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  • Page 1 Agilent 82351A ® PCIe -GPIB Interface User’s Guide Agilent Technologies...
  • Page 2 Notices Warranty Safety Notices © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2007-2012 No part of this manual may be reproduced in The material contained in this docu- any form or by any means (including elec- ment is provided “as is,” and is sub-...
  • Page 3 Safety Symbols The following symbols on the instrument and in the documentation indicate precautions which must be taken to maintain safe operation of the instrument. Off (supply) Direct current Alternating current On (supply) Equipment protected throughout by Both direct and alternating current double insulation reinforced...
  • Page 4 Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements. • DO NOT use the device if it appears damaged or defective.
  • Page 5 Environment Conditions This instrument is designed for indoor use in areas with low condensation. The table below shows general environment requirements. Environment Conditions Requirements Operating environment –5 °C to 60 °C Operating humidity Up to 90% at 40 °C non-condensing Storage environment –40 °C to 70 °C Storage humidity...
  • Page 6 Regulatory Markings The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community. This CE mark shows that the product complies with all the relevant European Legal Directives. ICES/NMB-001 indicates that this ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001. The C-tick mark is a registered trademark of the Spectrum Management Agency of Australia.
  • Page 7 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”...
  • Page 8 Declaration of Conformity (DoC) The Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for this instrument is available on the Agilent Web site. You can search the DoC by its product model or description at the Web address below. http://regulations.corporate.agilent.com/DoC/search.htm If you are unable to search for the respective DoC, please contact your N O T E local Agilent representative.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Installing and Configuring the 82351A Getting Started Step 1: Checking Your Shipment Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite Step 3: Connecting Your Instruments Installing the 82351A in your PC Connecting instruments to the 82351A Step 4: Configuring the 82351A Installing configuration files Configuring the 82351A interface Step 5: Communicating with Instruments...
  • Page 10 Specifications and Characteristics General Requirements General Characteristics General Information Accessing an Electronic Copy of This Guide Related Documentation Warranty Services Standard warranty (worldwide) Accessories warranty Returning Instrument for Service Contacting Agilent 82351A User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Installing And Configuring The 82351A

    This Agilent 82351A PCIe- GPIB Interface User’s Guide shows you how to install and configure the interface and shows you how to use Agilent IO Libraries Suite. In case of difficulty in installing the 82351A, see Chapter 2 N O T E Troubleshooting Guidelines. Agilent Technologies...

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Getting Started An 82351A GPIB Interface System is defined as a system in which GPIB instruments are connected via GPIB cables to an 82351A PCIe- GPIB interface card that is installed in a Windows® PC. Figure 1- 1 shows a typical system.
  • Page 13 Installing and Configuring the 82351A Step 1: Checking Your Shipment Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite Step 3: Connecting Your Instruments • Installing the 82351A in your PC • Connecting instruments to the 82351A Step 4: Configuring the 82351A •...

  • Page 14: Step 1: Checking Your Shipment

    Step 1: Checking Your Shipment Your 82351A interface shipment should include the items in Figure 1- 3. If any items are missing or damaged, keep the shipping materials and contact Agilent Technologies. See Chapter 4 General Information for addresses and telephone numbers.

  • Page 15: Step 2: Installing Agilent Io Libraries Suite

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite You must have Administrator privileges to install Agilent IO Libraries Suite N O T E Connection Expert. This section describes how to install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite on your PC. The Agilent IO Libraries Suite is a collection of libraries and utilities that gives you the ability to use your instruments from instrument control software.
  • Page 16 Installing and Configuring the 82351A • Custom - Select the Custom installation to: a Install the IO Libraries Suite in another directory (for 32- bit operating systems only). b Save disk space by not installing interface manuals. c Use Agilent 32- bit VISA with another vendor's VISA on the same PC in side- by- side mode.

  • Page 17: Step 3: Connecting Your Instruments

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Step 3: Connecting Your Instruments This step shows how to install an 82351A in a PCIe slot in your PC and how to connect GPIB instruments to the 82351A, including: • Installing the 82351A in Your PC •...
  • Page 18 Installing and Configuring the 82351A Take precautions against static discharge when handling and installing N O T E cards. 2 Remove PC cover. Remove power from the PC and from all of its peripherals. Then, remove the power cord from the PC.
  • Page 19 Installing and Configuring the 82351A 4 Install the 82351A. Insert the 82351A interface card edge connector into the PCIe expansion slot connector of the PC. Make sure the interface is fully seated by pushing firmly on the top edge of the card with the palm of your hand.
  • Page 20 Installing and Configuring the 82351A 5 Replace the cover plate screw. This will hold the 82351A in place. Save the blank cover plate for use if the 82351A is later removed. Replace the PC cover(s) as described in your PC documentation. Figure 1-8 Replace the cover plate sscrew 82351A User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Connecting Instruments To The 82351A

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Connecting instruments to the 82351A After the 82351A is installed in your PC, the next step is to connect your GPIB instruments to the installed 82351A. See the following suggested steps for the connection. When you have made the connections, go to Step 4: Configuring the 82351A.
  • Page 22 Installing and Configuring the 82351A 2 Connect GPIB Cables to the 82351A. Connect a separate GPIB cable to each installed 82351A. Tighten the GPIB connector screws finger- tight only. (The screwdriver slots are mainly for removal purposes only.) Two examples follow showing how to connect a single GPIB instrument or how to connect multiple GPIB instruments.
  • Page 23 Installing and Configuring the 82351A Example: Connecting multiple GPIB Instruments Figure 1- 10 shows one way to connect three GPIB instruments to an 82351A. You may want to record the primary GPIB address of each attached instrument for future programming use. After making the connections, reconnect the PC power cord and apply power to the PC and attached peripherals or instruments.

  • Page 24: Step 4: Configuring The 82351A

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Step 4: Configuring the 82351A This step shows how to configure a Windows XP/Vista®/7/Server 2008 R2 operating system in a PC that has an 82351A installed, including: • Installing Configuration Files • Configuring the 82351A Interface Installing configuration files 1 Turn the PC ON.

  • Page 25: Configuring The 82351A Interface

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Configuring the 82351A interface 1 Open Connection Expert. Click the IO icon on the Windows taskbar notification area and select Agilent Connection Expert. Highlight and right- click the GPIB interface in the explorer view (tree view at the center of the window) and then click Change Properties...
  • Page 26 Installing and Configuring the 82351A 2 Configure GPIB Card Parameters. When the Agilent 82351A PCIe- GPIB Interface dialog box (Figure 1- appears, set the VISA interface ID, SICL interface ID, Logical unit, and GPIB address values as required. Also, verify that this is the System controller for the GPIB to which it is attached (this is the typical operating mode).
  • Page 27 Installing and Configuring the 82351A Figure 1-13 Agilent 82351A PCIe-GPIB Interface dialog box Table 1-1 82351A GPIB interface card configuration parameters VISA Interface ID Symbolic name that VISA uses to uniquely identify this GPIB interface. The default VISA interface ID is GPIB0. The 82351A interface ID for VISA must begin with the string GPIB and have an integer appended to it, such as GPIB0, GPIB1, GPIB2, etc.
  • Page 28 Installing and Configuring the 82351A Table 1-1 82351A GPIB interface card configuration parameters SICL Interface ID Symbolic name that SICL uses to uniquely identify this GPIB interface. The default Interface ID is gpib0. The SICL interface ID must be a unique string of alphanumeric characters, starting with a letter.

  • Page 29: Step 5: Communicating With Instruments

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Step 5: Communicating with Instruments After the 82351A has been configured and you have connected your GPIB instruments to the 82351A, the next step is to verify communication between your PC and the instruments using the Interactive IO utility. After communication has been established, you can begin to program the instruments using VISA, VISA COM, SICL, or SCPI commands.
  • Page 30 Installing and Configuring the 82351A 2 Right- click the instrument and click Send Commands To This Instrument to display the Interactive IO window as shown Figure 1- 14. For information of the Interactive IO, including a list of common commands and the commands’ description, click Help >...

  • Page 31: Programming Your Instruments (Optional)

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Programming your instruments (optional) This section provides an introduction to programming GPIB instruments via the 82351A PCIe GPIB interface using the Agilent VISA and SICL IO Libraries. You can program in various languages and applications, including Visual Basic, Visual C++, and Agilent VEE.
  • Page 32 Installing and Configuring the 82351A Example: GPIB Interface Configuration An I/O interface consists of a hardware interface and a software interface. One purpose of the Connection Expert utility is to associate a unique software interface ID with a hardware interface. The Agilent IO Libraries Suite uses an interface ID or logical unit number to identify an interface.
  • Page 33 Installing and Configuring the 82351A GPIB Interface (82351A PCIe-GPIB Cards) Interface VISA/SICL IDs MS Windows PC GPIB Cable GPIB Instruments VISA Interface ID SICL Interface ID “gpib0” “GPIB0” 82351A GPIB Card #1 “gpib0” “GPIB1” 82351A GPIB Card #2 VISA/SICL Addressing VISA: viOpen (...”GPIB0::5::INSTR”...) Open IO path to GPIB instrument at address 5 using 82351A card #1 viOpen (...”GPIB0::3::INSTR”...)

  • Page 34: Set 82351A Read/Write Performance Mode

    Installing and Configuring the 82351A Set 82351A Read/Write Performance Mode The 82351A card read and write calls using one of two modes: • Polling. Bytes are transferred to/from the card, one at a time. Polling mode is advantageous for transferring a small number of bytes because the setup overhead is very low, but it does require CPU involvement for each byte transferred.
  • Page 35 Installing and Configuring the 82351A Some additional factors to consider are: • The settings discussed above are per session. This means you can open multiple sessions to a device and set different transfer modes for different sessions. The actual mode used will then depend on which session you are using for the read/write calls.
  • Page 36 Installing and Configuring the 82351A 82351A User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting Guidelines

    User’s Guide Troubleshooting Guidelines This chapter shows suggested troubleshooting steps if you encounter communication failures during 82351A installation. Additional troubleshooting information appears in the Agilent IO Libraries NOT E Suite Online Help and on the Web at http://www.agilent.com/find/iolib Agilent Technologies...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting Overview

    Troubleshooting Guidelines Troubleshooting Overview A suggested troubleshooting flow chart for the 82351A, installed instruments, and the Agilent IO Libraries Suite follows. We suggest you start at Step 1 and then go to Step 2 and then to Step 3, as required. 2 82351A Hardware Checks 2 82351A Software Checks 3 IO Libraries Checks...

  • Page 39: 82351A Hardware Checks

    Troubleshooting Guidelines 82351A Hardware Checks This section provides you guidelines to make hardware troubleshooting checks for the 82351A, including: • Check Cables, Connections and Power • Check Device Manager Check cables/connections/power We suggest that you start troubleshooting by performing hardware checks. If you suspect a hardware failure of the 82351A, contact Agilent for instructions to return the unit There are no user-serviceable parts for the 82351A.

  • Page 40: Check Device Manager

    Troubleshooting Guidelines 5 Reboot your PC. If doing steps 1, 2, 3 or 4 does not solve the problem, reboot the PC. If this does not solve the problem, go to Check Device Manager. Check Device Manager You can use the Windows Device Manager to reinstall the 82351A or equivalent, as required.

  • Page 41: 82351A Software Checks

    Troubleshooting Guidelines 82351A Software Checks This section provides guidelines for 82351A BIOS/Interrupts Settings software checks. Check BIOS/Interrupts settings If Connection Expert reports finding an 82351A card with Serial Number ffffffff, this is typically caused by PCIe cards not properly being configured. Try the following steps. If these steps do not work, remove and re- install the 82351A and then reconfigure the card.
  • Page 42 Troubleshooting Guidelines When the IRQ is asserted, the OS calls each ISR in turn until one of them returns TRUE (meaning that it handled the interrupt). The ISR’s responsibility is to correctly return TRUE if its device was interrupting or FALSE if not.

  • Page 43: Agilent Io Libraries Suite Checks

    Troubleshooting Guidelines Agilent IO Libraries Suite Checks This section provides guidelines to troubleshoot problems involving the Agilent IO Libraries Suite, including: • Check IO Libraries Suite Installation • Check IO Control Operation • Install IO Libraries Suite (if 82351A was Installed First) Check IO Libraries Suite installation Start your Agilent IO Libraries Suite troubleshooting sequence by verifying IO Libraries Suite installation.
  • Page 44 Troubleshooting Guidelines If possible, you should always use the current version of the Agilent IO NOT E Libraries Suite. This version supports the newest interfaces and operating systems, and has the most advanced features. However, you may need an earlier version of the IO Libraries Suite to support an older interface or operating system.

  • Page 45: Check Io Control Operation

    Troubleshooting Guidelines Check IO Control operation When the Agilent IO Libraries Suite is installed, an IO Control is created. When the IO Control is active, it is displayed as an IO icon on the Windows taskbar. If the IO Control is deactivated, SICL/VISA applications that are running with the 82351A will be unable to open sessions.

  • Page 46: Install Io Libraries Suite (If 82351A Was Installed First)

    Troubleshooting Guidelines Install IO Libraries Suite (if 82351A was installed first) If you installed the 82351A before installing the Agilent IO Libraries Suite software, follow these steps to install and configure the IO Libraries Suite and the necessary drivers for your card. 1 Install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite as described in Chapter 1, Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite.

  • Page 47: Specifications And Characteristics

    82351A PCIe-GPIB Interface User’s Guide Specifications and Characteristics This chapter describes product technical specifications that include general requirement and general characteristics for Agilent 82351A PCIe- GPIB interface card. Agilent Technologies...

  • Page 48: General Requirements

    Specifications and Characteristics General Requirements Before installing Agilent 82351A PCIe- GPIB interface card, ensure your PC meets the following requirements. Table 3- 1 shows the general requirements for installing the 82351A. Table 3-1 General requirements Software/Hardware Requirement Minimum system requirements Windows XP/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2 Software required Agilent IO Libraries Suite 15.0 and above...

  • Page 49: General Characteristics

    Specifications and Characteristics General Characteristics All characteristics are typical performance value and are not warranted. Table 3- 2 shows the general characteristics of the 82351A. Table 3-2 General characteristics General characteristics Requirement Power Backplane +3.3 V PCIe Connectors Standard 24-pin (IEEE-488) +1.5 V PCIe PCIe Slot PCIe 1x, PCIe 4x, PCIe 8x...
  • Page 50 Specifications and Characteristics 82351A User’s Guide...

  • Page 51: General Information

    82351A PCIe-GPIB Interface User’s Guide General Information This chapter provides general information for the Agilent 82351A PCIe GPIB Interface User’s Guide and guides you how to access the related documentation for 82351A. Agilent Technologies...

  • Page 52: Accessing An Electronic Copy Of This Guide

    General Information Accessing an Electronic Copy of This Guide There are two ways you can access an electronic (.pdf) version of this guide, as follows. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 3.0 or later to view the electronic version. •...

  • Page 53: Related Documentation

    General Information Related Documentation Suggested documentation you can use for 82351A operation follows. After the Agilent IO Libraries Suite has been installed on your PC, online help of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Connectivity Guide, VISA User’s Guide, and SICL User’s Guide are available.

  • Page 54: Warranty Services

    General Information Warranty Services Standard warranty (worldwide) 1 Agilent warrants that this Agilent hardware, accessories, and/or supplies will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the period specified above. If Agilent receives notice of such defects during the warranty period, Agilent will, at its option, either repair or replace products that prove to be defective.
  • Page 55 General Information • software, interfacing, parts, or supplies not supplied by Agilent • unauthorized modification, or misuse • operation outside of the published environmental specifications for the product • improper site preparation or maintenance. 7 Agilent makes no other express warranty, whether written or oral, with respect to this product.

  • Page 56: Accessories Warranty

    General Information EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THESE WARRANTY TERMS, DO NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT OR MODIFY, AND ARE IN ADDITION TO, THE MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT TO YOU. Accessories warranty Agilent offers warranty for product's accessories for up to 3 months from the end- user acceptance date.

  • Page 57: Returning Instrument For Service

    Returning Instrument for Service Before shipping your instrument for repair or replacement, Agilent recommends that you acquire shipping instructions from the Agilent Technologies Service Center. A clear understanding of the shipping instructions is necessary to secure your product for shipment.

  • Page 58: Contacting Agilent

    General Information Contacting Agilent You can reach Agilent Technologies at this telephone number in the United States: United States Call Center: 1- 800- 829- 4444 For other locations, contact your country’s Agilent support organization. A list of contact information for other countries is available on the Agilent Web site at: www.agilent.com/find/assist...
  • Page 59 Index Index PCI, PCIe, Access, flow, Performance, Accessories Warranty, flow chart, performance, Agilent IO Control icon, Polling, Agilent VEE, Power, Agilent VISA, Properties, 31, GPIB anti-static bag, Logical Unit, SICL interface ID, System Controller, Read/Write, VISA Interface ID, BIOS, Reconfigure, GPIB Address, Requirements, GPIB address,...
  • Page 60 Index viOpen, VISA, 19, VISA COM, Warranty, Web, Width, 82351A User’s Guide...
  • Page 61 Product specifications and descriptions in this document are subject to change without notice. Always refer to the Agilent Web site for the latest revision. © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2007-2012 Printed in Malaysia Fourth Edition, January 1, 2012 82351-90701 Agilent Technologies...

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