Agilent Technologies USB/GPIB Interface Converter 82357A manual

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

[...]

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 Interface, 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 ac e Converter User’s Guide shows how to install and configure the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter for PCs with Windows 98 (SE) , Windows Me, Windows 2000 , or Windows XP Professional operating systems. This chapter shows suggested steps to install the 82357A, inclu[...]

Chapter 1 7 Installing the 8 2357A Steps to Install t he 82357A Steps to Install the 82357A This figure show s a suggested sequ ence of steps to insta ll and configure the 82357A and to communicate between yo ur PC and GPIB instruments. Step 1 - Before You Install the 82 357A  Check Your Shipm ent  Check System Requirements St ep 2 - In stall[...]

8 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 1: Before You In stall the 82357 A Step 1: Before You Install the 82357A Before you install the 82357A, you should:  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 8 2357A Step 1: Before You Install the 8235 7A Check System Requirements Before you install the Agilent IO Librar ies Suite, you should verify that your system meets the minimum ha rdware an d software r equiremen ts listed to install and use the software. Adding a dditional RAM may improve overall system perf ormance. NO[...]

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 n t IO Libraries Suite, using default settings, including:  Checking for Installed Agilent IO Libraries or Agilent IO Libraries Suite  Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite Che[...]

Chapter 1 11 Installing the 8 2357A Step 2: Inst alling Agile nt IO Libraries Suite immediately following Agilent IO Librarie s M.01.01, so you should consider revision “14.0” to be a greater versio n number than ”L” or “M”.  If the IO icon is not displayed, a v ersion may still be installed. To check this, click Start | Programs and[...]

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 8 2357A Step 3: Conne cting the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82357A After the Agilent IO Libraries (Versio n L.01.00 or later) have been installed, you can connect the 8235 7A to any USB port on your PC or you can co nnect the 82357A via standar d USB hubs. This step includes:  82357A Hardware Descri ption  Connec[...]

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 connect the [...]

Chapter 1 15 Installing the 8 2357A Step 3: Conne cting the 82357A 2 Observe the LEDs. Observe the LEDs on the 82357A fo r 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 re d FAIL LED should be ON. After a few second s, 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 fo r at least 10 seconds. See Chapter 2 - Using the 82357A for a descr iption of the normal LED sequence with an initial installation of an 82357A. a Initially, only the red F AIL LED sho uld be ON. After a few seconds, all three LED[...]

Chapter 1 17 Installing the 8 2357A Step 3: Conne cting the 82357A Observing Windows Plug and Play Manager Sequence (Windows XP Only) When an 82357A is first plugged into a USB port, for Windows XP ONLY, a Windows Plug and Play Manager inst allation sequ ence may be displayed. Introduction The following sequence only ap pears when an 82357A is init[...]

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 8 2357A Step 3: Conne cting the 82357A 7 The Completing the Foun d New Hardwa re Wizard d ialog box appea rs. Click Finish to close the wizard. 8 A slightly different version of the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, this time for ins talling 82357A software Select Install the software automatic[...]

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 th e installati on is complete, click the Next> button to display the Agile nt 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Detected dialog box. Go to “Step 4: Configu ring the 82357 A” to continue the install[...]

Chapter 1 21 Installing the 8 2357A Step 4: Configur ing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring the 82357A After the 82357A has been installe d and the applicable Windows Plug and Play Manager installation sequ ence 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 the 8235 7A installation sequ ence has complete d, an 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, and the Connection Expert ut ility is not running, STOP . See Chapter 3 - Troubleshoo ting[...]

Chapter 1 23 Installing the 8 2357A Step 4: Configur ing the 82357A (right pane of the Connection Expe rt window) when you highlight the USB/GPIB interface. 5 Accept Default Settings. Click OK (or click the x box) to configure the 82357A with the (default) settings for the VISA Interface Name and the SICL Interface Name shown in t he dial og box. I[...]

24 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring the 8235 7A Setting 82357A Custo m Configuration This section shows steps to configure an 82357A fo r custom configuration settings using the Connection Ex pert ut ility. Typically, you will need to set custom configuration only for specializ ed applications, such as ch anging VISA and/or SICL [...]

Chapter 1 25 Installing the 8 2357A Step 4: Configur ing 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 Connectio n Expert [...]

26 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring the 8235 7A 9 Record VISA/SICL Names. For future programming use, you will need to know the VISA interface ID and SICL inte rface ID as shown in the properties pane . After you finish editi ng the 82357A configurations, you may want to record these values. You can see these va lues at any time [...]

Chapter 1 27 Installing the 8 2357A Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instruments Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instruments After the 82357A has been installe d and configured, the next step is to connect GPIB instruments to the 82357A. Thi s step includes:  Connecting a Single GPIB instrumen t  Connecting Multiple GPIB Instruments Connecting a Single GPIB I[...]

28 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instrume nts Connecting Multiple GPIB Instruments The following figure shows a typi cal way to connect three GPIB instruments to an 8 2357A. When you have made the conn ections for your system, go to “Step 6: Programming via the 8235 7A”.You may want to record the primary GPIB addr ess [...]

Chapter 1 29 Installing the 8 2357A Step 6: Programming v ia the 8 2357A Step 6: Programming via the 82357A After the 82357A has been config ured and you have connected your GPIB instruments to th e 82357A, the next step is to estab lish communication between yo ur PC and th e instruments using VISA Assist ant. After communication has been estab li[...]

30 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 6: Pr ogramming via the 82357A 3 Highlight the GPIB instrument to be addre ssed. 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 app ear. 8 Repeat Steps 3 - 8 for the next GPIB instrument. 9 When communication has been establishe d [...]

Chapter 1 31 Installing the 8 2357A Step 6: Programming v ia the 8 2357A 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 vie w these manuals. To acce ss th e Agilent VISA User’s Gu[...]

32 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 6: Pr ogramming via the 82357A Wind ows P C GPIB Ins tru me nts USB Cab le Interface VISA/SIC L Names VISA Name S ICL Na me "GP IB1" "h pib7 " VIS A/SICL Addressi n g v i O pen (. .. " GPI B1: : 5:: I NST R". .. ) v i O pen (. .. " GPI B1: : 4:: I NST R". .. ) v i O pen[...]

2 Using the 82357A[...]

34 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A This chapter describes norm al operating stat es for the 82357A and gives guidelines to use the 82357A including:  Modes of Ope ration  Setting Configuration Parameters[...]

Chapter 2 35 Using the 82357A Modes of Operation Modes of Operation This section describe s normal operatio nal modes for the 823 57A, including:  Initial 82357A Operating States  Introduction to 823 57A Operating Mode s  Single 82357A Operation  Multiple 82357A Op eration  SRQ Operation Initial 82357A Op erating States The following[...]

36 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Modes of Op eration 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 82357A s are connecte d at the same time to USB ports within a system, we defin[...]

Chapter 2 37 Using the 82357A Modes of Operation Single 82357A Operation When an 82357A is first installed and configu red, a default VISA Interface ID, SICL Interface ID, Logical Unit (LU) nu mber and GPIB Address are automatically assigned to the Seri al Nu mber associated with this specific 82357A. For example, assume an 82357 A with Serial Numb[...]

38 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Modes of Op eration Multiple 82357A Operation When two or more 8 2357As are attach ed to a system at t he same time, we define the mode as the multiple mod e 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 mode of oper[...]

Chapter 2 39 Using the 82357A Setting Configur ation Parameters Setting Configuration Parameters This section gives gu idelines to change or set various configuration parameters for the 82 357A, including:  Changing Config uration Parameter s  Changing Mode s of Operation  Setting Timeout Floor Valu e  Setting High-Perfo rmance Operatio[...]

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 operation back to the single mode of operation is: 1 Unplug all 82357As from the system. 2 Run Connection Expert (click the blue IO ico[...]

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) bu ffer size is affected by the Data Availa bl e (T1) delay time. (The transfer ra tes are not noticeably affected when the buffe r size is <1000 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/support information for the Agilent 82357 A USB/GPIB Interface Converter. The chapter contents ar e:  Troubleshootin g Flowchart  Hardwa re Check s  Software Installation Check s  Software Configuration Checks  Service and Support In[...]

Chapter 3 45 Troubleshooting the 82 357A Troubleshooting Flowchart Troubleshooting Flowchart The figure on the next page shows a suggested sequence of steps to diagnose and tr oubleshoot 82357 A pr oblems, based on the LED states. You can use the LED states to help di agnose and tro ubleshoot the 82357A whenever the LED states do not match expected[...]

46 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting th e 82357A Troubleshooting Flowchart Al l LEDs ON Red FAI L LED ON Al l LEDs OF F Af ter Doi ng These C hecks: y If t h e FAI L LED i s the on ly LE D O N , go to S o ftw a re I nstal lat ion Check s. y I f al l thr ee LE Ds are ON, go t o Software Confi gurati on Check s. y I f al l thr ee LE Ds are OFF , contact A gi[...]

Chapter 3 47 Troubleshooting the 82 357A 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 ha ve ceased, start your troubleshoo ting sequence b y perform ing hardwar e checks. If any action t[...]

48 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting th e 82357A Hardware Check s Check Device Manager You can use the Windows Device Manage r to reinstall the 823 57A, as required. For example, with Windows 20 00, go to Control Panel by selecting Start | Settings | Control Panel . Then, select System | Hardwa re | Device Manager . From Device Manager , select 82357 and t[...]

Chapter 3 49 Troubleshooting the 82 357A Software Insta llation Ch ecks 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 config ured for use with the Agilent IO Librarie s. Possible causes for this is that the appropriate version of the Agi[...]

50 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting th e 82357A Software Installation Checks a If the IO icon is displayed, click the icon and click Ab out Agilent IO Control to display th e version. The version must be L.01 .00 or greater. Note that Agilent IO Librar ies Suite 14.0 was the revision immediately followi ng Agilent IO L ibraries M.01.01, so you sh ould con[...]

Chapter 3 51 Troubleshooting the 82 357A Software Insta llation Ch ecks Verify 82357A USB Driver Installation After installing the Agilent IO Libraries, check for installed driver files. 1 Check for Driver Files. This ta ble lists the USB driver files in their default directories. 2 Uninstall the Agilent IO Libraries Suite. If the driver files cann[...]

52 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting th e 82357A Software Configuration Chec ks Software Configuration Checks If all three LEDs remain ON for more than 10 second s after the 82357A is connected to a USB port , the 82357A has been inst alled but is not yet configured for use with the Agilent IO Libraries. When all three LEDs are ON after 10 seconds, start y[...]

Chapter 3 53 Troubleshooting the 82 357A Software Co nfigurat ion Checks 1 Unplug/Replug the 82 357A. If unplugging a nd repluggi ng the 8235 7A causes th e Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface De tected dialog box to appear or the Connection Expert wind ow to refresh, the problem is solved. If not, go to Step 2. 2 Shut Down and Restart IO Control. Ta[...]

54 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting th e 82357A Software Configuration Chec ks Check for usbscan.sys (Windows 98 SE Only) The 82357A relies on a Microso ft driver called usbscan.sys that ships with Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. However, for Windows 98 SE, this file and its parent file, driver 20.cab, may not be insta lled on your PC. Typically, the usbscan.s ys [...]

Chapter 3 55 Troubleshooting the 82 357A Software Co nfigurat ion Checks Assigning usbscan Driver to the 82357A If, when you initially plugged an 82357A into a USB po rt, a Windows Plug and Play Manager dial og box appeared that requested the lo cation of usbscan. sys and you were forced to click Can cel from this dialog box, see the following info[...]

56 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting th e 82357A Service/Support Informati on Service/Support Information This section provid es service and sup port information for the 82357A and lists numbers and a Web si te you can use to contact Agile nt about the 82357A. 82357A Service Information There are no user-se rviceable parts for the Agilent 8235 7A USB/GPIB [...]

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

58 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide Information This chapter pr ovides genera l information for the 82357A User’s Guide , including:  Guide Contents  Guide General Information[...]

Chapter 4 59 82357A User’s Guide Infor mation Guide Contents Guide Contents This Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interf ac e Converter User’s Gu ide shows how to install and configure the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter for PCs with Windows 98 (SE) , Windows Me, Windows 20 00, or Windows XP Professional operat ing sy stems. This table summa[...]

60 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide In formation Guide Genera l Informatio n Guide General Information General Information for this guide follows, including:  Notice  U.S. Government Restricted Rights  Warranty Informat ion  Trademark Information  Printing History  Copyright Information  Declaration of Confor mity Notice The inf[...]

Chapter 4 61 82357A User’s Guide Infor mation Guide Genera l Informatio n Warranty Information A copy of the specific warranty terms applicab le to your Agilent Technologies prod uct and replacement parts can be obtained from Agilent Technologies, Inc. Trademark Information Windows ® 98, Windows ® Me, Windows  NT 4.0, Windows ® 200 0 and Wi[...]

62 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide In formation Guide Genera l Informatio n 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 82357 A USB/GPIB Interface Converter Technical Specifications an d Supplementary Inf ormation.[...]

Appendix A 65 82357A Specificatio ns Technical Sp ecifications Technical Specifications General Requ irements Minimum System Requirements Windows 98 Se cond 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-[...]

66 Appendix A 82357A Specifications Supplementary Inf ormation Supplementary Information This section provides supplementary information on the 82357A performance, including suppor ted GP IB modes.The 82 357A is defined as a controller as it can be (and is required to be) the system controller. GPIB Modes of Operati on 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 modes of operation , 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, IE[...]

68 Index R rebooting the PC , 47 restricted rights , 60 S service and support , 56 service information , 56 setting configuration paramete rs , 39 setting custom configuration , 24 setting default configuration , 21 setting high -performa nce oper ation , 41 setting timeout floor values , 40 single 82357A operation , 37 single mode of operatio n , [...]

[...]

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