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Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C
GIGA-TRONICS
Giga-tronics ASCOR
Series 8000 Switch

Getting Started Guide

Terukuni Okuyama
2013-08-14
This guide describes the installation, controlling, and programming of the Series 8000 Switch
Module.
Getting Started Guide, Part Number 07507593, Rev C, August 14, 2013
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  • Page 1: Getting Started Guide

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C GIGA-TRONICS Giga-tronics ASCOR Series 8000 Switch Getting Started Guide Terukuni Okuyama 2013-08-14 This guide describes the installation, controlling, and programming of the Series 8000 Switch Module. Getting Started Guide, Part Number 07507593, Rev C, August 14, 2013...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C OVERVIEW .......................... 5 INSTALLING SERIES 8000 GUI PROGRAM, I/O AND USB DRIVER ....6 Installing Series 8000 GUI Program and I/O Driver ................6 2.1.1 Setup Opening Panel ........................6 2.1.2 Destination Directory Panel ......................
  • Page 3 Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C RESTORING FACTORY DEFAULT IP ADDRESS ............. 25 CONNECTING TO GPIB-BASE SERIES 8000 SWITCH FOR THE FIRST TIME 26 Equipment needed ........................26 Connecting to the Series 8000 Switch ................... 26 CHANGING THE GPIB ADDRESS OF THE SERIES 8000 SWITCH ..... 27 CONNECTING TO USB-BASE SERIES 8000 SWITCH FOR THE FIRST TIME .
  • Page 4 Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C Record of Changes Revision Description of Change Chg Order # Approved By Initial Release 03579 Added Installation Without IO Section 03587 Added Commands Section Fixed Sec. 3.2.2 SPDT/Transfer description 03593 Fixed Typo “Ith” to”If”...

  • Page 5: Overview

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 1. Overview This Getting Started Guide makes you familiarized with the controlling and programming aspects of the Series 8000 Switch. It guides you through the GUI and I/O installation process. Modification of the IP address for the LAN-based Series 8000 Switch and the GPIB address for the GPIB-based Series 8000 Switch is described.

  • Page 6: Installing Series 8000 Gui Program, I/O And Usb Driver

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 2. Installing Series 8000 GUI Program, I/O and USB Driver The following steps will guide you to install the GUI program for the Series 8000 Switch. There are two different installation packages, one with only the GUI program and one with the GUI program and the I/O driver.

  • Page 7: Destination Directory Panel

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 2.1.2 Destination Directory Panel Set the destination folder if you desire to install the Series8000 GUI or the I/O driver into a different folder. In normal conditions, there is no need to change these folders. Click Next to continue.

  • Page 8: Start Installation Panel

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 2.1.4 Start Installation Panel Verify the programs to be installed. Some sections may have already been installed in prior installations. Click Next to continue. Figure 5 - Start Installation Panel 2.1.5 Installation Complete Panel Installation is completed.

  • Page 9: Installing The Usb Device Driver

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 2.2 Installing the USB Device Driver This section is for installing the USB Device Driver for Windows for USB-based Series 8000 Switch. If your Series 8000 Switch is not a USB-based version then you may skip this section.
  • Page 10 Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C Please read the End User License Agreement and click on the “I accept” radio button. Click Next to continue. Figure 8 - USB Device Driver EULA Panel Installation is completed. Click Finish to exit the installation program.

  • Page 11: Starting The Series 8000 Gui Program

    Start Menu. Please follow one of the link below: Start >> Series8000-SVP Start >> All Programs >> Giga-tronics >> ASCOR >> Series8000-SVP >> Series8000-SVP 3.1 Main Panel - Initialization Tab The Series 8000 GUI program starts up in the Initialization Tab of the Main Panel. From this tab you can connect to the Series 8000 Switch in live mode.

  • Page 12: Live Mode

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 3.1.1 Live Mode 3.1.1.1 Connecting to the Series 8000 Switch Series 8000 GUI supports LAN-based and GPIB-based Series 8000 Switch. Follow the appropriate section below. 3.1.1.1.1 For LAN-based Series 8000 Switch...

  • Page 13: Identification Information

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 3.1.1.2 Identification Information After successful initialization, identification information is queried from the Series 8000 Switch and displayed on the display. The format of the Identification Information is as follows: <Manufacturer Name>, <Model>, <SN>, <Rev> <PartNumber>...

  • Page 14: Simulation Mode

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 3.1.1.4 Response Display After a query command a response from the Series 8000 Switch is displayed in the Response Display. Enabling the Auto Query function will make the Series 8000 GUI program automatically read the response after query command.

  • Page 15: Main Panel - Switch Control Tab

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 3.2 Main Panel - Switch Control Tab The Switch Control Tab gives the capability to toggle the switch by simply clicking on the desired pin. This tab represents the front panel of the connected Series 8000 Switch that was automatically identified by the GUI program.

  • Page 16: Closing And Opening Switches Using Virtual Leds

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 3.2.1 Closing and Opening Switches using Virtual LEDs The switch can be controlled by clicking on the virtual LEDs. For SP3T, SP4T, SP5T, SP6T, and SP8T switches, click on the unlit (black) virtual LED corresponding to the physical switch pin to connect a path from the corresponding pin to the common pin.

  • Page 17: Main Panel - Switch Table Tab

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 3.3 Main Panel - Switch Table Tab The Switch Table Tab lists all the possible switches for the selected chassis. The table has six columns – Label, Conn, Available, SW, Count, and Serial Number. The “Label”...

  • Page 18: Communication Panel

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 3.4 Communication Panel The Communication Panel displays the commands sent from the Series 8000 GUI and responses returned from the Series 8000 Switch. Figure 16 - Communication Panel You can select what gets displayed by toggling the radio button corresponding to the type of communication.

  • Page 19: Connecting To Lan-Base Series 8000 Switch For The First Time

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 4. Connecting to LAN-base Series 8000 Switch for the First Time 4.1 Equipment needed First your computer must be equipped with the network capability. Second you will need an RJ-45 network cable. If you are connecting the Series 8000 Switch directly to the computer, you may need to use a special crossover cable, especially if your computer does not have an auto-sensing functionality.

  • Page 20: Matching Your Computer's Ip Address To The Series 8000 Switch

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 4.3 Matching Your Computer’s IP Address to the Series 8000 Switch In order to communicate to the Series 8000 Switch via LAN or to change the IP address of the Series 8000 Switch, your computer’s IP address must be in the same subnet with the Series 8000 Switch.

  • Page 21: Changing The Ip Address Of The Series 8000 Switch

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 5. Changing the IP Address of the Series 8000 Switch The IP address of the LAN-based Series 8000 Switch can be changed from the configuration web page of the Series 8000 Switch using a web browser. This means that before you can change the IP address of the Series 8000 Switch, you have to first have your computer’s IP address set to the same subnet of the Series 8000 Switch.

  • Page 22: Configuration Web Page

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 5.2 Configuration Web Page Configuration Page allows you to change the IP Address and the Net Mask to the desired values. Figure 19 - Configuration Web Page Enter the new IP address and set the Net Mask to 255.255.255.0: Click on Update Flash button.

  • Page 23: Confirmation Web Page

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C links faster. Use a longer setting of 10 minutes or longer for debugged applications. A value of 0 disables the Comm Timeout. The Comm Timeout range is between 0 and 4294967295 seconds.

  • Page 24: Rebooting Web Page

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 5.5 Rebooting Web Page Wait for the Series 8000 Switch to reboot. Figure 21 - Rebooting Web Page Click on the “Return to the Welcome Page” button only if the new IP address is the same as the old IP address.

  • Page 25: Restoring Factory Default Ip Address

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 6. Restoring Factory Default IP Address The IP address of the LAN-based Series 8000 Switch can be restored to the factory default by pressing the reset button while powering up the device. The default IP address is 192.168.0.254.

  • Page 26: Connecting To Gpib-Base Series 8000 Switch For The First Time

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 7. Connecting to GPIB-base Series 8000 Switch for the First Time 7.1 Equipment needed First your computer must be equipped with the GPIB capability. Second you will need a GPIB cable.

  • Page 27: Changing The Gpib Address Of The Series 8000 Switch

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 8. Changing the GPIB Address of the Series 8000 Switch The GPIB address of the Series 8000 Switch can be changed by setting the GPIB Address DIP switch. The GPIB Address DIP switch is located next to the GPIB connector on the back of the Series 8000 Switch.

  • Page 28: Connecting To Usb-Base Series 8000 Switch For The First Time

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 9. Connecting to USB-base Series 8000 Switch for the First Time 9.1 Equipment needed First your computer must be equipped with a USB port that is compatible with USB 1.1 or USB 2.0. Second you are running Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later, Windows 7 x86, or Windows 7 x64.

  • Page 29: Usb Interface Operation

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 10. USB Interface Operation 10.1 Communication Settings USB-based Series 8000 Switch has the following serial port binding: Baud rate: 115200 Data bits: Parity: None Stop bits: Flow control: None 10.2 Command Termination Each command that is sent to the USB-based Series 8000 Switch must be terminated with a line feed character (0Ah).

  • Page 30: Command Set

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 11. Command Set The following sections list some of the main commands to control and query the switch. 11.1 Switch Control Commands The SCPI commands required to set switch positions, query the switch info, and to save...
  • Page 31 Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C Command Description ROUTe:SWITch? Sw Returns the switch number, switch position, current switch count, and switch identifier string. Sw is a number from 1-nn to identify the switch. The response is: Sw, position, count, ID.

  • Page 32: Switch Configure Commands

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 11.2 Switch Configure Commands The SCPI commands required to set and query switch counts and switch identification are listed below: Command Description ROUTe:CONFigure: Presets the Switch Counter value. Use this command to set COUNTer Sw, count the switch counter when installing a switch in a chassis.

  • Page 33: Switch Enabling Commands

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 11.3 Switch Enabling Commands The SCPI commands required to set and query switch enable and to query switch configuration are listed below: Command Description ROUTe:CONFigure: Enables or disables a list of factory preconfigured switches.
  • Page 34 Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C Command Description ROUTe:CONFigure: Returns a list of currently enabled switches in the chassis as a comma separated list. The response is ‘-1’ if there are no ENABle? configured switches to report.

  • Page 35: Ieee-488.2 Commands

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 11.4 IEEE-488.2 Commands This unit responds to the following IEEE-488.2 commands. Command Description *ESR? Returns the <value> of the "Event Status Register" and then clears it. This will clear the ERR LED. <value> is an integer whose binary equivalent corresponds to the state (1 or 0) of bits in the register.
  • Page 36 Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C Command Description *IDN? Identification Query. Returns the device identification code as four fields separated by commas. These fields are: Manufacturer, Model, Serial Number, and Hardware revision and part number in the following formats...

  • Page 37: Sample Program

    Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 12. Sample Program The following code is a complete C++ program written using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. It is a simple program but covers the necessary steps to control the Series 8000 Switch.
  • Page 38 Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C // series8000.cpp : Sample console program for controlling Series 8000 Switch. #include "stdafx.h" #include "string.h" #include "visa.h" int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) ViChar resourceName[255], cmdBuf[255], rspBuf[255]; ViSession rmSession, instrSession; ViStatus status;...

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