Agilent 75000 Series C
Agilent E1418A
8/16-Channel D/A Converter Module
User’s Manual and SCPI Programming Guide
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System installation (hardware/software)............. VXIbus Configuration Guide*
Agilent VIC (VXI installation software)*
Module conf i gur at i on and wiring....................... . This Manual
SCPI programming.............................................. This Manual
SCPI example programs...................................... This Manual
SCPI command reference ................................... This Manual
Register-Based Programming ............................. This Manual
VXIplug&play programming ........ ..................... VXIplug&play Online Help
VXIplug&play example programs...................... VXIplug&play Online Help
VXIplug&play function referenc e ............. ......... VXIplug&play Online Help
Soft Front Panel information............................... VXIplug&play Online Help
VISA language information................................ Agilent VISA User’s Guide
Agilent VEE programming information ............. Agilent VEE User’s Manual
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*E1418-90002*
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Contents
Agilent E1418A User’s Manual
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
User Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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
Screw-Type Terminal Module (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wiring the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Attaching the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Removing the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Terminal Module Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Option A3E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Option A3H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Option 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Terminal Module Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
P/J Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
V/I Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Terminal Module Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Voltage and Current Output Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Combining Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting an External Trigger Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the CAL Output Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Module Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Chapter 2. Pr ogramming Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Program Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Querying Module Identification and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Configuration Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
APPLy Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Error Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
I/O Error Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
SCPI Error Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
SOURce Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting the Output Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Controlling the Output Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using *OPC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Combining Output Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 3. Agi len t E1418A SCPI Co mmand Refer e n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Command Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Common Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SCPI Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Linking Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
SCPI Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ABORt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
APPLy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
APPLyn:CURRent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
APPLyn:VOLTage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
CALibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
CALibration:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
CALibration:CONFigure:RESistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
CALibration:RESet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
CALibration:STORe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
CALibration:TEST? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
CALibration:VALue:RESistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
CALibrationn:CONFigure : CU RRe nt ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
CALibrationn:CONFigure : V OLT a ge? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
CALibrationn:VALue:CURRent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
CALibrationn:VALue:VOLTage? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
DIAGnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
DIAGnostic:CALibration:OUTPut[:MODE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
DIAGnostic:CALibration:OUTPut[:MODE]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
DIAGnostic:CONFigure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
DIAGnostic:OUTPut:ALL[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DIAGnostic:SOURcen:FUNCtion:MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DIAGnostic:TRIGgered? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
INITiate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
INITiate[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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Chapter 3. Agi len t E1418A SCPI Co mmand Refer e n c e (continued)
OUTPut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
OUTPut:TTLTrgn[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
OUTPut:TTLTrgn[:STATe]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
OUTPutn[:STATe] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
OUTPutn[:STATe]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
SOURce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
SOURcen:CURRent[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[: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]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
SOURcen:VOLTage[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
STATus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
STATus:OPERation:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
STATus:OPERation:ENABle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
STATus:OPERation:ENABle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
STATus:PRESet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
SYSTem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
SYSTem:ERRor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
SYSTem:VERSion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
TEST:NUMBer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
TEST:TST[:RESults]? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
*TST? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
TRIGger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
TRIGger[:IMMediate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
TRIGger:SOURce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
TRIGger:SOURce? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
IEEE-488.2 Common Comma nd Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Agilent E1418A Command Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Appendix A. Agilent E1418A Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
DC Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
DC Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Cooling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
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Appendix B. A gilent E1418A Reg ister-Based Pr ogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Addressing the Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
A16 Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
A24 Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
The Base Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Register Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Reset and Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Register Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
A16/A24 REGISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
A24 REGISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Register Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manufacturer ID Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Logical Address Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Device Type Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
VXI Status/Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
VXI Offset Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Calibration Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Card Configuration Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Software Trigger Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Trigger Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Interrupt Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Isolation Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Channel Program Jumper Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Channel Trigger Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Channel Mode Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Channel Relay Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Card Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Main_DAC Immediate Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Main_DAC Triggered Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Offset_DAC Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Gain_DAC Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Undefined Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Channel Voltage Offset Calibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Channel Voltage Gain Calibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Channel Current Offset Calibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Channel Current Gain Calibration Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Calibration Resistor Value Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Voltage Calibration Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Current Calibration Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Calibration Isolation Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Calibration Card Configuration Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Calibration Checksum Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Module Serial Number Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Register Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
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Appendix C. Agilent E1418A Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Error Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Appendix D. Voltage/Current Output Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Using This Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Calibration Constants and Non-Volatile Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Equipment Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Adjustment Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Voltage Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Current Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Storing the Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Return the Module to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Example Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Appendix E. Configuration and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using This Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Checking Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Changing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Adding 8 Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Installing Isolated/Non-I sola te d P l ug-on Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Troubleshoot in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Isolating an Assembly (Self-Test) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Assembly Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
To Exchange an Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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Using This Chapter
This chapter provi de s ge ne ral m odule information and tasks you must
perform to install a nd pr ep are your module. A procedu re to ve rif y your
installatio n is a lso gi ve n. The ch a pte r is divided into the fol lowing sections:
Chapter 1
Module Setup and In stallatio n
• Module Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
• Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16
• Front Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18
• Setting the Logical Address Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19
• Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20
• Terminal Modul es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22
• Wiring the Terminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23
• Attaching the Terminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25
• Removing the Terminal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26
• Terminal Modul e Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27
• Terminal Modul e Conne c tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30
• Configuring the Terminal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31
• Terminal Module Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33
• Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37
Module Description
The Agilent E1418A is an 8 or 16 cha nne l digital-to-ana log converter
module for us e in a VXI bus C-size mainf r am e . The module is a
register-base d de vic e . The module can be progra mm e d via dir e ct regis te r
access or, with th e appr opriate driver, by high level comm ands. This
manual describes programmi ng the module using SCPI ( Sta ndard
Commands for Programmable Instruments) and the SC PI dr iver.
Each Agilent E1418A module is a uniqu e instrument havin g its own output
buffer and error qu eu e. Multiple modules cannot be combin ed into a single
instrument.
Each channel can be co nf igur e d to e ither voltage or cur r en t output mode.
When configu red f or volt ag e ou tput, voltages in the range of -16.0 to
+16.0 Volts can be set. When configured for current output, current in the
range of -0.02 to + 0.0 2 Amps can be set. The channe l output mode can be
programmatic a lly se t, or , can be fo rced to e ither voltage or cur r en t by
mechanica l jum p e r s on the te r minal module.
Chapter 1 Module Setup and Instal lation 13
Each output ch annel is individ u a lly c onfigurable to be eit he r an isolated
output or a non-isolated output. Cha nne l c onfiguration to isolate d or
non-isolated is made by individual plug-on modules for each channel.
Figure 1-1 shows the module.
Figure 1-1. The E1418A 8/16-Channel D/A Converter
with Terminal Module
14 Module Setup and Installati on Cha pter 1
Orderin g Options The Agilent E1418A may be order e d from Agilent Technologies in a
variety of configura tions. As ordered, the module has the following options:
Description
E1418A 8-Channel D/A Converter with Non-Isolat ed O ut pu ts
E1418A Option 001 16-Channel D/A Converter with Non-Isolated Outputs
E1418A Option 002 8-Channel D/ A C onve rter with I sol ated O ut puts
E1418A Option 003 16-Channel D/A Converter with Isolated Outputs
Field Ki ts The mod ule can a lso be us er c onf igured as described be ginning on page 167
of this manual. The following field expansion and configuration kits are
available:
Description Use
E1523A Single Channel Isola te d
plug-on module
E1524A Expansion kit, 8-C han nel
Non-Isolated Output s
E1525A Expansion kit, 8-C han nel
Isolated Outputs
To change a single channel from
non-isolated to isolat ed ou tp ut .
To add 8 additional non-isolated
channels to an existi ng 8- cha nnel
module.
To add 8 additional isol at ed cha nnel s t o
an existing 8-channel m odule.
Terminal Modules The standard Agilent E1418A Terminal Module provides screw terminals
for connect ions. Two other ter minal optio ns a re a va ila ble with the
Agilent E1418A:
– Crimp and Inser t (Option A3E)
– Ribbon Cable (Option A3H)
– Terminal Modul e Hou sing without a termina l module PC board or
connectors inc lude d (O pti on 135)
Chapter 1 Module Setup and Instal lation 15
Functional Description
The Agilent E1418A prov ide s gr e at flexibility in config ur at ion. This
functional de sc ri ption will help you be c ome f am iliar with the v arious
configurations and how the module is struc tur ed . A functi ona l block
diagram is shown in Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2 . A Funct ional Block Di a gr a m
Each channel MUST have either an isol ated or non- is olat ed pl ug- on m odu le ins talled. Channels may be co nf ig ure d
*
using any combinatio n of Isola te d and Non-Isolated plu g-o n mo dules.
16 Module Setup and Installati on Cha pter 1
As shown, there are four major assemblies that make up an Agilent E1418A:
– Channels 1 through 8 main board and VXIbus backplane circuitry.
– Channels 9 through 16 expansion board.
– Isolated or Non-isolated plug- on modules.
– Terminal Module.
Channels 1–8 main board and VXIbus b ac kplane cir cuitr y.
This assembly contain s all the VXIbus interf ace an d decodin g circui t ry .
Isolated and Non -Iso la te d plug-on module s fo r chan nels 1–8 connect to this
assembly. The panel connectors for the terminal module are als o mounted
on this assembly.
The optional Channels 9–16 expansion board is electrically connected and
mechanically mounted to the main board. Isolated and Non-Isolated
plug-on module s f or ch an ne ls 9–16 connect to thi s as se mbly.
Isolated or Non-isolat ed plug -on module s a re re quir e d fo r ever y c ha nne l.
Eight plug-on modules mount to the main board a nd 8 plug-on module s
mount to the exp an sion board. Any com bina ti on of isolated or non-isol at ed
plug-on module s may be used, but ev ery c ha nne l must have a plug-on
module insta lle d.
The Terminal Module shown in Figure 1-2 is the standa r d sc rew-type
terminal module. This module provides screw connections for each channel
output, the cal ibra tion connections, and the extern a l trigger in connecti ons.
This module also contains two jumpers for each channel; one, called the P/J
Jumper, to enabl e or disable VXIbus progra mm ing of the c ha nne l mode
(either voltage or cu rre nt) a nd one , called the V/I Jumpe r , to se t the ch an ne l
mode when the P/J Jumper is in the Jumper posi tion.
Chapter 1 Module Setup and Instal lation 17
Front Panel Connectors
Figure 1-3 shows th e connections at the f ro nt pa ne l c onne c tors of the ma in
module.
Figure 1-3. E1418A Front Pan e l Connect or Pinout
18 Module Setup and Installati on Cha pter 1
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 f rom 1 to 255.
When used with an Agilent Command Module the factory set address of
decimal 72 results in a module address of 9 (72 divided by 8). The module
address is used as a se co nda ry ad dr es s whe n using GPIB and a Command
Module. For exam ple , the module addres s ma y be 7 09 09, whe re 7 is the
GPIB interface address, 09 is the command module address, and 09 is the
Agilent E1418A address .
The Agilent E1418A su pports dynamic addre ss c onfiguration. Whe n you
set the logical add ress to 255, the res ourc e m an ager sets the logic a l ad dr es s
programmatically.
Note When using an Agilent C-size mainframe with the Agilent 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 Instal lation 19
Module Installation
To install the module:
1. Verify the position of the CAL S tor e Enab le Jump er f or your
application. The Ju mpe r , as sh ippe d, is in the CAL position. In this
position, a cal ibr a tion may be performe d a nd the results store d in
non-volatil e m emor y. In the Secured pos ition, a calibration may be
performed, but may NOT be stored in non-volatile memor y. This
jumper is descri be d in more detail on page 157.
2. Verify or set the logical address switch a s shown in Figure 1-4 .
3. Install the module in a mainframe as shown in Figure 1-5.
Installat io n in a
Mainframe
The Agilent E1418A m ay be in sta lle d in any slot (exc ep t slot 0 ) in a C-si ze
VXIbus mainf ram e. To install in a mainfr am e :
1. Set the extr a ction levers out. Slide the mo dule into any slot (except
slot 0) until the backplan e connectors touch.
2. Seat the module by moving the levers toward each other.
3. Tighten the top a nd bottom screws to secure the mod u le in the
mainframe.
Figure 1-5. Installing the E1418A in a VXIbus Mainframe
20 Module Setup and Installati on Cha pter 1
To Remove a Module: To remove a module from a mainframe:
1. Remove any te rm ina l m odules.
2. Loosen the top and bottom screws secur ing th e m odule in the
mainframe.
3. Move the extraction levers away from each other. As the levers are
moved, the module will detach from the ba ck pla ne co nne c tor s.
4. Slide the module out.
Note The extracti on levers will not seat and unseat the backplane connec tors on
older Agilent VXIbus ma inf r a mes a nd non-Agilent m ai nframes. You must
manually seat the connectors by pushing the module into the mainframe
until the front pa ne l is f lush with the front of the mainframe . The e xtr a ct ion
levers may be used to guide or remove th e m odul e.
Chapter 1 Module Setup and Instal lation 21
Terminal Modules
Four terminal mo dule s a re ava ila ble for the Agilent E1418A; a screw-type,
a crimp-and-inse r t type, a ribbon cable type , an d an em pty te r mi na l housing
(without a PC board or c onne c tors) .
Screw-Type
Terminal Module
(Standard)
The standard te r minal module use s sc rew - type terminals to make
connections. Figu re 1-6 ma y be photocopied and used for wiring layout.
Figure 1-6. Screw-Type Terminal Module Layout
22 Module Setup and Installati on Cha pter 1
Wiring the Terminal Module
Figure 1-7 shows how to open a nd wir e the E1418A te rminal module.
Figure 1-7. Wiring the E1418A Terminal Module
(
Chapter 1 Module Setup and Instal lation 23
continued on next page)
Figure 1-7. Wiring the E1418A Terminal Module
(
continued from pr evious page)
24 Module Setup and Installati on Cha pter 1
Attaching the Terminal Module
Figure 1-8 shows how to attach the E1418A terminal module.
Figure 1-8. Attaching the E1418A Terminal Module
Chapter 1 Module Setup and Instal lation 25
Removing the Terminal Module
Figure 1-9 shows how to remove the E1418A terminal module.
Figure 1-9. Removing the E1418A Terminal Module
26 Module Setup and Installati on Cha pter 1
Terminal Module Options
Besides the standa r d sc rew-type terminal mo dule , the Agile nt E1418A can
be ordered with the following two options. One opt ion (A 3E) pr ovides
crimp-and-in se rt con ne ct or s an d te rmina l housing. The other option (A3H)
provides a ribbon cab le con ne cto r and term ina l housing.
Option A3E Agilent E1418A Option A3E can be ordered if a crim p- an d- inse rt te r minal
module is desi red. This allows you to crim p co nne c tors onto wires which
are then inserted directly into the Agilent E1418A faceplate connector.
Refer to the pin-out diagr am on pa ge 30 to m ak e th e connections. The
crimp-and-insert connector is shown in Figure 1-10.
Note The pin numbering on the crimp-and-insert connector may not agree with the
pin numbering on the Agilent 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-Insert Connector
Chapter 1 Module Setup and Instal lation 27
Crimp-and-Insert
Terminal Module
Accessories
The following access ories are necessary for use with crimp-and-i nsert
Option A3E:
Single-C onductor and
Contact
Shielded-Twisted-Pair and
Contacts
A crimp-and-ins ert cont act is crimped onto one end of a wir e. The other
end is not terminate d. Ord er Agil en t 91510A.
A crimp-and-insert contact is crimped onto each conductor at one end of a
shielded-twisted-pair cable. The other end is not terminated. Order
Agilent 91511A.
Jumper Wire and Contacts A crimp-and-insert contact is crimped onto each end of a single-conductor
jumper wire. Th is jumper is typically used to tie two p ins together in a
single crimp-a nd- insert connecto r. Order Agilent 91512A.
Crimp-and-Insert Contacts These contacts may be crimped on to a con duc tor a nd the n inserted into a
crimp-and-in se rt con n e cto r . The crimp tool kit is required to crimp the
contacts onto a conductor and remove the c onta c t fro m the c onne c tor .
Order Agilent 91515A.
Crimp-a nd-Insert Tools The hand crimp tool ( pa rt number Agilent 9151 8A) is used f or crim ping
contacts onto a con duc tor . The pi n ex tr actor tool (part number
Agilent 91519A) is requ ir ed for r emoving contacts fr om the
crimp-and-insert connector. These products are not included with
Option A3E or with the terminal option accessories listed earlier.
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