Keysight 82357B User manual

Keysight 82357B
USB/GPIB Interface
Quick Start Guide

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Edition 8, November 2014
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For further information on safety, refer to the 82357B User’s
Guide.
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• Use the device with the cables provided.
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82357B Quick Start Guide V
82357B USB/GPIB Interface
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Before You Install the 82357B
Check your shipment items 2
Check your PC operating system 2
2 Installing Keysight IO Libraries Suite
Insert the Automation-Ready CD 3
Install the IO Libraries Suite 3
Look for IO icon 4
3 Connecting the 82357B
Plug the 82357B into a USB Port 5
Observe the 82357B LEDs 5
4 Configuring the 82357B
Observe the Keysight Connection Expert 6
Configure the 82357B 6
5 Connecting GPIB Instruments
Connect the 82357B to GPIB instruments 7
6 Programming via the 82357B
Use the Keysight Interactive IO to communicate with the
GPIB instruments 8
Program the GPIB instruments (optional) 8
Other References
Related documentation 9
Contacting Keysight 9

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82357B USB/GPIB Interface
Introduction
82357B Quick Start Guide 1
Introduction
This quick start guide shows a suggested six-step process to
install the 82357B and the Keysight IO Libraries Suite, to
connect the 82357B to your PC, to configure the 82357B, and
to program GPIB instruments via the 82357B. It also includes
the product technical specifications information.
NOTE
The 82357B USB/GPIB Interface is supported ONLY for PCs
with the Windows®XP Professional, Windows Vista®,
Windows 7, or Windows 8 operating system.
The operating systems below are specifically not supported:
• Windows 2000
•WindowsME
• Windows 98 (Second Edition)
• Windows 98 First (“Gold”) Edition
•Windows95
• Windows NT 4.0 (OS does not support USB)
In case of difficulty in installing the 82357B, see Chapter 3,
“Troubleshooting the Keysight 82357B” in the 82357B User’s
Guide.

82357B USB/GPIB Interface
1 Before You Install the 82357B
2 82357B Quick Start Guide
1 Before You Install the 82357B
Check your shipment items
Verify that you received the following items in your shipment of
the 82357B USB/GPIB Interface:
•Keysight 82357B USB/GPIB Interface
•Keysight Automation-Ready CD with Keysight IO Libraries
Suite
•Printed copy of the Keysight 82357B USB/GPIB Interface
Quick Start Guide
If any item is missing or damaged, keep the shipping materials
and contact Keysight Technologies. See “Other
References" on page 9 later in this guide for our contact
information.
Check your PC operating system
To install the 82357B USB/GPIB Interface, your PC operating
system must be one of the followings:
•Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3 or later)
•Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Service Pack 1 and 2 —
Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate
•Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) — Home Premium, Business,
and Ultimate
•Windows 8
NOTE
• If you have the Keysight IO Libraries v14.2 installed and
would like to use 82357B USB/GPIB Interface, you will
need to install the 82357B driver. You can download the
driver from the Technical Support section on the following
site: http://www.keysight.com/find/82357B
• For the full list of the minimum system requirements, see
the 82357B User’s Guide.

82357B USB/GPIB Interface
2 Installing Keysight IO Libraries Suite
82357B Quick Start Guide 3
2 Installing Keysight IO Libraries Suite
Insert the Automation-Ready CD
Turn on your PC and insert the Keysight Automation- Ready CD
with Keysight IO Libraries Suite into the CD-ROM drive. If the
auto-run window does not appear automatically, go to Start >
Run then type <drive>:autorun\auto.exe, where
<drive> is your CD drive letter.
Install the IO Libraries Suite
When the Keysight IO Libraries Suite window appears, follow
the on-screen instructions to install the IO Libraries Suite.
NOTE
• See the 82357B User’s Guide for the full IO Libraries Suite
installation procedures.
• You are recommended to install the latest version of IO
Libraries Suite. You can download the latest version of IO
Libraries Suite from the following site:
http://www.keysight.com/find/iosuite

82357B USB/GPIB Interface
2 Installing Keysight IO Libraries Suite
4 82357B Quick Start Guide
Look for IO icon
After the libraries are installed, an IO icon is displayed on the
Windows taskbar notification area. You can click the icon to
manually run the IO configuration utilities and to display the
online documentation. It is not necessary to use the icon at
this time.
NOTE
Upgrading your IO Libraries version
If you are upgrading to the latest version of the IO Libraries
Suite from a previous version of the IO Libraries, you must
remove the following instruments and interfaces listed below
before you upgrade your software. This step is necessary in
order for these devices to obtain the correct drivers to work
with Keysight IO Libraries.
• Disconnect any USB instruments from your PC.
• Disconnect any Keysight 82357B USB/GPIB Interface
converters from your PC.
• Disconnect any Keysight E8491 IEEE 1394 PC Link to VXI
interfaces from your PC.

82357B USB/GPIB Interface
3 Connecting the 82357B
82357B Quick Start Guide 5
3 Connecting the 82357B
Plug the 82357B into a USB Port
Plug the 82357B USB cable into an available USB port on your
PC or on a supported USB hub. To connect to USB hubs, see
the 82357B User's Guide. The picture shown below is for
illustration purposes only. It is not necessary to connect the
82357B to any GPIB instruments at this time.
Observe the 82357B LEDs
Observe the three LEDs on the 82357B. Initially, only the red
FAIL LED should be illuminated. After 10 seconds, all three
LEDs should be illuminated to show that the 82357B has been
installed, and is configured for use with the IO Libraries.
USB Cable
READY LED
FAIL LED
ACCESS LED
82357 B
NOTE
If any LED is not illuminated after 10 seconds, see Chapter 3,
“Troubleshooting the Keysight 82357B” in the 82357B User's
Guide for more information.

82357B USB/GPIB Interface
4 Configuring the 82357B
6 82357B Quick Start Guide
4 Configuring the 82357B
Observe the Keysight Connection Expert
Run the Keysight Connection Expert to verify your I/O
configuration: In the Windows taskbar notification area, click
the IO icon, then click Keysight Connection Expert.
When the main screen appears, you will see a map of the
system connections in the Instrument I/O on this PC pane
(also called the “Explorer Pane”). At this time, the Connection
Expert window should refresh. If it does not refresh
automatically, click Refresh All. The 82357B will appear in the
Connection Expert explorer as a USB/GPIB interface as shown
below.
Configure the 82357B
Once you see the 82357B displayed in the Connection Expert,
this means that it has been configured and can be used for
programming. At this time, only the green READY LED should
remain illuminated. To edit the configuration settings, click
Change Properties... in the detail pane on the right side of the
window.
NOTE
See Chapter 2, “Using the Keysight 82357B” in the 82357B
User's Guide for more information on how to set the configura-
tion parameters.

82357B USB/GPIB Interface
5 Connecting GPIB Instruments
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5 Connecting GPIB Instruments
Connect the 82357B to GPIB instruments
Connect one or more GPIB instruments (up to 14 instruments
maximum) to the GPIB connector on the 82357B as shown
below:
•Single instrument connection
•Multiple instruments connection
USB Cable
82357 B
82357 B GPIB Ins trument
USB Cable
82357 B
82357 B GPIB Instrument
GPIB Ins trument
GPIB Ins trument
GPIB Cables
NOTE
To minimize stress on the connector mountings, stack no more
than three cable connector blocks.

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6 Programming via the 82357B
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6 Programming via the 82357B
Use the Keysight Interactive IO to communicate with
the GPIB instruments
After the 82357B has been configured and connected to the
GPIB instruments, you can use the Interactive IO to establish
communication between your PC and the connected GPIB
instruments. To run the Interactive IO for an IEEE-488.2
compliant instrument, perform the following:
1Right click the instrument's icon in the Connection Expert
window.
2Click Send Command to display the Interactive IO.
3With the default command *IDN? displayed in the text
box, click Send & Read.
4The instrument identification string should appear.
5Repeat step 1 to step 3 for the next instrument.
Program the GPIB instruments (optional)
After communication has been established, you can program
your GPIB instruments using the VISA, VISA COM, or SICL
interfaces. See “Other References" on page 9 later in this
guide for the relevant documentation.

82357B USB/GPIB Interface
Other References
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Other References
Related documentation
See the following documents for information related to the
82357B. All documents are available in electronic format by
clicking on the IO icon on the Windows taskbar notification
area then selecting Documentation.
•Keysight 82357B USB/GPIB Interface User's Guide
describes the 82357B, and provides installation and trouble-
shooting information.
•Keysight IO Libraries Connectivity Guide provides a descrip-
tion of the Keysight IO Libraries and utilities, and detailed
installation information.
•Keysight IO Libraries Suite Online Help provides detailed
usage information on the Keysight IO Libraries Suite utili-
ties, including the Connection Expert.
•Keysight VISA User's Guide describes the Keysight Virtual
Instrument Software Architecture (VISA) library.
•Keysight SICL User's Guide for Windows describes the
Keysight Standard Instrument Control Library (SICL) for
Windows.
Go to www.keysight.com/find/82357B for additional
information on the 82357B.
Contacting Keysight
You can reach Keysight Technologies at this telephone number
for the Americas:
Americas Call Center: 1-800-829-4444
For other countries, contact your country’s Keysight support
organization.
A list of contact information for other countries is available on
the Keysight Web site: www.keysight.com/find/assist

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