Keysight E5810B User manual

E5810B
LAN/GPIB/USB Gateway
QUICK START GUIDE

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Table of Contents
Standard Shipped Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front Panel at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Back Panel at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Before Installing the E5810B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Check your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Rack-mount the E5810B (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
E5810B related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Installing the E5810B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect the E5810B to the network . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Network information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Power-on the E5810B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Configuring the E5810B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Display the E5810B Welcome page . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Verify instrument communication . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Configure the E5810B using a local network . . . . .15
Configuring Instruments via IO Libraries Suite 17
Install Keysight IO Libraries Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Configure a remote GPIB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Configure a remote USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Configure a remote RS-232 serial interface . . . . . .21
Verify instrument communication . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Troubleshooting the E5810B . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Check the E5810B LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Check the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Check the connected instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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Standard Shipped Items
Keysight E5810B LAN/GPIB/USB Gateway
E5810B
LAN/GPIB/USB Gateway
POWER
l
o
LAN GPIB USB RS232 FAULT PRESET
60 mm
238 mm
226.5 mm
Power cord and adapter
Note: The shipped power adapter is with p/n 0950-6484.

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Front Panel at a Glance
Back Panel at a Glance
E5810B
LAN/GPIB/USB Gateway
GPIB USB RS232LAN FAULTPOWER
PRESET
l
o
a
2345 78
9
1
6
Front panel display RS-232 LED indicator
Power LED indicator FAULT LED indicator
LAN LED indicator Preset button
GPIB LED indicator Power ON/OFF switch
USB LED indicator
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
1
9
5
6
1
13
GPIB
RS232
+12 VD C
2.0A
LAN
ICES/NMB-001
ISM GRP 1-A
KCC-REM-ATi-
WCIOP
123 4 5
DC power port RS-232 port
LAN port GPIB port
USB port
1
4
2
5
3
NOTE
For the complete list of all the functions and
descriptions, refer to Chapter 1, “E5810B
Description” in the E5810B User’s Guide.

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Before Installing the E5810B
Check your PC
The E5810B is supported on the following
operating systems.
–Windows
®XP
– Windows Vista®
– Windows 7
– Windows 8
–Windows10
–Windows11
– Windows Server 2008 R2
– Windows Server 2012
Microsoft®Internet Explorer 6 or greater is
required (Internet Explorer 7 or greater is
recommended for Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows
Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012).
Rack-mount the E5810B (optional)
You can mount the E5810B on a standard EIA
rack using the Rack Mount Kit (E5810-00100) or
equivalent. The E5810B is one standard half-rack
unit wide and one standard rack unit high. Refer
to the Rack Mount Installation Note
(E5810-99100) for more information.

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E5810B related documentation
–Keysight E5810B LAN/GPIB/USB Gateway
User's Guide (E5810-90004)contains more
detailed information on the E5810B
configurations, installation process, and
troubleshooting.
–Keysight IO Libraries Suite Quick Start
Guide[1] provides a description of the Keysight
IO Libraries Suite.
–Keysight IO Libraries Suite Help[1] provides
detailed usage information on the Keysight IO
Libraries Suite.
–Keysight VISA Help[1] describes the Keysight
Virtual Instrument Software Architecture
(VISA) library.
–Keysight SICL Help[1] describes the Keysight
Standard Instrument Control Library (SICL) for
Windows.
[1] Click the IO icon on the Windows taskbar notification
area and select Documentation to obtain the related
documentation.

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Installing the E5810B
Connect the E5810B to the network
The figure above shows a typical network and
instrument connections for the E5810B.
1
9
5
6
1
13
GPIB
RS232
+12 VD C
2.0A
LAN
ICES/NMB-001
ISM GRP 1-A
KCC-REM-ATi-
WCIOP
To GPIB instrument
E5810B
To RS-232 instrument
To USBTMC instrument
To AC
power
Router/switch/hub
To a PC
To a PC
To an Enterprise
network
To a PC
NOTE
Before connecting the E5810B to an Enterprise
network, you will need to get some network
configuration and network addressing parameters
from the system administrator in your IT
department.
Refer to “Network information” on page 10 for the
suggested steps.

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Network information
Before connecting the E5810B to an Enterprise
network, obtain the E5810B serial number and
Ethernet (MAC) address printed on a label at the
bottom panel of the E5810B. Fill up the
information in the E5810B LAN/GPIB/USB
Gateway Information as shown below.
Provide this information to your system
administrator and request for the Enterprise
network information as shown below.
E5810B LAN/GPIB/USB Gateway Information
Serial number: ____________________________
Ethernet (MAC) address: ____________________________
Default values
(for system administrator)
DHCP: Enabled at power-on
Hostname: No hostname configured