Agilent Technologies VXI 75000 Series Troubleshooting guide

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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
Manual Part Number: E8402-90002
Printed in Malaysia E0912
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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
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 .................................................................................. 35
Software Control of Fan Speed ........................................................................... 35
Setting Enhanced Monitor Limits............................................................................... 36
Temperature Limits ............................................................................................. 36
Current and Power Limits ................................................................................... 36
Handling Warnings ............................................................................................. 38
Save The Limits .................................................................................................. 38
Enhanced Monitor Measurement Cycles.................................................................... 38
Using the History Queue............................................................................................. 39
HISTory Queue ................................................................................................... 39
RS-232 Programming ................................................................................................. 40
Diagnostic Connector ................................................................................................. 42
+5VC
(pin 6) .................................................................................................................. 43
+12VC
(pin 7) .................................................................................................................. 43
+5V STDBY
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(pins 8, 21) .......................................................................................................... 43
SYSRESET*
(pin 10) ................................................................................................................ 43
ACFAIL*
(pin 23) ................................................................................................................ 43
Chapter 3
Programming the Enhanced Monitor ........................................................................ 45
CALibration Subsystem.............................................................................................. 57
DISPlay Subsystem..................................................................................................... 58
DISPlay[:WINDow] <display window>
DISPlay[:WINDow]? .......................................................................................... 58
DISPlay[:WINDow]:STATe <state>
DISPlay[:WINDow]:STATe? ............................................................................. 60
DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT[:DATA] <string> ................................................... 61
FORMat Subsystem .................................................................................................... 62
FORMat:BORDer <order>
FORMat:BORDer? ............................................................................................. 62
HISTory Subsystem.................................................................................................... 63
HISTory:BLOWer[:HISTogram]? <blower>[,MIN|MAX] ................................ 64
HISTory:CURRent:CMAXimum? <supply> ..................................................... 65
HISTory:CURRent[:HISTogram]? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ............................... 66
HISTory:CURRent:MAXimum? <supply> ........................................................ 67
HISTory:POWer:CMAXimum? <supply> ......................................................... 68
HISTory:POWer[:HISTogram]? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ................................... 69
HISTory:POWer:MAXimum? <supply> ............................................................ 70
HISTory:QUEue:COUNt? .................................................................................. 71
HISTory:QUEue[:FETCh]? <event index> ........................................................ 72
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>] ............................................................... 74
HISTory:TEMPerature:CMAXimum? <slot>
HISTory:TEMPerature:CMINimum? <slot> ...................................................... 76
HISTory:TEMPerature[:HISTogram]? <slot>[,MIN|MAX] .............................. 77
HISTory:TEMPerature:MAXimum? <slot>
HISTory:TEMPerature:MINimum? <slot> ........................................................ 78
HISTory:TIME:LCALibration? .......................................................................... 79
HISTory:TIME:LHReset? ................................................................................... 80
HISTory:TIME:LTST? ....................................................................................... 81
HISTory:TIME:ON? ........................................................................................... 82
HISTory:TIME:OPERating? ............................................................................... 83
HISTory:UNIT[:TIME] <unit>
HISTory:UNIT[:TIME]? .................................................................................... 84
HISTory:VOLTage:CMAXimum? <supply>
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HISTory:VOLTage:CMINimum? <supply> ...................................................... 85
HISTory:VOLTage[:HISTogram]? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ............................... 86
HISTory:VOLTage:MAXimum? <supply>
HISTory:VOLTage:MINimum? <supply> ......................................................... 87
STATus Subsystem..................................................................................................... 88
STATus:OPERation:CONDition? ...................................................................... 91
STATus:OPERation:ENABle <mask>
STATus:OPERation:ENABle? ........................................................................... 92
STATus:OPERation:EVENt? ............................................................................. 93
STATus:PRESet .................................................................................................. 94
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:CONDition? ................................................. 95
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:ENABle? ...................................................... 96
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:EVENt? ........................................................ 97
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:LEVel? ......................................................... 98
STATus:QUEStionable:BLOWer:SPEed? <blower>[,MIN|MAX] ................... 99
STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? ............................................................... 100
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:CONDition? .............................................. 101
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:ENABle? ................................................... 102
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent[:EVENt]? ................................................... 103
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:LEVel? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ................. 104
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:LIMit <supply>,<value>
STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent:LIMit? <supply> [,MIN|MAX] ................. 105
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? .................................................................... 106
STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? .................................................................... 107
STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:LEVel? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] .................... 108
STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:LIMit <limit>
STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:LIMit? [MIN|MAX] ...................................... 109
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:CONDition? ........................................ 110
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:ENABle? ............................................. 111
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:EVENt? ............................................... 112
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:LEVel? <slot>[,MIN|MAX] ................ 113
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:LIMit <slot>,<value1>[,<value2>[,<value3>]]
STATus:QUEStionable:TEMPerature:LIMit? <slot>[,MIN|MAX] ................ 114
STATus:QUEStionable:UMCounter:TINTerval <time>
STATus:QUEStionable:UMCounter:TINTerval? ............................................ 116
STATus:QUEStionable:UMCounter:TREMaining? ........................................ 117
STATus:QUEStionable:UMCounter:TRESet ................................................... 118
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:CONDition? .............................................. 119
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:ENABle <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:ENABle? ................................................... 120
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:EVENt? ..................................................... 121
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:LEVel? <supply>[,MIN|MAX] ................ 122
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:PTR <mask>
STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage:PTR? ......................................................... 123
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STATus:SCONdition? ...................................................................................... 124
SYSTem Subsystem ................................................................................................. 125
SYSTem:BEEPer:FREQuency <frequency>
SYSTem:BEEPer:FREQuency? [MIN | MAX] ................................................ 127
SYSTem:BEEPer[:IMMediate] [<frequency>[,<duration>]] ........................... 128
SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe <state>
SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe? ............................................................................... 129
SYSTem:BEEPer:TIME <duration>
SYSTem:BEEPer:TIME? ................................................................................. 130
SYSTem:BLOWer:STATe <state>
SYSTem:BLOWer:STATe? ............................................................................. 131
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:CONTrol:RTS <rts>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:CONTrol:RTS? ............................................ 132
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ECHO <echo>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ECHO? ........................................................ 133
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ERESponse <eresponse>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:ERESponse? ................................................ 134
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:LBUFfer <lbuffer>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:LBUFfer? ..................................................... 135
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:PRESet[:ALL]
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:PRESet:RAW
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:PRESet:TERMinal ...................................... 136
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:BAUD <baud>|MIN|MAX|DEF
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:BAUD? ...................................... 137
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:BITS <bits>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:BITS? ........................................ 138
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PACE <pace>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PACE? ....................................... 139
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PARity[:TYPE] <parity>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PARity[:TYPE]? ....................... 140
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:SBITs <bits>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:SBITs? [MIN|MAX|DEF] ......... 141
SYSTem:COMMunicate:VXI:ADDRess? <address> ...................................... 142
SYSTem:DATE:LMAintenance? ..................................................................... 143
SYSTem:ERRor? .............................................................................................. 144
SYSTem:HELP:HEADers? .............................................................................. 145
SYSTem:MODel? ............................................................................................. 146
SYSTem:NAME <name>
SYSTem:NAME? ............................................................................................. 147
SYSTem:NVDefault ......................................................................................... 148
SYSTem:NVRecall ........................................................................................... 149
SYSTem:NVSave .............................................................................................. 150
SYSTem:POWer <state>
SYSTem:POWer? ............................................................................................. 151
SYSTem:POWer:CYCLe? ................................................................................ 152
SYSTem:POWer:SOURce? .............................................................................. 153
SYSTem:POWer:STATus? ............................................................................... 154
SYSTem:SNUMber <string>
SYSTem:SNUMber? ........................................................................................ 155
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SYSTem:VERSion? .......................................................................................... 156
TEST Subsystem....................................................................................................... 157
TEST[:ALL]? .................................................................................................... 158
TEST:BLOWer? [<blower>] ............................................................................ 159
TEST:DISPlay? ................................................................................................. 160
TEST:MEMory? ................................................................................................ 161
TEST:RESults[:CODE]? ................................................................................... 162
TEST:RESults:VERBose? [<code>] ................................................................ 163
TEST:SENSe? ................................................................................................... 164
TEST:TEMPerature? ......................................................................................... 165
TEST:TIME? ..................................................................................................... 166
TRACe Subsystem.................................................................................................... 167
TRACe[:DATA]? <name> ................................................................................ 168
TRACe[:DATA]:PREamble? <name> ............................................................. 171
TRACe:POINts? <name> ................................................................................. 172
IEEE Common Commands....................................................................................... 173
*CLS .................................................................................................................. 174
*ESE <mask>
*ESE? ................................................................................................................ 175
*ESR? ................................................................................................................ 176
*IDN? ................................................................................................................ 177
*OPC
*OPC? ............................................................................................................... 178
*PSC
*PSC? ................................................................................................................ 179
*RST .................................................................................................................. 180
*SRE <mask>
*SRE? ................................................................................................................ 181
*STB? ................................................................................................................ 182
*TST? ................................................................................................................ 183
*WAI ................................................................................................................. 184
SCPI Command Quick Reference ............................................................................ 185
Common Command Quick Reference...................................................................... 189
Chapter 4
Calibrating and Verifying Performance .................................................................. 191
CALibration Subsystem............................................................................................ 200
CALibration[:ALL]? ......................................................................................... 200
CALibration:TEMPerature? .............................................................................. 202
CALibration:VALue:TEMPerature <value>
CALibration:VALue:TEMPerature? ................................................................ 203
CALibration:VALue:VOLTage <supply>,<value>
CALibration:VALue:VOLTage? <supply> ...................................................... 204
CALibration:VOLTage? ................................................................................... 206
Chapter 5
Servicing Your Mainframe ....................................................................................... 207
Chapter Overview ..................................................................................................... 207
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Problem Isolation...................................................................................................... 207
No Power Line Fuse .......................................................................................... 207
Replacing Assemblies............................................................................................... 208
Removing the Rear Panel from the Mainframe ................................................ 209
Removing the Mainframe Cover ....................................................................... 211
Replacing the Internal Temperature Sensor Boards .......................................... 212
Replacing the Enhanced Monitor Controller Board .......................................... 213
Replacing the Agilent E8402A Power Supply .................................................. 214
Replacing the Agilent E8404A Power Supply .................................................. 215
Replacing the Impeller ...................................................................................... 216
Replacing the Enhanced Monitor Display Lamp .............................................. 217
Replacement Power Cords........................................................................................ 219
Appendix A
Agilent E8402, E8404A Product Specifications ...................................................... 221
Product Descriptions................................................................................................. 221
General Specifications ....................................................................................... 221
Mechanical Specifications ................................................................................. 221
Output Power Specifications .................................................................................... 222
Total Available and Usable Power .................................................................... 222
Peak and Dynamic Current ............................................................................... 222
Output Voltage Specifications .......................................................................... 223
Input Power Requirements........................................................................................ 223
Cooling Specifications .............................................................................................. 224
Cooling Specification Charts ............................................................................ 224
Acoustical Noise Specifications ............................................................................... 226
Backplane Specifications.......................................................................................... 226
General Monitor Specifications ................................................................................ 226
Enhanced Monitor Specifications............................................................................. 227
Environmental Specifications ................................................................................... 229
Appendix B
Rack Mounting and Option Installation ................................................................. 233
Chapter Overview ..................................................................................................... 233
Rack Mounting the Agilent E840xA Mainframe ..................................................... 233
Parts List ............................................................................................................ 234
Rack Mounting the Agilent E840xA using Support Rails ................................ 235
Procedure ........................................................................................................... 235
Rack Mounting the Agilent E840xA Using Rack Slide Rails .......................... 239
Procedure ........................................................................................................... 239
Installing the Cable Tray........................................................................................... 246
Parts List ............................................................................................................ 246
Procedure ........................................................................................................... 246
Installing the Tinted Acrylic Door (Option 915) ...................................................... 248
Parts List ............................................................................................................ 248
Installing the Intermodule Chassis Shields............................................................... 250
Parts List ............................................................................................................ 250
Procedure ........................................................................................................... 250
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