Agilent Technologies E5810B, User Manual

Page 1: ...Agilent Technologies Agilent E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway User s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...e terms of the Radio Communication Act of 1992 ICES NMB 001 indicates that this ISM device complies with the Canadian ICES 00 Cet appareil ISM est confomre a la norme NMB 001 du Canada South Korean Class A EMC Declaration This equipment is Class A suitable for professional use and is for use in electromagnetic environments outside of the home This instrument complies with the WEEE Directive 2002 9...

Page 4: ...turer the device protection may be impaired Always use dry cloth to clean the device Do not use ethyl alcohol or any other volatile liquid to clean the device Do not permit any blockage of the ventilation holes of the device WARNING Do not use the device if it appears damaged or defective Do not operate the device around flammable gases or fumes vapor or wet environments Observe all markings on th...

Page 5: ...C Storage condition 40 C to 70 C Humidity Operating condition Up to 80 RH at 40 C non condensing Storage condition Up to 90 RH at 40 C non condensing Altitude Up to 4600 m Pollution degree 2 Installation category II through an AC DC adapter NOTE The E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway complies with the following safety and EMC requirements IEC61326 1 2005 EN61326 1 2006 Canada ICES NMB 001 Issue 4 June 20...

Page 6: ...cal or electronic product in domestic household waste Product Category With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive Annex 1 this instrument is classified as a Monitoring and Control Instrument product The affixed product label is as shown below Do not dispose in domestic household waste To return this unwanted instrument contact your nearest Agilent Service Center or visit www agile...

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Page 9: ...g 13 Communicating with the E5810B 16 2 Installing the E5810B Installation Flowchart 20 Before Installing the E5810B 21 Check your PC 21 Rack mount the E5810B optional 21 E5810B related documentation 21 Getting Network Information 22 Local network information 22 Enterprise network information 22 Configuring the E5810B on a Local Network 24 Connecting the E5810B to a local network 24 Configuring th...

Page 10: ...the PC 39 Programming instruments 40 Addressing instruments using VISA and remote IO client 41 Addressing instruments using VISA and TCPIP interface 41 Addressing instruments with SICL 42 3 E5810B Web Access Web Browser 44 Welcome Page 45 Navigation bar 46 E5810B current settings 47 E5810B documentation links 48 E5810B support information banner 49 Viewing and Modifying the E5810B Configuration 50...

Page 11: ...er network problems 92 Checking PC Client Connection 94 Verifying PC client connection 94 Checking the Syslog messages 95 Runtime error messages 98 Checking Connected Instruments 101 5 Characteristics and Specifications Technical Specifications 104 Supplementary Information 108 GPIB modes of operation supported 108 IEEE 488 1 and IEEE 488 2 compliance 108 Maximum number of simultaneous I O connect...

Page 12: ...ress 121 ASRL 121 B 121 Bridge 121 C 122 Client 122 Controller 122 D 122 Device 122 DHCP 123 DNS 123 E 124 Ethernet MAC address 124 F 124 Friendly name 124 G 124 Gateway 124 Gateway IP address 125 H 125 Hostname 125 Hub 125 I 126 Instrument 126 Interface 126 IP address 127 ...

Page 13: ...ical unit 129 N 130 Network protocols 130 P 131 Proxy server 131 R 132 Router 132 RS 232 132 S 133 Server 133 SICL 133 SRQ 133 Subnet 134 Subnet mask 134 Switch 135 Symbolic name 135 U 136 Universal Plug and Play 136 V 137 VEE 137 VISA 137 VISA COM 137 ...

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Page 15: ... a crossover cable 25 Figure 2 6 Connecting the E5810B to an Enterprise network 27 Figure 2 7 Connecting the E5810B to a wireless router 30 Figure 2 8 FindandControlInstrumentsConnectedtoyour E5810B page 31 Figure 2 9 IO icon on the Windows taskbar notification area 34 Figure 2 10 Remote GPIB interface dialog box 35 Figure 2 11 Remote USB interface dialog box 36 Figure 2 12 Remote RS 232 Serial in...

Page 16: ... 12 Update firmware via USB message dialog box 71 Figure 3 13 Error message dialog box 72 Figure 3 14 E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway dialog box 73 Figure 3 15 E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway dialog box FTP 74 Figure 3 16 E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway dialog box 77 Figure 3 17 E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway dialog box FTP 77 Figure 4 1 Troubleshooting overview 84 Figure 4 2 Typical Syslog display 95 ...

Page 17: ... 65 Table 4 1 E5810B front panel display 86 Table 4 2 E5810B LED indicators 87 Table 4 3 Network configuration problems summary 89 Table 4 4 Common Syslog messages 96 Table 4 5 Typical Syslog messages 97 Table 4 6 Common runtime messages 98 Table 4 7 Checking GPIB USB and or RS 232 interface instruments 101 Table 5 1 Supported network protocols 109 Table A 1 Telnet commands 115 Table A 2 Telnet co...

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Page 19: ...ons 6 E5810B front panel 2 E5810B rear panel 4 Default settings 5 E5810B Software Firmware Descriptions 9 E5810B operating features 9 Typical network operation 10 Software firmware architecture 11 Typical network IP addressing 13 Communicating with the E5810B 16 This chapter describes the E5810B hardware and software firmware descriptions ...

Page 20: ...10B front panel E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway GPIB USB RS232 LAN FAULT POWER PRESET l o 1 2 4 3 6 7 8 9 5 Front panel display A 16 character two line display that displays the hostname IP address and system messages Power LED indicator The LED GREEN turns on to indicate that there is AC power applied to the E5810B LAN LED indicator The LED GREEN flashes to indicate that there is LAN connection activ...

Page 21: ...t power on while the E5810B is running a self test If the LED turns on for more than 10 seconds and there is no IP address displayed on the front panel display the E5810B may be experiencing hardware failure Preset button Press this button for less than10 seconds to temporarily reset the password to the default password E5810 Press this button for more than 10 seconds to return the E5810B to the f...

Page 22: ... of a LAN patch cable to this port and the other end to a router switch or hub for network connection Connect one end of a LAN crossover cable to this port and the other end to a PC for direct PC connection USB port Connect one end of a USB cable to this port and the other end to a USBTMC device RS 232 port Connect one end of an RS 232 cable to this port and the other end to an RS 232 instrument G...

Page 23: ... Unit 7 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 USB SICL Interface Name usb0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 RS 232 SICL Interface Name COM1 DNS Server s 0 0 0 0 RS 232 Baud Rate 9600 Hostname none RS 232 Parity NONE Description Agilent E5810B MAC Address RS 232 Bits 8 Universal Plug and Play ON RS 232 Stop Bits 1 LAN Keep Alive s 7200 s RS 232 Flow Control NONE I O Timeout s 120 s RS 232 SRQ RI GPIB SICL Interface Name ...

Page 24: ... remotely from GPIB USB or RS 232 instruments Direct PC connection For direct PC connection a crossover LAN cable is connected from the E5810B LAN port to the PC Only a PC can communicate with the E5810B in this connection Figure 1 3 Direct PC connection 1 6 9 5 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B PC GPIB instrument RS 232 instrument USB ...

Page 25: ...ration a switch or hub is used to connect to the network Multiple PCs can communicate with the E5810B via the switch or hub Figure 1 4 Local network connection 1 6 9 5 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B PC GPIB instrument RS 232 instrument USB instrument PC PC Switch Hub ...

Page 26: ...rprise network configuration a router or switch is used to connect to the network Figure 1 5 Enterprise network connection 1 6 9 5 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B PC GPIB instrument RS 232 instrument USB instrument PC Router Switch To an Enterprise network ...

Page 27: ...connector I O software The E5810B includes the Agilent IO Libraries Suite which includes Agilent Virtual Instrument Software Architecture VISA VISA COM Standard Instrument Control Library SICL and several I O utilities This standard software provides compatibility with different hardware and software vendors It provides the I O software layer used when accessing the E5810B You can use a standard p...

Page 28: ...om GPIB USB and RS 232 instruments Refer to Typical network connections on page 6 for the typical connections to a PC a local network or an Enterprise network The E5810B connects a LAN from the computer system to the GPIB USB and RS 232 buses Using the client server model of computing the computer system is the client and the E5810B is the server Applications running on the computer system can tra...

Page 29: ...tems are located at several different sites GPIB USB and RS 232 instruments can be located where they are most convenient You can also have more than one E5810B on a network providing clusters of GPIB USB and RS 232 instruments at different locations Software firmware architecture Client system architecture Figure 1 6 Client system architecture Client System PC Application Agilent VISA SICL LAN cl...

Page 30: ...the network to the server The server will executes those I O requests on the appropriate GPIB USB and RS 232 based instruments connected to the server I O application operation Before performing an I O application operation on the E5810B GPIB USB or RS 232 interface and the GPIB USB or RS 232 bus the Remote IO Client software in the client computer system must establish a network connection to the...

Page 31: ...operations to perform that should not be preempted the client should obtain a lock on the E5810B GPIB USB or RS 232 interface or device Once the client s sequence is completed it should release its lock allowing access for other clients When a client closes a connection the E5810B frees up the resources allocated to that client including any locks pending I O requests and memory usage Typical netw...

Page 32: ...M ATi WCIOP 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B PC PC PC PC E5810B E5810B 2 IP address 156 140 104 75 E5810B 1 IP address 156 140 104 72 Router gateway To an Enterprise network Router Default gateway 156 140 104 1 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 IP address 156 140 104 76 IP address 156 140 104 77 IP address 156 140 104 73 IP address 156 140 104 7...

Page 33: ...s The IP address for E5810B 2 is 156 140 104 75 where 156 140 represents the network address and 104 75 represents the E5810B 2 host address IP address assignment For the E5810B to operate on an Enterprise network three addresses must be identified E5810B IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Address If the Enterprise network supports Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP the E5810B will a...

Page 34: ...rowser The E5810B supports Internet Explorer 6 or greater Internet Explorer 7 or greater is recommended for Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 1 6 9 5 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B GPIB instrument RS 232 instrument USB instrument PC Switch Hub Agilent IO Libraries Suite is not required T...

Page 35: ... to communicate with the GPIB USB and RS 232 instruments For example from the Configuring your E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page of the E5810B interface you can view and modify the configuration of the E5810B You can also communicate with the installed GPIB USB and RS 232 instruments using the Find and Control Instruments Connected to your E5810B page Refer to Chapter 3 E5810B Web Access for more i...

Page 36: ...raries Suite on each PC to be used for programming You can then program the connected instruments using a supported programming language such as C C or Visual Basic using Agilent Virtual Instrument Software Architecture VISA VISA COM or Standard Instrument Control Language SICL Refer to the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Quick Start Guide and Agilent IO Libraries Suite Help for more information on the...

Page 37: ...k 27 Connecting the E5810B to an Enterprise network 27 Configuring the E5810B for an Enterprise network operation 28 Connecting the E5810B to a Wireless Router 30 Verifying Instrument Communication 31 Find Query Instruments page functions 32 Installing and Configuring Agilent IO Libraries Suite 33 Configuring a remote GPIB interface 35 Configuring a remote USB interface 36 Configuring a remote RS ...

Page 38: ...re 2 1 Installation flowchart Before Installing the E5810B Getting Network Information Configuring the E5810B on a Local Network Configuring the E5810B on an Enterprise Network Configuring the E5810B on a Local Network Configuring the E5810B on an Enterprise Network Verifying Instrument Communication Installing and Configuring Agilent IO Libraries Suite DHCP Enterprise Network Non DHCP Enterprise ...

Page 39: ...ck 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 for more information E5810B related documentation 1 Agilent IO Libraries Suite Quick Start Guide provides a description of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Agilent IO Libraries Suite Help provides detailed usage information on the Agilent IO ...

Page 40: ... connect 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 Before contacting the system administrator 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 Informati...

Page 41: ..._ Default values for system administrator DHCP Enabled at power on Hostname No hostname configured Enterprise Network Information Does the network support DHCP Yes _____ No _____ If No provide IP address static _______ _______ _______ _______ Subnet mask _______ _______ _______ _______ Gateway IP address _______ _______ _______ _______ Does the network support DNS Yes _____ No _____ If Yes provide...

Page 42: ...onnections Figure 2 4 Connecting the E5810B to a local network via switch or hub NOTE If you are configuring the E5810B on a DHCP Enterprise network refer to Configuring the E5810B on an Enterprise Network on page 27 1 6 9 5 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B PC GPIB instrument RS 232 instrument USB instrument PC PC Switch Hub ...

Page 43: ...trument Crossover cable NOTE The E5810B may require up to 75 seconds to display the default static IP address 169 254 58 10 as it will try to find a DHCP server until a timeout value is reached If you try to simultaneously attach multiple E5810Bs without changing each unit s default static IP address some E5810Bs may not be able to start operation The E5810B detects duplicated IP addresses and wil...

Page 44: ... connection To place the PC and the E5810B on the same subnet type in route add E5810B IP address PC IP address in the MS DOS prompt program For example if the PC IP address is 155 139 103 152 and the E5810B IP address is 169 254 58 10 default the commands are as follows route is lost when the PC is rebooted route add 169 254 58 10 155 139 103 152 or route persists when the PC is rebooted route p ...

Page 45: ...0B and the IP address will be displayed on the front panel display NOTE If you are configuring the E5810B on a non DHCP Enterprise network refer to Configuring the E5810B on a Local Network on page 24 before proceeding 1 6 9 5 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B PC GPIB instrument RS 232 instrument USB instrument PC Router Switch To an En...

Page 46: ...at the address line 2 Select View Modify Configuration from the E5810B Welcome page to display the E5810B current configuration 3 Select Modify Configuration and enter the password to configure the E5810B The default password is E5810 4 The Configuring your E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page will be displayed 5 To configure the E5810B for use on an Enterprise network operation refer to Table 2 1 for...

Page 47: ...namic DNS enter the hostname provided by the system administrator You can now access the E5810B from your Web browser by using the hostname If the network supports DNS enter the DNS server IP address provided by the system administrator Non DNS Enterprise network No action is required Hostnames are not supported Only IP address can be used to communicate with the E5810B UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY UPn...

Page 48: ...s router connection This means that you can connect multiple PCs to the E5810B wirelessly Refer to Figure 2 7 for more information Figure 2 7 Connecting the E5810B to a wireless router 1 6 9 5 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B PC GPIB instrument RS 232 instrument USB instrument PC Wireless router PC ...

Page 49: ...E5810B Welcome page and enter the password to verify instrument communication from the E5810B The default password is E5810 Figure 2 8 Find and Control Instruments Connected to your E5810B page NOTE Refer to Chapter 3 E5810B Web Access for more information in configuring the E5810B parameters using the E5810B Web access ...

Page 50: ...STB or SYS ERR to communicate with the instrument Sending commands or queries 1 You can send instrument specific commands to applicable instruments using the Instrument Command line 2 Select Send Receive or Query as required Other functions 1 Select Clear History to clear the responses displayed on the Find and Control Instruments Connected to your E5810B page 2 You can also set the timeout value ...

Page 51: ...ite This version supports the newest interfaces and operating systems and has the most advanced features 1 Verify that your PC meets the minimum system requirements Refer to the IO Libraries Web page at www agilent com find iosuite or the IO Libraries Suite Readme 2 Close all applications on your computer Insert the Agilent Automation Ready CD in your CD ROM drive or download and install the IO Li...

Page 52: ...k space by not installing interface manuals iii Use Agilent 32 bit VISA with another vendor s VISA on the same PC in side by side mode Details on the side by side mode are available at www agilent com find side by side install or in the IO Libraries Suite help 4 After the IO Libraries suite is successfully installed you will see the IO icon on the Windows taskbar notification area Figure 2 9 IO ic...

Page 53: ...n the Manually Add an Interface dialog box select Remote GPIB 4 Select Add to display the Remote GPIB interface dialog box as shown in Figure 2 10 Figure 2 10 Remote GPIB interface dialog box 5 If the E5810B is in the subnet as the PC select Find Interfaces to locate and add the remote GPIB interface 6 If the E5810B is on a different subnet from the PC enter the hostname or the IP address displaye...

Page 54: ...tion of the remote GPIB interface Configuring a remote USB interface 1 Launch Agilent Connection Expert from the Start menu or the Start Screen Windows 8 2 Select Add interface on the Agilent Connection Expert toolbar 3 In the Manually Add an Interface dialog box select Remote USB 4 Select Add to display the Remote USB interface dialog box as shown in Figure 2 11 Figure 2 11 Remote USB interface d...

Page 55: ...elcome page 8 Select Test connection to verify the connectivity and configuration of the remote USB interface Configuring a remote RS 232 serial interface 1 Launch Agilent Connection Expert from the Start menu or the Start Screen Windows 8 2 Select Add interface on the Agilent Connection Expert toolbar 3 In the Manually Add an Interface dialog box select Remote RS 232 4 Select Add to display the R...

Page 56: ...ch the RS 232 SICL Interface Name displayed on the E5810B Welcome page 8 Select Test connection to verify the connectivity and configuration of the remote RS 232 interface 9 To establish communication with an RS 232 serial instrument connected to your E5810B you will need to add this instrument manually as Agilent Connection Expert is not able to auto discover serial devices 10 Select Add instrume...

Page 57: ...is Instrument to display the Agilent Interactive IO dialog box 3 Use the default command IDN and select Send Read to query the connected instrument 4 The remote interface instrument identification information will appear on the Instrument Session History as shown in Figure 2 13 5 To send other commands select Commands to select from a list of common commands or type a command into the Command line...

Page 58: ...cumentation for your programming environment You can also find programming examples using various I O libraries and instrument drivers in the instrument s User s Guide After the E5810B is successfully installed and configured it should act as a transparent interface for programming GPIB USB and RS 232 instruments For more information on programming using Agilent VISA VISA COM or SICL refer to the ...

Page 59: ...e instruments are configured VISA programs can then use addresses such as GPIB0 22 INSTR for GPIB USB INSTR for USB or ASRL1 INSTR for RS 232 Use these addresses in your viOpen call as follows viOpen GPIB0 22 INSTR viOpen USB0 INSTR viOpen ASRL1 INSTR Addressing instruments using VISA and TCPIP interface Although remote GPIB remote USB and remote serial interfaces are the most convenient ways to c...

Page 60: ...device on the E5810B and optionally the protocol to be used Some example addresses for SICL programs are as follows These examples assume that the SICL interface ID of your TCPIP interface is lan You can specify this interface ID with the Connection Expert utility The default SICL ID for TCPIP0 interface is lan lan my_IP_Address gpib0 22 lan vxi 11 my_IP_Address gpib0 22 lan my_IP_Address usb0 lan...

Page 61: ...d Modifying the E5810B Configuration 50 Viewing the E5810B configuration 50 Modifying the E5810B configuration 51 Finding and Querying Instruments 61 Finding instruments 62 Querying instruments 64 Other Web Access Functions 67 Determining the session status 67 Web access help 68 Updating the E5810B firmware 69 This chapter describes the guidelines on how to use the E5810B Web access and configure ...

Page 62: ...or greater is required Internet Explorer 7 or greater is recommended for Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 To display the E5810B Welcome page go to your Web browser and type http hostname or http IP address at the address line hostname The hostname if known of the E5810B IP address The current E5810B IP address for example 169 254 58 10 shown on the E...

Page 63: ...E5810B Web Access3 E5810B User s Guide 45 Welcome Page Figure 3 1 E5810B Welcome page 1 2 3 4 Navigation bar E5810B current settings E5810B documentation E5810B support information 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 64: ... Current Configuration of E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page You can view and modify the current configuration parameters from this page Find Query Instruments Displays the Find and Control Instruments Connected to your E5810B page You will be prompted to enter the E5810B password prior to viewing this page You can interact with the connected GPIB USB or RS 232 instruments from this page 1 2 3 ...

Page 65: ...urrently displayed page on the default printer Help with this Page Displays the Web help page for the currently displayed page 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 Ethernet MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address is the unique address assigned by the manufacturer for each Internet device The Ethernet MAC address is printed on a label at the bottom panel of the E5810B Hostname The hostname is the Internet domain nam...

Page 66: ...ce name is usb0 RS 232 SICL Interface Name The default value for the RS 232 SICL interface name is COM1 Client SICL applications will use the full SICL name of COM1 488 Firmware Revision The current firmware revision on this E5810B Refer to Updating the E5810B firmware on page 69 for information on updating the E5810B firmware Serial Number The E5810B unique serial number is printed on a label at ...

Page 67: ...an find information about selecting and purchasing products technical support equipment service and repair and training from this Web page Products Connects you to the E5810B product Web page You can find the product and service information for the E5810B from this Web page Agilent Site Connects you to the Agilent Web page You can access information about Agilent from this Web page 1 2 3 ...

Page 68: ...ng the E5810B Configuration Viewing the E5810B configuration Select the View Modify Configuration tab from the navigation bar on the Welcome page to display the Current Configuration of E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page as shown in Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Current Configuration of E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page ...

Page 69: ... prompted to enter the E5810B password The default password is E5810 The Configuring your E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page is displayed as shown in Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Configuring your E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page You can configure the E5810B settings to your desired parameters by typing or selecting the new value in the Edit Configuration column Select Save and Reboot E5810B at the top or t...

Page 70: ...n a network DHCP supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses DHCP ON Default If the DHCP is turned on the E5810B will try to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server If this fails the E5810B will use its static IP address If the DHCP is turned on and a DHCP server is found the manually configured IP address subnet mask and default gateway parameters are not used by the E5810B during startup D...

Page 71: ...teway page was used This was set by default to 169 254 58 10 If DHCP is not used the IP address should be set for your network Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Subnet mask is used to enable the E5810B and determine if a client s IP address is on the same local subnet as the E5810B When a client s IP address is on a different subnet all packets must be sent to a subnet gateway Refer to Glossary for an examp...

Page 72: ...e a DNS server the E5810B will try to use that server first This parameter shows the IP address of the domain name server More than one address may be listed on the Current Configuration of the E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page Up to two of these values may have been returned by the DHCP server during startup Only one static value can be inputted on the Configuring your E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway ...

Page 73: ...and lower case letters digits and dashes There is no default hostname If a hostname is displayed on the Welcome page it is a valid hostname as one was found on the network through the DNS Description Factory set The default description consists of E5810B followed by the Ethernet MAC address The Ethernet MAC address is printed on a label at the bottom panel of the E5810B A typical description is Ag...

Page 74: ...tocol stack to determine if a client is still reachable By specifying this configuration value the E5810B turns on the keepalive timer when connecting to the client After a specified time if there is no activity on the connection the E5810B sends keepalive probes to the client to determine if it is still alive After the specified amount of time the connection will be marked as down or dropped and ...

Page 75: ...pob0 The GPIB SICL interface name is the symbolic name of the GPIB interface in the E5810B It is used in an SICL client application s iopen operation to symbolically reference the GPIB interface in the E5810B The maximum length of the GPIB interface name is 15 characters If VXI 11 TCP IP Instrument Protocol is used the name must be gpib n The names hpib or hpib7 may be used to support legacy progr...

Page 76: ...emote Host when specifying an RS 232 device for Agilent VISA The RS 232 interface used by Agilent VISA or SICL must have an SICL interface name The maximum length of the RS 232 SICL interface name is 15 characters RS 232 Baud Rate 9600 The RS 232 baud rate is the number of bits per second that are transmitted The available RS 232 baud rates for the E5810B are 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57...

Page 77: ...eck the documentation for your peripheral device to set this value RS 232 Flow Control NONE The RS 232 flow control is the protocol used to pace data transmission over the RS 232 serial connection The available RS 232 flow control mechanisms for the E5810B are NONE XON XOFF RTS CTS and DTR DSR The flow control value is dependent on the peripheral device you connect to the RS 232 port Check the doc...

Page 78: ... control pages are password protected against changes To change from the default password or any password to a new one enter the current old password in the Configured Value column and enter the new password in both boxes in the Edit Configuration column of the Configuring your E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page You do not need to use a password for SICL or VISA programs with the E5810B interface Th...

Page 79: ...nected to your E5810B page as shown in Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 Find and Control Instruments Connected to your E5810B 1 2 3 4 7 5 8 6 Displays the list of instruments connected to the E5810B The selected connected instrument will be highlighted Select Find to display the connected instruments The first time this page is opened no instruments are displayed Sets the instrument timeout value in seconds ...

Page 80: ...ect Find to display the current list of instruments that are powered up and connected to the E5810B After selecting Find all connected instruments should appear in the Instruments Connected column The top item COM1 488 will always be listed whether or not you have an RS 232 instrument connected All other devices shown in the Instruments Connected column are the SICL addresses of your connected ins...

Page 81: ...t Find at the bottom of the Instruments Connected column 3 Check Hardware A broken instrument may short out the cable and cause the instrument to show a failure For GPIB instruments if you are experiencing problems try connecting only one GPIB instrument to the E5810B at a time Possible causes of the problem may be broken cable loose connectors two or more instruments at the same GPIB address an i...

Page 82: ...et the timeout value in seconds by typing in the desired value in the Timeout sec dialog box or clear all pending operations on the instruments connected to the E5810B by selecting Clear ALL Pending Operations Table 3 2 lists the description for all the buttons and the Timeout sec dialog box NOTE To program instruments using VISA VISA COM SICL or Agilent VEE you must install and configure the Agil...

Page 83: ...SCPI compliant instrument A return 0 No errors is sent to show no system errors Clear History Clears the display of all previous queries Clear ALL Pending Operations Clears all pending operations on instruments connected to the E5810B This operation expires all existing timeouts on all the devices connected to the E5810B Taking this action may affect other users currently using the E5810B A passwo...

Page 84: ...nd line and then select Send Receive or Query To send a command to the instrument without waiting for a response select Send Sending a string to the instrument does not return a result To receive a string from the instrument select Receive To perform sending the string and receiving a response from the instrument select Query NOTE The display buffers up to 200 lines of information At 200 lines the...

Page 85: ... USB Gateway Status page is shown in Figure 3 9 Select Refresh to update display to the current E5810B configuration Figure 3 9 E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway Status page Firmware Revision Displays the current E5810B firmware revision Refer to Updating the E5810B firmware on page 69 for the steps to update the E5810B to the latest firmware version LAN Speed at Reboot Displays the LAN speed at the tim...

Page 86: ... sessions for the E5810B including the Client IP Address Session Number Device Instrument Operation READ Lock Status and Device Interface name When a device is locked the device name such as DEV appears in the Lock column In this case the device cannot be used by anyone other than the user who set the lock 3 4 NOTE The Windows toolbar appears at the top of the display for ease of navigation and pr...

Page 87: ...ur E5810B you can use any standard FTP server that is available provided you have an image of the firmware The requirements are an FTP server an image of the E5810B firmware and a LAN connection between the E5810B and the FTP server The procedure to update the E5810B firmware depends on whether or not the Agilent FTP site is accessible from the E5810B or how your network is configured The E5810B F...

Page 88: ...810B before you attempt to update the firmware You can check the number of open sessions by displaying the E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway Status page To open this page select the Session Status tab on the Navigation Bar It is recommended that you reboot the E5810B before performing the firmware update process 3 Open the Updating Firmware page i Select Updating the E5810B Firmware in the E5810B Web Ac...

Page 89: ...ll be prompted with an update firmware via USB message dialog box as shown in Figure 3 12 Figure 3 12 Update firmware via USB message dialog box NOTE You can also directly access the Updating Firmware page on your E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page at http IP_Address dynamicWebFile firmware_update_login php where IP_Address is the IP address displayed on the front display panel of the E5810B ...

Page 90: ...ile found you will be prompted by an error message dialog box as shown in Figure 3 13 Select OK and repeat step 3 Figure 3 13 Error message dialog box vi After the firmware image has been downloaded into the E5810B the E5810B will automatically reboot and display the Rebooting E5810B message The E5810B will then begin a normal startup sequence 5 Verify the firmware revision When the E5810B is succ...

Page 91: ...tion Bar It is recommended that you reboot the E5810B before performing the firmware update process 2 Open the Updating Firmware page i Select Updating the E5810B Firmware in the E5810B Web Access Help Table of Contents to display the Updating your Firmware page ii Select the Update the E5810B firmware hyperlink on this page You will be prompted for a password before the Update Firmware on your E5...

Page 92: ...gilent com User Login Enter the login name for the FTP server Password Enter the password associated with the login name Firmware File pub e5810 e5810b e5810_B_latest_firmware hex NOTE You can also directly access the Updating Firmware page on your E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway page at http IP_Address dynamicWebFile firmware_update_login php where IP_Address is the IP address displayed on the front ...

Page 93: ...mal startup sequence 5 Verify the firmware revision When the E5810B is successfully rebooted verify that the firmware has been downloaded successfully by displaying the E5810B Welcome page and verify that the firmware revision number shows the correct version of the firmware Agilent FTP site is not accessible from the E5810B 1 Acquire an image of the E5810B firmware If the Agilent FTP site is not ...

Page 94: ...ficant activity Ensure that no other users or programs are using the E5810B before you attempt to update the firmware You can check the number of open sessions by displaying the E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway Status page To open this page select the Session Status tab on the Navigation Bar It is recommended that you reboot the E5810B before performing the firmware update process 6 Open the Updating F...

Page 95: ...ser s Guide 77 Figure 3 16 E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway dialog box iii Select FTP as the firmware update method and select Proceed to display the page as shown in Figure 3 17 Figure 3 17 E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway dialog box FTP ...

Page 96: ...elect Update Firmware to display the password dialog box Select OK to confirm the update and the E5810B will attempt to download the firmware from the FTP site ii After you have confirmed the update the E5810B front panel should display the Updating firmware message iii The LAN LED should flash indicating LAN activity is taking place The firmware for the E5810B is approximately 12 MB and downloadi...

Page 97: ...ss or through the E5810B Telnet interface 1 View the system log from the E5810B Web access To view the system log information on the E5810B Web access on your Web browser address line type http IP Address systemLog htm where IP Address is the IP address displayed on the E5810B front panel display and select Enter to display the system log After a successful firmware update the E5810B systems log s...

Page 98: ... 00 00 00 Selftest Passed 00 00 00 00 Searching for DHCP Server 00 00 00 00 GPIB initialized with name gpib0 00 00 00 00 RS232 initialized with name COM1 00 00 00 00 USB initialized with name usb0 3 If the update is unsuccessful If the last message in the system log indicates the E5810B was trying to update firmware the firmware process was not successful and the E5810B will display a message dial...

Page 99: ...ress of the FTP server instead of the domain name 4 Check login password and firmware name entries Ensure that the login password and firmware filename are entered correctly and that the login name and password match a valid user account on the FTP server iv Check directory information Ensure that the correct directory information is present if needed such as pub e5810 e5810b e5810_B_latest_firmwa...

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Page 101: ...king the E5810B parameters 88 Checking the Network 89 Checking the Web browser settings 90 Checking other network problems 92 Checking PC Client Connection 94 Verifying PC client connection 94 Checking the Syslog messages 95 Runtime error messages 98 Checking Connected Instruments 101 This chapter provides the guidelines to troubleshoot problems that may occur with the E5810B ...

Page 102: ...re 4 1 Troubleshooting overview NOTE There are no user serviceable parts in the E5810B If you suspect a hardware failure in the E5810B contact Agilent for procedures to return the device 1 6 9 5 1 9 5 6 1 13 GPIB RS232 12VDC 2 0A LAN ICES NMB 001 ISM GRP 1 A N10149 KCC REM ATi WCIOP E5810B PC GPIB instrument RS 232 instrument USB instrument PC Router Switch To an Enterprise network 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 103: ...lay Checking the E5810B LED indicators Checking the E5810B parameters Checking the Network Checking the Web browser settings Checking other network problems Checking PC Client Connection Verifying PC client connection Checking the Syslog messages Runtime error messages Checking Connected Instruments 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 104: ...the factory default settings per the nonvolatile RAM Random Access Memory ERROR Selftest See Syslog A power on self test error occurred Errors may be viewed in the Syslog message by typing http IP Address systemLog htm ERROR No LAN connection found LAN link integrity is not detected Make sure that the LAN cable is connected and the LAN connection is active ERROR IP in use addr The E5810B tried to ...

Page 105: ...ds there may be hardware failure Contact Agilent for instructions to return the E5810B Power ON LAN back panel OFF No communication from the PC to the E5810B using LAN Check the E5810B LAN connection Power ON LAN ON flashes GPIB USB and or RS 232 OFF during instrument activity There is communication from the PC to the E5810B using LAN However there is no communication to the GPIB USB or RS 232 ins...

Page 106: ... use the Preset button on the E5810B front panel to reset the E5810B to its default settings There are two modes of operation Press the Preset button 10 seconds The E5810B password is temporarily set to the default value E5810 The E5810B configuration parameters remain the same The password will remain until the E5810B is rebooted Press the Preset button 10 seconds The E5810B configuration paramet...

Page 107: ...m administrator Missing or improper setup of network addresses Ethernet MAC address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway router Try the ping command ping IP_address on the MS DOS window If this does not work contact your system administrator Incorrect Web browser settings Enable Javascript and configure the Cache and Page Refresh and Proxies settings on your Web browser Refer to Checking the Web...

Page 108: ...cedure to enable Javascript 1 Select Tools Internet Options from the Internet Explorer menu 2 Select the Security tab 3 Select Custom level under Security level for this zone to display the Security Settings dialog box 4 Under Settings scroll down to the Scripting category 5 Select the Enable check box under Active Scripting 6 Select the Enable check box under Scripting of Java applets 7 Select OK...

Page 109: ... OK to accept the settings change Proxies Internet Explorer 6 or greater If you are using a proxy server the Web page may time out even though the correct IP address or hostname is entered into the Web browser To avoid this the Web browser must be informed that any requests to the E5810B should not use a proxy Add the IP address of the E5810B to the list box at Do not use proxy server for addresse...

Page 110: ...ing transaction completes via normal completion or a timeout That is a pending operation on the RS 232 interface will stall the GPIB or USB operations and vice versa To avoid this set a short timeout for the GPIB USB and RS 232 interfaces so that the E5810B is not left in a hung situation awaiting a pending I O operation For example a detached or loose GPIB USB or RS 232 cable can cause an operati...

Page 111: ...ay page The default timeout value is 120 seconds Setting the I O Timeout sec value to 0 enables infinite timeouts from SICL applications Setting long timeouts with the E5810B is not recommended However if a long timeout period is required for your application you can set the timeout with these commands VISA viSetAttribute vi attr attrState where attr is VI_ATTR_TMO_VALUE attrState is a large value...

Page 112: ...s indicates that the client s PC was not able to connect to the E5810B The E5810B may be on a different subnet than the client or the E5810B may have incorrect network configuration values In this case try the ping command If the ping command does not work contact your system administrator Using the ping command To send a ping command from your PC to the E5810B open the MS DOS program window When ...

Page 113: ... is the IP address of the E5810B For example if the IP address of the E5810B is 169 254 58 10 type http 169 254 58 10 systemLog htm to display the message table The Syslog file messages can also be viewed via the Telnet Syslog display command refer to Appendix A Using the Telnet Utility A typical display with time from power on in parentheses is shown in Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 Typical Syslog displa...

Page 114: ...pdate Looking for FTP server Logged prior to trying to do a 1s command on the FTP server to see if any data may be fetched Firmware update Beginning firmware update Logged prior to starting to get the file Firmware update complete Firmware update was successful This message is usually not seen as the E5810B reboots after download is complete ERROR Firmware update already in progress cannot begin u...

Page 115: ...slog messages Message Description 0 00 00 00 Selftest Passed Power on self test results 00 00 00 00 GPIB initialized with name gpib0 00 00 00 00 RS232 initialized with name COM1 00 00 00 00 USB initialized with name usb0 GPIB RS 232 and USB initialized 0 00 00 18 client 156 140 104 184 id 1 opened 0 00 00 18 client 156 140 104 184 id 1 closed 0 00 00 18 client 156 140 104 184 id 1 opened 0 00 00 1...

Page 116: ...B has reached its maximum concurrent client connections 16 and this new connection was refused You may need to have a client close its connection or you may need to reboot the E5810B to close all client connections to allow a new connection to be made Up to 16 sessions can be in use at any one time viopen fails Timeout The client has timed out The E5810B has not responded within the appropriate ti...

Page 117: ...r the E5810B reboot was executed either of which terminates any open client connections I O operation fails Timeout There are several possible causes The client may be attempting a transaction to a non existent or powered off device Check the address used as well as the status of the device The network connection or the E5810B has gone down since the previous I O operation The I O timeout specifie...

Page 118: ...l Instruments Connected to your E5810B Web page or you can reboot the E5810B The network connection to the E5810B has been broken The E5810B may be attempting a transaction to a non existent or powered off device Check the address used as well as the status of the device The E5810B is busy performing a very long transaction to a slow device or it is waiting for input from a device A client may be ...

Page 119: ...d or RS 232 connection Check the GPIB USB and or RS 232 cable GPIB USB and or RS 232 device power is not turned on or a defective GPIB device Ensure that the GPIB USB and or RS 232 device power is turned on and the device is operating properly RS 232 interface is not configured for the attached device Change the E5810B RS 232 interface attributes to match the RS 232 device attributes baud rate and...

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Page 121: ...de Agilent Technologies 5 Characteristics and Specifications Technical Specifications 104 Supplementary Information 108 Supported Network Protocols 109 This chapter lists the characteristics and specifications of the E5810B LAN GPIB USB gateway ...

Page 122: ...Conditions on page V STORAGE COMPLIANCE Refer to Environmental Conditions on page V SAFETY AND EMC COMPLIANCE Refer to Environmental Conditions on page V CONNECTORS Standard 24 pin IEEE488 GPIB USB 2 0 9 pin RS 232 RJ 45 LAN MAXIMUM DATA RATES 1 2 MB s for GPIB 115 Kb s for RS 232 480 Mb s for USB LED INDICATORS Power LAN GPIB USB RS 232 FAULT DIMENSIONS W D H 226 5 mm 8 92 in 238 mm 9 37 in 61mm ...

Page 123: ... 64 bit Home Basic Home Premium Business Ultimate or Enterprise 1 GHz x86 or x64 1 GB RAM Hard disk space 1 GB available for Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 100 MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite Video 1024 768 96 DPI or 120 DPI Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or greater Windows 7 SP1 32 bit or 64 bit Starter Home Basic Home Premium Professional Ultimate or Enterprise 1 GHz x86 or x64 1 GB RAM Ha...

Page 124: ...pace 1 GB available for Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 100 MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite Video 1024 768 96 DPI or 120 DPI Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or greater Windows Server 2012 64 bit Standard 1 4 GHz x64 1 GB RAM Hard disk space 1 GB available for Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 100 MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite Video 1024 768 96 DPI or 120 DPI Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 7...

Page 125: ...ent applications Visual Basic 5 0 or greater Visual C 5 0 or greater Visual Studio Agilent VEE 5 0 or greater BASIC for Windows Visual Studio NET ORDERING INFORMATION Interface E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway Options Option 100 Rack Mount Kit 10833A GPIB cable 1 meter 10833B GPIB cable 2 meter 10833C GPIB cable 4 meter 10833D GPIB cable 0 5 meter 10833F GPIB cable 6 meter 10833G GPIB cable 8 meter 108...

Page 126: ... E5810B supports all standard GPIB modes of operation IEEE 488 1 and IEEE 488 2 compliance The E5810B is in full compliance with the IEEE 488 1 and IEEE 488 2 specifications The E5810B fully supports the IEEE 488 1 subsets AH1 C1 C2 C3 C4 C27 DC0 DT0 LE3 PP0 RL0 SH1 SR0 and TE7 Maximum number of simultaneous I O connections The maximum number of simultaneous I O connections supported by the E5810B...

Page 127: ... address DHCP 2131 2132 Client Power up E5810B requests the IP configuration information DNS 1035 Client As needed E5810B resolves the DNS names to the IP addresses FTP 959 Client Upgrade Downloads new firmware into the E5810B HTTP 1945 2068 Server User setup Web pages or forms for the E5810B configuration ICMP 792 Server As needed E5810B answers ECHO requests ping RPC 1831 1832 1833 Server User C...

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Page 129: ...ologies A Using the Telnet Utility Using the Telnet Utility 112 Telnet commands for E5810B 115 Telnet Command Comparison 117 This chapter explains how to access and exit the Telnet utility It also summarizes various Telnet commands you can use with the E5810B ...

Page 130: ...pt The MS DOS window opens 2 From the MS DOS window type telnet IP_address where IP_address is the IP address of the E5810B and then press Enter 3 When you are connected to the E5810B Telnet utility you will see a list of the main Telnet commands and current configuration values for this E5810B 4 You may also need to adjust the Local Echo in the Terminal Preferences dialog box so the Telnet utilit...

Page 131: ...e configuration values you see for your E5810B will probably be different CAUTION Any client operations in progress and client connections will be terminated by the reboot command CAUTION Any client operations in progress and client connections will be terminated by the factory reset command when it reboots the E5810B Welcome to the E5810B LAN GPIB USB Gateway Configuration Utility Controls GPIB R...

Page 132: ...e None Internet Hostname description Agilent E5810B 44 E8 A5 00 01 21 Description Description UPnP Friendly Name upnp ON Configured as UPNP device lan timeout 720 LAN Timeout Keepalive in sec io timeout 120 I O Timeout in sec gpib name gpib0 GPIB SICL Interface Name gpib address 21 GPIB System Controller Address gpib unit 7 GPIB Logical Unit LU Number rs232 name COM1 RS 232 SICL Interface Name rs2...

Page 133: ...uct Model serial num View the Device Serial Number version View the Firmware Revision hardware addr View the Ethernet MAC Address dhcp ON OFF Turn OFF or ON the use of DHCP ipaddr IP Address View Set the IP Address subnet mask IP Address View Set the Network Subnet Mask gateway IP Address View Set the Gateway Address dns server IP Address View Set the DNS Server Address host name string 35 View Se...

Page 134: ... XON RTS DTR View Set the RS 232 Flow Control rs232 srq RI DSR DCD CTS View Set the RS 232 SRQ Line usb name string 15 View Set the USB SICL Interface name status View the LAN GPIB Gateway Connection Status syslog display View Contents of the Syslog syslog clear Clear the Syslog password Enter the password when prompted Password is required when making changes changepassword Change the Password wh...

Page 135: ...saving the configuration restart Please enter the password default is E5810 The restart command will save changes and close open connections sessions Are you sure that you want to Restart the E5810 y n password password The command is identical but the usage is different For E5810B password is not required when making changes The command will check if the entered password is correct password Pleas...

Page 136: ...A Using the Telnet Utility Telnet Command Comparison 118 E5810B User s Guide THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

Page 137: ... B 121 Bridge 121 C 122 Client 122 Controller 122 D 122 Device 122 DHCP 123 DNS 123 E 124 Ethernet MAC address 124 F 124 Friendly name 124 G 124 Gateway 124 Gateway IP address 125 H 125 Hostname 125 Hub 125 I 126 Instrument 126 Interface 126 IP address 127 L 128 LAN 128 Lock 129 Logical unit 129 N 130 ...

Page 138: ... Network protocols 130 P 131 Proxy server 131 R 132 Router 132 RS 232 132 S 133 Server 133 SICL 133 SRQ 133 Subnet 134 Subnet mask 134 Switch 135 Symbolic name 135 U 136 Universal Plug and Play 136 V 137 VEE 137 VISA 137 VISA COM 137 ...

Page 139: ... Bridge In telecommunication networks a bridge is a product that connects a local area network LAN to another LAN that uses the same protocol for example Ethernet or a token ring You can envision a bridge as being a device that decides whether a message from you to someone else is going to the LAN in your building or to someone on the LAN in the building across the street A bridge examines each me...

Page 140: ...cate with a remote device such as an instrument In the communications between the controller and the device the controller is in charge and controls the flow of communication The controller does the addressing and or other bus management and acts as the remote I O client to the E5810B server D Device Device is a unit that receives commands from a controller Typically a device is an instrument but ...

Page 141: ...ask This means that a new computer can be added to a network without manually assigning it to a unique IP address DHCP client support is built into Windows workstations DNS Domain Name System or Service DNS is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses Domain names are easier to remember as they are alphabetic However the Internet is based on IP addresses Every time you use...

Page 142: ...3 00 00 17 or 00 03 d3 00 00 17 F Friendly name Friendly name is the UPnP friendly name of the E5810B that will automatically be displayed on the Universal Plug and Play UPnP enabled LAN hosts When the E5810B is connected to the LAN it broadcasts its presence to the network if the UPnP is enabled UPnP clients will then see the name and description of this E5810B in My Network Places A friendly nam...

Page 143: ...ype of servers in the network you may be able to use this name to communicate with the E5810B However since you can always use the IP address or the name supplied by another server name the hostname is not a required configuration value You may enter up to 15 characters for the hostname The hostname must start with a letter and consists of upper and lower case letters digits and dashes The default...

Page 144: ...ough the hub and to configure each port in the hub Intelligent hubs are also called manageable hubs Switching hubs Switching hubs actually read the destination address of each packet and then forward the packet to the correct port I Instrument Instrument is a device that accepts commands and performs a test or a measurement function Interface Interface is a connection and communication media betwe...

Page 145: ... isolated network you can assign IP addresses at random as long as each one is unique However connecting a private network to the Internet requires using registered IP addresses to avoid duplicates The four numbers in an IP address are used in different ways to identify a particular network and a host on that network The InterNIC Registration Service assigns Internet addresses from the following t...

Page 146: ...eans that many users can share expensive devices such as laser printers as well as data Users can also use the LAN to communicate with each other by sending e mail or engaging in chat sessions There are many different types of LANs and Ethernets being the most common for PCs Most Apple Macintosh networks are based on Apple s AppleTalk network system which is built into Macintosh computers The foll...

Page 147: ...a can be transmitted over a telephone line However the distances are limited and there is also a limit on the number of computers that can be attached to a single LAN Lock Lock is a state that prohibits other users from accessing a resource such as a device or interface Logical unit Logical unit is a number associated with an interface In Agilent SICL a logical unit uniquely identifies an interfac...

Page 148: ...to a physical address DLC address such as an Ethernet address DHCP Refer to DHCP DNS Refer to DNS FTP File Transfer Protocol FTP is the protocol used on the Internet for sending files HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web WWW HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in respons...

Page 149: ...opriate arguments and the server returns a message containing the results of the program executed P Proxy server Proxy server is a server that sits between a client application such as a Web browser and a real server It intercepts all requests to the real server to see if it can fulfill the requests itself If not it will forward the request to the real server Proxy servers have two main purposes I...

Page 150: ...ce that connects any number of LANs Routers use headers and a forwarding table to determine where packets go They use Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP to communicate with each other and configure the best route between any two hosts Very little filtering of data is done through routers Routers do not care about the type of data they handle Routers often have DHCP server capability RS 232 Rec...

Page 151: ...ent server model used in distributed computing A server is a computer system designated to act as a main servicer of requests from other client computer systems such as I O application requests networking requests and so forth SICL The Agilent Standard Instrument Control Library SICL is a software used for I O application programming SICL is part of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite SRQ Service Reque...

Page 152: ...0 215 represent the Class B network address and the second two numbers 017 009 identify a particular host on this network Subnetting enables a system administrator to further divide the host part of the address into two or more subnets In this case a part of the host address is reserved to identify the particular subnet For example the full address for 150 215 017 009 is 10010110 11010111 00010001...

Page 153: ...nts Switches operate at the data link layer layer 2 and sometimes the network layer layer 3 of the OSI Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or in the case of Ethernet networks switched Ethernet LANs A hub connects all the devices on its ports together A switch is a bit smarter as it understands when two devices o...

Page 154: ...ther and work together With UPnP when a user plugs a device into the network the device will configure itself acquire a TCP IP address and use a discovery protocol based on the Internet s Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP to announce its presence on the network to other devices UPnP devices use Extensible Markup Language XML to establish a common language or protocol negotiation to talk to each oth...

Page 155: ...plication programming VISA The Agilent Virtual Instrument Software Architecture VISA library is a software used for I O application programming Agilent VISA is part of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite VISA COM Common Object Model COM is an implementation of VISA Agilent VISA COM is part of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite ...

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