HP E1418A User Manual

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HP E1418A 8/16-Ch D/A Converter User Manual

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Reader Comment Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 1. Module Setup and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Module Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Ordering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Field Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Terminal Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Front Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the Logical Address Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installation in a Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Terminal Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Scre w-T ype Terminal M odu le (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Wiring the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Attaching the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Removing the Ter minal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Terminal Module Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Option A3E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Option A3H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Option 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Terminal Module Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Configuring the Term inal Modul e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

P/J Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

V/I Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Termina l Module Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Voltage and Current Output Connecti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Combining Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Conne cting an Exter nal Trigger Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the CAL Output Ter m inal s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Initial Opera ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Module Iden tification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 2. Programming E xamples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Program Exam ples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Querying M odule Identification and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

APPLy Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Error Che cking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

I/O Error Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

SCPI Error Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

SOURce Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting the Output M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Controlling the Output Rel ay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using *OPC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Combining Output Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 3. HP E1418A SCPI Command Refer ence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Command Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Common Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

SCPI Command F ormat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Linking Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

SCPI Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

ABORt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

APPLy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

APPLyn:CURRent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

APPLyn:VOLTage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

CALibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

CALibration:CONDit ion ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

CALibration:CONFig ure:RESi sta nce? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

CALibration:RE Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

CALibration:STORe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

CALibration:TEST? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

CALibration:VALue:RESistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

CALibrationn:CONFigure: CURRent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

CALibrationn:CONFigure:VOLTage? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

CALibrationn:VALue:CURRent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

CALibrationn:VALue:VOLTage? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

DIAGnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

DIAGnostic:CALibr a tion: OUTPut[:MODE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

DIAGnostic:CALibr a tion: OUTPut[:MODE]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

DIAGnostic:CONFigure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

DIAGnostic:OUTPut:ALL[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

DIAGnostic:S O URc en:F UNCtion: MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

DIAGnostic:T RIGger ed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

INITiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

INITiate[:I M M ediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

OUTPut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

OUTPut:TTLTrgn[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

OUTPut:T TLTrgn[:STAT e]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

OUTPutn[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

OUTPutn[:STATe]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

SOURce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel][ :IMMediate][:AMPLitude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel][ :IMMediate][:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[ :AMPLit ude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel]: T RIGgered[:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

SOURcen:FUNCtion:MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

SOURcen:FUNCtion:MODE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel][ :IMMediate][:AMPLitude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel]: T RIGgered[:AMPLitude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel]: T RIGgered[:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

STATus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

STATus:OPE Ra tion:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

STATus:OPE Ra tion:ENABle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

STATus:OPE Ra tion:ENABle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

STATus:OPE Ra tion[:EVENt]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

STATus:PRESet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

SYSTem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

SYSTem:ER Ror? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

SYSTem:VERSion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

TEST:NUMBer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

TEST:TST[:RE Sults]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

*TST? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

TRIGger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

TRIGger[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

TRIGger:SOURce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

TRIGger:SOURce? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

IEEE-488. 2 Common Command Qu ick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

HP E1418A Comma nd Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Appendix A. HP E1418A Speci fications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

DC Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

DC Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

General Cha ra cteristic s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Cooling Requiremen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Appendix B. HP E1418A Register-Based Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Address ing the Reg isters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

A16 Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

A24 Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

The Base Addres s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Register Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Reset and Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Register Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

A16/A24 REGIST ERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

A24 REGISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Register Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Manufacturer ID Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Logical Address Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Device T ype Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

VXI Status/Control Regist er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

VXI Offset Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Calibration Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Card Configuration Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Software T ri gger Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Trigger Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Interrupt Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Isolation Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Channel Pr ogram Jumper Reg ister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Channel Trigger Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Channel M ode Regist er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Channel Relay Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Card Contr ol Reg ister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Main_DAC Im mediate Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Main_DAC Tr iggered Regist ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Offset_DAC Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Gain_DAC Regist er s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Undefined Regi sters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Channel Voltage Offset Cali bration Regist er s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Channel Voltage Gain Calibra ti on Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Channel Cur rent Offset C al ibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Channel Curr en t Gain Calibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Calibrati on R esistor Value Register s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Voltage Ca libration Status Regi ster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Current Calibration Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Calibration Isolat i on Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Calibration Car d Configuration Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Calibration Checksum Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Module S erial Number Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Register Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Appendix C. HP E1418A Error M e ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Error Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Error Message s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Appendix D. Voltage/Current Out p ut Adjus t ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Using This Appen dix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Calibrati on Constants and Non-Volatile Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Equipment Require d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Adjustment Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Voltage Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Current Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Storing the Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Return the Module t o Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Example Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Appendix E. Configuration and Disasse mbly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Using This Appen dix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Checking Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Changing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Adding 8 Channe l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Installing Isolated/Non-Isolated Plug-on Modul es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Isolating an Assembly (Self-Test) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Assembly Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

To Exchange an Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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Certification

Hewlett-Packard C ompa n y certifi es that this produ ct met its publi sh ed speci fica tions a t the time of shipme nt from the factor y. Hewlett­Packard furth er cert ifi es that its cali brat ion mea sureme nt s are tracea bl e to the Unit ed Sta tes Na tion al Inst itute of Stan dards and Technol­ogy (formerly National Bureau of Standards), to the extent allowed by that organization’s calibration facility, and to the calibration
facilities of other International Standards Organization members.

Warranty

This Hewlet t-Pa ck ar d product is warr ante d agai nst de fect s in mate rials and w orkmansh ip for a period of three yea rs from date of ship­ment. Duration and conditio ns of warranty for this product m ay be superseded wh en the product is i nt egrated into (be com es a part of)
other HP products. During the warranty period, Hewlett-Packar d Company will, at its opt ion, either repair or re pl ace pr oducts which
prove to be defective.

For warrant y se r vice or repair, this product must be returned to a ser vi ce facility designated by Hewlet t -Packard (HP). Buyer shall pre­pay shippin g charges to HP and HP sh al l pay shipping charges t o re tu rn t he product to Buyer. However, Buyer shall pay all shipping
charges, dutie s, an d taxe s for products ret urned to HP from an other cou ntry.

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properly installe d on that product . HP does not warrant that t he operat ion of the product, or software, or firmware wi ll be uninterrupted
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manual for specific WARNING or CAU­TION information to avoid personal injury
or damage to the product.

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Declaration of Conformity

according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name: Hewlett-Pa ckar d C ompany

Loveland Manufacturing Center

Manufact ure r’s Addre s s: 815 14th Street S.W.

Loveland, Colorado 80537

declares, that the product:

Product Name: 8/16-Ch an nel D/A Con ver ter Modul e

Model Number : HP E1 418A

Produc t Opt ion s: All

conforms to the following Pr od uct Spe cifi cati ons :

Safety: IEC 1010-1 (1990) Incl . Amend 1 (1992) /E N610 10-1 (1993)

CSA C22.2 #1010.1 (1 992)
UL 3111

EMC: CISPR 11:1990/EN55011 (1991): Group 1 Class A

IEC 801-2:1991/ E N5008 2-1 (1 992) : 4 kVCD, 8 kVAD
IEC 801-3:1984/ E N5008 2-1 (1 992) : 3 V/m
IEC 801-4:1988/ E N5008 2-1 (1 992) : 1 kV Power Line

.5 kV Signa l Lin es

Supplementary Information: The product herewith c omplies wit h th e requirements of the Low Voltage
Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/ EEC (inclu sive 93/68/E EC) and carr ies the "CE" mark ing
accordingly.

Tested in a typical HP C-Si ze VXI Ma infr ame configuration .

November 6, 1995 Jim White, QA Manager

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Department HQ- TRE, Herrenberg er Stra ße 130, D-71034 Böblingen, German y (FAX [phone]).

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Using This Chapter

This chapter provides general module information and tasks you must
perform to install a nd pr e pa re your module. A procedur e to verify your
installation is also given. The chapter is divided into the followin g s ections :

Chapter 1

Module Setup and In stalla tion

• Module Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13

• Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

• Front Panel Connector s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18

• Setting the Logical Address Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19

• Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

• Terminal Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22

• Wiring the Terminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23

• Attac hi ng the Te rminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pa ge 25

• Removing the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26

• Terminal Module Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27

• Terminal Modu le Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30

• Configuring the Terminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31

• Terminal Modu le Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33

• Initial Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37

Module Description

The HP E1418A is an 8 or 16 channel digital-to-analog c onverter module
for use in a VXIbus C-s ize mainframe. The module is a register-based
device. The module can be programmed via direct register access or, with
the appropriat e driver , by high level commands. This manual de scribes
programming the module using SCPI (Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments) a nd the SCPI driver.

Each HP E1418A module is a unique instrument having its own output
buffer and error queue. Multiple modules cannot be combined into a single
instrument.

Each channel can be configured to eith er voltage or current output mo de.
When configu r ed f or voltage output, voltages in the range of -16.0 to
+16.0 Volts can be set. When configured f or current output, current in the
range of -0.02 to + 0.02 Amps can b e s et. The c hannel output mode can be
programmatically set, or, can be forced to either voltage or current by
mechanical jumpers on the terminal module.

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 13

Each output channel is individually configurable to be either an isolated
output or a non-isolated output. Cha nne l configuration to is olated or
non-isolat ed is made by individual plu g- on modules for each channel.

Figure 1-1 shows the module.

Figure 1-1. The HP E1418A 8/16-Channel D/A Converter

with Terminal Module

14 Module Setup and Installation Cha pter 1

Ordering Options The HP E1418A may be ordered from Hewlett-Pa c kard in a va r iety of

configurations. As ordered, the module has the following options :

Description

HP E1418A 8-Channel D/A Converter with Non-Isolated Outpu ts
HP E1418A Option 001 16-Channel D/A Converter with Non-Isolated Output s
HP E1418A Option 002 8-Channel D/A Converter with Isolated Out pu ts
HP E1418A Option 003 16-Channel D/A Converter with Isolated Output s

Field Kits The module can also be us er configured as described beginning on page 166

of this manual. The following field expansion and configuration kits are
available:

Description Use

HP E1523A Single Channel Isolated

plug-on modul e

HP E1524A Expansion kit, 8-Channel

Non-Isolated Out put s

HP E1525A Expansion kit, 8-Channel

Isolated Out pu t s

To change a single channel from
non-isolated to isolated ou tput.

To add 8 additional non-isolated
channels to an existing 8- cha n nel
module .

To add 8 addit io nal isol at e d cha n n els to
an existing 8-cha n n el modul e.

Terminal Modules The standard HP E1418A Terminal Module provides screw terminals for

connections. Two other terminal options are available with the HP E1418A:

– Crimp a n d Ins er t ( O ptio n A3E)
– Ribbon Cable (Option A3H)
– Terminal Module Housing without a terminal module PC board or

connectors included (Option 135)

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 15

Functional Description

The HP E1418A provides great flexibility in configuration. This functional
description will help you become familiar with the various configurations
and how th e module is structured. A functio nal b loc k diagram is shown in
Figure 1- 2.

Figure 1-2. A Function al Blo ck Diag ra m

Each channel MUST have either an isolated or non-isolated plug-on module installed. Channels may be configured

*

using any combination of Isola ted and Non -Isol ated plug-on modules.

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As shown, there are four major assemblies that make up an HP E1418A:

– Chann els 1 through 8 main board and VXIbus backplane circuitry.
– Channels 9 through 16 expansion board.
– Isolated or Non-isolat ed plug-on modules.
– Terminal Module.

Cha nnels 1–8 m ain board and VXIbus backplane circuitry.

This assembly contains all the VXIbus interface and decoding circuitry.
Isolated and Non-Isolated plug-on modules for channels 1–8 connect to this
assembly. The panel connectors for the terminal module are also mounte d
on this assemb ly.

The optional Channels 9–16 expansion board is electrically connected and
mechanically mounted to the main board. Isolated and Non-Isolated
plug-on modules for channels 9–16 connect to this assembly.

Isolated or Non-isolated plug-on modules are required for every channel.
Eight plug-on modules mount to the main board and 8 plug-on modules
mount to the expansion board. Any c omb inati on of is olated or non-isolated
plug-on modules may be used, but every channel must ha ve a plug-on
module ins ta lle d.

The Terminal Module shown in Figure 1-2 is the standard screw-type
terminal module. This module provides screw connections for each channel
output, the calibration connections, and the external trigger in connections.
This module also contains two jumpers for each channel; one, called the P/J
Jumper, to enable or disable VXIbus programming of the channel mode
(either voltage or current) and one, called the V/I Jumper, to set the channel
mode when the P/J Jumper is in the Jumper position.

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 17

Front Panel Connectors

Figure 1-3 shows the connections at the front panel connectors of the main
module.

Figure 1-3. HP E1418A Front Panel Connector Pinout

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Setting the Logical Address Switch

Figure 1-4 shows the logical address switch location and setting. The logical
address switch factory setting is 72. Valid addresses range from 1 to 255.

When used with an HP Command Module the fac t ory set address of
decimal 72 results in a module address of 9 (72 d ivided by 8). The modu le
address is used as a secondary address when using HP-IB and a Command
Module. For ex ample, the module address may be 7 09 09, whe r e 7 is th e
HP-IB interface address, 09 is the command module address, and 09 is the
HP E1418A address.

The HP E1418A supports dynamic address configuratio n. When you set the
logical address to 255, the res o ur ce manager sets the logical address
programmatically.

Note When using an HP C-size mainframe with the HP E1405/E1406 Command

Modules, the logical address setting must be a multiple of 8.

Figure 1-4. Setting the Logical Address

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 19

Module Installation

To install t he module:

1. Verify the position of the CAL Store Enable Jumper for your
application. Th e Jumper, as shipped, is in the CAL position. In this
position, a calibration may be performed and the results stored in
non-volatile memory. In the Secured position, a calibration may be
performed, bu t may NOT be stored in non-volatile memory. This
jumper is described in more detail on page 156.

2. Verify or set the logical address switch as shown in Figure 1-4.

3. Install the module in a mainframe as shown in Figure 1-5.

Installation in a

Mainframe

The HP E1418A may be installed in any slot (except slot 0) in a C-size
VXIbus mainframe. To install in a mainframe:

1. Set the extraction levers out. Slide the module into any slot (except
slot 0) until the backplane connectors touch.

2. Seat the module by moving the levers toward each other.

3. Tighten the top and bottom screws to secure the module in the
mainframe.

Figure 1-5. Installing the HP E1418A in a VXIbus Mainframe

20 Module Setup and Installation Cha pter 1

To Remove a Module: To remove a module from a mainframe:

1. Remove any terminal modules.

2. Loosen the top and bottom screws securing the module in the
mainframe.

3. Move the extraction levers away from each other. As the levers are
moved, the module will detach from the backplane co nnec t ors.

4. Slide the module out.

Note The extraction levers will not seat and unseat the backplane connectors on

older HP VXIbus mainframes and n on-HP ma inframes . You must
manually seat the connectors by pushing the module into the mainframe
until the front panel is flush with the front of the mainframe. The extraction
levers may be used to guide or remove the module.

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 21

Terminal Modules

Four terminal modules are available for the HP E1418 A; a screw- t ype, a
crimp-and-insert type, a ribbon cable type, and an empty terminal housing
(without a PC board or connectors).

Screw-Type

Terminal Module

(Standard)

The standard terminal module uses screw-type terminals to make
connectio ns. Figure 1-6 may be photocop ied and used for wiring layout.

Figure 1-6. Screw-Type Termin al Modu le Layou t

22 Module Setup and Installation Cha pter 1

Wiring the Terminal Module

Figure 1-7 shows how to open and wire the HP E1418A terminal module.

Figure 1-7. Wiring the HP E1418A Terminal Module

(

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 23

continued on next page)

Figure 1-7. Wiring the HP E1418A Terminal Module

(

continued from previous page)

24 Module Setup and Installation Cha pter 1

Attaching the Terminal Module

Figure 1-8 shows how to attach the HP E1418A terminal module.

Figure 1-8. Attaching the HP E1418A Terminal Module

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 25

Removing the Terminal Module

Figure 1-9 shows ho w to remove the HP E1418A terminal module.

Figure 1-9. Removing the HP E1418A Terminal Module

26 Module Setup and Installation Cha pter 1

Terminal Module Options

Besides the standard screw-type terminal module, the HP E1418A can be
ordered with the following two options. One option (A3E) provides
crimp-and-insert connectors and terminal housing. The other option (A3H)
provides a ribbon cable con nector and termina l hous ing.

Option A3E HP E1418A Option A3E can be ordered if a crim p -and-inser t termin al

module is desired. This allows you to crimp connectors onto wires which
are then inserted directly into the HP E1418A fac eplate connector. Refer to
the pin-out diagram on page 30 to make the connections. The
crimp-and-insert connector is shown in Figure 1-10.

Note The pin numbering on th e crimp-and-insert conn ector may not agree with the

pin nu mberi ng on the HP E1418’s faceplate connector. Use the pin
numbering on the faceplate connector to wire the crimp-and-insert connector.

Figure 1-10. Option A3E Crimp- and-I nsert Con necto r

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 27

Crimp-and-Insert

Terminal Module

Accessories

The following accessories are necessary for use with crimp-and-insert
Option A3E:

Single-Conductor and

Contact

Shielded-Twisted-Pair and

Contacts

A crimp-and-insert contact is crimped onto o ne end of a wire. The other
end is not terminated. Order HP 91510A.

A crimp-and-insert contact is cr im ped onto each conductor a t one e nd of a
shi elded- t wist ed -pair cable. The other end is not terminated. Order
HP 91511A.

Jumper Wire and Contacts A crimp-and-insert contact is crimped onto eac h en d of a single-conductor

ju mper wire. This j umper is typi cally us ed t o tie t wo p i n s togethe r in a
single crimp-and-insert connector. Order HP 91512A.

Crimp-and-Insert Co ntacts These contacts ma y be crimped onto a conductor and then inserted into a

crimp-and-insert connector. The crimp tool kit is required to crimp the
contacts ont o a conductor and remove the contact from the connector.
Order HP 91515A.

Crimp-and-Insert Tools The hand crimp tool (part number HP 91518A) is used for crimping

contacts ont o a conductor. The pin extractor tool (part number HP 91519A)
is required f or removing contacts from the crimp-a nd-insert connector.

These products are not included with Option A3E or with the terminal
option accessories listed earlier.

28 Module Setup and Installation Cha pter 1

Extra Crimp-and-Insert

Connectors

Option A3H The Ribbon Cable Connector Terminal Option provides a terminal housing

Note In Figure 1-12, t he center row of each connector is not u sed in the ribbon

The crimp-and-insert connector is normally supplied with Option A3E.
Contact H ewl ett-Pa c kard if addit ional connectors are needed.
Order HP 91484B.

and ribbon cable connectors. The connectors are designed to be used with
64-pin 0.05 inch center ribbon cables (not provided). Use Figure 1-12 to
make the connections.

cable. The center row of both connectors is module ground (GND).

Figure 1-11. Option A3H Ribbon Cable Con nect or

Option 135 The Terminal Module H ousing Option provides a termina l housing with no

connectors of any type.

The user-supplied connector must be a DIN 41612 type C female,

11.6 mm dime ns ion as shown above.

Chapter 1 Module Setup and Insta ll ation 29

Terminal Module Connectors

Figure 1-12 shows the connections at the terminal module connectors.

Figure 1-12. HP E1418A Terminal Module Connector Pinout

30 Module Setup and Installation Cha pter 1