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TAMS 60488
HP-IB Card for Windows
Installation & Operation
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TAMS 60488 HP-IB Interface
Installation & Operation
Test & Measurement Systems Inc.
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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................... 4
Unpacking Your Product.................................................................. 5
Hardware Warranty......................................................................... 6
Handling Interfaces – Some Words of Caution ............................. 7
Installing the HP-IB Interface ......................................................... 8
Connecting the Cables...................................................................... 9
Before You Continue....................................................................... 10
Installing the Software on Windows NT 4.0................................. 10
Installing the Software on Windows 2000 .....................................11
Installing the Software on Windows XP........................................13
Configuring the Card in Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP.................... 17
Selecting Other Parameters ........................................................... 20
Using the Interface with HP or TransEra BASIC ....................... 22
Using the Interface with HPVEE ................................................. 22
Appendix A: Software License Agreement.................................. 23
Warranty Information ................................................................... 25
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Introduction
The TAMS 60488 HP-IB Interface is intended to add IEEE-488
capabilities to any computer with a PCI bus.
The TAMS card takes full advantage of the PCI bus performance and
delivers the highest possible level of throughput.
The TAMS 60488 Interface supports both the 3.3v and 5v PCI
specifications as a universal card.
Thanks to HP’s software architecture and the design of the TAMS driver,
once the driver is loaded (which is done once at installation) the TAMS
card can be used in any application without requiring more computer
overhead or any changes to code developed for HP’s HP-IB cards.
Whether you are using HP-VEE, BASIC for Windows, or programming in
C with the SICL library, your code will now run at full performance
without modification.
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Unpacking Your Product
When you open your TAMS 60488 HP-IB Card shipment, examine its
contents. Do not remove the HP-IB card from its protective bag yet. Make
sure your shipment contains the following items.
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Please complete the Registration card and return it to TAMS.
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Hardware Warranty
All TAMS products use the highest quality components and are assembled
to the highest specifications. Should a defect exist, or a failure occur, we
apologize. Any defective unit will be repaired or replaced immediately.
Please follow the instructions below for service response.
•In the US please return it to TAMS. Please call or Fax for return
instructions.
•Internationally, please contact the local distributor for return
instructions.
Any customer may contact TAMS, or return products directly to TAMS,
but for customers outside the US, this may cause a delay, which could be
avoided by working with the local distributor.
The complete hardware warranty information is on the inside of the back
cover.
For software warranty information see the Software License inAppendix
A.
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Handling Interfaces- Some Words of Caution
You should note the following guidelines to avoid equipment damage
when handling any interface cards.
•Make sure the computer’s power is turned OFF and the power cord is
removed from the AC power outlet, before removing or installing
interfaces.
Caution Plugging or unplugging an interface with the power on can
damage the interface and the computer.
•Most interfaces contain components that are sensitive to damage from
electrostatic discharge. Use protective measures including anti-static
workstation and personal grounding devices, if possible. When
installing an interface, do not leave the interface exposed longer than
necessary.
Caution Whenever you remove, install, or handle an interface, hold
it by its support bracket and side edges only. Do not touch its electrical
components or traces.
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Installing the HP-IB Interface
Refer to the Owner’s Guide of your computer for instructions on opening
your computer and installing PCI boards.
Follow the instructions being careful to handle the interface board only by
its edges. After the board has been plugged in and the retaining screw
installed the computer should be reassembled.
Depending on the computer, it may be advisable to connect the small
Cannon connector of the required HP-IB cable to the interface card prior
to fully seating the PCI board. Reassemble the computer. Ensure that the
thumbscrews and the small connector are tight for a good connection.
HP-IB cable required with TAMS60488
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Connecting the HP-IB Cable
The IEEE 488 specification is for a daisy chain configuration, and so the
standard connector on the cable supplied can be attached directly to any
HP-IB device or to any device in a chain of HP-IB devices.
The following illustrations show correct connections.
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Before You Continue
You are now ready to install the software that came with the HP-IB card.
You will need to be logged in as a user with administrative privileges in
order to install the driver software.
Note: Before installation of the drivers for the TAMS HP-IB card, the
HP/Agilent I/O Libraries software must be already installed on your
system.
Installing the Software on Windows NT 4.0
After booting and logging in to Windows NT 4.0, insert the TAMS 60488
Drivers CD. If the SICL libraries were installed in a directory other than
the one chosen by default, make sure that you know their location, as you
may need this information when you run the Setup utility.
Run the setup.exe utility from the drivers CD that is found in the directory
that corresponds to Windows NT 4.0. This can be done by double-clicking
on the setup.exe file on the CD, or by accessing the add/remove programs
utility from the Control Panel.
Follow the directions in this utility, making sure that the location of the
SICL libraries is correct. Reboot your system when directed to do so. The
card will not be ready for use until it has been configured.
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Installing the Software on Windows 2000
After installing the card and booting for the first time the Windows 2000
plug and play manager will detect the new hardware (TAMS HP-IB card),
the screen looks like this:
Click on cancel.
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Now go to your floppy or CD that came with the card and look for the file
setup.exe that corresponds to Windows 2000. Execute it and follow the
instructions on the screen.
You may or may not get the following message:
Click on Yes and/or Next and continue with the instructions on the screen.
Finally the installation program will ask you to reboot your PC. Please go
ahead and do so.
After reboot your TAMS 60488 HP-IB card should be ready to be
configured. Now, please follow the instructions in next section titled:
Configuring the Card for Windows NT4.0/2000/XP.
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Installing the Software on Windows XP
After installing the card and booting for the first time the Windows XP
plug and play manager will detect the new hardware (TAMS HP-IB card),
the screen looks like this:
Click on Cancel
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Now go to your floppy or CD that came with the card and look for the file
setup.exe that corresponds to Windows XP. Execute it and follow the
instructions on the screen.
You may or may not get the following message:
Click on Yes and/or Next and continue with the instructions on the screen.
Finally the installation program will ask you to reboot your PC. Please go
ahead and do so.
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After rebooting you will be prompted with the following screen:
Click on Next
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Finally you will get a screen that looks like this:
Click on Finish.
After this your TAMS 60488 HP-IB card should be ready to be configured.
Please follow the instructions in the next section.
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Configuring the Card for Windows NT4.0/2000/XP
Configure the interface by executing the IO Config program, which will
now be located in the SICL/bin subdirectory. You should also have a
shortcut under Start-> Programs->Agilent IO Libraries
Note: If theAgilent IO Libraries were installed using the default values
the SICL\bin subdirectory will be found here:
Window NT: C:\SICLNT\bin or C:\SICL\bin\
Windows 2000/XP: C:\Program Files\Agilent\IO Libraries\bin\
Upon execution, the IO Config program will present a window like this:
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To configure your 60488 interface, please highlight the TAMS 60488 PCI/
HPIB entry under Available Interface Types and double click on it or click
on Configure. If you have more than one card in your system the following
window will appear (if you have one card only please continue to the next
step):
Select the 60488 card you wish to configure (if you have one card only,
you will not need to select any card, the system will do it automatically for
you). Click on OK. Now the following window will appear:
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In this window you will select all of the configurable parameters for the
card. Typically you may want to modify the Logical Unit number, and
possibly the SICL Interface Name. It has been customary to assign the
Logical Unit number 7 to the first HP-IB interface in a system, but this is
optional.
Note: The entry named “PCI Card Number” in NOT the PCI slot. This
number will be chosen by the driver and can not be changed. If you have
more than one 60488 interface installed, the card in the lowest numbered
PCI slot would be t60488.01, the second 60488 interface would be
t60488.12, etc.
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