Agilent Technologies manual Connecting the 82357A, 82357A Hardware Description

Installing the 82357A

Step 3: Connecting the 82357A

Step 3: Connecting the 82357A

After the Agilent IO Libraries (Version L.01.00 or later) have been installed, you can connect the 82357A to any USB port on your PC or you can connect the 82357A via standard USB hubs. This step includes:

„82357A Hardware Description

„Connecting the 82357A to Your PC

„Connecting the 82357A to a USB Hub

„Observing Windows Plug and Play Manager (Windows XP)

NOTE

If the Agilent IO Libraries or Agilent IO Libraries Suite has not been installed on your PC, STOP. Install the libraries (see Step 2: Installing the Agilent IO Libraries Suite) and then return to this step.

NOTE

For Windows 98 Second Edition, you may need to install usbscan.sys, located on the Windows 98 CD-ROM. See “Check for usbscan.sys (Windows 98 SE Only)” in Chapter 3 - Troubleshooting the 82357A for details.

82357A Hardware Description

The Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter (82357A) provides a direct interface connection from the USB port on your PC to GPIB instruments. The 82357A includes an attached USB cable that is USB 1.1 compliant. This cable is shielded and the connector is specified for up to 1,500 insertions.

An 82357A can be directly connected to a single GPIB instrument or can be connected to up to 14 GPIB instruments via GPIB cables. In addition, several 82357As can be connected to your PC via standard USB hubs.

The following figure shows main 82357A hardware features.

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