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Keysight Technologies E8491B PC Link manual available for free PDF download: Configuration And User's Manual
Keysight Technologies E8491B Configuration And User's Manual (88 pages)
IEEE 1394 PC Link to VXI
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Keysight Technologies
| Category:
I/O Systems
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
7
1 Introduction
11
Using the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus in VXI Systems
11
Component Overview
11
The Keysight E8491B PC Link to VXI Interconnect
11
The OHCI-Compatible PCI-To-IEEE 1394 Host Adapter
11
The Keysight I/O Libraries
11
Using this Manual
12
Chapter 2: Interface Installation and Configuration
12
Chapter 3: VXI Programming Using the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus
12
Chapter 4: IEEE 1394 Fundamentals and Interface Overview
12
Appendix A: Specifications
12
Appendix B: Editing the E8491B Resource Manager Configuration
12
Additional Information
12
2 Interface Installation and Configuration
15
Using this Chapter
15
Step 1: Installing the IEEE 1394 Host Adapter
15
Connecting the Power Cable
19
Where to Go Next
20
Step 2: Installing the E8491B Interconnect
20
Connecting the E8491B to the Host Adapter
22
Alternate Configurations
22
Where to Go Next
23
Step 3: Installing VXI Instruments
23
Installing C-Size Instruments
24
Installing A- and B-Size Instruments
25
Step 4: Installing the Keysight I/O Libraries
27
Configuring the E8491B Interconnect
27
Editing the E8491B Configuration
29
Editing the E8491B Configuration on Windows 95 Platforms
30
Step 5: Installing Keysight Vxiplug&Play Instrument Drivers
31
Step 6. Verifying the Installation
32
Using Instrument Soft Front Panels
32
Viewing the Resource Manager Output
33
Troubleshooting Installation Problems
37
Running the Resource Manager
37
3 VXI Programming Using the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus
39
Using this Chapter
39
Programming Register-Based and Message-Based VXI Instruments
39
Opening Instrument Sessions
39
Keysight Vxiplug&Play
40
Keysight VISA
40
Sicl
40
Optimizing Programs
40
Block Data Transfers
41
Block Transfers Using Keysight Vxiplug&Play Drivers
41
Block Transfers Using Keysight VISA
44
Keysight E8491B Triggering
47
Using Triggers
47
Configuring the E8491B Trig in and Trig out Ports
49
Triggering Example
49
Trigger Pull up
52
Using Keysight E8491B Shared Memory
52
Locating E8491B Shared Memory
53
Locating Shared Memory Using Keysight VISA
53
Locating Shared Memory Using SICL
53
Locating Shared Memory by Viewing the Resource Manager Output
53
Example Programs
54
Storing Readings in Shared Memory - Keysight VISA Example
55
Storing Readings in Shared Memory - SICL Example
59
4 IEEE 1394 Fundamentals and Interface Overview
63
Using this Chapter
63
IEEE 1394 Topology and Terminology
64
Features of the IEEE 1394 Bus
65
Optimizing the Configuration
66
IEEE 1394 Data Transfer Protocol
67
Asynchronous Data Transfers
68
Fair Arbitration Protocol
68
VXI Data Transfers
68
OHCI-Compatible Host Adapter and Interface Cable
69
The Keysight E8491B PC to VXI Interconnect
70
Using the Keysight E8491B with the Keysight E1406 Command Module74
72
The Keysight I/O Libraries
72
A Specifications
75
Interface Characteristics
75
VXI Characteristics
76
General
76
Clk 10
76
External Trigger Input
76
External Trigger Output
77
Trigger Delays
77
Cooling
77
B Editing the Keysight E8491B Resource Manager Configuration
79
Introduction
79
Configuration File Overview
79
The Names.cf Configuration File
82
The Oride.cf Configuration File
82
The Vmedev.cf Configuration File
82
The Cmdrsrvt.cf Configuration File
82
The Dynamic.cf Configuration File
83
The Irq.cf Configuration File
83
The Ttltrig.cf Configuration File
83
The Vximanuf.cf Configuration File
83
The Vximodel.cf Configuration File
84
Utility Function Overview
84
Using Ivxisc
84
Using Iclear
86
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