HP 54600 Function Guide

I/O Function Guide

Publication number 54652-97004 August 2000

Interface Modules for Agilent 54600-Series Instruments

Introduction

These modules provide the means for remote communication with Agilent 54600-series instruments. For programming specifics, refer to the Programmer’s Guide or Programmer’s Reference shipped with your oscilloscope or logic analyzer. The hardcopy process does not interrupt front-panel operation of the instrument. While any of the interfaces are connected to the rear panel of the instrument, the instruments trace memories become nonvolatile and are saved when the power is removed from the instrument.

Agilent 54650A GPIB Interface Module

Full programmability

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Hardcopy output

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Agilent 54651A RS-232-C Interface Module

Full programmability

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Hardcopy output

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Agilent 54652A Parallel Interface Module

Hardcopy output

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Agilent 54652B Parallel/RS-232-C Interface Module

Full programmability

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Hardcopy output

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Connection to both an RS-232-C controller and a parallel printer at the

•

same time.

Agilent 54655A Test Automation Module (GPIB) and Agilent 54656A Test Automation Module (RS-232-C)

Full programmability.

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Hardcopy output.

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100 nonvolatile sequence steps.

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40 nonvolatile mask templates.

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2 nonvolatile trace memories.

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Built-in automatic mask generation and mask editing capabilities.

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Protection of test sequence and mask template setup through software.

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The Agilent 54656A has the following additional features:

External input lines for Next, Previous and Reset control.

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5 user-definable output lines.

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Recessed protection switch.

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Agilent 54657A Measurement/Storage Module (GPIB), Agilent 54658A Measurement/Storage Module (RS-232-C), and Agilent 54659B Measurement/Storage Module (RS-232-C/Parallel)

Full programmability.

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Hardcopy output.

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Three additional automatic voltage measurements (amplitude, preshoot,

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and overshoot).

Two additional automatic time measurements (delay and phase angle).

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User defined measurement thresholds of 10%/90%, 20%/80%, or selected

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voltage values.

Two additional cursor measurements (voltage in percent and time in

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degrees).

Two additional cursor measurement sources (math function 1 and 2).

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Waveform math functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication,

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differentiation, integration, and FFT).

Time and date tagging of hardcopy and nonvolatile memories.

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Three nonvolatile trace memories.

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Additional 64K of nonvolatile trace memory (with data compression).

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The Agilent 54659B has an additional parallel output connector which allows the module to be connected to both an RS-232-C controller and a parallel printer at the same time.

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Interface I/O functions

I/O Function Guide

Agilent Interface

Interface connection I/O Function

module 54650A GPIB GPIB controller 54651A RS-232-C RS-232-C controller

or GPIB output to printer/plotter

or RS-232-C output to printer/plotter

54652A Parallel Parallel output to printer 54652B

2

RS-232-C and parallel RS-232-C controller and parallel output to printer, or RS-232-C

output to printer/plotter

54655A 54656A 54657A 54658A 54659B

1,3

1

1,2

GPIB GPIB controller or GPIB output to printer/plotter

RS-232-C RS-232-C controller or RS-232-C output to printer/plotter

GPIB GPIB controller or GPIB output to printer/plotter

RS-232-C RS-232-C controller or RS-232-C output to printer/plotter

RS-232-C and parallel RS-232-C controller and parallel output to printer, or RS-232-C

output to printer/plotter

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The enhanced features of the 54655A/56A/57A/58A/59B are not available to the 54620A/C Logic Analyzer. These modules supply enhanced oscilloscope programming functions. The I/O functions of these modules will function when used with the 54620A/C Logic Analyzer.

2

The 54652B and 54659B are not compatible with the 54600A, 54601A, 54602A, and 54610A.

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The 54655A and 54656A are not compatible with the 54615B, 54615B, 54645A, and 54645D.

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To install the interface module

1 Turn off the instrument. 2 Install the module as shown below.

The instrument is reset after installation. The installed interface module is shown in the message displayed when your turn on the instrument. The I/O functions (controller and hardcopy) are available by pressing the instrument front-panel

Print/Utilit y key.

Installation of interface module to Agilent 54600-Series instrument

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Interface Cables

I/O Function Guide

To install the interface module

Agilent Interface module

Cable function (Instrument to ..)

Module connector

Printer/plotter/ controller

Agilent part number

Cable Length

connector

54650A, 54655A

1

(GPIB)

54657A

54651A, 54656A

1

(RS-232-C)

54658A

1,3

,

1,3

,

Printer/plotter/ controller

GPIB GPIB 10833A

10833B 10833C 0833D

Printer/plotter/ controller

25-pin F 25-pin F 13242G

17255M

Controller 25-pin F 25-pin M 92219J

17255D

1 m (3.3 ft) 2 m (6.6 ft) 4 m (13.2 ft)

0.5 m (1.6 ft)

5 m (16.7 ft)

1.5 m (4.9 ft)

5 m (16.7 ft)

1.5 m (4.9 ft)

Controller 25-pin F 9-pin M 24542G 3 m (9.9 ft)

54652A (parallel output only)

54652B

2

, 54659B

1,2

Parallel printer parallel parallel C2950A

C2951A

2 m (6.6 ft) 3 m (9.9 ft)

RS-232-C controller 9-pin M 25-pin M 34398A 2.5 m (8.2 ft)

(RS-232-C and parallel output)

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The enhanced features of the 54655A/56A/57A/58A/59B are not available to the 54620A/C Logic Analyzer. These modules supply enhanced oscilloscope programming functions. The I/O functions of these modules will function when used with the 54620A/C Logic Analyzer.

2

The 54652B and 54659B are not compatible with the 54600A, 54601A, 54602A, and 54610A.

3

The 54655A and 54656A are not compatible with the 54615B , 54615B, 54645A and 54645D.

RS-232-C controller 9-pin M 9-pin M 34398A 2.5 m (8.2 ft)

RS-232-C printer/ plotter/controller

Parallel printer parallel parallel C2950A

9-pin M 25-pin F 34398A + 34399A

adapter kit

C2951A

2.5 m (8.2 ft)

2 m (6.6 ft) 3 m (9.9 ft)

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Print Utility

Print/Utility Menu

The Print/Utility menu of your Agilent 54600-series instrument allows you to select I/O functions for the module you have connected to your instrument. The module can have an GPIB, RS-232-C, parallel, or combination RS-232-C/parallel interface.

• To display this menu, press Print/Utility .

Print Screen pressing this softkey sends the screen image to your printer or plotter.

Interface setup

In many cases, the interface will need to be configured before attempting to print. If you are setting up an GPIB module, refer to "To set GPIB addresses" on page 17. If you are setting up an RS-232-C module, refer to "To set RS-232 baud rate and handshake" on page 18.

Hardcopy Menu this softkey allows you to select your printer or plotter type and to set parameters for that printer or plotter.

I/O Menu this softkey allows you to set up parameters for your RS-232-C or GPIB interface for printer or controller operation.

Service Menu and System Config these softkeys control instrument and enhanced module functions such as service self-test, service self-calibration and system configuration. Refer to your instrument User and Service Guide or enhanced module User’s Guide for use of these softkeys.

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To select your printer or plotter

• Press the Hardcopy Menu softkey to view printer/plotter options.

Your module can be configured to print in several formats.

• To select the format of your printer/plotter, press the Format softkey

until the desired format is displayed.

Hardcopy Menu with RS-232-C or parallel module attached

I/O Function Guide

To select your printer or plotter.

Format Your module can be configured to print in the following formats:

LaserJet HP LaserJet format DJ mono monochrome HP DeskJet format DJ color color HP DeskJet format (color Agilent 54600-series instruments

only)

Epson Epson format ThinkJet HP ThinkJet format (GPIB and RS-232-C modules only) Plotter HP plotter (HP-GL) format. This format is available on GPIB and

RS-232-C modules only and is not an option on color Agilent 54600 instruments.

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To select your printer or plotter.

Destination If you have an RS-232-C/parallel dual interface module, press the Destination softkey to select the hardcopy output destination of the module to be RS-232 or Parallel.

Hardcopy Menu with RS-232-C/parallel dual interface module attached

Printer address If you have an GPIB interface module, press the PrintAddr softkey until the correct address is displayed. The address can also be incremented or decremented by turning the knob closest to the key. The default printer/plotter address is 1.

Cursors

Hardcopy Menu with GPIB module attached

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To setup your printer or plotter

• From the Hardcopy Menu, press the Printer Setup softkey.

Selecting Printer Setup from the Hardcopy Menu

Printer/plotter options are displayed for formfeed, scale factors, and gray scale printing.

I/O Function Guide

To setup your printer or plotter

Printer setup options for Agilent LaserJet and Agilent DeskJet formats

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I/O Function Guide

To set formfeed

• To set formfeed, press the Hardcopy Menu softkey, then the Printer Setup

softkey. Formfeed can be selected as On or Off

The instrument will send a formfeed command after printing when Formfeed is set to On.

Formfeed is not an option when Format is set to Plotter.

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To print or plot gray scale

Gray scale printing

• To print in gray scale, press the Hardcopy Menu softkey, then the Printer

softkey. GrayScale can be selected as On or Off

Setup

Selecting GrayScale from the Printer Setup menu

When gray scale printing is selected, the full-bright and half-bright traces on the instrument screen are printed on the hardcopy.

I/O Function Guide

To print or plot gray scale

Gray scale printing requires an HP-PCL printer capable of at least 300 dpi (dots-per-inch), such as an HP LaserJet or HP DeskJet series printer. Grayscale printing is not available with ThinkJet and Epson formats. If you have a color Agilent 54600-series instrument, DJ Color format will print in 2 different colors.

Gray scale print

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I/O Function Guide

To print or plot gray scale

Gray scale plotting

1 Press the Hardcopy Menu softkey, then press the Format softkey until

Plotter is displayed.

Plotting GrayScale from the Plotter Setup menu

Gray scale plotting requires an HP-GL plotter capable of plotting with at least 2 pens.

2

Press the Plotter Setup softkey, then press the Colors softkey until 2 is displayed.

Gray scale plot uses two pens for the hardcopy. Half-bright traces are plotted with plotter pen 1 and full-bright traces are plotted with plotter pen 2.

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I/O Function Guide

To print or plot scale factors

Instrument scale factors may be turned on or off for hardcopy prints and plots. All factors are printed on the hardcopy when on is selected. When factors is selected for a hardcopy plot, the plot is in portrait mode. When factors is not selected for hardcopy plot, the plot is in landscape mode.

1

Press the Hardcopy Menu softkey, then press the Printer Setup softkey.

2 Press the Factors softkey until On is displayed.

Print or Plot with Factors On (portrait mode)

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I/O Function Guide

To print or plot scale factors

Plot with Factors Off (landscape mode)

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Setting GPIB addresses

I/O Function Guide

To set GPIB addresses

To set addresses on GPIB modules, press Prin t/ Utility , then press

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the I/O Menu softkey.

This menu allows you to set the instrument and printer/plotter address. Each device on an GPIB bus must have a unique instrument adresss between 0 and 30.

Instrument address

To set the instrument address, press the InstAddr softkey until the correct address is displayed. The address can also be incremented or decremented by turning the knob closest to the address is 7.

Cursors key. The default instrument

Printer Address

To set the printer or plotter address on the GPIB bus, press the PrintAddr softkey until the correct address is displayed. The address can also be incremented or decremented by turning the knob closest to the

Cursor s key. The default printer/plotter address is 1.

See also For more information on GPIB parameters, refer to the Programmer’s Guide

that came with your Agilent 54600-Series instrument.

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I/O Function Guide

To set RS-232 baud rate and handshake

To set the baud rate and handshake parameters on a module with an

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RS-232 interface, press

softkey.

Setting RS-232-C baud rate and handshake

Print/ Ut il ity , then press the I/O Menu

Baud rate

To set the RS-232 baud rate, press the Baud Rate softkey until the correct value is displayed. The baud rate can also be incremented or decremented by turning the knob closest to the selected as 1200, 2400, 9600, or 19200. The default baud rate is 9600.

Cursors key. The baud rate can be

Handshake

To set the RS-232 handshake protocol, press the Handshake softkey until the correct protocol is displayed.

Handshake can be set to DTR (data terminal ready) or XON (XON-transmit on /XOFF-transmit off.)

See also For more information on RS-232 parameters, refer to the Programmer’s

Guide that came with your Agilent 54600-Series instrument.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name:

Manufacturer’s Address:

Agilent Technologies

1900 Garden of the Gods Road Colorado Springs , CO 80901 USA

Declares, That the product

Product Name:

Model Number(s):

Product Options:

Digitizing Oscilloscope Module

54652B and 54659B

All

Conforms to the following Product Specifications:

Safety:

IEC 1010-1:1990 +A1 / EN 61010-1:1993 UL 3111 CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1:1993

EMC:

CISPR 11:1990 /EN 55011 (1991): Group 1 Class A IEC 555-2:1982 + A1:1985 / EN 60555-2:1987 IEC 555-3:1982 + A1:1990 / EN 60555-3:1983 + A1:1991 IEC 801-2:1991/EN 50082-1 (1992):4 kV CD, 8 kV AD IEC 801-3:1984/EN 50082-1 (1992):3 V/m, {1kHz 80% AM,27-1000MHz} IEC 801-4:1988/EN 50082-1 (1992): 0.5 kV Sig. Lines, 1kV Power Lines

Supplementary Information:

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, and carries the CE-marking accordingly.

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

Colorado Springs, 1/12/95

John Strathman, Quality Manager

European Contact: Your local Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office or Agilent Technologies GmbH, Department ZQ / Standards Europe, Herrenberger Strasse 130, 71034 Böblingen Germany (FAX: +49-7031-143143)

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name:

Manufacturer’s Address:

Agilent Technologies

1900 Garden of the Gods Road Colorado Springs , CO 80901 USA

Declares, That the product

Product Name:

Model Number(s):

Product Options:

Digitizing Oscilloscope Module

54655A and 54656A

All

Conforms to the following Product Specifications:

Safety:

IEC 1010-1:1990 +A1 / EN 61010-1:1993 UL 3111 CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1:1993

EMC:

CISPR 11:1990 /EN 55011 (1991): Group 1 Class A IEC 555-2:1982 + A1:1985 / EN 60555-2:1987 IEC 555-3:1982 + A1:1990 / EN 60555-3:1983 + A1:1991 IEC 801-2:1991/EN 50082-1 (1992):4 kV CD, 8 kV AD IEC 801-3:1984/EN 50082-1 (1992):3 V/m, {1kHz 80% AM,27-1000MHz} IEC 801-4:1988/EN 50082-1 (1992): 0.5 kV Sig. Lines, 1kV Power Lines

Supplementary Information:

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, and carries the CE-marking accordingly.

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

Colorado Springs, 1/14/97

John Strathman, Quality Manager

European Contact: Your local Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office or Agilent Technologies GmbH, Department ZQ / Standards Europe, Herrenberger Strasse 130, 71034 Böblingen Germany (FAX: +49-7031-143143)

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name:

Manufacturer’s Address:

Agilent Technologies

1900 Garden of the Gods Road Colorado Springs , CO 80901 USA

Declares, That the product

Product Name:

Model Number(s):

Product Options:

Digitizing Oscilloscope Module

54657A and 54658A

All

Conforms to the following Product Specifications:

Safety:

IEC 1010-1:1990 +A1 / EN 61010-1:1993 UL 3111 CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1:1993

EMC:

CISPR 11:1990 /EN 55011 (1991): Group 1 Class A IEC 555-2:1982 + A1:1985 / EN 60555-2:1987 IEC 555-3:1982 + A1:1990 / EN 60555-3:1983 + A1:1991 IEC 801-2:1991/EN 50082-1 (1992):4 kV CD, 8 kV AD IEC 801-3:1984/EN 50082-1 (1992):3 V/m, {1kHz 80% AM,27-1000MHz} IEC 801-4:1988/EN 50082-1 (1992): 0.5 kV Sig. Lines, 1kV Power Lines

Supplementary Information:

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, and carries the CE-marking accordingly.

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

Colorado Springs, 4/24/97

John Strathman, Quality Manager

European Contact: Your local Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office or Agilent Technologies GmbH, Department ZQ / Standards Europe, Herrenberger Strasse 130, 71034 Böblingen Germany (FAX: +49-7031-143143)

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Warning

• Before turning on the

instrument, you must connect the protective earth terminal of the instrument to the protective conductor of the (mains) power cord. The mains plug shall only be inserted in a socket outlet provided with a protective earth contact. You must not negate the protective action by using an extension cord (power cable) without a protective conductor (grounding). Grounding one conductor of a two-conductor outlet is not sufficient protection.

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• If you energize this

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• Whenever it is likely that

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• Capacitors inside the

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About this edition

This is the the Interface Modules for Agilent 54600-Series Instruments I/O Function Guide.

Publication number 54652-97004

Printed in USA. Edition dates are as follows: 54652-97004, August 2000 54652-97002, July 1996

New editions are complete revisions of the manual. Update packages, which are issued between editions, contain additional and replacement pages to be merged into the manual by you. The dates on the title page change only when a new edition is published.

HP 54600 Function Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Introduction

To install the interface module

Interface Cables

Print/Utility Menu

To select your printer or plotter

To setup your printer or plotter

To set formfeed

To print or plot gray scale

To print or plot scale factors

To set GPIB addresses

To set RS-232 baud rate and handshake

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY