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Mainframe/Command
Module Requirements
Recommended
Systems to Download
the Drivers
HP-IB is Hewlett-Packard's implementation of IEEE Std 488.1-1978
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Chapter 1
The procedure for downloading the driver is contained in the HP
Installation Note Downloading Device Drivers. The E1300/E1301
Mainframe Manual, HP E1405 Command Module Manual, and E1406
Command Module Manual also contain the installation procedure.
To download a driver, the ROM version number of the HP E1300/E1301
Mainframe or HP E1405 Command Module must be A.06.00 or above. To
determine the version number, send the IEEE 488.2 common command
. A typical returned value (for the HP E1300A Mainframe) is:
*IDN?
HEWLETT-PACKARD,E1300A,0,A.06.01
where "A.06.01" is the version number.
The AFG instrument driver can be downloaded with the following systems.
HP BASIC with an External HP-IB Controller
This system downloads the driver over the Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus
(HP-IB*) with an HP BASIC controller, like the HP Series 200/300
computer. Be sure to connect the computer to the Mainframe's / Command
Module's HP-IB port. The program to download the driver is named
" VXIDLD_GET" , and is in GET/SAVE format. The program is located on
the HP IBASIC example program disk (HP part number E1340-10035).
This disk is formatted in the LIF format.
HP IBASIC in an HP E1300/E1301 Mainframe or
HP E1405/E1406 Command Module
This system downloads the drivers using the HP IBASIC (i.e., HP
Instrument BASIC) program language. The language comes with options to
the HP E1300/E1301 Mainframe and the HP E1405/E1406 Command
Modules. IBASIC reads disks formatted in either the LIF or MS-DOS®
format and can use either example program disk (dependent on your disk
drive). To download the driver from the LIF disk or the DOS disk, use
" AUTOST" .
Externally Connected MS-DOS® Computer
This system downloads the driver using an MS-DOS computer over the
RS-232 serial interface. Connect the computer to the Mainframe's /
Command Module's RS-232 port. The program to download the driver is
named " VXIDLD.EXE" and is located on the DOS example program disk
(HP part number E1340-10036). This disk is formatted for MS-DOS.
Getting Started with the HP E1340A
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