T04
GPIB Connector : CN-GP /C
Effective when the cable b eing plu g ged into the board interfere
wit h the PC’s main unit . See the troubleshooting section at t he end
* Check the CONTEC’s Web s i te for more i nfo rmation on the s e opt i on s .
of C hapter 2. (Included with GP-IB(LPCI)F and GP-IB(LPCI)FL)
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1. Befor e Usin g the Product
Customer Support
CO N TEC provide s t he following s upport se rvi c e s for you to use C ON TE C pr odu cts mo re ef fi ci ently a nd
comfortably.
We b Sit e
Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/
English http://www.contec.com/
Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/
Latest produ ct informatio n
CO N TEC provi d e s u p-to-d a te i nfor ma t ion on prod u c ts.
CO N TEC al s o provi des prod uct manua ls a nd va ri ou s tec hnic al d oc u me nts in the PDF .
Free dow nload
You can download updated driver so ftware and differential files as well as sample programs available in
several langu ag es.
Note! For prod uct information
Contact your retailer if you have any technic al q ues tion abou t a CONTEC product or need its price,
delivery time, or estimate information.
Limited Three-Years Warranty
CONT EC products are w arranted by CO NTEC C O., LTD. to be free from defects in material and
work mans hi p for u p to thre e ye ar s from th e d ate of pu rc has e b y the ori g i nal purcha s er.
Repair wil l be fr ee of cha rge only wh en this dev ice is returned freight pre paid with a copy of the or i ginal
invoice and a R eturn Merchandise Au thorization to the di stribu tor or the C ONTE C group offic e, fro m
wh ich it was purchased.
This w arranty is not applicabl e for scratches or normal w ear, bu t only for the electronic circu itry and
original boards . The warran ty is no t applicable i f the device has bee n ta mpered w ith or damag ed through
abu s e, mistreatment, neglec t, or unreas onable u s e, or if the original in voice is n o t included , in w hich case
repa irs w i l l be consi d e re d b e yond the warranty poli cy.
How to Obtain Ser vice
For replacement or repair, retu rn the d evice freight prepa id, wi th a c opy of the or i g i na l i nvoi ce . Ple as e
obt ain a Ret urn Merchandise Authorizat ion Number (RMA) from the CONTEC group office where you
pu rcha s ed befor e re tur ning any product.
* No product wil l be acce pted b y C O N TEC g r ou p without the RM A numb er.
Liability
The obligation of the warrant or is solely to repair or replace the product. In no event will t he warrantor
be liable for any incident al or consequential damages due to such defect o r consequences t hat arise from
inexperienced u sag e, misu se, or malfunction of thi s d evice.
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1. Before Using t he Product
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Safe ty Pre cautions
Und e rs tand the fol l owing definiti ons and precautions to use the product safely.
Safety Informat ion
This document provides sa fe ty i nformation us ing the fol lowi ng s ymbols to p re v e n t acc idents res ulting i n
injury or death and the des t ructi on of equipment an d resources. Understand the meanings of t hese labels
to operate the equ ipment safely.
res u l t in de ath or s er ious inj u ry.
WAR NING ind icates a potentially hazardo u s s ituation w hich, if not avoid ed , could
res u l t in de ath or s er ious inj u ry.
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation w hich, if not avoided , may
result in minor or moderate injury or i n property d ama g e .
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Handling Precautions
Do not use the product where it is exposed to flammable or corrosive gas. Doing so may result in an
explosion, fire, electric shock, or failu re.
- There are sw i tches on the board that need to be set in advance. Be su re to check these before
installing the board.
- Onl y s et the s w i tche s and j umpers on the b oa rd to the spec i fie d s e tting s .
Otherwi se, the board may malfunction, overheat, or caus e a failu re.
- Do not stri ke or bend the b oa rd . Doing so could damage the board.
Otherwis e, the board may malfunction, overheat, cau se a fail ure or breakage.
- Do not touc h the b oard's me tal pl at e d terminals (e d ge conne ct or) wi th you r ha nd s .
Otherwi se, the board may malfunction, overheat, or caus e a failu re.
If the terminals are touched b y s omeone's ha nd s , c l ea n the term i nals with ind u s tria l al cohol .
- Whe n y ou us e the b oa rd i n a noisy environment or a re nervou s a b ou t nois e , attach f e rrite co res t o t he
connection cab le.
- Do not ins t al l or re m o ve the b oa rd to or from t he s l ot while th e co mputer's power is turned on.
Otherwi se, the board may malfunction, overheat, or caus e a failu re.
Doi ng s o c ou l d ca u s e trou b l e. B e s ure that the perso nal c om pu t e r or t he I/O e xp ansion unit power is
turned off.
- Make s u re that your PC or e xpa n s i on u ni t can supply ample power to al l the b oar d s i ns tall e d .
Insufficiently energized b oards could malfunction, overheat , or cause a failu re.
- The specifications o f this pro duct are subject to chan ge without notice for enhancement and quality
improvement.
Even when usin g the product c ont inuo us ly, be sure t o re ad the man ual and underst and the c ont ents.
- Do not mod if y the product. CO NT EC will b e ar no r es pons i b i l ity for a ny prob l e ms , e tc ., r es u l ting
from mod i fyi ng this product.
- Reg ardl ess of the foregoing statements, CONTEC i s not liab le for any damag es whatsoever
(inc l u d i ng da mages for los s of bu s i nes s profi ts ) ar is i ng out of the use or i nability to u s e this
CO N TEC prod uct or the i nfor mation con t a ine d he rei n .
- Points to note when inst alling the GP-IB(LPCI)F board and t he GP -IB(LPCI)FL board are listed in
"Chapter 6 Res trictions and Notes". Please read these beforehand.
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* Check that the bus connector
Environment
Us e this product in the fol l owing e nvi ron me n t . If u s ed i n a n u na u thoriz ed environm e nt, the b oa rd may
overheat, malfu nction, or cause a failure.
Operating temperatu re
0 - 50°C
Humidity
10 - 90%RH (No condensation)
Corrosive gases
None
Floating du st particles
Not to be excessive
Inspection
Inspect the prod u ct periodicall y as follows to us e it safely.
of the board and its cable have
been plugged correctly.
Storage
When s toring thi s prod u c t , kee p i t in i ts ori g i na l pa cki n g form.
(1) Put the board in the storage bag.
(2) Wrap i t in the pac ki ng material, the n pu t i t in the b ox.
(3) Store the package at room temp eratu re at a place free from d irect sunlig ht, moisture, shock,
vib r ation, mag ne tis m, and s tatic electricity.
Disposal
When d i s pos i ng of the produ ct, fol l ow the d is posal proce d ures s tipulated u nd e r the re le vant laws and
municipal ordinances.
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* Check that the board has
no dust or foreign matter adhering.
*
*
* The gold-plated leads of the bus connector
have no stain or corrosion.
1. Befor e Usin g the Product
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2. Set up
Taking the following steps sets up the software and hardware. You can use t he diagnosis program later
2. Setup
This chapter expla ins how to set u p the b oar d .
What is Se tup?
S etup means a series of steps to take before the produ ct can be used .
Different steps are requ ired for softw are and hardw are
The setup procedure varies w i th the OS and applications u sed .
Using the Board unde r Windows
Using the D riv e r Libra ry API -PAC(W32)
This section des crib es the setup procedure to be performed b efore you can start developing applicatio n
programs for the board using the bundled CD-ROM “Driver Packag e API-PAC(W32)”.
to check w hether the software and hardw are fu nction normally.
Step 1 Install in g the Soft war e
Step 2 Setting the Hardware
Step 3 Installing the Hardware
Step 4 Initia lizi ng the S oft war e
Step 5 Checking Operations with the Diagnosis Program
If S e tup fails to be performed normally , see the “S etu p Troub l es hoot i ng ” sectio n at the end of this
chapter.
Using the Board unde r Windows
Using Software Othe r than the D riv e r Libra ry
API-PAC(W32)
For s e tting u p s oftware other tha n API -P AC (W 3 2), refe r to the man u al for that software. See al so the
foll owing parts of this ma nu al a s required.
This c hapter Step 2 Setting the Hardware
This c hapter Step 3 I nstal l i n g th e Har dware
Chapter 3 E xternal C onn e ction
Chapter 6 About Hardware
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2. Setup
Using the Board unde r an OS Othe r than Windows
For using the boa rd under a n OS other than Wi nd ows, s ee the fol lowing par ts of this ma nu a l .
This c hapter Step 2 Setting the Hardware
Chapter 3 E xternal C onn e ction
Chapter 6 About Hardware
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2. Set up
Corporat ion (hereaft er NI), allowing the GPIB488, GP IB488.2, and VISA functions of LabVIEW to be
driver t o be us ed
Purpose
- Used t o use CONT EC functions
Ste p 1 Installing the So ftwa re
This e xpla i ns how to i nstall the driver library.
Before installing the hardware on the PC, install the driver libra ry from the API-PAC(W32)
CD-ROM provided with the board.
The following d e s cr iption a s s u me s the oper at i n g s ys tem a s Windows X P. Although some u s e r
interfaces are different depending on the OS u sed , the basic procedure is the same.
Abo ut the driv er t o be use d
Two GPIB communication drive rs c om e w i th you r board : A PI-G PIB(9 8/P C ) and
API-GP LV(W3 2).
API-GPIB(98/PC) provides a C ONTEC proprietary function i nterface.
API-GPLV(W32) provides a function interface eq u ivalent to that from National Instru ments
us ed directly and application prog rams created for NI boards to run without modification.
Select ion guide
G iven below is a guid eline for easily selecting the appropriate d river for the board.
API-GPIB(98/PC)
API-GPLV(W32)
GP-IB(P CI)F, GP -I B(PC I)FL, GP-IB(LP CI)F, GP-IB(LPCI)FL 11
- To make the board operate as fast as possib le
- To convert (d i gi tize) binary and s tring d ata easily
- To us e exis ting a ppli c ations f or NI b oa rd s
- To use LabVIEW
- F ami l ia r w i th NI fu nc tions b ut not wi th CO N TEC functio ns
2. Setup
CAUTION
Starting the Install Program
(1) L oad t he CD-ROM [API-PAC(W32)] on yo u r PC.
(2) Th e API-PAC(W 32 ) I ns ta lle r window ap p e a rs aut om aticall y .
If the panel d oe s not appea r, run (CD-ROM drive letter):\AUTORUN.exe.
(3) Click on the [Install Development or E xecution E nvironment] button.
Befor e i ns tal li ng the s of tw ar e i n Windows X P, Server 2003, 2000, or NT, l og i n as a us er w i th
administrator privileges.
12 GP-IB(PCI)F , GP-IB(PCI)FL, GP-IB (L P C I) F , G P-IB(LPCI)FL
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