Agilent Technologies 82357A manual

Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter User’s Guide[...]

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Contents 3 Contents 82357A USB/GPIB In terface Converter User’s Guide Chapter 1 - Installing the 82357A ............... ................. ................ ........... 5 Steps to Install the 82357A ................ ................. ............ ............... 7 Step 1: Before You Install the 82 357A ................ ............ ............... [...]

Contents 4 Check USB Cables, USB Interf ace, Host PC ......... .............. 47 Reboot the PC ................. ................ ................ ............. ........ 47 Check Device Manager .............. ................ ................ ........... 48 Software Installation Checks ......... ............. ................. ............ ..... 49[...]

1 Installing the 82357A[...]

6 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A This Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interf ace Converter Us er’s Guide shows how to install and configure the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter for PCs with Windows 98 (SE), Wind ows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional operating systems. This chapter shows suggested steps to instal l the 82357A, inclu[...]

Chapter 1 7 Installing the 8235 7A Steps to Install t he 82357A Steps to Install the 82357A This figure shows a suggested sequence of steps to install and configur e the 82357A and to com municate between your PC and GPIB instruments. Step 1 - Before You Install the 82 357A  Check Your Shipment  Check System Requirem ents Step 2 - In stalling[...]

8 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 1: Before You In stall the 82357A Step 1: Before You Install the 82357A Before you install the 82357A, you shoul d:  Check Your Shipment  Check System Requirements Check Your Shipment Your 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter shipmen t should include the items in the following figure. If any items are mis[...]

Chapter 1 9 Installing the 8235 7A Step 1: Before You Install the 82357A Check System Requirements Before you install the Agilent IO Librar ies Suite, you should verify that your system meets the minimum ha rdware and s oftware req uirements listed to install and use the software. Adding addition al RAM may improve overall system perfor mance. NOTE[...]

10 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite This step shows how to install the Agile nt IO Libraries Suite, using default settings, including:  Checking for Installed Agilent IO Libraries or Agilent IO Libraries Suite  Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite Chec[...]

Chapter 1 11 Installing the 8235 7A Step 2: Installing Agile nt IO Libraries Suite immediately following Agile nt IO Libraries M.01.01, so you should consider revision “14.0” to be a greater version number than ”L” or “M”.  If the IO icon is not displayed, a version may still be installed. To check this, click Start | Programs and lo[...]

12 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite 3 If the auto-run window does not appear automatically,  Click Start | Run...  Type <drive>:autorunauto.exe , where <drive> is your CD drive letter. 4 When the auto-run window appears, follow the directions in this window to install the Agilent IO Li[...]

Chapter 1 13 Installing the 8235 7A Step 3: Connect ing the 8 2357A Step 3: Connecting the 82357A After the Agilent IO Libraries (Versio n L.01.00 or later) have been in stalled, you can connect the 82357A to any USB port on your PC or you can connect the 82357A via standard USB hubs. This step includes:  82357A Hardware Description  Connecti[...]

14 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82 357A Connecting the 82 357A to Your PC This section shows steps to connect the 82357A to a USB port on your PC or to conne ct to your PC via a USB Hub. 1 Connect to a USB Port. Make sure the PC is ON and plug the 82357A USB cable into any available USB port on your PC. Do not co nnect the[...]

Chapter 1 15 Installing the 8235 7A Step 3: Connect ing the 8 2357A 2 Observe the LEDs. Observe the LEDs on the 82357A for at least 10 seconds. See Chapter 2 - Using the 82357A for a description of the normal LED sequence with an initial installation of an 82357A. a Initially, only the red F AIL LED should be ON . After a few seconds, all three LED[...]

16 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82 357A 4 Observe the LEDs. Observe the LEDs on the 82357A for at least 10 seconds. See Chapter 2 - Using the 82357A for a descri ption of the normal LED sequence with an initial installation of an 82357A. a Initially, only the red F AIL LED shou ld be ON. After a few seconds, all three LEDs[...]

Chapter 1 17 Installing the 8235 7A Step 3: Connect ing the 8 2357A Observing Windows Plug and Play Manager Sequence (Windows XP Only) When an 82357A is first plugged into a USB po rt, for Windows XP ONLY, a Windows Plug and Play Manager inst allation sequence may be displayed. Introduction The following sequence only ap pears when an 82357A is ini[...]

18 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82 357A Typical Windows Plug and Play Manager Sequence When an 82357A is initially plugged into a USB port, a Welcome to the Found New Hardw are Wizard dialog box may appear, as shown in the following figure. If this dialog box appears, select Install the software automatically (Recomme nded[...]

Chapter 1 19 Installing the 8235 7A Step 3: Connect ing the 8 2357A 7 The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Finish to close the wizard. 8 A slightly different version of the Welcome to the Found New Hard ware Wizard dialog box appears, this time for installing 82357A software Select Install the software automatic al[...]

20 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82 357A 11 The Please wait while the wizard installs the software... dialog box appears. After the insta llati on is complete, click the Next> button to display the Agilent 823 57A USB/GPIB Interface Detected dialog box. Go to “Step 4: Configurin g the 82357 A” to co ntinue the instal[...]

Chapter 1 21 Installing the 8235 7A Step 4: Configurin g the 82357A Step 4: Configuring the 82357A After the 82357A has been installed and the applicable Windows Plug and Play Manager installation sequen ce has completed, the 82357A must be configured before it can be used with SICL or with Agilent VISA or VISA COM. This step includes:  Setting [...]

22 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring t h e 82357A installation sequen ce has completed, a n Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Detected dialog box should app ear. 3 If the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface De tected dialog box does not appear, an d the Connection Expert ut ility is not running, STOP . See Chapter 3 - Troubleshootin[...]

Chapter 1 23 Installing the 8235 7A Step 4: Configurin g the 82357A (right pane of the Connection Expe rt windo w) when you highlight th e USB/GPIB interface. 5 Accept Default Settings. Click OK (or click the x box) to configure the 82357A with the (default) settings f or the VISA Interface Name and the SICL Interface Name shown in t he dialog box.[...]

24 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring t h e 82357A Setting 82357A Custo m Configuration This section shows steps to configure an 82357A for custo m configuration settings using the Connection Expert ut ility. Typically, you will need to set custom configuration only for specializ ed applications, such as chan ging VISA and/or SICL [...]

Chapter 1 25 Installing the 8235 7A Step 4: Configurin g the 82357A 5 Run Connection Expert. Click the blue IO icon in the taskbar notification area and click Agilent Connection E xpert . Wait for the Connection Expert window to appear. 6 Edit Default Settings. Click on the USB/GPIB icon in the explorer view at the center of the Connection Expert w[...]

26 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring t h e 82357A 9 Record VISA/SICL Names. For future programming use, you will need to know the VISA interface ID and SICL interface ID as shown in the properties pane . After you finish editing the 82 357A configurations, you may want to record these values. You can see these values at any time b[...]

Chapter 1 27 Installing the 8235 7A Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instruments Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instruments After the 82357A has been installed and configured, the next step is to connect GPIB instruments to the 82357A. This step includ es:  Connecting a Single GPIB instrument  Connecting Multiple GPIB Instruments Connecting a Single GPIB Ins[...]

28 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instrument s Connecting Multiple GPIB Instruments The following figure shows a typi cal way to connect three GPIB instruments to an 8235 7A. When you have made the connections fo r your system, go to “Step 6: Programming via the 82357A”.You may want to record the primary GPIB address of[...]

Chapter 1 29 Installing the 8235 7A Step 6: Pr ogramming via the 82357A Step 6: Programming via the 82357A After the 82357A has been configure d and you have conne cted your GPIB instruments to the 82 357A, the next step is to estab lish communication between your PC and the instruments u sing VISA Assist ant. After communication has been establish[...]

30 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 6: Progra mming via the 8235 7A 3 Highlight the GPIB instrument to be addres sed. 4 Select the Formatted I/O Tab. 5 Select the IEEE 488.2 button. 6 Click the *IDN? button. 7 The GPIB Instrument String should appea r. 8 Repeat Steps 3 - 8 for the next GPIB instrument. 9 When communication has been establishe d[...]

Chapter 1 31 Installing the 8235 7A Step 6: Pr ogramming via the 82357A Accessing VISA and SICL Manuals You can access .pdf copies of the Agilent VISA User’s Guide and the Agilent SICL User’s Guide for Windows from the blue IO icon on the Windows taskbar. Adobe Reader is required to view these manuals. To acce ss the Agilent VISA User’s Guide[...]

32 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 6: Progra mming via the 8235 7A Windows PC GPIB I nstrume nts USB Cabl e Interface VISA/SICL Na mes VISA Name S ICL Na me "GP IB1" "h pib 7" VIS A/SICL Addressi ng v i O pen (. .. "G PI B1: :5: : I NST R". .. ) v i O pen (. .. "G PI B1: :4: : I NST R". .. ) v i O pen (.[...]

2 Using the 82357A[...]

34 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A This chapter describes normal op erating states for the 823 57A and gives guidelines to use the 82357A including:  Modes of Opera tion  Setting Configuration Parameters[...]

Chapter 2 35 Using the 82357A Modes of Ope ration Modes of Operation This section describes no rmal operationa l modes for the 82357A, including:  Initial 82357A Operating States  Introduction to 823 57A Operating Modes  Single 82357A Operation  Multiple 82357A Op eration  SRQ Operation Initial 82357A Op erating States The following [...]

36 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Modes of Opera tion Introduction to 82357A Operating Modes The 82357A has two modes of operatio n. When only one 82357A is connected to a USB port within a system, we define the operatio n as the single mode of op eration . When two or more 82357As ar e connecte d at the same time to USB ports within a system, we defin[...]

Chapter 2 37 Using the 82357A Modes of Ope ration Single 82357A Operation When an 82357A is first installed and configured, a defau lt VISA Interface ID, SICL Interface ID, Logical Unit (LU) numbe r and GPIB Address are automatically assigned to the Serial Nu mber associated with this specific 82357A. For example, assume an 82357A with Serial Nu mb[...]

38 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Modes of Opera tion Multiple 82357A Operation When two or more 823 57As are attach ed to a system at the same time, we define the mode as the multiple mode of operation . In multiple mode of operation, each 82357 A is “bound” to its related IO Configuration for that Serial Number. This is a different mo de of opera[...]

Chapter 2 39 Using the 82357A Setting Configur ation Parameters Setting Configuration Parameters This section gives guide lines to change or set various co nfiguration parameters for the 82 357A, including:  Changing Configur ation Parameters  Changing Modes of Op eration  Setting Timeout Floor Value  Setting High-Perfo rmance Operation[...]

40 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Setting Configuration Par ameters Changing Modes of Operation If your system has multiple 82357As configured (multiple mode of operation), the on ly way to change from multiple mode of oper ation back to the single mode of operation is: 1 Unplug all 82357As from the system. 2 Run Connection Expert (click the blue IO ic[...]

Chapter 2 41 Using the 82357A Setting Configur ation Parameters Setting 82357A High-P erformance Operation Introduction The GPIB transfer rate for 82357A writes using large (>1000 bytes) buffe r size is affected by the Data Availabl e (T1) delay time. (The transfer ra tes are not noticeably affected when the buffe r size is <100 0 bytes). The[...]

42 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Setting Configuration Par ameters Notes:[...]

3 Troubleshooting the 82357A[...]

44 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A This chapter provides troubleshooting g uidelines and service/supp ort information for the Agilent 82357 A USB/GPIB Interface Converter. The chapter contents ar e:  Troubleshooting Flowcha rt  Hardware Checks  Software Installation Checks  Software Configuration Checks  Service and Support Info[...]

Chapter 3 45 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Troubleshooting Flowchart Troubleshooting Flowchart The figure on the next page sh ows a suggested seq uence of steps to diagnose and trou bleshoot 82357A pr oblems, based on the LED states. You can use the LED states to help di agnose and trouble shoot the 82357A whenever the LED states do not match expecte[...]

46 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Troubleshooting Flowchart Al l LEDs ON Red FAIL L ED ON Al l LEDs OFF Af ter Doing These Checks: y If th e FAI L LED is t he onl y LE D O N , g o to S o ftw a re Inst all ati on Check s. y If all three LEDs are ON , go to Soft ware C onfi gurat ion Check s. y If all three LEDs are OF F, contact A gil ent. * V[...]

Chapter 3 47 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Hardware Checks Hardware Checks If all LEDs are still OFF 10 or more seconds after plugging the 82357A USB cable into a USB port, and all Windows Plug and Play Manager activity and Connection Expert refreshes have ceased, start your troubleshooting sequence by perform ing hardwar e checks. If any action take[...]

48 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Hardware Checks Check Device Manager You can use the Windows Device Manager to re install the 82357A, as required. For example, with Windows 2000, go to Control Panel by selecting Start | Settings | Control Panel . Then, select System | Hardwa re | Device Manager . From Device Manager , select 82357 and then [...]

Chapter 3 49 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Software Insta llation Chec ks Software Installation Checks When only the red FAIL LED is still ON after 10 second s, the 82357A has been detected by the host computer, but has not yet been configur ed for use with the Agilent IO Librarie s. Possible causes for this is that the appropriate version of the Agi[...]

50 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Software Installation Checks a If the IO icon is displayed, click the icon and click Abou t Agilent IO Control to display th e version. The version must be L.01.0 0 or greater. Note that Agilent IO Librar ies Suite 14.0 was the revision immediately followi ng Agilent IO Librarie s M.01.01, so yo u should cons[...]

Chapter 3 51 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Software Insta llation Chec ks Verify 82357A USB Driver Installation After installing the Agilent IO Libraries, check for installed driver files. 1 Check for Driver Files. This table lists the USB driver files in their default directories. 2 Uninstall the Agilent IO Libraries Suite. If the driver files canno[...]

52 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Software Configuration Checks Software Configuration Checks If all three LEDs remain ON for more than 10 second s after the 82357A is connected to a USB port, t he 82357A ha s been inst alled but is n ot yet configured for use with the Agilent IO Libr aries. When all three LEDs are ON after 10 seconds, start [...]

Chapter 3 53 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Software Co nfiguration Check s 1 Unplug/Replug the 82 357A. If unplugging and replugging the 82357A causes the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Dete cted dialog box to appear or the Connection Expert window to refresh, the problem is solved. If not, go to Step 2. 2 Shut Down and Restar t IO Control. Take t[...]

54 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Software Configuration Checks Check for usbscan.sys (Windows 98 SE Only) The 82357A relies on a Microsoft dr iver called usbscan.sys that ships with Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. However, for Windows 98 SE, this file and its parent file, driver20.cab , may not be installed on yo ur PC. Typically, the usbscan.s ys fi[...]

Chapter 3 55 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Software Co nfiguration Check s Assigning usbscan Driver to the 82357A If, when you initially plugged an 82357A into a USB port, a Windows Plug and Play Manager dialog box appeared that requested the loca tion of usbscan. sys and you were forced to click Cancel from this dialog box, see the following informa[...]

56 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Service/Support Information Service/Support Information This section provides ser vice and support in formation for the 823 57A and lists numbers and a Web si te you can use to contact Agilent about the 82357A. 82357A Service Information There are no user-servicea ble parts for the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Int[...]

4 82357A User’s Guide Information[...]

58 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide Information This chapter prov ides general info rmation for the 82357A User’s Guide , including:  Guide Contents  Guide General Information[...]

Chapter 4 59 82357A User’s Guide Informatio n Guide Contents Guide Contents This Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interf ace Converter U ser’s Guide shows how to install and configure the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter for PCs with Windows 98 (SE), Wind ows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional operating sy stems. This table summ ari[...]

60 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide Info rmation Guide General I nformation Guide General Information General Information for this guide follows, including:  Notice  U.S. Government Restricted Rights  Warranty In formation  Trademark Information  Printing History  Copyright Information  Declaration of Confor mity Notice The info[...]

Chapter 4 61 82357A User’s Guide Informatio n Guide General I nformation Warranty Information A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your Agilent Technologies product and r eplacement parts can be obtained fro m Agilent Technologies, Inc. Trademark Information Windows ® 98, Windows ® Me, Windows  NT 4.0, Windows ® 2000 an d Win[...]

62 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide Info rmation Guide General I nformation DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and CEN/CENELEC EN 45014 Manufacturer’s Name: Agilent Technologies, Incorporated Manufacturer’s Address: 815 – 14 th St. SW Loveland, CO 80537 USA Declares under sole responsibility that the product as originally [...]

A 82357A Specifications[...]

64 Appendix A 82357A Specifications This appendix lists 82357A USB/GPIB Inter face Converter Technical Specifications and Supplementary Inf ormation.[...]

Appendix A 65 82357A Specifications Technical Sp ecifications Technical Specifications General Requir ements Minimum System Requirements Windows 98 Second Edition /Me/ 2000/XP Professional, Pentium  - 200, 64 MB RAM, 55 MB free disk space, USB port (OS and Microsoft .NET Framework may require more resources) Supported Standards USB 1.1*, IEEE-48[...]

66 Appendix A 82357A Specifications Supplementary Informa tion Supplementary Information This section provides supplementary information on th e 82357A performance, including supporte d GP IB modes.The 82357A is defined as a controller as it can be (and is required to be) the system controller. GPIB Modes of Operatio n Supported The 82357A supports[...]

Index 67 Index A Agilent IO Libraries Suite, verify installation , 49 Agilent telephone num ber , 56 Agilent Web site , 56 C changing configuration para meters , 39 changing m odes of op eration , 40 check IO Control operation , 52 check PC , 47 check USB cables , 47 check USB interface , 47 check USB scanner , 53 checking shipment , 8 compliance, [...]

68 Index R rebooting the PC , 47 restricted rights , 60 S service and sup port , 56 service information , 56 setting configuration parameters , 39 setting custom configuration , 24 setting default configuration , 21 setting high -performanc e operat ion , 41 setting timeout floor values , 40 single 82357A operation , 37 single mode of operation , 3[...]

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*82357-90002* User’s Guid e 82357-90002 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Printed in Malaysia November 2004 E1104[...]