HP E8491A manual Installing, Instrument Drivers

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Editing the HP E8491A

Configuration on

Windows 95 Platforms

After installing the HP I_O Libraries and configuring the HP E8491A on the Windows 95 platform, an hp icon is placed in the bottom right corner of your PC monitor (Figure 2-13).

Figure 2-13. Editing Your Configuration on Windows 95 Platforms.

Step 5: Installing

the

HP VXIplug&play

Instrument Drivers

Clicking on the icon using the right mouse button brings up the following menu items:

I_O Config: starts the HP I_O Libraries’ ‘I_O Config’ utility.

Edit Resource Manager: goes directly to the Resource Manager section of the ‘I_O Config’ utility (see Figure 2-16). This section allows you to edit configuration files, run the resource manager on a specific mainframe, and view the resource manager output. You must re-run the resource manager each time changes are made.

Refresh Resource Manager: re-runs the resource manager on all VXI mainframes in your system to implement configuration changes made. You must “refresh” (re-run) the resource manager each time changes are made. If changes are made to only a single configuration (mainframe), see “Edit Resource Manager” above.

Close Application: stops the SICL iproc utility which enables the resource manager to run. To re-start iproc, select Start/Programs/StartUp/HP E8491 Resource Manager .

There are no SCPI instrument drivers installed in, or downloaded to the HP E8491A. While this does not impact message-based instruments, register-based instruments in IEEE 1394 based systems are programmed using their VXIplug&play drivers.

The HP VXIplug&play drivers are located on the HP Universal Instrument Drivers CD which ships with the E8491A and with each VXI instrument.The installer program on the driver CD is similar to that on the I_O libraries CD.

Once the drivers have been installed, reboot the PC.

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Contents Contents Chapter Index Contents HEWLETT-PACKARD Warranty Statement Documentation History Manufacturer’s Name Page Business Reply Mail Page Interface Installation Configuration Component OverviewVXI Programming Using Ieee 1394 Serial Bus Additional InformationInterface Installation and Configuration Installing Ieee Host AdapterLayout of the Adaptec AHA-8940 1394-to-PCI Host Adapter Locating a PCI bus Expansion Slot Connecting the Power Cable Installing HP E8491A Interconnect Where to go NextPage Connecting the HP E8491A to the Host Adapter Installing VXI Instruments InstrumentsInstalling C-size Instruments Installing A- and B-size Instruments Shows the installation of A- and B-size instrumentsPage Interface Installation and Configuration Chapter Configuring the HP E8491A Interconnect 10. The HP IO Libraries Program Group11. The HP IO Libraries IO Config Utility Editing the HP E8491A Configuration 12. Editing the HP E8491A ConfigurationEditing the HP E8491A Configuration on Windows 95 Platforms InstallingInstrument Drivers Verifying the Installation Viewing the Resource Manager Output 17 is a partial listing of a typical resource manager output Page Running the Resource Manager Page VXI Programming Using the Ieee 1394 Serial Bus Optimizing Programs Block Data TransfersBlock Transfers using HP VXIplug&play Drivers For i=0 i10 i+=2 Printf%lf\n\n,dataPtri*range/32768 Comments HP Visa Error checking routine Comments HP E8491A Triggering TTLTRG7 TTLTRG0Configuring the E8491A Trig In and Trig Out Ports ItrigallTurn off the autozero function iprintfe1412, Zeroauto OFF\n Program, ivxitrigroutee8491s, ITRIGEXT0 Using HP E8491A Shared Memory Locating E8491A Shared MemoryLocating Shared Memory Using HP Visa Starting address of E8491A shared Memory hexadecimal Storing Readings Shared Memory HP Visa Example #define E8491 VXI00INSTRUnsigned char ViClosefw E8491 Error handling function Storing Readings Shared Memory Sicl Example Ivxirminfoe8491, 0, &info startaddr = info.memstart Comments Ieee 1394 Fundamentals Interface Overview Ieee 1394 Topology and TerminologyFeatures of the Ieee 1394 Bus Terms shown in -1 are defined in the following tableOptimizing the Configuration Ieee Data Transfer ProtocolIeee 1394 Fundamentals and Interface Overview Chapter Adaptec AHA-8940 Host Adapter Interface Cable HP E8491A PC to VXI Interconnect PIN #Configuration Label Using the HP E8491A With the HP E1406 Command Module HP IO LibrariesInterface Characteristics VXI Characteristics GeneralExternal Trigger Input CLKExternal Trigger Output Power Supply Loading Trigger DelaysCooling Specifications Appendix a Editing the HP E8491A Resource Manager Configuration Configuration File OverviewPage Page Page Using ivxisc Utility Function OverviewPage Iclear Sicl interface name, logical address Page Index MXI Trig In specifications Index