Agilent Technologies 82350B manual Contents

Contents

1 Installing and Configuring the 82350

Getting Started 2

Step 1 - Before you install the 82350				3
Check your shipment	3
System requirements	4
Create an emergency repair disk			6
Step 2: Installing the Agilent IO Libraries Suite						7
Checking for installed Agilent IO Libraries						7
Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite					9
Step 3: Connecting your instruments				17
Installing the 82350 in your PC			17
Connecting instruments to the 82350					19
Step 4: Configuring the 82350		23
Installing configuration files		23
Configuring the 82350 interface			24
Step 5: Communicating with your instruments						28
Verifying instrument communication					28
Programming your instruments			29

2 Troubleshooting Guidelines

Troubleshooting Overview 34

82350 Hardware Checks	35
Check cables/connections/power		35
82350 Software Checks	40
Agilent IO Libraries Suite Checks 45
Check IO Libraries Suite installation		45

Check IO Control operation 46

Install IO Libraries Suite (if 82350 was installed first) 47

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