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The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. Agilent Technologies, Inc. assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements.
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Safety Symbols Direct current Alternating current Both direct and alternating current Three-phase alternating current Earth (ground) terminal Protective conductor terminal Frame or chassis terminal Equipotentiality On (Supply) Off (Supply) Equipment protected throughout by double insulation or reinforced insulation Caution, risk of electric shock Caution, hot surface Caution, risk of danger (See note.) In position of a bi-stable push control...
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General Safety Information • Do not use the device if it is damaged. Before you use the device, WARN IN G inspect the case. Look for cracks or missing plastic. Do not operate the device around explosive gas, vapor or dust. •...
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC This instrument complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking requirement. This affixed product label indicates that you must not discard this electrical/electronic product in domestic household waste. Product Category: With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive Annex 1, this instrument is classified as a “Monitoring and Control Instrument”...
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In This Guide... Getting Started This chapter provides an overview of the U2600A series USB isolated digital input/output (DIO) modules, product outlook and product layout. This chapter also contains instructions on how to get started with the U2600A series isolated DIO modules that begins from system requirements checking to installations of hardware and software.
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19 Oct 2007 Mack Soh Date Quality Manager For further information, please contact your local Agilent Technologies sales office, agent or distributor, or Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH, Herrenberger Straße 130, 71034 Böblingen, Germany. Template: A5971-5302-2, Rev. E.00 U2600A series DoC Revision 1.0 VIII U2600A User’s Guide...
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Product Regulations Performance Criteria IEC 61326-1:2002 / EN 61326-1:1997+A1:1998+A2:2001+A3:2003 – Group 1 Class A CISPR 11:1990 / EN 55011:1990 (ESD 4kV CD, 8kV AD) IEC 61000-4-2:1995 / EN 61000-4-2:1995 (3V/m, 80% AM) IEC 61000-4-3:1995 / EN 61000-4-3:1996 (EFT 0.5kV line-line, 1kV line-earth) IEC 61000-4-4:1995 / EN 61000-4-4:1995 (Surge 0.5kV line-line, 1kV line-earth) IEC 61000-4-5:1995 / EN 61000-4-5:1995...
Contents Contents Getting Started Introduction Product Overview Product outlook Product dimension Terminal Block Overview Standard Purchase Items Checklist Software Installation A. Check Your System Requirements B. Install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite C. Install the Hardware Driver D. Install the Agilent Measurement Manager E.
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Isolated digital input channels Isolated digital output channels Virtual Port Group Function Interrupt Function Trigger Function Product Characteristics and Specifications Product Characteristics Product Specifications U2600A series DIO specifications Dismantle Procedures General Disassemble Mechanical disassemble Troubleshooting Self-Test Procedures U2600A User’s Guide...
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Contents List of Figures Figure 2-1 Connector in vertical view Figure 2-2 Connector in horizontal view Figure 2-3 Pins configuration for U2651A Figure 2-4 Pins configuration for U2652A Figure 2-5 Pins configuration for U2653A Figure 2-6 Connector (J1) 55-pin Figure 3-1 Isolated digital input bit through a photo coupler Figure 3-2 The maximum and minimum allowable input voltage at...
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U2600A series J1 connector legend Table 3-1 Step-by-step descriptions for trigger function flowchart Table 4-1 Digital input product specifications for U2600A series DIO (U2651A, U2652A, and U2653A) Table 4-2 Digital output product specifications for U2600A series DIO (U2651A, U2652A, and U2653A)
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Hardware verification Sample code This chapter contains instructions on how to get started with U2600A series USB digital IO modules that begins from system requirements checking to installations of hardware and software to the launching of the Agilent Measurement Manager application software.
Hi- speed USB connection of 480 Mbps, it is quick and easy to set up the instrument. The U2600A series DIO modules are compatible with a wide range of Application Development Environments (ADE), such as Agilent VEE, LabVIEW, MATLAB and Microsoft Visual Studio. Besides, a special software, the Agilent Measurement Manager is bundled with the U2600A series DIO modules for free.
Getting Started Product Overview Product outlook Top view Plastic Casing Front view Bumper DI/DO Indicator Power Indicator Connector Rear view USB Connector Power Inlet U2600A User’s Guide...
Getting Started Product dimension Without plastic casing With plastic casing Top view Top view 182.39 mm 182.39 mm 174.54 mm Front view Front view 25.00 mm 44.00 mm 105.00 mm 120.00 mm U2600A User’s Guide...
Getting Started Standard Purchase Items Checklist Inspect and verify that you have all the following items upon your standard purchase of the U2600A series USB isolated DIO modules. If there are missing items, please contact the nearest Agilent Sales Office.
LabVIEW, MATLAB or Microsoft Visual Studio), you can skip steps D and F in the following flowchart. • You may require to install IVI-COM driver before using the U2600A series DIO modules with other ADE. A. Check Your System Requirements B.
Getting Started A. Check Your System Requirements Before installing the hardware driver and the Agilent Measurement Manager software, make sure your PC meets the following minimum system requirements for installation. Processor 1.6 GHz Pentium® IV or higher Operating system Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition (Service Pack 1 or later), Windows®...
InstallShield Wizard and choose the options according to your preferences. 7 For more information to install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite, refer to Agilent Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide available in the Agilent Automation- Ready CD with the file name called “connectivity_guide.pdf”.
Getting Started C. Install the Hardware Driver • Ensure that the USB device is disconnected from your PC before installing the N O TE driver. • Ensure that the Agilent IO Libraries Suite version 14.2 or higher is installed before proceeding. 1 Insert the Agilent USB Modular Instrument Product Reference CD- ROM into the CD- ROM drive of your PC.
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Getting Started 4 The following dialog will appear. Click Next > to begin the installation. 5 If you have previous hardware driver version, the dialog box will have the Modify, Repair and Remove options as shown below. Choose the option you like and click Next > to proceed. U2600A User’s Guide...
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Getting Started 6 If you do not previously install any hardware driver, the following dialog box will be shown. Select Typical to install the all the features, otherwise select Custom to choose which program features you want to install. Click Next > to proceed. 7 Choose the option you like and the following dialog will appear showing all the components that will be installed.
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Getting Started 8 Click Finish when the installation has completed. U2600A User’s Guide...
Getting Started D. Install the Agilent Measurement Manager • Ensure that the Agilent IO Libraries Suite version 14.2 or higher is installed N O TE before proceeding. • You must have Administrator privileges to install Agilent IO Libraries Suite and to run Connection Expert. 1 Verify that you have the hardware driver installed.
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Getting Started InstallShield Wizard software pre- requisite will appear as shown in the following figure. 6 Click OK to begin installation of the listed missing software. If you have Agilent VEE installed, you may need to install the Agilent T&M N O TE Toolkit 2.1 Runtime version manually.
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Getting Started 11 Type in your user name in the User Name text box and organization name in the Organization text box. If there are more than one person using the same computer, select the radio button that labeled Anyone who uses this computer, otherwise select radio button labeled Only for me.
2 Insert the DC output plug from the AC/DC power adapter to the power jack on the rear panel of the USB device. 3 Connect any of the U2600A series instrument to any USB ports on your PC with the USB cable.
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Getting Started If you do not wish to receive similar warning message in future, follow the instructions N O TE below. 1 Go to Start > Control Panel and double-click System. 2 Select Hardware tab and on the Drivers panel click Driver Signing. The Driver Signing Options dialog box will appear.
Getting Started F. Launch Your Agilent Measurement Manager • Agilent IO Control will launch automatically when you start your PC. N O TE • Launching Agilent Measurement Manager without Agilent IO Control running will cause Agilent Measurement Manager to fail from detecting or establishing any connection with the USB device connected to your PC.
Getting Started L-Mount Kit Installation The L- Mount kit is to be used with Agilent U2781A USB modular instrument chassis.The following instructions describes simple procedures of installing the L- Mount kit to a U2600A USB modules. Unpack the L- Mount kit from the packaging.
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Getting Started To slot in the USB module to your chassis, turn your module perpendicularly and ensure that the 55- pin backplane connector is at the bottom side of the USB module. Your USB module is now ready to be plug into an instrument chassis.
Getting Started General Maintenance Repair or service which are not covered in this manual should only be N O TE performed by qualified personnel. To remove the dirt or moisture the USB device, follow the instructions below. 1 Power off the USB device and remove the AC/DC adapter cord and USB cable from your device.
Getting Started Additional Information Hardware verification Agilent Connection Expert is one of the utilities of Agilent IO Libraries. It can automatically detects the USB devices that were connected to the PC and enables the communication between the USB device and the PC. To verify that your USB device has established a connection with your PC, do the following steps.
Getting Started 4 Successful communication between the PC and the connected hardware indicate successful hardware installation and connection establishment. Sample code Sample codes for Agilent VEE, LabView and Microsoft (C#, C++, VB7 and VB6) are provided to help you get started and familiarized with the instrument.
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Connector Pins Configuration for U2651A Connector Pins Configuration for U2652A Connector Pins Configuration for U2653A 55-pin Connector (J1) Pins Configuration This chapter describes the U2600A series USB isolated DIO devices pins configuration and the theory operation of isolated DIO. Agilent Technologies...
The U2600A series USB isolated digital I/O modules were equipped with 100- pin SCSI- II connector. The connector pins configuration for all of the U2600A series DIO modules are provided in this chapter. When the DIO module is used in a modular instrument chassis (U2781A), see Figure 2- 1 for the pins numbering.
Connector Pins Configuration Table 2-1 Pins legend for U2651A Descriptions DI_10n.0...7 Isolated digital input channel “n” and bit 0 to 7; n = 1, 2, 3, 4 DO_20n.0...7 Isolated digital output channel “n” and bit 0 to 7; n = 1, 2, 3, 4 COM_101 Common junction for input channel 1 COM_102...
Connector Pins Configuration Table 2-2 Pins legend for U2652A Descriptions DI_10n.0...7 Isolated digital input channel “n” and bit 0 to 7; n = 1 to 8 COM_101 Common junction for input channel 1 COM_102 Common junction for input channel 2 COM_103 Common junction for input channel 3 COM_104...
Connector Pins Configuration Table 2-3 Pins legend for U2653A Descriptions DO_20n.0...7 Isolated digital output channel “n” and bit 0 to 7; n = 1 to 8 VDD_201 VDD pin for output channel 1 VDD_202 VDD pin for output channel 2 VDD_203 VDD pin for output channel 3 VDD_204...
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Virtual Port Group Function Interrupt Function Trigger Function This chapter describes the features and functions of the Agilent U2600A series DIO modules. This includes the operations of the isolated digital input/output, group function, interrupt function and trigger function. Agilent Technologies...
Features and Functions Digital Input/Output The U2600A series digital IO modules provides up to 64- bit of high density opto- isolated digital input and output for USB 2.0 interface- based industrial applications. The 32- bit U2651A DIO model is segmented into eight...
Features and Functions Isolated digital input channels The U2600A series DIO modules are equipped with up to 64- bit of opto- isolated digital input, which provides electrical isolation protection to the inner DIO circuitry. The circuit diagram of an isolated input bit is shown in Figure 3- 1.
Features and Functions For the DIO module to read the digital input as logic high, the absolute input voltage range (regardless of its polarity) across the DI and DI should be in the range from 10 V to 24 V (see Figure 3- 2).
Features and Functions Figure3-3 Isolated digital output is switched on with load Figure3-4 Isolated digital output is switched off with load U2600A User’s Guide...
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Features and Functions A fly- wheel diode is provided at the drain of the MOSFET. It is used in closed loop current release and to protect the MOSFET from any high reversed voltage, which may be generated by the inductive load when the output stage is being switched from ON to OFF.
Features and Functions Virtual Port Group Function The U2600A series DIO modules allows you to randomly select any eight input bits or output bits and group them into one channel as a virtual DIO port. You must select exactly eight bits to group them to a virtual channel.
Features and Functions Interrupt Function This feature is available for the U2651A and U2652A. There are two interrupt sources for the interrupt function, which are bit 301 and bit 302 located at input channel 101. They are actually physically sharing the same bit with bit 101.0 and bit 101.1.
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Features and Functions The Enable Register acts like a gate for the Interrupt Operation Register. If the Event Register is not enabled (i.e. gate is close), the interrupt signal will not be sent to the Status Byte Register. If the Event Register is enabled, the interrupt signal will be sent to bit 0 of the Status Byte Register.
Features and Functions Clear the register Select interrupt trigger source Enable Interrupt Operation Register *STB? Return 1 from bit 0 of *STB? Do something Figure3-6 Flowchart for interrupt function operation Firstly, it is recommended to clear the register prior to enabling the interrupt function.
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-> STAT:INT:EVEN? //0 now. If there is another interrupt, it will be set <- +0 to 1 again Refer to U2600A Series USB Isoltated Digital Input/Output Programmer’s N O TE Reference under the topic “[SENSE:]DIGital:INTerrupt[:ENABle]” for more example on interrupt function.
Features and Functions Trigger Function The major difference between interrupt function and trigger function is that after the user selects any trigger source, the IO operation will be frozen. In other words, the output will stay at the previous stage and the input reading values will also be frozen.
Features and Functions Table 3-1 Step-by-step descriptions for trigger function flowchart Steps Descriptions Step 1 By default, no trigger souce is selected (TRIG:SOUR NONE). Hence, all digital inputs and digital outputs will operate immediately. Step 2 Users may configure the desired output values before a trigger occurred.
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Features and Functions Step 6 Send the command “TRIG:MON ON” to start monitoring the trigger signal. Users are NOT allowed to change the output setting at this stage. Step 7 Users can stop monitoring the trigger signal manually at any time. To stop monitoring, send the command “TRIG:MON OFF”.
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Features and Functions // Actual hardware value is 123,99,123,99 but -> SOUR:DIG:DATA:BYTE? (@201:204) SCPI show 44,44,222,222. The SCPI value will be <- 44,44,222,222 source out, if the DAQ receives the trigger signal // User decides not to use trigger function ->...
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Features and Functions // However, user is still allow to make query on -> SOUR:DIG:DATA:BYTE? (@201:204) SOUR command. Note that the actual hardware <- 145,33,123,25 is still at 233,9,205,11 but SCPI value is at 145,33,123,25 *** Trigger happen *** // Check whether trigger had happened and ->...
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Features and Functions E.g 2: Interrupt feature is disabled if a trigger source is selected -> *CLS; *RST // Interrupt command is not allow in trigger mode. If used, an error -> DIG:INT 1,(@302) will occur. -> DIG:INT? (@301:302) <- 0,1 // Select 301 as trigger source ->...
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Features and Functions Example 4, Group command during trigger -> *CLS; *RST -> CONF:DIG:GRO 101.3,104.2,101.7,102.5,103.6,102.0,103.4,102.1,(@199) -> CONF:DIG:GRO 203.2,201.4,204.3,202.7,201.5,204.1,203.0,201.2,(@299) -> SOUR:DIG:DATA:BYTE 234,(@299) -> SOUR:DIG:DATA:BYTE? (@299) <- 234 // Actual hardware value at 20,128,1,2 -> SOUR:DIG:DATA:BYTE? (@201:204) <- 20,128,1,2 // Set 302 as trigger source ->...
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Features and Functions // Check whether a trigger signal is detected -> TRIG:MON:STAT? // “1” mean trigger signal is detected <- +1 // Query the second will receive “0” because -> TRIG:MON:STAT? this command auto-reset the register to “0” <- +0 // Trigger monitoring process will be auto turned ->...
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Features and Functions U2600A User’s Guide...
Agilent U2600A Series USB Isolated DIO User’s Guide Product Characteristics and Specifications Product Characteristics Product Specifications U2600A series DIO specifications This chapter provides the information on general product characteristics and product specifications. Agilent Technologies...
Product Characteristics and Specifications Product Characteristics REMOTE INTERFACE • USB 2.0 High Speed • USBTMC Class Device POWER REQUIREMENT • +12 VDC (Typical) • 2 A (maximum) input rated current • Installation Category II POWER CONSUMPTION +12 VDC, 260 mA (maximum) OPERATING ENVIRONMENT •...
Product Characteristics and Specifications Product Specifications U2600A series DIO specifications Table 4-1 Digital input product specifications for U2600A series DIO (U2651A, U2652A, and U2653A) Digital Input Model Number U2651A U2652A U2653A Number of isolated bits 32-bit 64-bit Input type Opto-isolated...
Product Characteristics and Specifications Table 4-3 Power supply product specifications for U2600A series DIO (U2651A, U2652A, and U2653A) On Board Isolated +5 V Power Supply Model Number U2651A U2652A U2653A Output voltage (Typical) +5 V +5 V Output current (Typical)
Agilent U2600A Series USB Isolated DIO User’s Guide Dismantle Procedures General Disassemble Mechanical disassemble Troubleshooting Self-Test Procedures This chapter describes the step- by- step disassemble procedures and list the available replacement parts for U2600A series DIO modules, Agilent Technologies...
Dismantle Procedures General Disassemble This chapter provides the step- by- step guides on how to dismantle the module and install the replacement assembly. To assemble back the module, follow the instructions in reverse order. The parts shown in the following figures are representative N O TE and may look different than what you have in your module.
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Dismantle Procedures Step 2: Flip the plastic casing open. Step 3: Slide the metal casing out of the plastic casing. Metal casing U2600A User’s Guide...
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Dismantle Procedures Step 4: Unscrew all the following indicated screws from metal casing. Front metal piece Step 5: Gently pull the front metal piece out, which is attached to the carrier and measurement boards. Step 6: Unscrew all the following indicated screws from the metal casing and remove the rear metal piece.
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Dismantle Procedures Disassembled parts: Metal casing Rear metal casing Carrier board and measurement board Front metal casing U2600A User’s Guide...
Power Indicator LED is lit and AO/ AI Indicator LED is lit Verify if the SCPI commands are correct with “SYSTem:ERRor?” command. Refer to U2600A Series USB Multifunction Programming Guide for SCPI error messages. If there are no response from the instrument, contact the nearest Agilent N O TE Service Center to obtain further assistance.
"+1" to indicate one or more tests failed. 5 If the command returns "+1" , apply SCPI command “SYSTem:ERRor?” to enquire the error message. Refer to Agilent U2600A Series USB Multifunction Data Acquisition N O TE Programming Guide for SCPI error messages.