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This manual is distributed as follows:
Agilent Universal Instrument Drivers CD ROM ( included with the mainframe)
World Wide Web at http://www.agilent.com/find/products
For related information:
System installation (hardware/software)............VXIbus Configuration Guide*
* Supplied with Agilent Command Module , Embedded Controllers, and VXLink
Agilent E8402A, E8404A
C-Size VXI Mainframes
User and Service Manual
75000 Series C
*E8402-90002*
Manual Part Number: E8402-90002
Printed in U.S.A. E0598
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Contents
Agilent E8402A and E8404A User and Service Manual
Edition 2
Contents 3
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES WARRANTY STATEMENT...................................11
U.S. Government Restricted Rights............................................................................11
Safety Symbols...........................................................................................................12
WARNINGS...............................................................................................................12
Declaration of Conformity..........................................................................................13
Notes...........................................................................................................................14
Chapter 1
Getting Started .............................................................................................................15
Product Overview .......................................................................................................15
Preparing Your VXI System for Use..........................................................................16
AC Power Requirements .....................................................................................16
Positioning the Mainframe for Adequate Cooling ..............................................16
Connecting the
Mainframe to a Permanent Earth Ground ...........................................................17
Installing VXI Instruments .........................................................................................18
Installing C-Size Instruments ..............................................................................19
Installing A- and B-Size Instruments ..................................................................20
Configuring Your Mainframe.....................................................................................21
Setting the Enhanced Monitor VXI Logical Address .........................................21
RS-232 Interface .................................................................................................22
External +5V Supply ...........................................................................................22
Using the Remote Power-On Pins .......................................................................23
Disabling the On/Stdby Switch ...........................................................................24
Mainframe Options and Accessories..........................................................................25
Chapter 2
Using the Enhanced Monitor ......................................................................................27
Using the Enhanced Monitor......................................................................................29
Enhanced Monitor Fan Control ..................................................................................34
Software Control of Fan Speed ...........................................................................34
Setting Enhanced Monitor Limits...............................................................................35
Temperature Limits .............................................................................................35
Current and Power Limits ...................................................................................35
Handling Warnings .............................................................................................36
Save The Limits ..................................................................................................36
Enhanced Monitor Measurement Cycles....................................................................36
Using the History Queue.............................................................................................37
HISTory Queue ...................................................................................................37
RS-232 Programming .................................................................................................38
Diagnostic Connector .................................................................................................40
+5VC
(pin 6) ..................................................................................................................41
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+12VC
(pin 7) ..................................................................................................................41
+5V STDBY
(pins 8, 21) ..........................................................................................................41
SYSRESET*
(pin 10) ................................................................................................................41
ACFAIL*
(pin 23) ................................................................................................................41
Chapter 3
Programming the Enhanced Monitor ........................................................................43
CALibration Subsystem..............................................................................................55
DISPlay Subsystem.....................................................................................................56
DISPlay[:WINDow] <display window>
DISPlay[:WINDow]? ..........................................................................................56
DISPlay[:WINDow]:STATe <state>
DISPlay[:WINDow]:STATe? .............................................................................58
DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT[:DATA] <string> ...................................................59
FORMat Subsystem....................................................................................................60
FORMat:BORDer <order>
FORMat:BORDer? .............................................................................................60
HISTory Subsystem....................................................................................................61
HISTory:BLOWer[:HISTogram]? <blower>[,MIN|MAX] ................................62
HISTory:CURRent:CMAXimum? <supply> .....................................................63
HISTory:CURRent[:HISTogram]? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ...............................64
HISTory:CURRent:MAXimum? <supply> ........................................................65
HISTory:POWer:CMAXimum? <supply> .........................................................66
HISTory:POWer[:HISTogram]? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ...................................67
HISTory:POWer:MAXimum? <supply> ............................................................68
HISTory:QUEue:COUNt? ..................................................................................69
HISTory:QUEue[:FETCh]? <event index> ........................................................70
HISTory:RESet[:ALL]
HISTory:RESet:BLOWer [<blower>]
HISTory:RESet:CURRent [<supply>]
HISTory:RESet:POWer [<supply>]
HISTory:RESet:QUEue
HISTory:RESet:TEMPerature [<slot>]
HISTory:RESet:VOLTage [<supply>] ...............................................................72
HISTory:TEMPerature:CMAXimum? <slot>
HISTory:TEMPerature:CMINimum? <slot> ......................................................74
HISTory:TEMPerature[:HISTogram]? <slot>[,MIN|MAX] ..............................75
HISTory:TEMPerature:MAXimum? <slot>
HISTory:TEMPerature:MINimum? <slot> ........................................................76
HISTory:TIME:LCALibration? ..........................................................................77
HISTory:TIME:LHReset? ...................................................................................78
HISTory:TIME:LTST? .......................................................................................79
HISTory:TIME:ON? ...........................................................................................80
HISTory:TIME:OPERating? ...............................................................................81
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HISTory:UNIT[:TIME] <unit>
HISTory:UNIT[:TIME]? ....................................................................................82
HISTory:VOLTage:CMAXimum? <supply>
HISTory:VOLTage:CMINimum? <supply> ......................................................83
HISTory:VOLTage[:HISTogram]? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ...............................84
HISTory:VOLTage:MAXimum? <supply>
HISTory:VOLTage:MINimum? <supply> .........................................................85
STATus Subsystem.....................................................................................................86
STATus:OPERation:CONDition? ......................................................................89
STATus:OPERation:ENABle <mask>
STATus:OPERation:ENABle? ...........................................................................90
STATus:OPERation:EVENt? .............................................................................91
STATus:PRESet ..................................................................................................92
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:CONDition? .................................................93
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:ENABle? ......................................................94
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:EVENt? ........................................................95
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:LEVel? .........................................................96
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:SPEed? <blower>[,MIN|MAX] ...................97
STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? .................................................................98
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:CONDition? ................................................99
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:ENABle? ...................................................100
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent[:EVENt]? ...................................................101
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:LEVel? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] .................102
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:LIMit <supply>,<value>
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:LIMit? <supply> [,MIN|MAX] .................103
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? ....................................................................104
STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? ....................................................................105
STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:LEVel? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ....................106
STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:LIMit <limit>
STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:LIMit? [MIN|MAX] ......................................107
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:CONDition? ........................................108
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:ENABle? .............................................109
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:EVENt? ...............................................110
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:LEVel? <slot>[,MIN|MAX] ................111
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:LIMit <slot>,<value1>[,<value2>[,<value3>]]
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:LIMit? <slot>[,MIN|MAX] ................112
STATus:QUEStionable:UMCounter:TINTerval <time>
STATus:QUEStionable:UMCounter:TINTerval? ............................................114
STATus:QUEStionable:UMCounter:TREMaining? ........................................115
STATus:QUEStionable:UMCounter:TRESet ...................................................116
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:CONDition? ..............................................117
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:ENABle? ...................................................118
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:EVENt? .....................................................119
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STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:LEVel? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ................120
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:PTR <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:PTR? .........................................................121
STATus:SCONdition? ......................................................................................122
SYSTem Subsystem .................................................................................................123
SYSTem:BEEPer:FREQuency <frequency>
SYSTem:BEEPer:FREQuency? [MIN | MAX] ................................................125
SYSTem:BEEPer[:IMMediate] [<frequency>[,<duration>]] ...........................126
SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe <state>
SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe? ...............................................................................127
SYSTem:BEEPer:TIME <duration>
SYSTem:BEEPer:TIME? .................................................................................128
SYSTem:BLOWer:STATe <state>
SYSTem:BLOWer:STATe? .............................................................................129
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:CONTrol:RTS <rts>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:CONTrol:RTS? ............................................130
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ECHO <echo>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ECHO? ........................................................131
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ERESponse <eresponse>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ERESponse? ................................................132
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:LBUFfer <lbuffer>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:LBUFfer? .....................................................133
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:PRESet[:ALL]
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:PRESet:RAW
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:PRESet:TERMinal ......................................134
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:BAUD <baud>|MIN|MAX|DEF
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:BAUD? ......................................135
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:BITS <bits>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:BITS? ........................................136
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PACE <pace>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PACE? .......................................137
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PARity[:TYPE] <parity>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PARity[:TYPE]? .......................138
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:SBITs <bits>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:SBITs? [MIN|MAX|DEF] .........139
SYSTem:COMMunicate:VXI:ADDRess? <address> ......................................140
SYSTem:DATE:LMAintenance? .....................................................................141
SYSTem:ERRor? ..............................................................................................142
SYSTem:HELP:HEADers? ..............................................................................143
SYSTem:MODel? .............................................................................................144
SYSTem:NAME <name>
SYSTem:NAME? .............................................................................................145
SYSTem:NVDefault .........................................................................................146
SYSTem:NVRecall ...........................................................................................147
SYSTem:NVSave ..............................................................................................148
SYSTem:POWer <state>
SYSTem:POWer? .............................................................................................149
SYSTem:POWer:CYCLe? ................................................................................150
SYSTem:POWer:SOURce? ..............................................................................151
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SYSTem:POWer:STATus? ...............................................................................152
SYSTem:SNUMber <string>
SYSTem:SNUMber? ........................................................................................153
SYSTem:VERSion? ..........................................................................................154
TEST Subsystem.......................................................................................................155
TEST[:ALL]? ....................................................................................................156
TEST:BLOWer? [<blower>] ............................................................................157
TEST:DISPlay? .................................................................................................158
TEST:MEMory? ................................................................................................159
TEST:RESults[:CODE]? ...................................................................................160
TEST:RESults:VERBose? [<code>] ................................................................161
TEST:SENSe? ...................................................................................................162
TEST:TEMPerature? .........................................................................................163
TEST:TIME? .....................................................................................................164
TRACe Subsystem....................................................................................................165
TRACe[:DATA]? <name> ................................................................................166
TRACe[:DATA]:PREamble? <name> .............................................................169
TRACe:POINts? <name> .................................................................................170
IEEE Common Commands.......................................................................................171
*CLS ..................................................................................................................172
*ESE <mask>
*ESE? ................................................................................................................173
*ESR? ................................................................................................................174
*IDN? ................................................................................................................175
*OPC
*OPC? ...............................................................................................................176
*PSC
*PSC? ................................................................................................................177
*RST ..................................................................................................................178
*SRE <mask>
*SRE? ................................................................................................................179
*STB? ................................................................................................................180
*TST? ................................................................................................................181
*WAI .................................................................................................................182
SCPI Command Quick Reference ............................................................................183
Common Command Quick Reference......................................................................187
Chapter 4
Calibrating and Verifying Performance ..................................................................189
CALibration Subsystem............................................................................................198
CALibration[:ALL]? .........................................................................................198
CALibration:TEMPerature? ..............................................................................200
CALibration:VALue:TEMPerature <value>
CALibration:VALue:TEMPerature? ................................................................201
CALibration:VALue:VOLTage <supply>,<value>
CALibration:VALue:VOLTage? <supply> ......................................................202
CALibration:VOLTage? ...................................................................................204
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Chapter 5
Servicing Your Mainframe .......................................................................................205
Chapter Overview.....................................................................................................205
Problem Isolation......................................................................................................205
No Power Line Fuse ..........................................................................................205
Replacing Assemblies...............................................................................................206
Removing the Rear Panel from the Mainframe ................................................207
Removing the Mainframe Cover .......................................................................208
Replacing the Internal Temperature Sensor Boards ..........................................209
Replacing the Enhanced Monitor Controller Board ..........................................210
Replacing the Agilent E8402A Power Supply ..................................................211
Replacing the Agilent E8404A Power Supply ..................................................212
Replacing the Impeller ......................................................................................213
Replacing the Enhanced Monitor Display Lamp ..............................................214
Replacement Power Cords........................................................................................215
Appendix A
Agilent E8402, E8404A Product Specifications ......................................................217
Product Descriptions.................................................................................................217
General Specifications .......................................................................................217
Mechanical Specifications .................................................................................217
Output Power Specifications ....................................................................................218
Total Available and Usable Power ....................................................................218
Peak and Dynamic Current ...............................................................................218
Output Voltage Specifications ..........................................................................219
Input Power Requirements........................................................................................219
Cooling Specifications..............................................................................................220
Cooling Specification Charts ............................................................................220
Acoustical Noise Specifications ...............................................................................222
Backplane Specifications..........................................................................................222
General Monitor Specifications................................................................................222
Enhanced Monitor Specifications.............................................................................223
Environmental Specifications...................................................................................225
Appendix B
Rack Mounting and Option Installation .................................................................229
Chapter Overview.....................................................................................................229
Rack Mounting the Agilent E840xA Mainframe .....................................................229
Parts List ............................................................................................................230
Rack Mounting the Agilent E840xA using Support Rails ................................231
Procedure ...........................................................................................................231
Rack Mounting the Agilent E840xA Using Rack Slide Rails ..........................235
Procedure ...........................................................................................................235
Installing the Cable Tray...........................................................................................242
Parts List ............................................................................................................242
Procedure ...........................................................................................................242
Installing the Tinted Acrylic Door (Option 915)......................................................244
Parts List ............................................................................................................244
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Installing the Intermodule Chassis Shields...............................................................246
Parts List ............................................................................................................246
Procedure ...........................................................................................................246
Installing the Backplane Connector Shields.............................................................248
Parts List ............................................................................................................248
Procedure ...........................................................................................................248
Agilent E840xA Air Filter Kit..................................................................................250
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