Agilent Technologies E1301B, E1300B, 75000 SERIES B Downloading Device Drivers, About this Chapter

Chapter 5

Downloading Device Drivers

About this Chapter

This chapter describes the procedure for using downloadable device drivers with the Agilent E1405 Command Module. This functionality was added so that SCPI capability for new register based devices could be added to the Command Module without having to update an internal set of ROMs. This chapter contains the following sections:

• About this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

• What You Will Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

• Memory Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

• Download Program Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

• Downloading Drivers in MS-DOS systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

• Downloading Drivers in IBASIC Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

• Downloading Drivers from Other BASIC Systems . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

• Downloading Multiple Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

• Checking Driver Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

• Manually Downloading Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

What You Will Need The downloadable device drivers and the software necessary to download the drivers into Agilent mainframes are provided on 3.5" floppy disks which ship with the device driver manual. Disks are provided in both LIF and DOS format for your convenience. Drivers and appropriate downloading software are provided for use in MS-DOS systems downloading over an RS-232 link and for use in systems using BASIC or IBASIC (Instrument BASIC) and downloading over an GPIB (IEEE 488.2) link. The procedures for both types of downloaders are detailed later in this chapter.

Figure 5-1 shows the files and documents that will be needed for each type of download supported.

For RS-232 downloads you will need appropriate cables to connect your computer to the Command Module. If your computer has a 25 pin serial output connector, you can use an Agilent 24542G cable to make the connection. If your computer has a 9 pin serial output connector, you can use an Agilent 24542M and an Agilent 24542H cable (connected end to end) to make the connection.

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