Keithley 2701, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...1 904 01D A Greater Measure of Confidence www tek com keithley Model 2701 Ethernet Based DMM Data Acquisition System Instrument Networking Instruction Manual 2701 904 01 Rev D February 2016 P2701 904...

Page 2: ...Model 2701 Instrument Networking Instruction Manual 2016 Keithley Instruments All rights reserved Cleveland Ohio U S A Document Number 2701 904 01 Rev D February 2016...

Page 3: ...tional Electrotechnical Commission IEC Standard IEC 60664 Most measurement control and data I O signals are Measurement Category I and must not be directly connected to mains voltage or to voltage sou...

Page 4: ...instrument shows that the surface may be hot Avoid personal contact to prevent burns The symbol indicates a connection terminal to the equipment frame If this symbol is on a product it indicates that...

Page 5: ...6 Procedure 2 6 Corporate network connection 2 8 3 ConfiguringTCP IPaddresses Communication protocol 3 2 IS IT department 3 2 Direct connection isolated network 3 4 Address restrictions 3 4 Selecting...

Page 6: ...tart up software package 4 4 KE2700 VISA Based IVI Instrument Driver 4 6 Additional software applications 4 8 ExceLINX 1A 4 8 TestPoint Application Development Package 4 9 Provided software and driver...

Page 7: ...gure 3 7 Windows XP network configuration window 3 14 4 SoftwareandDrivers Figure 4 1 Software overview 4 2 Figure 4 2 TestPoint runtime start up software 4 4 Figure 4 3 ExceLINX 1A 4 8 Figure 4 4 Kei...

Page 8: ...1 Introduction...

Page 9: ...mation view and edit the Instrument s networking configuration take and display simple readings and send the instrument SCPI commands and display the results The 2701 s IP address as well as Subnet ma...

Page 10: ...et interface control The Model 2701 s adapter supports 10BaseT and 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet Through design the Model 2701 integrates easily with fast Ethernet hubs and switches NOTE To operate at 10 Mb...

Page 11: ...r size connectors for easier mistake free wiring Built in relay cycle counters on each module for ease of maintenance A variety of measurement and control modules makes it simple to mix match and chan...

Page 12: ...nnector Figure 1 1 Refer to Table 1 1 for a description of LED status descriptions Table 1 1 LED status descriptions LED State Ethernet status Link Act Off Network is NOT connected Link Act On Network...

Page 13: ...2 NetworkConnection...

Page 14: ...f cable is used Information on four connection schemes is detailed in this section Direct connection PC to Model 2701 through a cross over cable provided Hub connection PC to one or more Model 2701s D...

Page 15: ...dresses is required for the Model 2701 and the network interface card Figure 2 1 PC to Single Model 2701 Procedure NOTE A direct connection requires use of a cross over cable not the straight thru cab...

Page 16: ...the Model 2701 will need to be set manually see Section 3 NOTE Different available IP addresses are required for each Model 2701 and the network interface card connected to the Model 2701 network Fig...

Page 17: ...a CAT 5 Cable to network interface card installed in PC refer to the cards instructions for procedure 2 Connect other end of the CAT 5 Cable to an available RJ 45 connector in hub Do not connect to u...

Page 18: ...h as for email or intranet applications This scheme maximizes the performance of the network connections to the instruments by isolating corporate network traffic from the 2701 and the PC i e when the...

Page 19: ...e Card Properly installed in PC Existing Existing network cabling Maintains current network functions 2 CAT 5 straight thru cable Add one additional cable for each additional Model 2701 connected thro...

Page 20: ...work settings for the Model 2701 including IP address subnet and gateway Failure to use settings provided by the sites Network Administrator could result in failures at other locations on the corporat...

Page 21: ...3 ConfiguringTCP IPaddresses...

Page 22: ...the Network Administrator before attempting to connect instrumentation to the network IS ITdepartment The Model 2701 supports DCHP If a DHCP server is present on the network it will automatically prov...

Page 23: ...o use DHCP over the Ethernet use the internal web page refer to Check or set TCP IP address over Ethernet on page 3 8 Table 3 1 IT IS department quick reference guide Network resource Action Descripti...

Page 24: ...includes each 2701 and each network interface card connected to the instruments network The following IP addresses are reserved do not assign them to any device either interface card or Model 2701 Do...

Page 25: ...selected select the First Byte for the class from Table 3 2 NOTE Make sure to not use any restricted numbers as the First Byte number See Address restrictions on page 3 4 NOTE The first byte is the le...

Page 26: ...ddress selected does not matter it can be set to 0 0 0 0 Figure 3 1 IP address byte location sample Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Network ID Must be the same for all nodes on the...

Page 27: ...hernet VIEW is displayed 3 Press Enter to select VIEW 4 Use the and range keys to scroll between ADDRESS SUBNET GATEWAY MAC read only cannot change 5 Press enter to view the desired setting SettheIPad...

Page 28: ...page using IE 5 0 or greater see Figure 3 2 Use the IP address of 2701 as the web page address NOTE Netscape Navigator is not supported Also use of a Macintosh computer is not sup ported The PC must b...

Page 29: ...Model 2701 Instrument Networking Instruction Manual Configuring TCP IP addresses 3 9 Figure 3 2 Internal web page...

Page 30: ...s make up the Net work ID For example in Figure 3 3 the Network ID is 192 168 0 Figure 3 3 Command window w ipconfig To configure a network interface card the TCP IP protocol must also be installed an...

Page 31: ...rd s If there is no TCP IP protocol listed you must add one This is done by clicking the Add button Then click on Protocol select Microsoft and click TCP IP 5 After selecting the TCP IP protocol click...

Page 32: ...ter TCP IP protocol installation click on Properties On the IP Address tab select the proper adapter NIC then select the method of obtaining your IP address For an iso lated network click on Specify A...

Page 33: ...listed and selected If not click on Install then select Protocol and click Add 6 Select the TCP IP protocol then click Install 7 Go back to the General tab window select the TCP IP protocol and click...

Page 34: ...protocol listed and selected If not click on Install then select Protocol and click Add 6 Select the TCP IP protocol then click Install 7 Go back to the General tab window select the TCP IP protocol a...

Page 35: ...t be used to connect to hub straight through cables should not be used to connect directly to the Model 2701 with out a hub IP address conflict Make sure each node interface card and 2701 has a unique...

Page 36: ...rporate LAN IP addresses that are assigned by the IS IT department may take a period of time before they are active Check with them as to when the IP address will become active Network IDs may be diff...

Page 37: ...4 SoftwareandDrivers...

Page 38: ...of application solutions The individual components are described later in this section Installation and configuration details are provided at the end of this section Figure 4 1 Software overview TestP...

Page 39: ...b page see Figure 3 2 The built in web diagnostic interface allows for easy communication and debugging without the need to install external software This interface makes it easy to read and set netwo...

Page 40: ...A few clicks of the mouse are all it takes to confirm that the system s hardware wiring communications and software drivers are installed and operating correctly Data from multiple channels of a sing...

Page 41: ...Supported Plug in Switch Modules 7700 7702 7708 Not supported Digital I O Analog outputs on off control of switches custom control sequences math filtering limits and scaling System Requirements Penti...

Page 42: ...ver features BenefitsofVISA VirtualInstrument Software Architecture Provides transparent software compatibility with Ethernet GPIB and RS 232 No soft ware changes are required when changing communicat...

Page 43: ...Supported Plug in Switch Modules All modules supported by the instrument System Requirements Pentium class PC with Windows 98 SE Windows NT4 SR6 Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional Mod...

Page 44: ...iminate time consuming and error prone programming Acquire data into a spreadsheet on the fly during a scan or transfer data into a spreadsheet after a scan is completed A few mouse clicks are all it...

Page 45: ...d control Database toolkit provides access to popular database packages like Access SQL Oracle and others Statistical process control SPC toolkit adds charts statistics and analysis capabilities Table...

Page 46: ...irectory of the CD Follow the on screen prompts to install both the start up software TestPoint runtime and the KE2700 instrument driver Although the software provided on the CD is the current version...

Page 47: ...ard open the Keithley Configuration Panel From the Start Menu select Programs Keithley Instruments Keithley Configuration Panel 2 Follow the wizard s prompts Figure 4 4 through Figure 4 10 contains an...

Page 48: ...4 12 Software and Drivers Model 2701 Instrument Networking Instruction Manual Figure 4 5 Select operation window Figure 4 6 Select communication bus type window...

Page 49: ...Model 2701 Instrument Networking Instruction Manual Software and Drivers 4 13 Figure 4 7 Select IP address window Figure 4 8 Select instrument driver window...

Page 50: ...re and Drivers Model 2701 Instrument Networking Instruction Manual Figure 4 9 Assign instrument name window NOTE Change the name to anything that will help you identify your instrument Figure 4 10 Sum...

Page 51: ...ettings unless you are completely familiar with their purpose and effects One advanced setting that many advanced users may wish to adjust is the QueryInstrStatus attribute setting By default the KE27...

Page 52: ...d and use the configuration panel as shown Figure 4 11 3 Select the instrument whose configuration setting you wish to modify 4 Then double click on the QueryInstrStatus attribute in the right hand pa...

Page 53: ...Model 2701 Instrument Networking Instruction Manual Software and Drivers 4 17 Figure 4 12 Attribute setting Figure 4 13 Advanced configuration window view changed attribute...

Page 54: ...A Cablediagrams...

Page 55: ...configuration is required Straightthroughcables Standard Ethernet straight through cables are required when connecting the device to a stan dard network hub or switch NOTE Straight through cables are...

Page 56: ...over cables are typically labeled cross over or XO at one or both ends Figure A 2 Cross over cables 1 8 1 8 1 Orange White 2 Orange 3 Green White 4 Blue not used 5 Blue White not used 6 Green 7 Brown...

Page 57: ...ery The DNS provides the protocol that allows clients and servers to communicate with each other Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP A feature of Windows NT server that automatically assigns IP a...

Page 58: ...on of nodes and cable links in a LAN local area network NIC Network interface card is a computer card that is installed in a computer that allows the computer to communicate with a network Packet A ch...

Page 59: ...g requests for information framed conforming to HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol The web server processes the requests and provides the requested information Winsock An open standard specifying how a...

Page 60: ...k 3 4 DNS 3 3 3 11 3 12 Window 98 ME 3 11 Windows 2000 3 13 Windows NT4 3 12 Windows XP 3 14 drivers 4 10 Dual interface card connection 2 6 E Ethernet Cables A 2 Ethernet interface 1 3 ExceLINX 1A 4...

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