Getting Started; About This Chapter; Configuring The Hp E1415 - HP VXI 75000 C Series User's And Scpi Programming Manual

About this Chapter

Configuring the HP E1415

Chapter 1
This chapter will explain hardware configuration before installation in a
VXIbus mainframe. By attending to each of these configuration items, your
HP E1415 won't have to be removed from its mainframe later. Chapter
contents include:
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Configuring the HP E1415 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Instrument Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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About Example Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Verifying a Successful Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
There are several aspects to configuring the module before installing it in a
VXIbus mainframe. They are:
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Setting the Logical Address Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Installing Signal Conditioning Plug-ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Disabling the Input Protect Feature (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Disabling Flash Memory Access (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
For most applications you will only need to change the Logical Address
switch prior to installation. The other settings can be used as delivered.
Note
Setting the VXIbus Interrupt Level: The HP E1415 uses a default VXIbus
interrupt level of 1. The default setting is made at power-on and after a
*RST command. You can change the interrupt level by executing the
DIAGnostic:INTerrupt[:LINe] command in your application program.

Getting Started

Switch/Jumper
Logical Address Switch
Input Protect Jumper
Flash Memory Protect Jumper
Chapter 1
Setting
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Protected
PROG
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