Agilent Technologies E1438 manual

Agilent T echnolo gies E14 38 VXI 100 MSa/ s ADC with f ilters and memory Installation and Service Guide Agile nt T echnol ogies Part Number E1 438-90011 Pri nted in U.S. A. Prin t Date: Decembe r 2002, Fifth E dition © Agilent T echnologi es, Inc., 1999-2 002. All righ ts reser ved. 8600 So per Hil l Road, Eve r e tt, W ashingto n 98205-12 09 U.S[...]

2 Notices The in formation c ontaine d in thi s manual is subj ect to ch ange witho ut not ice. Agile nt T e chnolo gies makes no war ranty of an y kind with re gard to thi s manual, inc luding, but not lim ited to, th e implied wa rranti es of mercha ntabi lity and f itne ss for a pa rti cular purp ose. Agile nt T e ch nologie s shall not be lia b[...]

3 The Agi lent T echnolog ies E143 8 at a G lan ce The Agil en t T echno logi e s E1438 100 MSa/s Digi tizer with DSP and Memory pro vides high preci sion digit izing for time and freque ncy dom ai n appl icat ions along with signal condi tionin g, f ilte ring, and me mory . The module plugs into a sin gle C-si ze sl ot in a VXI mainf rame. − E14[...]

4 What Y ou Get With the Agile nt T echno lo gie s E14 38 The fol lo wing item s ar e inc luded wit h your Agil e nt T echnologi e s E1438 Hard wa re: • Agilent T echnologi e s E143 8 ADC, C-size VXI modu le • CD-R OM for W indows and H P-UX set up Software A W indo ws setup progra m t hat ins ta lls: • Firmw are in stalla tion program • Th[...]

5 In This Book This book doc uments the Agil ent T e chnol ogies E1438 modu le. It pro vi de s info rmation on: • hard w ar e inst all at ion • s oftw are i nsta llati on • getti ng st ar ted i nformat ion • re p la ce able p ar ts Other Doc ume ntat ion After runn ing the setup program the f oll owing document ation is a v ailab le: • C [...]

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7 Install ing th e Agilent E143 8 E1438To inspect th e Agilent E1438. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 To install the Agilent E1438. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 To clean fiber optic connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 To store the module .[...]

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1 1 Insta lling t he Agi l ent E1438[...]

10 Inst alling the Agile nt E1438 E1438T o inspect the A gi le n t E1 438 The Agi le nt E 1438 si ngle channe l VXI ADC Module wa s careful ly ins pe cted both mecha nically and el ec trically before shi pm ent . It should be fre e of marks or sc rat ches and it shou ld meet its publi s hed s pec ifi cati ons upon rec eipt. If the module was damage[...]

11 Install ing the Agile nt E1438 T o instal l the Ag ilent E143 8 T o pro tec t ci rcui ts fro m sta tic di sc ha rge, o bser ve an ti-s ta tic te chn iq ue s when ever ha nd li ng the Agile n t E1438 VXI ADC Module. 1. Set up your VXI mainframe. S e e the installation guide for your mainf rame. 2. Select a s lot in the VXI mainf rame for the E 14[...]

12 Inst alling the Agile nt E1438 4. Set the mainframe ’ s power s witch to of f (0). Ins tall i ng or re mo ving the module with powe r on may da mage compone nts in the module. 5. Place the module’ s card edges (top and bottom) into the module guides in the slot. 6. Slide the module into the mainframe until the m odule connects firmly with th[...]

13 Install ing the Agile nt E1438 7. Attach the module’ s front panel to the mainframe cha ssis using the module’ s captive mounting s crews. VXI Mainframe P ow er Switch Slotted Captive Scr ew s E1438/ E1439[...]

14 Inst alling the Agile nt E1438 T o clea n f ibe r opt ic co nnec tors The Agi lent E1438D has a f iber opti c serial FPDP (front panel data port ). Sin ce the data transmit s via li ght, the f i ber optic connectio ns must be c lea n. The follo w ing proc edure desc rib e s ho w t o cle an f i b er opt ic connect ors. Do not use any type of f o [...]

15 Install ing the Agile nt E1438 T o st or e the modu l e St ore th e mo d ul e in a cl ea n, dr y , an d s ta ti c f ree envi r o nm en t . F or othe r r equirements , see stora ge an d tran sport re st ric tion in “T echni cal Specif icatio ns ”. T o tr anspo rt the m odule • Package the module using the original f actory packa ging or pac[...]

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2 2 Ge tt in g S ta r ted wit h th e A gi le n t E1 43 8[...]

18 Getti ng Star ted wi th the Agil e nt E1438 Getting Sta rted and Introduction This s ecti on helps you get your Agi le nt E 1 438 running a nd makin g simple mea sureme nts with out pr ogramming. It s hows y ou how t o install the soft ware li braries and ho w to ru n the Soft Fr ont P ane l program. It also int roduces you to the e xample prog [...]

19 Gett ing Started with the Agile nt E1438 System Requirements Sy stem Req ui remen ts (M icro so ft Win dows) • A Penti um-c la ss persona l computer: • M icros oft Wi ndows 2000, or NT . • One of the foll owing in te rfa ce s: • HP/Agilent FireWi re − E 84 91B IEEE- 1394 PC Link to VXI • National Instrument s PCI MXI-2 • Oth er VI [...]

20 Getti ng Star ted wi th the Agil e nt E1438 T o install the Windo ws VXI plug &pla y driv ers This proc edure assum es tha t you hav e alread y ins ta lled a VISA (V irtual Ins trum e nt Softw are Arc hit ectur e) li brary . If you att empt to inst al l the W i nd o ws VXIplug& play dri v ers withou t havi ng ins tall ed a VISA libra ry [...]

21 Gett ing Started with the Agile nt E1438 T o use th e Res ou r ce Man age r The Reso urce Manager is a program from your hardw are int erf ace manuf ac turer . It looks at the VXI mainf rame to dete rmine what mo dules are in stal led. Y ou need to run it e very ti me you po wer up. If you get the mess age: "VISUCCE SS_DEVICE_NPRE S ENT &qu[...]

22 Getti ng Star ted wi th the Agil e nt E1438 T o use the pr o gram group (Windows) If you ins tall ed the prog ram group usin g the defaul t meth od during the insta llat ion proce dure, you ha ve a s hortcut for a pr ogram group simil ar t he one belo w . Ac cess it throu gh the S tart b utton: Programs Vxipnp age1438 This p rogra m group co[...]

23 Gett ing Started with the Agile nt E1438 T o use the VXI plug&p lay So ft F ront P a nel (SPF) In a Wi ndows en vironmen t, the Soft Front Pane l is the best pl ac e to start to e xplore the capa bil i t ie s of the Agilent E1438 . The Soft Front P a nel is us eful for checki ng your syste m to mak e sure that it is insta lled co rrec tl y a[...]

24 Getti ng Star ted wi th the Agil e nt E1438 T o use the ex amp le program s Se ve ral e xample progra ms are include d that perform usefu l tasks and can serv e as a basis for you r ow n pro grams. When you i nstalled your Agilen t E 1438 W indo ws li braries and dr iver s usin g the se tup prog ra m or util ity , you al so ins talle d e xec uta[...]

25 Gett ing Started with the Agile nt E1438 multcha n_32.exe This e xample s ho ws ho w to synchro nize two modules to ac hie v e sim ult a neous s ampling, f ilte r deci m ati on, and ma tched l o ca l osci llato r ph as e. It is wr it ten in V isua l Ba sic. inf o.exe This example sho ws ho w to r etrie ve o ption and re vision informati on from [...]

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28 Replacing Assemblies Re placea bl e part s The Agil e n t E1438 m us t be ret urned t o Agile nt T ech nologie s for s ervi ce or calibra tion. Exchange modul es a re shippe d with no m emory s o you m us t mov e the mem ory from the origina l modul e t o the re placement m odule. This s ec tion sho ws you how to add or repl ace memory module s.[...]

29 Replacing Assemblies Code Numbers The fol lo wing ta ble prov ides th e name and loc ation for th e manuf acture rs ’ code numbers (Mfr . Cod e ) list ed in th e r ep l ac ea bl e p ar t s tab l e.[...]

30 Replacing Assemblies Asse mb lies The modul e is sta tic sensitive. Use the appropriate precauti ons when removing, handling, and instal ling to av oid damag e. MP002 MP003 MP004 M1 or M2 MP007 MP005 MP005 MP006 MP0 13 MP0 1 1 MP008 MP0 17 MP009 MP0 16 MP0 14 MP0 15 MP0 18 Mp0 18 MP0 13 MP0 12 MP022 MP02 1 MP0 19 MP020 MP0 16 MP0 1 0 MP0 17 MP00[...]

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33 Replacing Assemblies T o r e move t he M1, M2 assemblies[...]

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A addr ess, module Se e lo g ic al ad d res s C cab le s fibe r op t i c 14 cleaning fi ber o ptic connec tors 14 conf igur ing a VXI system 21 D DE VICE _N PRES ENT 21 dr iv ers in stalling Wi ndows 20 upgradi ng 20 E example programs C 24 using 24 V i sual Basic 24 Windo ws 23 F fi b e r o p t i c cables 14 cleani ng connec t o rs 14 fi r m w a r[...]

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37 Need Assistan ce? If you need a ssi stance , contact you r near est Agilen t T echnologi e s Servi ce Off ice. Y ou can f ind a lis t of loc al servic e re presenta ti ves on the W eb at: http: //www .agile nt.c om/ . If you do not ha ve acc ess to the int e rnet, one of t he cente rs li st ed b elo w can di rec t yo u to your near est r epre se[...]

38 About this edi tion Dece mber 2002: This editi on documents th e tra nsition from the Agi le nt E 1438A to the Agile nt E 1438C and f rom th e Agil ent E1438 B to the Agile nt E1438D. T he A and B models will beco me ob s ole te. The Ag ilent E1438C has no loca l b us cap ability . April 2001 : This edition doc uments the ne w fi be r optic i nt[...]