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Agilent 82350B
PCI GPIB
Interface
Installation and
Configuration
Guide
Agilent Technologies
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Notices © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2002 - 2009 Warranty No part of this manual may be reproduced The material contained in this document in any form or by any means (including is provided “as is,” and is subject to electronic storage and retrieval or being changed, without notice, in future translation into a foreign language) editions. Further, to the maximum extent without prior agreement and written permitted by applicable law, Agilent dis- consent from Agilent Technologies, Inc
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Safety Notices A CAUTION notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an CAU CAUT TIIO ON N operating procedure, practice, or the like that, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in damage to the product or loss of important data. Do not proceed beyond a CAUTION notice until the indicated conditions are fully under- stood and met. A WARNING notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an WARNING operating procedure, practice, or the like that, if not correctly perfor
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Safety Symbols The following symbol on the instrument and in the documenta- tion indicates precautions that must be taken to maintain safe operation of the instrument. Direct current Alternating current Both direct and alternating current Three-phase alternating current Earth (ground) terminal Protective conductor terminal Frame or chassis terminal Equipotentiality Equipment protected throughout by double insulation or reinforced insulation Caution, risk of electric shock iv
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Caution, risk of danger (refer to this manual for specific Warning or Caustion information. Caution, hot surface v
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General Safety Information � Use the device with the cables provided. CAU CAUT TIIO ON N � Repair or service that is not covered in this manual should only be performed by qualified personnels. � Do not use the device if it appears damaged or defective. WARNING � Observe all markings on the device before connecting any wiring to the device. � Do no operate the device in the presence of flammable gases or fumes. � Do no install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification to the
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Environment Conditions This instrument is designed for indoor use in areas with low condensation. Table 1 shows the general environment requirements. Table 1 Environment requirements Environment Conditions Requirements Operating environment 0 °C to +55 °C Operating himidity Up to 90% at 40 °C non-condensing Storage environment – 40 °C to +70 °C Storage humidity Up to 90% at 65 °C non-condensing The Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface complies with the CAU CAUT TIIO ON N following safety and EMC
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Regulatory Markings The CE mark is a registered trademark of the Euro- pean Community. The CE mark shows that the prod- uct complies with all the relevant European Legal Directives. ICES/NMB-001 indicates that this ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001. The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian Standards Association. A CSA mark with the indicators “C” and “US” means that the product is certified for both the U.S. and Canadian markets, to the applicable American and Cana
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC This instrument complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking requirement. This affixed product label indicates that you must not discard this electrical/electronic product in domestic household waste. Product Category: With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive Annex 1, this instrument is classified as a “Monitoring and Control Instrument” product. The affixed product label is shown as below: D
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and CEN/CENELEC EN 45014 Manufacturer’s Name: Agilent Technologies, Incorporated th Manufacturer’s Address: 815 – 14 St. SW Loveland, CO 80537 USA Declares under sole responsibility that the product as originally delivered Product Name: PCI GPIB Interface Model Number: 82350B Product Options: This declaration covers all options of the above product(s) complies with the essential requirements of the following applicable E
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Contents 1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 Getting Started 2 Step 1 - Before you install the 82350 3 Check your shipment 3 System requirements 4 Create an emergency repair disk 6 Step 2: Installing the Agilent IO Libraries Suite 7 Checking for installed Agilent IO Libraries 7 Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite 9 Step 3: Connecting your instruments 17 Installing the 82350 in your PC 17 Connecting instruments to the 82350 19 Step 4: Configuring the 82350
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3 82350 Specifications and Information General Requirements 50 General Characteristics 51 Accessing an Electronic Copy of this Guide 52 Contacting Agilent 53 xii
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Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface 82350B PCI GPIB Interface Installation and Configuration Guide 1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 This Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface Installation and Configuration Guide shows you how to install and configure the Agilent 82350B PCI GPIB Interface (called the 82350 in this guide) and shows how to use the Agilent IO Libraries Suite to configure the card in PCs with Windows XP or Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems. The 82350 interface is
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1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 Getting Started In this guide, an 82350 GPIB Interface System is defined as a system in which GPIB instruments are connected via GPIB cables to an 82350 PCI GPIB Interface Card (called the 82350 in this guide) that is installed in a Windows PC. Figure 1-1 shows a typical system. GPIB Cable Instrument Instrument PC Connect to GPIB Connect to 82350 GPIB port on instrument. Interface Card installed in PC. Figure 1-1 82350B system overview Use the followin
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Installing and Configuring the 82350 1 Step 1 - Before you install the 82350 Before you install the 82350, you should: • Check Your Shipment � Check System Requirements � Create an Emergency Repair Disk Check your shipment Your 82350 Interface shipment should include the items in Figure 1-2. If any items are missing or damaged, keep the shipping materials and contact Agilent Technologies. See Chapter 3 - 82350 Guide Information for addresses/telephone numbers. To reduce the risk of damaging
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1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 System requirements The following is a list of the system configurations that we tested IO Libraries 15.5 on and are there- fore guaranteed to work. In general, any x86 or x64 (except Itanium) should work but there may be a decrease in performance. Windows XP Service Pack 3 (or later) Processor Speed: 600 MHz or higher required, 800 MHz recommended Available memory: 256 MB minimum (1 GB or greater recommended) 1 Available hard disk space : 1.5 GB ava
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Installing and Configuring the 82350 1 Windows VISTA SP1 and SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit), Business, Ultimate, Enterprise, Home Basic, and Home Premium Processor Speed: 1Ghz 32-bit (x86), 1GHz 64-bit (x64), no support for Itanium64 Available memory: 1 GB minimum 1 Available hard disk space : 1.5 GB available hard disk space, includes: � 1GB available for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 � 65MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite Video: Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128MB graphics memory recommend
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1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 Video: Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128MB graphics memory recommended (Super VGA graphics is supported) Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or greater Create an emergency repair disk The Agilent IO Libraries Suite includes I/O drivers for various PCI plug-in cards. Extensive testing of these drivers and cards has revealed that early revisions of the BIOS code in several PCs are not completely PCI-compliant. This has caused problems when run
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Installing and Configuring the 82350 1 Step 2: Installing the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Below are the steps on how to install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite, using default settings, including: � Checking for Installed Agilent IO Libraries or Agilent IO Libraries Suite � Installing Agilent IO Libraries Suite See the Agilent IO Libraries Getting Started Guide on your NOTE Automation-Ready CD for a full description of installation options and installation troubleshooting information. You must
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1 Installing and Configuring the 82350 � If this group is displayed, click Agilent IO Libraries > Utilities > IO Control to display the IO icon. Then, click the icon and click About Agilent IO Libraries Control to display the installed version (must be 15.0 or greater). � If neither the IO icon nor the Agilent IO Libraries program group is displayed, no Agilent IO Libraries are installed and you can use the steps in this chapter and in the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Connectivity Guide
