Agilent Technologies 82350B manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent 82350B

PCI GPIB

Interface

Installation and

Configuration

Guide

Contents

Main Notices Manual Part Number Edition Warranty Technology Licenses Safety Notices Safety Symbols Page General Safety Information Environment Conditions viii Regulatory Markings Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC x Contents 1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 2 Troubleshooting Guidelines Page 1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 Getting Started Step 1 - Before you install the 82350 Check your shipment System requirements Windows XP Service Pack 3 (or later) Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise Create an emergency repair disk Step 2: Installing the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Checking for installed Agilent IO Libraries Page Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Step 3: Connecting your instruments Installing the 82350 in your PC Page Connecting instruments to the 82350 Page Page Page Step 4: Configuring the 82350 Installing configuration files Configuring the 82350 interface Page 1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 26 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide Table 1-1 82350 GPIB interface card configuration parameters System Controller Page Step 5: Communicating with your instruments Verifying instrument communication Programming your instruments Accessing Programming Manuals and Help Example: GPIB Interface Configuration 1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 32 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide Figure 1-13 Interface configuration for multiple instruments 5 3 3 Page 2 Troubleshooting Guidelines 34 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide Troubleshooting Overview Figure 2-1 Troubleshooting overview 82350 Hardware Checks Check cables/connections/power Check Device Manager If Sound Card Does Not Work If Data Transfers to Devices Fail If Connection Expert Finds 82350 Card with Serial Number ffffffff Page Page 82350 Software Checks Disable Connection Expert Auto-Discovery Check BIOS/Interrupts Settings Page Set 82350 Read/Write Performance Mode Page Page Agilent IO Libraries Suite Checks Check IO Libraries Suite installation Check IO Control operation Install IO Libraries Suite (if 82350 was installed first) Page Page General Requirements General Characteristics Accessing an Electronic Copy of this Guide Contacting Agilent Page 82350B Installation and Configuration Guide 55 Index A C E G Page www.agilent.com Contact us