TAMS 81488 Installation & Operation Manual

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Page 1 TAMS 81488 HP-IB Card for Linux Installation & Operation...
Page 2 TAMS 81488 HP-IB Card for Linux Installation & Operation Test & Measurement Systems Inc. 750 14th Street SW Loveland, Colorado 80537 Telephone (970) 669 6553 (970) 669 3090 Web Site www.tamsinc.com Email info@tamsinc.com Copyright © Test & Measurement Systems Inc. 1997-2004...
Page 3 Table of Contents Introduction ..................4 Hardware Warranty ............... 4 Handling Interfaces- Some Words of Caution ....... 5 Configuring the Equivalent Loads ..........6 Installing the HP-IB Interface ............7 Connecting the HP-IB Cable ............8 Installing the Software ..............9 Configuring the Card ..............
Page 4: Introduction
Thanks to HP’s software architecture and the design of the TAMS driver, once the driver is loaded (which is done once at installation) the TAMS card can be used in any application without requiring more computer overhead or any changes to code developed for HP’s HP-IB cards.
Page 5: Handling Interfaces- Some Words Of Caution
Handling Interfaces- Some Words of Caution You should note the following guidelines to avoid equipment damage when handling any interface cards. • Make sure the computer’s power is turned OFF and the power cord is removed from the AC power outlet, before removing or installing interfaces. Caution Plugging or unplugging an interface with the power on can damage the interface and the computer.
Page 6: Configuring The Equivalent Loads
For full details on the constraints in configuring a bus system, refer to section 5.2.3 in the IEEE 488.1-1987 specification. The TAMS card is capable of operation at 1,000,000 bytes per second, and therefore the constraints in that section apply. This...
Page 7: Installing The Hp-Ib Interface
Depending on the computer, is may be advisable to connect the small Cannon connector of the required HP-IB cable to the TAMS interface card prior to fully seating the PCI board. Ensure that the thumbscrews and the small connector are tight for a good connection.
Page 8: Connecting The Hp-Ib Cable
Connecting the HP-IB Cable The IEEE 488 specification is for a daisy chain configuration, and so the standard connector on the cable supplied can be attached directly to any HP-IB device or to any device in a chain of HP-IB devices. The following illustrations show correct connections.
Page 9: Installing The Software
Change to the directory where the driver is. cd /mnt/cdrom/81488 Use RPM to install the driver. Architecture-specific versions of the software have been provided for systems running the supported kernels; the whichrpm.sh program returns the name of the correct RPM for your system.
Page 10 Appendix A is a reference for the Linux systems administrator, who might wish to know where these files are placed. You will still need to configure the new TAMS HP-IB card as a SICL instrument card, as covered in the next section.
Page 11: Configuring The Card
The following information must be supplied by the user during the iosetup process: 1. Logical Unit #: the user must supply a logical unit number for the TAMS card that is distinct from all other logical unit numbers currently configured under SICL.
Page 12 b) All devices expected to operate at highrer rates should use 48 mA three-state drivers. c) The device capacitance on each lead (REN and IFC excdpted) should be less than 50pF per device. In a system configuration the total device capacitance should be no more than 50pF for each equivalent resistive load in the system.
Page 13: Configuring The Card Manually
HP-IB cables. If the TAMS card is set up as a system controller, it is traditional to give it HP-IB bus address 21. This is not required, but does serve to reduce confusion.
Page 14 c) The device capacitance on each lead (REN and IFC excdpted) should be less than 50pF per device. In a system configuration the total device capacitance should be no more than 50pF for each equivalent resistive load in the system. d) All devices in the system should be powered on.
Page 15: Appendix A: Systems Administration Reference
Appendix A: Systems Administration Reference The installation procedure places files in the following directories: File Location Description t81488.so /opt/sicl/lib t81488 shared library for SICL t81488.o /lib/modules/<kernel version>/ kernel driver module kernel/drivers/char t81488 /etc/init.d start/stop scripts for (un)loading the kernel module and (un)creating the device files S95t81488 /etc/rc.d/rc[345].d...
Page 16: Appendix B: Software License Agreement
TAMS TERMINATION: TAMS May terminate this software license for failure to comply with any of these terms provided TAMS has requested Customer to cure the failure and Customer has failed to do so within thirty (30) days of such notice.
Page 17 LIMITED WARRANTY TAMS warrants for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase that the software product will execute it’s programming instructions when properly installed on the computer or workstation with a supported version of the Operating System. TAMS does not warrant that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error free.
Page 18: Warranty Information
TAMS may at its option repair or replace, a defective unit with a new or refurbished unit. The customer shall be solely responsible for the failure of any TAMS product, resulting from accident abuse, or misapplication of the product, and TAMS assumes no liability as a consequence of such events under the terms of this warranty.
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Page 20 TAMS 81488 HP-IB Card for Red Hat Linux Printed in USA E04.01.04 Part #81488-90001...