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USER MANUAL
1260-00C
SLOT 0 / Resource Manager
PUBLICATION NO. 980721
RACAL INSTRUMENTS
Racal Instruments, Inc.
4 Goodyear St., Irvine, CA 92618-2002
Tel: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Racal Instruments, Ltd.
480 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 6BE, United Kingdom
Tel: [phone]; FAX: [phone]
Racal Systems Electronique S.A.
18 Avenue Dutartre, 78150 LeChesnay, France
Tel: [phone]; FAX: [phone]
Racal Systems Elettronica s.r.l.
Strada 2-Palazzo C4, 20090 Milanofiori Assago, Milan, Italy
Tel: [phone]; FAX [phone]
Racal Elektronik System GmbH.
Frankenforster Strasse 21, 51427 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Tel:[phone]; FAX: [phone]
Racal Australia Pty. Ltd.
3 Powells Road, Brookvale, NSW 2100, Australia
Tel: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Racal Electronics Pte. Ltd.
26 Ayer Rajah Crescent, 04-06/07 Ayer Rajah Industrial Estate, Singapore 0513.
Tel: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Racal Instruments, Ltd.
Unit 5, 25F., Mega Trade Center, No 1, Mei Wan Road, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, PRC
Tel: [phone], FAX: [phone]
http://www.racalinst.com
PUBLICATION DATE: June 6, 2000
Copyright 2000 by Racal Instruments, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved.
This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher.
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WARRANTY STATEMENT
All Racal Instruments, Inc. products are designed and manufactured to exacting standards and in full
conformance to Racal’s ISO 9001 procedures.
For the specific terms of your standard warranty, or optional extended warranty or service agreement, contact
your Racal customer service advisor. Please have the following information available to facilitate service.
1. Product serial number
2. Product model number
3. Your company and contact information
You may contact your customer service advisor by:
E-Mail: [email protected]
Telephone: [phone] (USA)
[phone] (UK)
[phone] (Hong Kong)
Fax: [phone] (USA)
[phone] (UK)
[phone] (Hong Kong)
RETURN of PRODUCT
Authorization is required from Racal Instruments before you send us your product for service or calibration. Call
your nearest Racal Instruments support facility. A list is located on the last page of this manual. If you are
unsure where to call, contact Racal Instruments, Inc. Customer Support Department in Irvine, California, USA at
1-800-722-3262 or 1-949-859-8999 or via fax at 1-949-859-7139. We can be reached at:
[email protected].
PROPRIETARY NOTICE
This document and the technical data herein disclosed, are proprietary to Racal Instruments, and shall not,
without express written permission of Racal Instruments, be used, in whole or in part to solicit quotations from a
competitive source or used for manufacture by anyone other than Racal Instruments. The information herein has
been developed at private expense, and may only be used for operation and maintenance reference purposes or
for purposes of engineering evaluation and incorporation into technical specifications and other documents which
specify procurement of products from Racal Instruments.
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FOR YOUR SAFETY
Before undertaking any troubleshooting, maintenance or exploratory procedure, read carefully the
WARNINGS and CAUTION notices.
This equipment contains voltage hazardous to human life and safety, and is capable of inflicting
personal injury.
If this instrument is to be powered from the AC line (mains) through an autotransformer, ensure the
common connector is connected to the neutral (earth pole) of the power supply.
Before operating the unit, ensure the conductor (green wire) is connected to the ground (earth)
conductor of the power outlet. Do not use a two-conductor extension cord or a three-prong/two-
prong adapter. This will defeat the protective feature of the third conductor in the power cord.
Maintenance and calibration procedures sometimes call for operation of the unit with power applied
and protective covers removed. Read the procedures and heed warnings to avoid “live” circuit
points.
Before operating this instrument:
1. Ensure the instrument is configured to operate on the voltage at the power source. See
Installation Section.
2. Ensure the proper fuse is in place for the power source to operate.
3. Ensure all other devices connected to or in proximity to this instrument are properly grounded or
connected to the protective third-wire earth ground.
If the instrument:
-fails to operate satisfactory
-shows visible damage
-has been stored under unfavorable conditions
-has sustained stress
Do not operate until performance is checked by qualified personnel.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................... 1-1
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 1-1
General Information .................................................................................................................. 1-1
What Your Kit Should Contain................................................................................................... 1-2
Chapter 2
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................ 2-1
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 2-1
Unpacking and Inspection......................................................................................................... 2-1
VXIbus Characteristics.............................................................................................................. 2-1
GPIB Characteristics................................................................................................................. 2-2
Local Command Set Overview.................................................................................................. 2-3
Code Instruments...................................................................................................................... 2-4
Front Panel Features ................................................................................................................ 2-4
Chapter 3
OPERATION ................................................................................................................................ 3-1
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 3-1
System Configuration ............................................................................................................ 3-1
1260-00C Configuration......................................................................................................... 3-1
Setting the Logical Address, GPIB Primary Address, and Servant Area Size..................... 3-4
Verifying the Installed RAM Size........................................................................................ 3-4
Setting The Shared Memory Size....................................................................................... 3-5
Setting the Reset Operation............................................................................................... 3-6
Setting the VXIbus Requester Level................................................................................... 3-6
Setting the VXI Interrupt Handler Levels............................................................................ 3-6
External Input Termination................................................................................................. 3-7
EPROM Configuration........................................................................................................ 3-7
Discrete Fault Indicator Configuration................................................................................ 3-9
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Address Modifier Configuration.........................................................................................3-10
1260-00C Start-Up Mode Configuration............................................................................3-11
488 VXI Runtime System Operation.....................................................................................3-12
System Start-Up Message Printing...................................................................................3-13
Slot 0 Resource Manager Configuration...........................................................................3-13
Non-Slot 0 Resource Manager Configuration....................................................................3-19
Non-Slot 0 Message-Based Device Configuration (Non-Resource Manager) ...................3-20
Slot 0 Message-Based Device Configuration........................................................................3-22
Chapter 4
LOCAL COMMAND SET...............................................................................................................4-1
Introduction................................................................................................................................4-1
Command Set Access............................................................................................................4-2
Command Syntax...................................................................................................................4-2
Command Line Termination ...................................................................................................4-3
Command and Query Responses ..........................................................................................4-3
Command Response Format..................................................................................................4-4
Query Response Format........................................................................................................4-4
Error Reporting.......................................................................................................................4-4
The Help Query......................................................................................................................4-5
General Configuration Commands and Queries.....................................................................4-6
CONF .................................................................................................................................4-6
ConsoleEna........................................................................................................................4-7
ConsMode ..........................................................................................................................4-7
DIAG...................................................................................................................................4-8
Dpram?...............................................................................................................................4-8
Nvconf? ..............................................................................................................................4-8
Obram?...............................................................................................................................4-9
ProgMode.........................................................................................................................4-10
WordSerEna.....................................................................................................................4-10
RM Information Queries .......................................................................................................4-11
A24MemMap?...................................................................................................................4-12
A32MemMap?...................................................................................................................4-13
Cmdr?...............................................................................................................................4-14
CmdrTable?......................................................................................................................4-14
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Laddrs?............................................................................................................................ 4-15
NumLaddrs? .................................................................................................................... 4-15
RmEntry?......................................................................................................................... 4-16
Srvnts?............................................................................................................................. 4-18
StatusState? .................................................................................................................... 4-19
Dynamic Configuration Commands and Queries................................................................. 4-20
DCBNOSend.................................................................................................................... 4-20
DCGrantDev .................................................................................................................... 4-20
DCSystem?...................................................................................................................... 4-21
Dynamic Reconfiguration Queries ....................................................................................... 4-22
Broadcast?....................................................................................................................... 4-22
GrantDev?........................................................................................................................ 4-25
RelSrvnt?......................................................................................................................... 4-25
VXI-Defined Common ASCII System Commands................................................................ 4-26
DCON? ............................................................................................................................ 4-27
DINF? .............................................................................................................................. 4-28
DLAD? ............................................................................................................................. 4-30
DNUM?............................................................................................................................ 4-30
DRES?............................................................................................................................. 4-31
RREG? ............................................................................................................................ 4-31
WREG ............................................................................................................................. 4-32
GPIB Address Configuration Commands and Queries ........................................................ 4-32
LaSaddr ........................................................................................................................... 4-33
LaSaddr? ......................................................................................................................... 4-34
Primary?........................................................................................................................... 4-35
SaddrLa? ......................................................................................................................... 4-35
Saddrs? ........................................................................................................................... 4-36
SaDisCom........................................................................................................................ 4-36
VXI Interrupt Handler Configuration Commands and Queries ............................................. 4-37
AllHandlers?..................................................................................................................... 4-37
AssgnHndlr ...................................................................................................................... 4-38
HandlerLine?.................................................................................................................... 4-38
RdHandlers?.................................................................................................................... 4-39
IEEE-488.2 Common Commands and Queries ................................................................... 4-39
*CLS ................................................................................................................................ 4-40
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*ESE.................................................................................................................................4-40
*ESE?...............................................................................................................................4-41
*ESR?...............................................................................................................................4-41
*IDN?................................................................................................................................4-41
*OPC ................................................................................................................................4-41
*OPC? ..............................................................................................................................4-42
*RST.................................................................................................................................4-42
*SRE.................................................................................................................................4-42
*SRE?...............................................................................................................................4-43
*STB?...............................................................................................................................4-43
*TRG.................................................................................................................................4-43
*TST .................................................................................................................................4-43
*WAI.................................................................................................................................4-44
VXIbus Access Commands and Queries..............................................................................4-44
A16...................................................................................................................................4-44
A16?.................................................................................................................................4-45
A24...................................................................................................................................4-45
A24?.................................................................................................................................4-46
SYSRESET.......................................................................................................................4-46
TTL/ECL Trigger Access Commands...................................................................................4-46
AckTrig .............................................................................................................................4-48
DisTrigSense....................................................................................................................4-48
EnaTrigSense...................................................................................................................4-49
GetTrigHndlr.....................................................................................................................4-50
MapTrigTrig ......................................................................................................................4-51
SetTrigHndlr......................................................................................................................4-52
SrcTrig..............................................................................................................................4-53
TrigAsstConf.....................................................................................................................4-55
TrigCntrConf.....................................................................................................................4-56
TrigExtConf.......................................................................................................................4-57
TrigTickConf.....................................................................................................................4-59
TrigToREQT.....................................................................................................................4-60
UMapTrigTrig....................................................................................................................4-61
WaitForTrig.......................................................................................................................4-62
Word Serial Communication Command and Queries...........................................................4-63
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ProtErr? ........................................................................................................................... 4-64
RespReg?........................................................................................................................ 4-65
WScmd............................................................................................................................ 4-66
WScmd?.......................................................................................................................... 4-66
Wsresp?........................................................................................................................... 4-67
WSstr............................................................................................................................... 4-67
WSstr?............................................................................................................................. 4-68
CI Configuration Commands and Queries........................................................................... 4-68
CIAddr?............................................................................................................................ 4-70
CIArea.............................................................................................................................. 4-70
CIArea?............................................................................................................................ 4-71
CIBlocks?......................................................................................................................... 4-72
CIDelete?......................................................................................................................... 4-72
CIList?.............................................................................................................................. 4-73
DCIDownLdPI .................................................................................................................. 4-74
DCIDownLoad.................................................................................................................. 4-75
DCISetup? ....................................................................................................................... 4-75
DCISetupPI?.................................................................................................................... 4-77
ECIboot?.......................................................................................................................... 4-78
Chapter 5
NON-VOLATILE CONFIGURATION............................................................................................. 5-1
Non-Volatile Overview............................................................................................................... 5-1
The 1260-00C Non-Volatile Configuration Main Menu........................................................... 5-2
Read In Non-Volatile Configuration.................................................................................... 5-2
Chapter 6
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS................................................................................................................... 6-1
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 6-1
Configuration for Diagnostic Testing...................................................................................... 6-1
Diagnostic Test Structure ...................................................................................................... 6-1
Diagnostics Mode Selection................................................................................................... 6-2
Diagnostic Test Selection...................................................................................................... 6-3
Diagnostic Test Groups......................................................................................................... 6-5
Group 1-RAM..................................................................................................................... 6-5
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