ICS ELECTRONICS 4863 Manual page 31

2.3
When shipped, the 4863 and 2363 are set to the configurations listed in
Tables 1-3 and 1-4. The configurable parameters are stored in Flash
memory and can be queried and changed by the user.
2.4
Configuring a 4863 or 2363 is a multistep process. First design the
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connections between the digital interface and the external device as directed
in Section 2.8. This will provide you with the signal-pin assignments for the
digital interface, byte data direction and the data transfer method(s) to be
used in your application. Review the SCPI Command Tree in Section 3 to
select the configuration values for the your data transfer methods. If the
4863's Status Structure is being used, it will have its own settings. Follow
the instructions in this section to perform the actual configuration.
If you are using a PC as a bus controller, the easiest way to configure the unit
is to use ICS's GPIBkybd program or a Minibox configuration program.
The GPIBkybd program or any similar interactive program lets you enter
and query all of the configuration settings and is the most flexible
configuration method. The Minibox configuration programs guide you
through a menu-driven configuration procedure. The menu procedure is
easier to use but it is restricted to a limited number of commands. The
Support CD-ROM contains both programs for the more popular GPIB
controller cards and a configuration program which uses a PC's COM ports
to configure 2363s. Section 2.5 describes how to use the Minibox
configuration programs to change the unit's configuration.
Section 2.6 provides general instructions for configuring the 4863/2363
from the GPIBkybd program or from your own program. Section 2.6 also
includes program examples in HP BASIC that can be easily adapted to your
favorite programming language. If you are writing a test application
program, it is a good idea to include your configuration commands in the
program, at least as an option. This way, the program will still run if the
4863/2363 is ever replaced or repaired.
If you have an HP 9000 series computer that runs Rocky Mountain Basic
and has a HP-IB interface, you can adapt the program shown in Figure 2-
2 to configure the 4863.
FACTORY CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION DIRECTIONS
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