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Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter User’s Guide.
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Contents 3 Contents 82357A USB/GPIB In terface Converter User’s Guide Chapter 1 - Installing the 82357A ............... ................. ................ ........... 5 Steps to Install the 82357A ................ ................. ............ ....
Contents 4 Check USB Cables, USB Interf ace, Host PC ......... .............. 47 Reboot the PC ................. ................ ................ ............. ........ 47 Check Device Manager .............. ................ ................ ........
1 Installing the 82357A.
6 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A This Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interf ace Converter Us er’s Guide shows how to install and configure the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter for PCs with Windows 98 (SE), Wind ows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional operating systems.
Chapter 1 7 Installing the 8235 7A Steps to Install t he 82357A Steps to Install the 82357A This figure shows a suggested sequence of steps to install and configur e the 82357A and to com municate between your PC and GPIB instruments.
8 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 1: Before You In stall the 82357A Step 1: Before You Install the 82357A Before you install the 82357A, you shoul d: Check Your Shipment Check System Requirements Check Your Shipment Your 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter shipmen t should include the items in the following figure.
Chapter 1 9 Installing the 8235 7A Step 1: Before You Install the 82357A Check System Requirements Before you install the Agilent IO Librar ies Suite, you should verify that your system meets the minimum ha rdware and s oftware req uirements listed to install and use the software.
10 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite This step shows how to install the Agile nt IO Libraries Suite, using def.
Chapter 1 11 Installing the 8235 7A Step 2: Installing Agile nt IO Libraries Suite immediately following Agile nt IO Libraries M.01.01, so you should consider revision “14.0” to be a greater version number than ”L” or “M”. If the IO icon is not displayed, a version may still be installed.
12 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite 3 If the auto-run window does not appear automatically, Click Start | Run.
Chapter 1 13 Installing the 8235 7A Step 3: Connect ing the 8 2357A Step 3: Connecting the 82357A After the Agilent IO Libraries (Versio n L.01.00 or later) have been in stalled, you can connect the 82357A to any USB port on your PC or you can connect the 82357A via standard USB hubs.
14 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82 357A Connecting the 82 357A to Your PC This section shows steps to connect the 82357A to a USB port on your PC or to conne ct to your PC via a USB Hub. 1 Connect to a USB Port. Make sure the PC is ON and plug the 82357A USB cable into any available USB port on your PC.
Chapter 1 15 Installing the 8235 7A Step 3: Connect ing the 8 2357A 2 Observe the LEDs. Observe the LEDs on the 82357A for at least 10 seconds. See Chapter 2 - Using the 82357A for a description of the normal LED sequence with an initial installation of an 82357A.
16 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82 357A 4 Observe the LEDs. Observe the LEDs on the 82357A for at least 10 seconds. See Chapter 2 - Using the 82357A for a descri ption of the normal LED sequence with an initial installation of an 82357A.
Chapter 1 17 Installing the 8235 7A Step 3: Connect ing the 8 2357A Observing Windows Plug and Play Manager Sequence (Windows XP Only) When an 82357A is first plugged into a USB po rt, for Windows XP ONLY, a Windows Plug and Play Manager inst allation sequence may be displayed.
18 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82 357A Typical Windows Plug and Play Manager Sequence When an 82357A is initially plugged into a USB port, a Welcome to the Found New Hardw are Wizard dialog box may appear, as shown in the following figure.
Chapter 1 19 Installing the 8235 7A Step 3: Connect ing the 8 2357A 7 The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Finish to close the wizard.
20 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 3: Connecting the 82 357A 11 The Please wait while the wizard installs the software... dialog box appears. After the insta llati on is complete, click the Next> button to display the Agilent 823 57A USB/GPIB Interface Detected dialog box.
Chapter 1 21 Installing the 8235 7A Step 4: Configurin g the 82357A Step 4: Configuring the 82357A After the 82357A has been installed and the applicable Windows Plug and Play Manager installation sequen ce has completed, the 82357A must be configured before it can be used with SICL or with Agilent VISA or VISA COM.
22 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring t h e 82357A installation sequen ce has completed, a n Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Detected dialog box should app ear. 3 If the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface De tected dialog box does not appear, an d the Connection Expert ut ility is not running, STOP .
Chapter 1 23 Installing the 8235 7A Step 4: Configurin g the 82357A (right pane of the Connection Expe rt windo w) when you highlight th e USB/GPIB interface. 5 Accept Default Settings. Click OK (or click the x box) to configure the 82357A with the (default) settings f or the VISA Interface Name and the SICL Interface Name shown in t he dialog box.
24 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring t h e 82357A Setting 82357A Custo m Configuration This section shows steps to configure an 82357A for custo m configuration settings using the Connection Expert ut ility.
Chapter 1 25 Installing the 8235 7A Step 4: Configurin g the 82357A 5 Run Connection Expert. Click the blue IO icon in the taskbar notification area and click Agilent Connection E xpert . Wait for the Connection Expert window to appear. 6 Edit Default Settings.
26 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 4: Configuring t h e 82357A 9 Record VISA/SICL Names. For future programming use, you will need to know the VISA interface ID and SICL interface ID as shown in the properties pane . After you finish editing the 82 357A configurations, you may want to record these values.
Chapter 1 27 Installing the 8235 7A Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instruments Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instruments After the 82357A has been installed and configured, the next step is to connect GPIB instruments to the 82357A.
28 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 5: Connecting GPIB Instrument s Connecting Multiple GPIB Instruments The following figure shows a typi cal way to connect three GPIB instruments to an 8235 7A. When you have made the connections fo r your system, go to “Step 6: Programming via the 82357A”.
Chapter 1 29 Installing the 8235 7A Step 6: Pr ogramming via the 82357A Step 6: Programming via the 82357A After the 82357A has been configure d and you have conne cted your GPIB instruments to the 82 357A, the next step is to estab lish communication between your PC and the instruments u sing VISA Assist ant.
30 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 6: Progra mming via the 8235 7A 3 Highlight the GPIB instrument to be addres sed. 4 Select the Formatted I/O Tab. 5 Select the IEEE 488.2 button. 6 Click the *IDN? button. 7 The GPIB Instrument String should appea r.
Chapter 1 31 Installing the 8235 7A Step 6: Pr ogramming via the 82357A Accessing VISA and SICL Manuals You can access .pdf copies of the Agilent VISA User’s Guide and the Agilent SICL User’s Guide for Windows from the blue IO icon on the Windows taskbar.
32 Chapter 1 Installing the 82357A Step 6: Progra mming via the 8235 7A Windows PC GPIB I nstrume nts USB Cabl e Interface VISA/SICL Na mes VISA Name S ICL Na me "GP IB1" "h pib 7" VIS A/SICL Addressi ng v i O pen (. .. "G PI B1: :5: : I NST R".
2 Using the 82357A.
34 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A This chapter describes normal op erating states for the 823 57A and gives guidelines to use the 82357A including: Modes of Opera tion Setting Configuration Parame.
Chapter 2 35 Using the 82357A Modes of Ope ration Modes of Operation This section describes no rmal operationa l modes for the 82357A, including: Initial 82357A Operating States Introduction t.
36 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Modes of Opera tion Introduction to 82357A Operating Modes The 82357A has two modes of operatio n. When only one 82357A is connected to a USB port within a system, we define the operatio n as the single mode of op eration .
Chapter 2 37 Using the 82357A Modes of Ope ration Single 82357A Operation When an 82357A is first installed and configured, a defau lt VISA Interface ID, SICL Interface ID, Logical Unit (LU) numbe r and GPIB Address are automatically assigned to the Serial Nu mber associated with this specific 82357A.
38 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Modes of Opera tion Multiple 82357A Operation When two or more 823 57As are attach ed to a system at the same time, we define the mode as the multiple mode of operation . In multiple mode of operation, each 82357 A is “bound” to its related IO Configuration for that Serial Number.
Chapter 2 39 Using the 82357A Setting Configur ation Parameters Setting Configuration Parameters This section gives guide lines to change or set various co nfiguration parameters for the 82 357A, incl.
40 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Setting Configuration Par ameters Changing Modes of Operation If your system has multiple 82357As configured (multiple mode of operation), the on ly way to change from multiple mode of oper ation back to the single mode of operation is: 1 Unplug all 82357As from the system.
Chapter 2 41 Using the 82357A Setting Configur ation Parameters Setting 82357A High-P erformance Operation Introduction The GPIB transfer rate for 82357A writes using large (>1000 bytes) buffe r size is affected by the Data Availabl e (T1) delay time.
42 Chapter 2 Using the 82357A Setting Configuration Par ameters Notes:.
3 Troubleshooting the 82357A.
44 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A This chapter provides troubleshooting g uidelines and service/supp ort information for the Agilent 82357 A USB/GPIB Interface Converter.
Chapter 3 45 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Troubleshooting Flowchart Troubleshooting Flowchart The figure on the next page sh ows a suggested seq uence of steps to diagnose and trou bleshoot 82357A pr oblems, based on the LED states.
46 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Troubleshooting Flowchart Al l LEDs ON Red FAIL L ED ON Al l LEDs OFF Af ter Doing These Checks: y If th e FAI L LED is t he onl y LE D O N , g o to S o ftw a re Inst all ati on Check s. y If all three LEDs are ON , go to Soft ware C onfi gurat ion Check s.
Chapter 3 47 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Hardware Checks Hardware Checks If all LEDs are still OFF 10 or more seconds after plugging the 82357A USB cable into a USB port, and all Windows Plug and Play Manager activity and Connection Expert refreshes have ceased, start your troubleshooting sequence by perform ing hardwar e checks.
48 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Hardware Checks Check Device Manager You can use the Windows Device Manager to re install the 82357A, as required. For example, with Windows 2000, go to Control Panel by selecting Start | Settings | Control Panel .
Chapter 3 49 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Software Insta llation Chec ks Software Installation Checks When only the red FAIL LED is still ON after 10 second s, the 82357A has been detected by the host computer, but has not yet been configur ed for use with the Agilent IO Librarie s.
50 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Software Installation Checks a If the IO icon is displayed, click the icon and click Abou t Agilent IO Control to display th e version. The version must be L.01.0 0 or greater. Note that Agilent IO Librar ies Suite 14.
Chapter 3 51 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Software Insta llation Chec ks Verify 82357A USB Driver Installation After installing the Agilent IO Libraries, check for installed driver files. 1 Check for Driver Files. This table lists the USB driver files in their default directories.
52 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Software Configuration Checks Software Configuration Checks If all three LEDs remain ON for more than 10 second s after the 82357A is connected to a USB port, t he 82357A ha s been inst alled but is n ot yet configured for use with the Agilent IO Libr aries.
Chapter 3 53 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Software Co nfiguration Check s 1 Unplug/Replug the 82 357A. If unplugging and replugging the 82357A causes the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Dete cted dialog box to appear or the Connection Expert window to refresh, the problem is solved.
54 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Software Configuration Checks Check for usbscan.sys (Windows 98 SE Only) The 82357A relies on a Microsoft dr iver called usbscan.sys that ships with Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. However, for Windows 98 SE, this file and its parent file, driver20.
Chapter 3 55 Troubleshooting the 8235 7A Software Co nfiguration Check s Assigning usbscan Driver to the 82357A If, when you initially plugged an 82357A into a USB port, a Windows Plug and Play Manager dialog box appeared that requested the loca tion of usbscan.
56 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting the 82357A Service/Support Information Service/Support Information This section provides ser vice and support in formation for the 823 57A and lists numbers and a Web si te you can use to contact Agilent about the 82357A.
4 82357A User’s Guide Information.
58 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide Information This chapter prov ides general info rmation for the 82357A User’s Guide , including: Guide Contents Guide General Information.
Chapter 4 59 82357A User’s Guide Informatio n Guide Contents Guide Contents This Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interf ace Converter U ser’s Guide shows how to install and configure the Agilent 82357A USB/GPIB Interface Converter for PCs with Windows 98 (SE), Wind ows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional operating sy stems.
60 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide Info rmation Guide General I nformation Guide General Information General Information for this guide follows, including: Notice U.
Chapter 4 61 82357A User’s Guide Informatio n Guide General I nformation Warranty Information A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your Agilent Technologies product and r eplacement parts can be obtained fro m Agilent Technologies, Inc.
62 Chapter 4 82357A User’s Guide Info rmation Guide General I nformation DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and CEN/CENELEC EN 45014 Manufacturer’s Name: Agilent Technologies, Incorporated Manufacturer’s Address: 815 – 14 th St.
A 82357A Specifications.
64 Appendix A 82357A Specifications This appendix lists 82357A USB/GPIB Inter face Converter Technical Specifications and Supplementary Inf ormation..
Appendix A 65 82357A Specifications Technical Sp ecifications Technical Specifications General Requir ements Minimum System Requirements Windows 98 Second Edition /Me/ 2000/XP Professional, Pentium - 200, 64 MB RAM, 55 MB free disk space, USB port (OS and Microsoft .
66 Appendix A 82357A Specifications Supplementary Informa tion Supplementary Information This section provides supplementary information on th e 82357A performance, including supporte d GP IB modes.The 82357A is defined as a controller as it can be (and is required to be) the system controller.
Index 67 Index A Agilent IO Libraries Suite, verify installation , 49 Agilent telephone num ber , 56 Agilent Web site , 56 C changing configuration para meters , 39 changing m odes of op eration , 40 .
68 Index R rebooting the PC , 47 restricted rights , 60 S service and sup port , 56 service information , 56 setting configuration parameters , 39 setting custom configuration , 24 setting default con.
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*82357-90002* User’s Guid e 82357-90002 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Printed in Malaysia November 2004 E1104.
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