Start-Up Exercises - Agilent Technologies E1476A User Manual

Start-Up Exercises

Exercise 1: Check Device
Driver (E1406 Only)
34 Getting Started
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This section provides five start-up exercises you can use to get the E1476A
64-Channel, 3-Wire Multiplexer module operational, including:
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Exercise 1: Check Device Driver (E1406 only)
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Exercise 2: Query Module Identity
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Exercise 3: Perform Open, Close, and Scan Operations
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Exercise 4: Check for System Errors
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Exercise 5: Make Scanning Voltmeter Measurements
NOTE
We recommend you do not make user connections to the multiplexer until
you have verified correct multiplexer operation. If you have already
connected user inputs to the terminal module, you may want to remove
the terminal module from the switch module while doing these exercises.
If you use an E1406 Command Module, you can check the command
module for the correct version of the "SWITCH" device driver for the
E1476A. Skip this step and go to Exercise 2 if you do not use an
E1406 Command Module.
Power-up the mainframe with the command module installed. The
command module is the resource manager at logical address 0 and is
typically addressed in the mainframe by 70900. Input this BASIC program
into your computer.
 ',0 $ >@
 287387   ',$* '5,9 /,67"
 (17(5   $
 35,17 $
 (1'
RUN the program and look for the device driver
6:,7&+6:,7&+%2;$5$0  RAM could be FLASH (flash ROM)
depending on where the device driver is loaded. ',$*QRVWLF '5,9HU /,67"
queries the command module at address 70900 for a list of the device
drivers loaded in the command module. A typical response should be similar
to the following and will depend on the specific drivers that were previously
loaded in the command module.
6<67(0($$520 $520 92/7075($
$520 6:,7&+6:,7&+%2;$5$0 &2817(5
($$520 ($$520 ',*B,2($
$520 '$($$520
If you are using an E1411B or E1326B multimeter with E1476A
multiplexer(s) configured as a scanning voltmeter, you will need the
"VOLTMTR" device driver version A.06.00 (or later). For all non-scanning
voltmeter applications, you will need the "SWITCH" driver version A.08.00
(or later). To load a new SWITCH or VOLTMTR device driver, use the VXI
Installation Consultant (VIC) on the Agilent Technologies Universal
Instrument Drivers CD.
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