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High-performance High-Speed
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GPIB-F-LPE
High-Speed GPIB Communication Board
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GPIB-FL-LPE
User's Guide
CONTEC CO.,LTD.

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  • Page 1 PC-HELPER High-performance High-Speed GPIB Communication Board for PCI Express Low Profile GPIB-F-LPE High-Speed GPIB Communication Board for PCI Express Low Profile GPIB-FL-LPE User’s Guide CONTEC CO.,LTD.
  • Page 2 Check Your Package Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC product. The product consists of the items listed below. Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer. Product Configuration List...

  • Page 3: Copyright

    No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written consent of CONTEC CO., LTD. CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained in this document. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Setting the Board ID ........................18 Plugging the Board ........................18 Using the Connector Adaptor ....................19 Step 3 Installing the Hardware ......................20 Turning on the PC ........................20 Setting with the Found New Hardware Wizard ................ 20 GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 5 My address setting ........................36 Additional Functions......................... 37 Line monitor function ........................ 37 Communication using FIFO memory ..................37 Analyzer function (GPIB-F-LPE) ....................37 ABOUT SOFTWARE CD-ROM Directory Structure ......................41 About Software for Windows ......................42 For using API-GPIB(98/PC) ......................42 Accessing the Help File ......................
  • Page 6 ABOUT HARDWARE For detailed technical information ....................53 Hardware specification ........................53 Restrictions and Notes ........................55 Positioning the GPIB Connector for the GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE ........55 GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 7 GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 8: Before Using The Product

    IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2. This product can be used in a PC to control communications with devices that support the GPIB interface and read GPIB bus line data. The GPIB-F-LPE can also analyze the signal on the GPIB bus using the built-in memory (GPIB bus analyzer function).

  • Page 9: Support Software

    API-GPLV(W32) library supporting LabVIEW (Supplied: Stored on the API-PAC(W32) CD-ROM) API-GPLV(W32) is a driver created according to the National Instruments Corporation’s GPIB function style. The driver is software to control the CONTEC GPIB board (PC Cards) using a LabVIEW-based GPIB system or existing application program.

  • Page 10: Cable & Connector (Option)

    PC’s main unit. See the troubleshooting section at the end of Chapter 2. *1 The GPIB connector adapter [CN-GP/C] is bundled with this product as a standard feature. Check the CONTEC’s Web site for more information on these options. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 11: Customer Support

    You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available in several languages. Note! For product information Contact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price, delivery time, or estimate information. Limited Three-Years Warranty CONTEC products are warranted by CONTEC CO., LTD.

  • Page 12: Safety Precautions

    WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could WARNING result in death or serious injury. CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may CAUTION result in minor or moderate injury or in property damage. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 13: Handling Precautions

    (including damages for loss of business profits) arising out of the use or inability to use this CONTEC product or the information contained herein. Points to note when installing the GPIB-F-LPE and the GPIB-FL-LPE is listed in "Chapter 6 Restrictions and Notes". Please read these beforehand.

  • Page 14: Environment

    (3) Store the package at room temperature at a place free from direct sunlight, moisture, shock, vibration, magnetism, and static electricity. Disposal When disposing of the product, follow the disposal procedures stipulated under the relevant laws and municipal ordinances. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 15 1. Before Using the Product GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 16: Setup

    For setting up software other than API-PAC(W32), refer to the manual for that software. See also the following parts of this manual as required. This chapter Step 2 Setting the Hardware This chapter Step 3 Installing the Hardware Chapter 3 External Connection Chapter 6 About Hardware GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 17: Using The Board Under An Os Other Than Windows

    Using the Board under an OS Other than Windows For using the board under an OS other than Windows, see the following parts of this manual. This chapter Step 2 Setting the Hardware Chapter 3 External Connection Chapter 5 About Software Chapter 6 About Hardware GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 18: Step 1 Installing The Software

    - To make the board operate as fast as possible - To convert (digitize) binary and string data easily - To use existing applications for NI boards API-GPLV(W32) - To use LabVIEW - Familiar with NI functions but not with CONTEC functions GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 19: Starting The Install Program

    (2) The API-PAC(W32) Installer window appears automatically. If the panel does not appear, run (CD-ROM drive letter):\AUTORUN.exe. (3) Click on the [Install Development or Execution Environment] button. CAUTION Before installing the software in Windows XP, 2000, log in as a user with administrator privileges. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 20: For Using Api-Gpib(98/Pc)Xx

    2. Setup For using API-GPIB(98/PC) Select API- GPIB(98/PC) (1) The following dialog box appears to select “Driver Type” and “Install Type”. (2) Select “GPIB Communication API-GPIB (98/PC)”. (3) Select “Driver, Help, etc..(Full Install)”. (4) Click on the [Install] button. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 21 2) Click on the [Finish] button. Go to Step 2 to set and plug the hardware. * When the hardware has already been installed: Check “Perform a hardware setup now”, then go to Step 4 “Initializing the Software”. You have now finished installing the software. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 22: For Using Api-Gplv(W32)

    If you are installing the software and hardware for the first time, click on the [Cancel] button in this step to terminate the installation procedure. When the hardware has already been installed: Go to “For Using API-GPLV(W32)” in Step 4 "Initializing the Software". GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 23: Step 2 Setting The Hardware

    The replacing method is as follows : Standard size bracket - Remove the screws and replace it with the Standard size bracket. Low Profile size bracket Spring washer Sccrew Use a flathead screwdriver to undo and tighten the screws. Figure 2.1. Replacing the Bracket GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 24: Parts Of The Board And Factory Defaults

    Figure 2.2. to. show the names of major parts on the board. Note that the switch setting shown below is the factory default. - Interface connector (CN1) GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE - Board ID setting switch BOARD ID (SW1) BOARD ID Figure 2.2. Part Names < GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE > GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 25: Setting The Board Id

    (1) Before plugging the board, shut down the system, unplug the power code of your PC. (2) Remove the cover from the PC so that the board can be mounted. (3) Plug the board into an extension slot. (4) Fasten the board bracket to the PC. (5) Put the cover back into place. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 26: Using The Connector Adaptor

    2. Setup Using the Connector Adaptor When connecting the GPIB cable to the GPIB-F-LPE and GPIB-FL-LPE, the cable may be obstructed by the PC case. To avoid this, fit the supplied CN-GP/C connector adaptor as shown below. Board Board GPIB...

  • Page 27: Step 3 Installing The Hardware

    (1) First, “PCI Standard PCI to PCI Bridge” will be checked and end automatically. (2) The “Found New Hardware Wizard” will be started. Select “Install from a list or specific location [Advanced]”, then click on the [Next] button. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 28 (3) Specify that folder on the CD-ROM which contains the setup information (INF) file to register the board. * The name of the board you have just added is displayed. - GPIB-F-LPE - GPIB-FL-LPE Source folder The setup information (INF) file is contained in the following folder on the bundled CD-ROM.

  • Page 29: Step 4 Initializing The Software

    * The name of the board you have just added is displayed. - GPIB-F-LPE - GPIB-FL-LPE (2) The installed hardware appears under the "CONTEC Devices" node in the tree. Open the device tree and select the device (the selected device appears highlighted). Click [Properties]. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 30 Enter the device name in the common settings tab page. * The name of the board you have just added is displayed. - GPIB-F-LPE - GPIB-FL-LPE The device name displayed initially is a default value. You can leave this default name if you wish.

  • Page 31: For Using Api-Gpib(98/Pc)Xx

    Advanced settings (for the API-GPIB(98/PC)) (1) Open the advanced settings tab page and specify the settings. Specify a "Driver No." that is not used by any other CONTEC GPIB board. The "Driver No." determines the API routine names to use.

  • Page 32: For Using Api-Gplv(W32)

    - I/O Timeout : Set the transmit/receive time-out period. - System Controller : Select whether to use the board as a system controller. (2) When you have finished, click [OK]. You have now finished installing the initial setting of Software. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 33: Step 5 Checking Operations With The Diagnosis Program

    (to perform testing smoothly). Starting the Diagnosis Program Click the [Diagnosis] button on the device property page to start the diagnosis program. * The name of the board you have just added is displayed. - GPIB-F-LPE - GPIB-FL-LPE GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 34 [OK] button. (3) The main dialog box appears. * The name of the board you have just added is displayed. - GPIB-F-LPE - GPIB-FL-LPE The following commands can be used to check GPIB operations. ”Send”: Sends the typed character string with a delimiter to the remote device.
  • Page 35 The diagnosis program performs "board presence/absence check", "driver file test", "board setting test", and so on. * The name of the board you have just added is displayed. - GPIB-F-LPE - GPIB-FL-LPE Click on [Diagnosis]. (2) A diagnosis report is displayed as shown below.

  • Page 36: Setup Troubleshooting

    Turn off the power to the PC and remove the board. Reboot the OS and use [Control Panel] - [Add/Remove Applications] to uninstall the "CONTEC API-GPIB(WDM) driver". Turn off the PC again, plug the board, and restart the OS. Let the OS detect the board and use API-TOOL Configuration to make board settings over again.
  • Page 37 2. Setup GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 38: External Connection

    GND (Ground) Handshake (Not Ready for Data) NRFD GND (Ground) (Not Data Accepted) NDAC GND (Ground) (Interface Clear) GND (Ground) (Service Request) GND (Ground) Management bus (Attention) GND (Ground) (Ground) Logic GND Figure 3.2. Pin Assignment of CN1 GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 39: Notes On Cable Connection

    [2 m + 4 m] or [2 m + 2 m] in length so that neither is longer than 4 m. System with a total of fifteen devices 2 m x (Number of devices = 15) > 20 m The maximum total length of cables for this system is therefore 20 m. • • • • 3765 GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 40 (7) The talker and listener must be addressed to talk and to listen, respectively, by the controller before the talker can send messages to the listener. (8) At least two thirds of all the devices connected must be turned on. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 41 3. External Connection GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 42: Functions

    Bus master data transfer can be performed for a maximum 64MBytes physical memory area. The actual memory size able to be used when setting up a data transfer in an application depends on the OS type and the size of memory in the PC. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 43: Basic Gpib Functions

    Parallel poll Slave Status byte setting SRQ (Service ReQuest) transmission Response to parallel polling My address setting It is possible to set the board GPIB address (my address) on a property page. No setting is required on the board. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 44: Additional Functions

    The states of all control lines (IFC, ATN, SRQ, REN, EOI, DAV, NRFD, and NDAC) can be read. The latch data can also be read. The states of the data lines (DIO1 to DIO8) can be read on the GPIB-F-LPE. Communication using FIFO memory The board can use on-board FIFO memory for communication.
  • Page 45 * The name of the board you have just added is displayed. - GPIB-F-LPE - GPIB-FL-LPE (3) Click on the [Start Analyze] button. The analyzer utility analyzes the subsequent changes to lines. When the communication you want to analyze has been completed, click on the [Stop Analyze] button.
  • Page 46 (2) Saving analysis data Once saved, obtained analysis data can be opened again with the analyzer utility. Since analysis data is saved in CSV format as well, you can reference and edit the data using a proper program such as Excel. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 47 4. Functions (3) Viewing analysis data in a chart The analysis utility can display analysis data in a chart. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 48: About Software

    |––…… | ––INF OS-specific INF file |––WDM |––Win2000 |––Win95 | ––Readme Driver readme file folder | ––Release Driver file on each API-TOOL |––API_NT (For creation of a user-specific install program) |––API_W95 | ––UsersGuide Hardware User's Guide (PDF files) GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 49: About Software For Windows

    Reference”, “Sample Programs”, and “FAQs”. Use them for program development and troubleshooting. For using API-GPIB(98/PC) Accessing the Help File (1) Click on the [Start] button on the Windows taskbar. (2) From the Start Menu, select “Programs” – “CONTEC API-PAC(W32)” – “GPIB” – “API-GPIB HELP” to display help information. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 50: Using Sample Programs

    The sample programs are stored in \Program Files\CONTEC\API-PAC(W32)\GPIB\Samples. Running a Sample Program (1) Click on the [Start] button on the Windows taskbar. (2) From the Start Menu, select “Programs” – “CONTEC API-PAC(W32)” – “GPIB” – “SAMPLE…”. (3) A sample program is invoked. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 51 Receives screen data from an oscilloscope and displays it in a graph. -Oscilloscope 2 Receives screen data from an oscilloscope and saves it in CSV format. -MultiLine Message Creates a multiline message for the remote device. [Master Mode] [MultiLine Message] [Slave Mode] [Oscilloscope 2] [Voltage Source control] GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 52: For Using Api-Gplv(W32)

    API-GPLV(W32) is a driver created in NI’s GPIB function style as the software for controlling CONTEC GPIB boards. When the driver is installed, existing applications such as LabVIEW can operate CONTEC GPIB boards. For details, refer to the help file. The help file provides information such as “operation specifications”, “additional information”, and “troubleshooting”.

  • Page 53: Function List

    Change or disable the I/O timeout period. ibwait Wait for GPIB events. ibwrt Write data to a device from a user buffer. ibwrta Write data asynchronously to a device from a user buffer. ibwrtf Write data to a device from a file. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 54 Trigger selected device. ibwait Wait for GPIB events. ibwrt Write data to a device from a user buffer. ibwrta Write data asynchronously to a device from a user buffer. ibwrtf Write data to a device from a file. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...
  • Page 55 Determine the current state of the GPIB Service Request (SRQ) line. TestSys Cause IEEE 488.2-compliant devices to conduct self-test. Trigger Trigger a device. TriggerList Trigger multiple devices. WaitSRQ Wait until a device asserts the GPIB Service Request (SRQ) line. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 56: Using Sample Programs

    The sample programs are stored in \Program Files\CONTEC\API-PAC(W32)\GPLV\Samples. Running a Sample Program (1) Click on the [Start] button on the Windows taskbar. (2) From the Start Menu, select “Programs” – “CONTEC API-PAC(W32)” – “GPLV” – “SAMPLE GPLV”. (3) A sample program is invoked.

  • Page 57: Uninstalling The Api Function Libraries

    (1) Click on the [Start] button on the Windows taskbar. From the Start Menu, select “Settings” – “Control Panel”. (2) Double-click on “Add/Remove Programs” in the Control Panel. (3) Select “CONTEC API-GPIB(WDM) driver” , “CONTEC API-GPIB(98/PC)” or “CONTEC API-GPLV(W32) xx”. [Change/Remove] button. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the function libraries.

  • Page 58: About Software For Linux

    # cd # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Mount the CD-ROM. # cp /mnt/cdrom/linux/gpib/cgpibXXX.tgz ./ Copy the compressed file. # tar xvfz cgpibXXX.tgz Decompress the compressed file....# cd contec/cgpib # make Compile the file....# make install Install....

  • Page 59: Accessing The Help File

    Sample programs for each language are contained in the contec/cgpib/samples directory. For compiling them, refer to the manual for the desired language. Uninstalling the driver To uninstall the driver, use the uninstall shell script contained in the contec/cgpib directory. For details, check the contents of the script. GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE...

  • Page 60: About Hardware

    This chapter provides hardware specifications and hardware-related supplementary information. For detailed technical information For further detailed technical information (“Technical Reference” including the information such as an I/O map, configuration register, etc.), visit the Contec's web site (http://www.contec.com/support/) to call for it. Hardware specification The following tables list the hardware specifications of the board.
  • Page 61 6. About Hardware Board dimensions <GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE> 121.69(L) [mm] The standard outside dimension (L) is the distance from the end of the board to the outer surface of the slot cover. Table 6.2. Interface function Code Function Source handshake functions...

  • Page 62: Restrictions And Notes

    Restrictions and Notes Positioning the GPIB Connector for the GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE Although the GPIB connector on the GPIB-F-LPE, GPIB-FL-LPE exceed the specified bracket opening size for Low Profile size by approximately 1.5mm, this rarely causes a problem in practice. CN-GP/C 1.5mm...
  • Page 63 3-9-31, Himesato, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka 555-0025, Japan Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/ English http://www.contec.com/ Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/ No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written consent of CONTEC CO., LTD. [02102016] [03172006] Management No. A-51-244 [02102016_rev3] Parts No. LYGD712...

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