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Keysight E5818A LXI Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 Keysight E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 4 Keysight Technologies or a designated Keysight Service Center to ensure that safety fea- Alternating current tures are maintained. The Keysight E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box com- Both direct and alternating current plies with the following safety and EMC require- ments: •...
  • Page 5 REMOVE POWER and do not use the product until safe operation can be verified by service-trained personnel. If necessary, return the product to Keysight for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained. • DO NOT service or adjust alone. Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person, capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation, is present.
  • Page 6 The affixed product label indicates that you must not discard this electrical/electronic product in domestic household waste. Additional Safety Information For further information, refer to “Safety Notices” section in the Keysight E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box User’s Guide. E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    6 Accessing the E5818 via Web Browser 23 A) Configuring Your Web Browser 23 B) Accessing the E5818 via Web Access 24 C) Navigating the E5818 Web Access 26 Troubleshooting Information 27 The E5818 Documentation/Support 28 E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    If you have difficulty installing the E5818, see “Troubleshooting Information” on page 27. For N O T E additional information on any of the steps on this guide, see Keysight E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box User’s Guide. E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 9: Front And Rear Panel Displays

    LAN TTL2 - Trigger output signal for connected LAN Port instrument; subject to LVTTL voltage level (port 2) EXT1 - Time stamp input signal for connected instrument (port 1) E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 10: Before You Connect The E5818

    Keysight E5818A LXI Class- B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide • Power Cord The Product Reference CD contains the Keysight E5818 IVI Driver, Keysight E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box User’s Guide (English & Japanese), Quick Start Guide (English & Japanese), Programming Guide and Rack Mount Installation Notes.

  • Page 11: Connecting And Setting Up The E5818

    E5818. Make connections as required for your application. See the Keysight E5818A LXI Class- B Trigger Box User’s Guide for detailed connections. Before making any Enterprise (corporate) network connections, contact your Information...

  • Page 12: Contacting Your It Department

    Does the network support Static DNS? Yes ____ No ____ If Yes, provide: E5818 Hostname: _____________________________ Does the network support DNS? Yes ____ No ____ If Yes, provide: DNS Server (IP Address): _____._____._____._____ E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 13: Setting Up The E5818 Using Local Network

    Click Save to save changes and then click Reboot E5818 to reboot the E5818 and have the changes take effect. Disconnect the E5818 from the Local network and connect the E5818 to the Enterprise network. E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 14: Programming The E5818

    If you only want to use your Web browser to access the E5818, and do not want to program your N O T E instruments or to run application software that requires the Keysight IO Libraries Suite, skip this step.

  • Page 15: B) Run Keysight Connection Expert

    B) Run Keysight Connection Expert Click the Keysight IO Control icon in your Microsoft notification area, and select Keysight Connection Expert, or click Refresh All in the explorer pane if Connection Expert is already running. C) Add a LAN interface One LAN interface labeled LAN (TCPIP0) appears in the explorer pane by default.

  • Page 16: D) Configure A Lan Interface

    Select a LAN interface in the explorer pane. Click the Change Properties... button in the properties pane. The LAN Interface dialog box appears, as shown in Figure Figure 4 LAN Interface Configuration Dialog Box E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 17 A number used to uniquely identify an interface in Keysight VEE and SICL applications. The logical unit number is an integer in the range of 0 - 99. The logical unit may be used in place of the SICL interface ID in Keysight VEE and SICL N O T E applications.

  • Page 18: E) Add And Configure The E5818

    To discover the E5818 on your local subnet, Select the LAN interface node in the explorer pane, LAN (TCPIP0) for this example. Right-click to get a menu. Then click Add Instrument. (Alternatively, you could click the E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 19 To communicate with LAN instruments that are remote (on the other side of the router), you must be able to specify a Hostname or IP address in the LAN Instrument dialog box above. E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 20 When the E5818 on the subnet are discovered as shown in Figure 8, select the one of interest, click Identify Instrument (if desired), then OK. Figure 8 Discovery of the E5818 on the Subnet E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 21 Connection Expert window. Now you see the E5818 added to the explorer pane and its properties enumerated in the properties pane. Figure 10 Newly Added E5818 Trigger Box in Connection Expert E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 22: F) Communicate With Instruments Using Interactive Io

    This section gives guidelines to communicate with your instruments using Interactive IO. Communication with installed LAN instruments was established in Run Keysight Connection N O T E Expert if the instruments were visible and verified in the Connection Expert explorer view.
  • Page 23 Common 488.2 and SCPI Commands in Interactive IO Open the Commands menu and select a command. The example in below (Figure 13) shows a *IDN? command selected. Figure 13 *IDN? Command Example in Interactive IO E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 24: G) Using A Supported Programming Language

    G) Using a Supported Programming Language To use applications that require the Keysight IO Libraries, you must install and configure the Keysight IO Libraries Suite on each PC to be used for programming. Then, you can program connected instruments using a supported programming language (such as C or Visual Basic) using the Keysight Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA), VISA COM, or Standard Instrument Control Language (SICL).

  • Page 25: Accessing The E5818 Via Web Browser

    Javascript and Frames. For best results, you may need to configure the Enable Javascript, Cache and Page Refresh, and Proxies options on your Web browser. See Keysight E5818A LXI Class- B Trigger Box User's Guide for steps to set your Web browser.

  • Page 26: B) Accessing The E5818 Via Web Access

    Current LAN Configuration of E5818 Trigger Box page. Click the Modify Configuration button to enable you to change settings. After making changes, click Save and then Reboot E5818 to make changes effective. E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 27 Current 1588 Configuration of E5818 Trigger Box page. Click the Modify Configuration button to enable you to change settings. After making changes, click Save and then Reboot E5818 to make changes effective. E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 28: C) Navigating The E5818 Web Access

    Print Display Prints the currently displayed page on you default printer. Help with this Page Displays the Web page help for items on the currently displayed page. Figure 15 E5818 Current Settings overview E5818A LXI Class-B Trigger Box Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting Information

    If you have communication or operation problems with the E5818 LXI Class- B Trigger Box, you can use this information to help you identify the problem and take corrective action. See Keysight E5818A LXI Class- B Trigger Box User's Guide for further troubleshooting information.

  • Page 30: The E5818 Documentation/Support

    Suite is installed, all documents are available in electronic format by clicking the circled IO icon on the Windows Notification Area and selecting Documentation. • Keysight E5818A LXI Class- B Trigger Box User's Guide describes the E5818 and provides installation and troubleshooting information. •...
  • Page 31 (tel) 0800 047 866 (fax) 0800 286 331 Other Asia Pacific Countries: (tel) (65) 6375 8100 (fax) (65) 6755 0042 Or visit Keysight worlwide Web at: www.keysight.com/find/assist Product specifications and descriptions in this document are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 32 This information is subject to change without notice. © Keysight Technologies 2007, 2008, 2015 Edition 3, January 2015 *E5818-90001* E5818-90001 www.keysight.com...

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