Agilent Technologies U2781A User manual

Agilent Technologies
Agilent U2781A
USB Modular
Instrument Chassis
Quick Start Guide

II U2781A Quick Start Guide
Safety Information
This data acquisition device is safety-certified in compliance with:
• IEC 61010-1:2001/EN 61010-1:2001
• USA: UL61010-1: 2004
• Canada: CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1:2004
WARNING
A WARNING notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an operating procedure, practice, or the like that, if
not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in personal injury or death. Do not proceed beyond a
WARNING notice until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met.
CAUTION
A CAUTION notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an 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 understood and met.
WARNING
• Do not use the device if it is damaged. Before you use the device, inspect the case. Look for cracks or
missing plastic. Do not operate the device around explosive gas, vapor or dust.
• Do not apply more than the rated voltage (as marked on the device) between terminals, or between
terminal and external ground.
• Always use the device with the cables provided.
• Observe all markings on the device before connecting to the device.
• Turn off the device and application system power before connecting to the I/O terminals.
• When servicing the device, use only specified replacement parts.
• Do not operate the device with the removable cover removed or loosened.
• Do not connect any cables and terminal block prior to performing self-test process.
CAUTION
• Do not load the output terminals above the specified current limits. Applying excessive voltage or
overloading the device will cause irreversible damage to the circuitry.
• Applying excessive voltage or overloading the input terminal will damage the device permanently.
• If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the
equipment may be impaired.
• Do not permit any blockage on the ventilation holes.

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Safety Symbols
Regulatory Markings
For further information on safety, refer to Safety Information in the Agilent U2781A
Modular Instrument Chassis User’s Guide.
Direct current
Caution, risk of danger (Refer to U2781A User’s Guide for more details)
The CE mark shows that the product complies with all the relevant European legal
Directives (if accompanied by a year, it signifies when the design was proven).
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
Canadian standards.
The UL Mark is a registered trademark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. UL listing
mark with the indicators "C" and "US” indicates the product compliance with both
Canadian and U.S. requirements.
The C-tick mark is a registered trademark of the Spectrum Management Agency of
Australia. This signifies compliance with the Australian EMC Framework regulations
under the terms of the Radio Communications Act of 1992.
This product complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking equipment.
The affixed product label indicates that you must not discard this electrical/
electronic product in domestic household waste.
ICES/NMB-001 This ISM device complies with the Canadian ICES-001.

IV U2781A Quick Start Guide

U2781A Quick Start Guide 1
Contents
Introduction 2
Standard Purchase Items Checklist 3
Product at a Glance 4
Product outlook 4
Product General Specifications 5
Installations and Configurations 6
A. Instrument Setup 8
B. Check Your System Requirements 10
C. Check Your Pre-Installed IO Libraries Suite 11
D. Install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Version 14.2 or Higher 13
E. Install the Modular Instrument Chassis Hardware Driver 14
F. Install the Agilent Measurement Manager 16
G. Connect Your Modular Instrument Chassis to the PC 19
H. Agilent Measurement Manager 22

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Introduction
Agilent U2781A USB modular instrument chassis fits into 4U rack
mount flange kit with the ability to house up to six Agilent USB
modular devices. It is a portable chassis with high performance added
values. It targets a wide range of applications in both industrial and
scientific environments. It helps you lower the costs of your test and
accelerate your test system’s integration and development.
This quick start guide provides an overview of the U2781A USB
modular instrument chassis. This guide also includes the chassis
specifications and step- by- step instructions on how to get started
with the chassis.

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Standard Purchase Items Checklist
Verify that you have received the following items with the U2781A
USB modular instrument chassis purchase. If anything is missing or
damaged, please contact the nearest Agilent Sales Office.
✔Power cord
✔USB extension cable
✔Agilent U2781A USB Modular Instrument Chassis Quick Start
Guide
✔Agilent USB Modular Products Reference CD- ROM
✔Agilent Automation- Ready CD- ROM (contains the Agilent IO
Libraries Suite)
✔Functional Test Certificate

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Product at a Glance
Product outlook
Front view
Rear view
Bumper
ON/OFF
Switch
Module
L-Mount Kit
Trigger In
USB Port
Trigger Out
Ext 10 MHz
AC Input

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Product General Specifications
REMOTE INTERFACE • Hi-Speed USB 2.0
•USBTMC Class Device
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT • Operating temperature from 0 °C to +55 °C
•Relative humidity at 15% to 85% RH (non-condensing)
•Altitude up to 2000 meters
•Pollution Degree 2
•For indoor use only
STORAGE COMPLIANCE –20 °C to 70 °C
SAFETY COMPLIANCE Certified with:
•IEC 61010-1:2001/EN 61010-1:2001 (2nd Edition)
•USA: UL61010-1: 2004
•Canada: CSA C22.2 No.61010-1:2004
EMC COMPLIANCE • IEC/EN 61326-1 1998
•CISPR 11: 1990/EN55011:1991, Class A, Group 1
•CANADA: ICES-001: 1998
•Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS 2064.1
ACOUSTIC EMISSION • Sound pressure level: 45.5 dB(A)
•Sound power level: 56.6 dB(A)
SHOCK & VIBRATION Tested to IEC/EN 60068-2
DIMENSION (W×D×H) 270.00 mm x 271.20 mm x 197.00 mm
WEIGHT • 3.7 kg (without any modules slotted in)
•6.0 kg (with maximum six modules slotted in)
WARRANTY Three years

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Installations and Configurations
If you are using the U2781A USB modular instrument chassis with
the Agilent Measurement Manager, follow the step- by- step
instructions as shown in the following flowchart.
NOTE
•If you do not wish to specifically use the U2781A USB modular instrument chassis
with the Agilent Measurement Manager software, and use the DAQ devices with
Agilent VEE, LabVIEW, or Microsoft Visual Studio only, you can skip steps F and H
in the following flowchart.
•You need to install IVI-COM driver before using the U2781A Series with Agilent
VEE, LabVIEW or Microsoft Visual Studio.

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A. Instrument Setup
i. L-Mount kit installation
ii. Modular chassis installation
B. Check Your System Requirements
C. Check Your Pre-Installed IO
Libraries Suite
i. If Agilent IO Libraries Suite version
14.1 or lower has been pre-installed
(requires uninstalling of this version)
ii. If Agilent IO Libraries Suite 14.2
has been pre-installed
D. Install the Agilent IO Libraries
Suite Version 14.2 or Higher
G. Connect Your Modular
Instrument Chassis to the PC
H. Agilent Measurement Manager
E. Install the Modular Instrument
Chassis Hardware Driver
F. Install the Agilent
Measurement Manager

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A. Instrument Setup
i. L-Mount kit installation
In order to slot in any modular devices (U2300A, U2500A, U2600A,
U2700A Series) into the U2781A USB modular instrument chassis,
you need to fix the L- Mount kit on both sides of any modular
devices. The L- Mount kit is provided when you purchase the modular
devices.
Follow the two simple step- by- step instructions to install the
L- Mount kit to the modular devices. Proceed to ii. Modular chassis
installation to learn how to slot a modular device into the chassis.
Step 1
Use the L-Mount kit that is provided
with the modular device
Step 2
Tighten the L-Mount kit on both
sides of the USB modular device

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ii. Modular chassis installation
The figures below shows the procedure of installing the USB modular
devices into the U2781A modular instrument chassis.
Slot in the
modular device
into the modular
chassis. Make
sure that the
55-pin
backplane
connector is at
the bottom.
Secure both the thumb
screws onto the modular
chassis.

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B. Check Your System Requirements
Before installing the Agilent Measurement Manager software and the
DAQ hardware driver, make sure your PC meets the following
minimum system requirements for installation and data acquisition.
Processor 1.6 GHz Pentium®IV or higher
Operating
system
One of the following Microsoft®Windows®versions:
•Windows®XP Professional or Home Edition,
Service Pack 1 or later
•Windows®2000 Professional, Service Pack 4 or later
Browser Microsoft®Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher
Available RAM 512 MB or higher recommended
Hard disk space 1 GB
Pre-requisite Agilent IO Libraries Suite 14.2 or higher, Agilent T&M Toolkit 2.1 Runtime
version, Agilent T&M Toolkit Redistributable Package 2.1 patch,
Microsoft®.NET Framework version 1.1 and 2.0
NOTE
•The Agilent T&M Toolkit 2.1 Runtime, and Microsoft®.NET Framework 1.1
and 2.0 are bundled with the Agilent Measurement Manager software
installer.
•If you do not have Agilent T&M Toolkit 2.1 Runtime, or Microsoft®.NET
Framework 1.1 and 2.0 installed in your PC, launching the Agilent
Measurement Manager software installation, as instructed in F. Install the
Agilent Measurement Manager, will prompt for installation of these tools.

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C. Check Your Pre-Installed IO Libraries Suite
To check the version of your pre- installed IO Libraries Suite follow
the instructions below.
1Right- click IO Control icon on your taskbar notification area and
the context menu will appear as shown below. Select About Agilent IO
Control.
2Agilent IO Control window will appear and the version of installed
IO Libraries Suite will be displayed as shown below.
NOTE
If the Agilent IO Control icon is not visible on the taskbar notification area it may indicates
that,
•you do not have the Agilent IO Libraries installed, or
•you have hidden the Agilent IO Control icon from the taskbar notification area.
To activate the icon, go to Start > All Programs > Agilent IO Libraries Suite > Utilities >
IO Control. You will now see the Agilent IO Control icon appear on your taskbar
notification area.

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i. If Agilent IO Libraries Suite version 14.1 or lower has been pre-installed
If you have Agilent IO Libraries Suite version 14.1 or lower installed
on your PC, you are required to uninstalling the IO Libraries Suite.
1To uninstall, go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
The Add or Remove Programs window will appear select Agilent
IO Libraries Suite 14.1 or lower version.
2Click Change/Remove and select Remove when the instructions on
the screen prompted to proceed uninstalling the IO Libraries
Suite version 14.1 or lower from your PC.
3Proceed to D. Install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Version 14.2 or Higher.
ii. If Agilent IO Libraries Suite 14.2 has been pre-installed
If you have the IO Libraries Suite 14.2 pre- installed on your PC, skip
Step D and proceed to E. Install the Modular Instrument Chassis Hardware
Driver.
iii. If Agilent IO Libraries Suite is not installed
If you do not have IO Libraries Suite installed on your PC, go to
D. Install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Version 14.2 or Higher.

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D. Install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Version 14.2 or Higher
The Agilent IO Libraries Suite 14.2 is available in the Agilent
Automation- Ready CD that comes with the standard purchase of
U2781A USB modular instrument chassis.
1Disconnect any USB module that is connected to your PC and close
all other applications on your PC.
2Insert the Agilent Automation- Ready CD into your CD- ROM drive,
and follow the instructions on your screen.
3If the installation does not start automatically, go to Start > Run (on
the Windows start menu) and type <drive>:\autorun\auto.exe
where drive is your CD- ROM drive.
4If you obtain the Agilent IO Libraries Suite from the web, save the
self- extracting zip file (*.exe) to any location on your hard disk.
5Double- click the installation file to launch the installation.
6Follow the instructions on your screen to proceed with the
installation.
7After the installation is completed, you will see the IO Control icon
on the Windows taskbar notification area as shown below.
NOTE
•If you do not have the Agilent Automation-Ready CD, obtain the Agilent IO Libraries
Suite 14.2 or higher at http://www.agilent.com/find/iolib.
•Ensure that you do not have any USB module connected to your PC during installation
of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite.
NOTE
For detailed installation instructions, refer to the Agilent IO Libraries Suite
Getting Started Guide at http://www.agilent.com/find/iolib.

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E. Install the Modular Instrument Chassis Hardware Driver
1Verify that your PC meets the minimum system requirements as
stated in B. Check Your System Requirements.
2Insert the Agilent USB Modular Instrument Product Reference
CD- ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.
3The installer will automatically launch the Agilent Modular
Products Installation Menu. Select Hardware Driver to begin the
hardware driver installation.
4If the menu does not launch automatically, go to Start > Run (on the
Windows Start menu) and type <drive>:\Driver\Hardware\
setup_hw.exe, where drive is your CD- ROM drive. Click OK to
begin installation.
5The Agilent USB DAQ Driver dialog box will appear as shown
below. Click Next to proceed. This will install the chassis and DAQ
drivers.

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6Click Install to begin installation.
7Click Finish when the installation has completed.

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F. Install the Agilent Measurement Manager
1If you have done E. Install the Modular Instrument Chassis Hardware Driver,
proceed to Step 2. Otherwise, close all other applications on your
PC and insert the product reference CD- ROM into your CD- ROM
drive.
2Select Measurement Manager on the Agilent Modular Products
Installation Menu to begin the installation.
3If the installation menu does not appear after a few seconds, go to
Start > Run and type <drive>:\Application\Modular
Instruments Measurement Manager\setup.exe, where drive
is your CD- ROM drive.
4Click OK to begin installation.
5If you do not have the Agilent T&M Toolkit 2.1 Runtime version
and/or Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 and 2.0 installed, the
InstallShield Wizard software pre- requisite will appear as shown
below.
6Click OK to begin installation of the listed missing software.
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