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HP Agilent E8491B manual available for free PDF download: Configuration And User's Manual
HP Agilent E8491B Configuration And User's Manual (82 pages)
IEEE 1394 PC Link to VXI
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HP
| Category:
Network Hardware
| Size: 22 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
Edition 1
6
Safety Symbols
7
Warnings
7
Declaration of Conformity
8
Reader Comment Sheet
10
Chapter 1 Introduction
12
Using the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus in VXI Systems
12
Component Overview
12
The HP E8491A PC Link to VXI Interconnect
12
The Adaptec AHA-8940 1394-To-PCI Host Adapter
12
The HP I_O Libraries
12
Using this Manual
12
Chapter 2: Interface Installation and Configuration
12
Appendix A: Specifications
13
Appendix B: Editing the HP E8491A Resource Manager Configuration
13
Additional Information
13
Interface Installation and Configuration
14
Using this Chapter
14
Step 1: Installing the IEEE 1394Host Adapter
14
Where to Go Next
18
Step 2: Installing the HP E8491A Interconnect
18
Alternate Configurations
20
Where to Go Next
21
Step 3: Installing VXI Instruments
21
Installing C-Size Instruments
21
Installing A- and B-Size Instruments
23
Step 4: Installing the HP I_O Libraries
25
Configuring the HP E8491A Interconnect
26
Editing the HP E8491A Configuration
28
Editing the HP E8491A Configuration on Windows 95 Platforms
29
Step 5: Installing the HP Vxiplug&Play Instrument Drivers
29
Step 6. Verifying the Installation
30
Using Instrument Soft Front Panels
30
Viewing the Resource Manager Output
31
Running the Resource Manager
34
VXI Programming Using the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus
36
Using this Chapter
36
Programming Register-Based and Message-Based VXI Instruments
36
Opening Instrument Sessions
36
Optimizing Programs
37
Block Data Transfers
37
Block Transfers Using HP Vxiplug&Play Drivers
38
Block Transfers Using HP VISA
41
HP E8491A Triggering
44
Using Triggers
44
Configuring the E8491A Trig in and Trig out Ports
45
Triggering Example
46
Trigger Pull up
48
Using HP E8491A Shared Memory
48
Locating E8491A Shared Memory
48
Example Programs
50
Storing Readings in Shared Memory - HP VISA Example
51
Storing Readings in Shared Memory - SICL Example
55
IEEE 1394 Fundamentals and Interface Overview
58
Using this Chapter
58
IEEE 1394 Topology and Terminology
58
Features of the IEEE 1394 Bus
59
Optimizing the Configuration
60
IEEE 1394 Data Transfer Protocol
60
Asynchronous Data Transfers
61
Fair Arbitration Protocol
61
VXI Data Transfers
61
The Adaptec AHA-8940 Host Adapter and Interface Cable
62
The HP E8491A PC to VXI Interconnect
63
Using the HP E8491A with the HP E1406 Command Module
65
The HP I_O Libraries
65
Chapter 3: VXI Programming Using the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus
13
Chapter 4: IEEE 1394 Fundamentals and Interface Overview
13
Appendix A Specifications
66
Interface Characteristics
66
VXI Characteristics
66
General
66
Clk 10
67
External Trigger Input
67
External Trigger Output
67
Trigger Delays
68
Cooling
68
Power Supply Loading
68
Editing the HP E8491A Resource Manager Configuration
70
Introduction
70
Configuration File Overview
70
The Names.cf Configuration File
73
The Oride.cf Configuration File
73
The Vmedev.cf Configuration File
73
The Cmdrsrvt.cf Configuration File
73
The Dynamic.cf Configuration File
73
The Irq.cf Configuration File
74
The Ttltrig.cf Configuration File
74
The Vximanuf.cf Configuration File
74
The Vximodel.cf Configuration File
74
Utility Function Overview
74
Using Ivxisc
74
Using Iclear
76
Index
78
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