Agilent Technologies 66lxxA VXIplug&play Power Products Instrument Drivers, Accessing Online Help

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VXIplug&play Power Products Instrument Drivers

VXIplug&play instrument drivers for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT are now available on the Web at http://www.agilent.com/find/drivers. These instrument drivers provide a high-level programming interface to your Agilent Technologies electronic load. VXIplug&play instrument drivers are an alternative to programming your instrument with SCPI command strings. Because the instrument driver’s function calls work together on top of the VISA I/O library, a single instrument driver can be used with multiple application environments.

Supported Applications

〉Agilent VEE

〉Microsoft Visual BASIC

〉Microsoft Visual C/C++

〉Borland C/C++

〉National Instruments LabVIEW

〉National Instruments LabWindows/CVI

System Requirements

The VXIplug&play instrument driver complies with the following:

〉Microsoft Windows 95

〉Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

〉HP VISA revision F.01.02

〉National Instruments VISA 1.1

Downloading and Installing the Driver

NOTE:Before installing the VXIplug&play instrument driver, make sure that you have one of the supported applications installed and running on your computer.

1.Access Agilent Technologies Web site at http://www.agilent.com/find/drivers.

2.Select the instrument for which you need the driver.

3.Click on the driver, either Windows 95 or Windows NT, and download the executable file to your PC.

4.Locate the file that you downloaded from the Web. From the Start menu select Run <path>:\agxxxx.exe - where <path> is the directory path where the file is located, and agxxxx is the instrument driver that you downloaded .

5.Follow the directions on the screen to install the software. The default installation selections will work in most cases. The readme.txt file contains product updates or corrections that are not documented in the on-line help. If you decide to install this file, use any text editor to open and read it.

6.To use the VXIplug&play instrument driver, follow the directions in the VXIplug&play online help for your specific driver under “Introduction to Programming”.

Accessing Online Help

A comprehensive online programming reference is provided with the driver. It describes how to get started using the instrument driver with Agilent VEE, LabVIEW, and LabWindows. It includes complete descriptions of all function calls as well as example programs in C/C++ and Visual BASIC.

〉To access the online help when you have chosen the default Vxipnp start folder, click on the Start button and select Programs Vxipnp Agxxxx Help (32-bit).

- where Agxxxx is the instrument driver.

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Contents Agilent Part No Microfiche Part No Update April Programming GuideSafety Guidelines Contents Abor Status Reporting Synchronizing Power Module Output Changes Error MessagesIntroduction About This GuideDocumentation Summary External ReferencesVXIplug&play Power Products Instrument Drivers Downloading and Installing the DriverAccessing Online Help Supported ApplicationsGpib Capabilities Of The Power Module Introduction To ProgrammingModule Gpib Address Introduction To ScpiRST *IDN? *SRE Volt LEV Prot Curr Voltlev 8.0 Prot 8.8 CURR?Outpprotdel Traversing the Command Tree Effect of Optional HeadersOutputprotectionclear STATUSOPERATIONCONDITION? OUTPUTPROTECTIONCLEARSTATUSOPERATIONCONDITION?Voltagelevel 7PROTECTION 8CURRENTLEVEL 3MODE List Volttrig 7.5INIT*TRG Outp OFF*RCL 2OUTP onSymbol Numerical Data Formats Talking FormatsListening Formats Suffixes and Multipliers Class Unit Unit with MultiplierSystem Considerations Assign @PM3TOError Handling Agilent Basic ControllersUsing the National Instruments Gpib Interface Sending the Command Volt 5 in Basic Sending the Command Volt 5 in CReceiving Data from the Module Receiving Module Data with BasicReceiving Module Data with C Language Dictionary IntroductionDescription Of Common Commands CLSMeaning and Type DescriptionBit Configuration of Standard Event Status Enable Register ESEESE ESR?OPC? IDN?OPC OPT? PSCRST RCLRCL SRE SAVSRE TRG Bit Configuration of Status Byte RegisterSTB? Description of Subsystem Commands TST?WAI AborSubsystem Tree Diagram Calibration Subsystem CalautoCalauto 1 Calauto Once CalcurrCalcurrlev CalpassCalsave CalstatCalvolt CalvoltlevCalvoltprot CurrCurr 500 MA Currlev CurrmodeCurrprotstat Currprotstat OFFCurrtrig Currtrig 1200 MA CurrlevtrigInit Initcont 1 Initcont on ListcounListcoun Listcoun INF ListcurrLISTCURRPOIN? ListdwelLISTDWELPOIN? ListstepListvolt Listvolt 2.0,2.5,3.0 Listvolt MAX,2.5,MINLISTVOLTPOIN? MEASCURR? MEASVOLT?Outp Outpstat ON,NORELAY OutpprotOutpprotcle Outpprotdel 75E-1 OutprelOutprelpol NormOutpttlt Outpttlt 1 Outpttlt OFFOutpttltlink Outpttltsour LinkSTATOPER? STATOPEREVEN?STATOPERCOND? StatoperenabStat Oper NTR 32 Stat Oper PTR StatpresSTATQUES? STATQUESEVEN?STATQUESCOND? Stat Ques COND?SYSTERR? SYSTVERS?Trigger Subsystem TrigTrig Trig IMM TrigdelTrigdel .25 Trigdel MAX TriglinkVolt VoltlevVoltmode Voltmode List Voltmode FIXVolttrig 1200 MV Voltlevtrig VOLTSENSSOUR?Volttrig Power Module Programming Parameters Link Parameter ListPower Module Status Structure Status Register Bit ConfigurationStatus Reporting Operation Status GroupQuestionable Status Group Bit Signal Bit Configurations of Status Registers MeaningStatus Questionable Commands Query Power Module Status Model Standard Event Status GroupLocation Of Event Handles Status Byte RegisterOutput Queue Initial Conditions At Power On ExamplesStatoperptr 5376ENAB Statquesptr 18ENABSTATOPEREVEN?QUESEVEN? Statoperptr 1024NTR Statoperenab 1024*SREModel of Fixed-Mode Trigger Operation Synchronizing Power Module Output ChangesTrigger Subsystem Initiated State Delaying StateIdle State Model of List Mode Trigger Operation INITiateCONTinuous CommandTrigger Status and Event Signals Output Change StateOutpttltsour List Subsystem Listvolt 3.0,3.25,3.5,3.75 Listdwel 10,10,25,40 Automatically Repeating a ListListcurr 2,3,12,15 Triggering a ListTiming diagrams of Liststep Operation RI Remote Inhibit Subsystem DFI Discrete Fault Indicator SubsystemScpi Command Completion Error Messages Power Module Hardware Error MessagesSystem Error Messages Standard Event Status Register Error Bits222 -223 -241 -310 -330 -350 -400 -410 -420 -430 Scpi Confirmed Commands Scpi Approved CommandsScpi Conformance Information Scpi VersionNon-SCPI Commands Application Programs Application 1. Sequencing Multiple Modules During Power Up Figure B1-1. Block Diagram of Application #1 Variations On This ImplementationFigure B1-2. Timing Diagram of Application #1 Reset and Clear Module Enable Backplane TTL Trigger DriveEnable Output Enable Response to TriggerImplementation Details How The MPS Implements The Solution MPS Set Up Figure B2-1. Block Diagram of Application #2 When a CV-TO-CC Transition Occurs Enable TTL Trigger DriveEnable Response to TTL Trigger Start AT 15Application 3. Controlling Output Voltage Ramp Up at Turn On Figure B3-1. Simulating a Slow Voltage Ramp Generating the Desired Voltage Ramp for Application #3 Option Base Start Voltage for RampStop Voltage for Ramp SecondsApplication 4. Providing Time-Varying Voltages Figure B4-1. Voltage Waveform for Application #4Module set up Variations On This Implementation Enable OCP No Delay Before Protection OccursEnable Detection of OC Condition Enables Detection on Positive TRANSITION, I.EApplication 5. Providing Time-Varying Current Limiting Figure B5-1. Typical DUT Current vs. Time Implementation Details How The MPS Implements The Sequence GO to 12 V When Triggered Current Limit DataDwell Time Data SET to GET Current from ListApplication 6. Output Sequencing Paced by the Computer Nominal 12MPS Set Up Figure B6-1. Block Diagram of Application #6 These are the Bias Supply Limit ConditionsTo be Tested Number of Bias Supply Limit C0MBINATIONSReturn Overview Of Application Advantages/Benefits Of The MPS Solution Figure B7-1. Block Diagram of Application #7 When the Module Indicates SIC Step Completed When IT Completes the LIST. OPC Generates SROEnable SRQ Interrupt Enable Intr Identify Handler SubroutineSupplemental Information CMD$ = Output on ‘ Enable Output CMD$ = Initiate ‘ Enable Trigger to Start List‘ Conversion to Send Real Numbers Over the BUS CMD$ = Voltmode List ‘ SET to GET Voltage from ListCall Iooutputs SLOTO, CMDS, L Waiting for Trigger BIT 5 of the Operation Status RegisterCONDITION.DATA = Wend‘ Disable Auto Serial Poll If IBSTA% 0 then Goto ‘ AS Part of the Command String‘ Program N3.BAS ‘ INSTRUMENT.NAME$ = SlotoStop ‘ General Error HandlerIf IBSTA% 0 then Goto Selected AS a Trigger Source Application #3 Controlling Voltage Ramp UP AT Turn on Dwell = ramptimeTo terminate the iooutputa Int error Char *badstring If error != EOl enabled for both read and write Strcatvlist, vpoint This is a generalized error checking routine Index IndexIndex Index Index Agilent Sales and Support Offices United States Latin AmericaManual Updates
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