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EMX-75XX Index 

Connector Pin/Signal Assignment  

The connector pins and their signal assignments are shown below Table 2-7. For mating connector 

and accessory information, please see th

EMX-75XX Accessories

.  

Pin 

Signal 

Pin 

Signal 

Pin 

Signal 

Pin 

Signal 

Pin 

Signal 

A1 

USR_SHLD

_PLANE 

B1 

 

C1 

EXT_CL

K- 

D1 

EXT_GATE)_AC

Q- 

E1 

EXT_GATE)_GEN

A2 

 

B2 

 

C2 

EXT_CL

K+ 

D2 

EXT_GATE)_AC

Q+ 

E2 

EXT_GATE)_GEN

A3 

 

B3 

 

C3 

DI_1.5- 

D3 

 

E3 

DI_2.1- 

A4 

 

B4 

 

C4 

DI_1.5+ 

D4 

 

E4 

DI_2.1+ 

A5 

DI_1.1- 

B5 

DI_1.2- 

C5 

DI_1.6- 

D5 

DI_1.7- 

E5 

DI_2.2- 

A6 

DI_1.1+ 

B6 

DI_1.2+ 

C6 

DI_1.6+ 

D6 

DI_1.7+ 

E6 

DI_2.2+ 

A7 

DI_2.3- 

B7 

DI_1.3- 

C7 

DI_2.7- 

D7 

DI_1.8- 

E7 

DI_3.3- 

A8 

DI_2.3+ 

B8 

DI_1.3+ 

C8 

DI_2.7+ 

D8 

DI_1.8+ 

E8 

DI_3.3+ 

A9 

DI_2.4- 

B9 

DI_1.4- 

C9 

DI_2.8- 

D9 

DI_3.1- 

E9 

DI_3.4- 

A10 

DI_2.4+ 

B10 

DI_1.4+ 

C10 

DI_2.8+ 

D10 

DI_3.1+ 

E10 

DI_3.4+ 

A11 

DI_3.5- 

B11 

DI_2.5- 

C11 

DI_4.1- 

D11 

DI_3.2- 

E11 

DI_4.5- 

A12 

DI_3.5+ 

B12 

DI_2.5+ 

C12 

DI_4.1+ 

D12 

DI_3.2+ 

E12 

DI_4.5+ 

A13 

DI_3.6- 

B13 

DI_2.6- 

C13 

DI_4.2- 

D13 

DI_4.3- 

E13 

DI_4.6- 

A14 

DI_3.6+ 

B14 

DI_2.6+ 

C14 

DI_4.2+ 

D14 

DI_4.3+ 

E14 

DI_4.6+ 

A15 

DI_4.7- 

B15 

DI_3.7- 

C15 

DI_5.3- 

D15 

DI_4.4- 

E15 

DI_5.7- 

A16 

DI_4.7+ 

B16 

DI_3.7+ 

C16 

DI_5.3+ 

D16 

DI_4.4+ 

E16 

DI_5.7+ 

A17 

DI_4.8- 

B17 

DI_3.8- 

C17 

DI_5.4- 

D17 

DI_5.5- 

E17 

DI_5.8- 

A18 

DI_4.8+ 

B18 

DI_3.8+ 

C18 

DI_5.4+ 

D18 

DI_5.5+ 

E18 

DI_5.8+ 

A19 

DI_6.1- 

B19 

DI_5.1- 

C19 

DI_6.5- 

D19 

DI_5.6- 

E19 

DI_7.1- 

A20 

DI_6.1+ 

B20 

DI_5.1+ 

C20 

DI_6.5+ 

D20 

DI_5.6+ 

E20 

DI_7.1+ 

A21 

DI_6.2- 

B21 

DI_5.2- 

C21 

DI_6.6- 

D21 

DI_6.7- 

E21 

DI_7.2- 

A22 

DI_6.2+ 

B22 

DI_5.2+ 

C22 

DI_6.6+ 

D22 

DI_6.7+ 

E22 

DI_7.2+ 

A23 

DI_7.3- 

B23 

DI_6.3- 

C23 

DI_7.7- 

D23 

DI_6.8- 

E23 

 

A24 

DI_7.3+ 

B24 

DI_6.3+ 

C24 

DI_7.7+ 

D24 

DI_6.8+ 

E24 

 

A25 

DI_7.4- 

B25 

DI_6.4- 

C25 

DI_7.8- 

D25 

DI_8.1- 

E25 

 

A26 

DI_7.4+ 

B26 

DI_6.4+ 

C26 

DI_7.8+ 

D26 

DI_8.1+ 

E26 

 

A27 

DI_7.6- 

B27 

DI_7.5- 

C27 

DI_8.3- 

D27 

 

E27 

 

A28 

DI_7.6+ 

B28 

DI_7.5+ 

C28 

DI_8.3+ 

D28 

 

E28 

 

A29 

DI_8.4- 

B29 

DI_8.2- 

C29 

DI_8.5- 

D29 

 

E29 

DI_8.6- 

A30 

DI_8.4+ 

B30 

DI_8.2+ 

C30 

DI_8.5+ 

D30 

 

E30 

DI_8.6+ 

A31 

DI_8.7- 

B31 

 

C31 

DI_8.8- 

D31 

 

E31 

 

A32 

DI_8.7+ 

B32 

 

C32 

DI_8.8+ 

D32 

 

E32 

 

 

 

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EMX-7515

 

C

ONNECTOR 

P

IN 

S

IGNAL 

A

SSIGNMENT

 

EMX-7515

 

S

PECIFICATIONS

 

G

ENERAL 

S

PECIFICATIONS

 

D

ATA 

O

UTPUT 

C

HARACTERISTICS

 

Logical High 

Logical Low 

 

Isolation 

2.8 V to 60 V 

< 2 V  

(Note: 

DC voltages between 2V and 2.8V may not register a consistent or usable value

1000 V 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for EMX-75 Series

Page 1: ...EMX 75XX SERIES 64 CHANNEL DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT USER S MANUAL P N 82 0127 022 Released February 13 2020 VTI Instruments Corp 2031 Main Street Irvine CA 92614 6509 949 955 1894 ...

Page 2: ...IONS 11 Technical Specifications 11 Environmental Specifications 12 SECTION 2 13 EMX 7510 64 CHANNEL DIGITAL I O CARD 13 EMX 7510 Specifications 14 Using the Instrument 14 Measurement Performance 14 Connector Pin Signal Assignment 15 EMX 7510 TB160SE Terminal Block 18 Theory of Operation 19 Overview 19 Configuration Section 20 Output Section 20 Input Section 21 TTL LV Emulation Sourcing Current Ty...

Page 3: ...Section 38 Sinking Current Typical connection 38 SECTION 3 40 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 40 Driver Installation 40 IVI Shared Components Installation Windows Only 41 Instrument Driver Installation 41 Programming the Instrument 42 Related Software Components 42 Using the Driver 42 USING THE EMX 75XX SERIES 43 Initializing Closing the Instrument 43 Basic Operation 45 SECTION 4 49 SFP OPERATION 49 Introdu...

Page 4: ...er warrant that the operation of the product or software or firmware will be uninterrupted or error free LIMITATION OF WARRANTY The warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance by the buyer buyer supplied products or interfacing unauthorized modification or misuse operation outside the environmental specifications for the product or improper site preparatio...

Page 5: ...safety instructions Frame or chassis ground Indicates that the product was manufactured after August 13 2005 This mark is placed in accordance with EN 50419 Marking of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11 2 of Directive 2002 96 EC WEEE End of life product can be returned to VTI by obtaining an RMA number Fees for takeback and recycling will apply if not prohibited by n...

Page 6: ...lectric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Operating Conditions To avoid injury electric shock or fire hazard Do not operate in wet or damp conditions Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere Operate or store only in specified temperature range Provide proper clearance for product ventilation to prevent overheating DO NOT operate if any damage to this product is suspe...

Page 7: ... 44125 Phone 216 447 8950 Fax 216 447 8951 AMETEK INC VTI Instruments Lake Stevens Instrument Division 3216 Wetmore Avenue Suite 1 Everett WA 98201 Phone 949 955 1894 Fax 949 955 3041 AMETEK Instruments India Pvt Ltd VTI Bangalore Instrument Division Divyasree N R Enclave Block A 4th Floor Site No 1 EPIP Industrial Area Whitefield Bengaluru 560066 India Phone 91 0 80 6782 3200 Fax 91 0 80 6782 323...

Page 8: ...s such as relays while all clamping diodes and open collector channels can be pulled up internally rather than on a per channel basis simplifying overall system cabling Isolated models are also available for more demanding applications PREPARATION FOR USE UNPACKING When an EMX 75XX Series module is unpacked from its shipping carton the contents should include the following items An EMX 7510 EMX 75...

Page 9: ...on receipt If the module was damaged in transit do the following Save all packing materials File a claim with the carrier Call a VTI Instruments sales and service office INSTALLATION INSTALL EMX 75XX 1 Set up the PXI Express chassis See the Chassis Installation Guide for assistance 2 Make sure the PXI Express chassis is powered off 3 Select a PXIe slot or a hybrid slot in the PXI Express chassis f...

Page 10: ... number Mark the container FRAGILE to ensure careful handling If it is necessary to package the module in a container other than the original packaging observe the following although use of other packaging material is not recommended 1 Wrap the module in heavy paper or anti static plastic 2 Protect the front panel with cardboard 3 Use a double wall carton made of at least 350 lbs test material 4 C...

Page 11: ...put Channels 64 Eight 8 Bit Ports VIN high 40 of VCLAMP VIN low 16 of VCLAMP VIN max 60 V Data Output Characteristics VOUT high 2 V to 60 V VOUT low 1 5 V 300m A Voltage Range Internal Voltage Source VCLAMP 3 3 V 5 0 V 12 0 V and 24 0 V User Voltage VCLAMP 2 V up to 60 V Connector Type ERNI 160 Pin Modes Immediate Inputs and outputs read and written via software control EMX 7511 Digital Input Outp...

Page 12: ... 5 V 300m A Voltage Range Internal Voltage Source VCLAMP 3 3 V 5 0 V 12 0 V and 24 0 V User Voltage VCLAMP 2 V up to 60 V Connector Type ERNI 160 Pin Modes Immediate Outputs are written via software control ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Data Card Specifications Operating Environment Operating Temperature 0 C to 55 C Relative Humidity Non Condensing 10 to 90 Storage Environment Storage Temperature 4...

Page 13: ...bit port may be configured as an Input or Output under program control In order to ease overall system cabling all clamping diodes and open collector channels are pulled up internally rather than on a per channel basis Each channel can sink 300 mA and includes built in clamping diodes making this module ideal for driving and sensing external devices such as relays FIGURE 2 1 EMX 7510 ...

Page 14: ...ents for the instrument to meet its published specifications there is no warm up required Voltage Outputs A channel output is pulled to the configured voltage through a pull up resistor The actual output that will be seen by the unit under test is defined by the standard voltage divider equation 1 0 INPUT USER INPUT USER CLAMP R R R R R V V Where V0 is the output voltage VCLAMP is the User configu...

Page 15: ...7 V 330 Ω R1 3 34 V For TTL and LV modes there is approximately a 0 35 V drop due to the Schottky diode resulting in an actual internal supply voltage of 4 65 V and 3 35V respectively Mode External Supply Load VO USER Normal VCLAMP RUSER Ω INPUT USER INPUT USER CLAMP R R k R R V 100 FIGURE 2 2 VOLTAGE OUTPUT BLOCK DIAGRAM Connector Pin Signal Assignment The connector pins and their signal assignme...

Page 16: ... E1 6 GND_S A1 7 DATA5 3 B1 7 GND_S C1 7 DATA5 2 D1 7 USER_V6 E1 7 DATA4 6 A1 8 DATA5 8 B1 8 GND_S C1 8 DATA5 4 D1 8 GND_S E1 8 DATA5 5 A1 9 GND_S B1 9 GND_S C1 9 GND_S D1 9 GND_S E1 9 DATA5 7 A2 0 GND_S B2 0 USER_V 5 C2 0 GND_S D2 0 GND_S E2 0 DATA5 6 A2 1 DATA6 4 B2 1 GND_S C2 1 DATA6 5 D2 1 GND_S E2 1 GND_S A2 2 DATA6 1 B2 2 GND_S C2 2 DATA6 8 D2 2 GND_S E2 2 GND_S A2 3 DATA6 3 B2 3 GND_S C2 3 ...

Page 17: ...www vtiinstruments com EMX 75XX Index 17 2 3 2 2 7 2 2 TABLE 2 1 EMX 7510 CONNECTOR PIN SIGNAL ASSIGNMENT ...

Page 18: ... T129 DATA8 8 E30 T10 GND_S D6 T50 DATA3 2 A11 T90 GND_S B18 T130 GND_D D30 T11 GND_S E7 T51 GND_S B12 T91 GND_S C19 T131 DATA8 5 E29 T12 DATA2 3 D7 T52 DATA4 2 C12 T92 GND_S B19 T132 GND_S D29 T13 DATA2 6 E8 T53 USER_V4 B13 T93 GND_S C20 T133 GND_S E31 T14 GND_S D8 T54 GND_S C13 T94 USER_V5 B20 T134 GND_S D31 T15 DATA3 5 E9 T55 DATA2 7 A9 T95 DATA8 7 C32 T135 DATA8 6 C30 T16 GND_S D9 T56 GND_S A8...

Page 19: ... B21 T116 GND_S B23 T156 GND_C B1 T37 GND_S D13 T77 GND_D D1 T117 DATA7 1 C24 T157 DATA8 3 A32 T38 DATA4 5 E13 T78 DATA3 5 A21 T118 USER_V7 B24 T158 GND_ A1 T39 GND_S D14 T79 EXT_GATE_ACQ D21 T119 DATA7 4 A24 T159 GND_S B32 T40 DATA4 8 E14 T80 GND_S E21 T120 GND_S A25 T160 GND_S C1 TABLE 2 2 EMX 7510 TO TB160SE TERMINAL BLOCK PIN AND SIGNAL MAPPING THEORY OF OPERATION This section provides an over...

Page 20: ... configuration is done Only concerned port is affected Data in output registers is not retained if direction is changed So for example when an output port that is driving AA on data lines is made input all its channels are pulled up so that user data can be driven but when the direction is changed back to output FF gets driven given that polarity and voltage setting didn t change Polarity settings...

Page 21: ...he circuit The absolute maximum limit on sinking current is 500 mA Staying within these limits is user s responsibility Over current readings from ports will be latched and can be read by user When they reset over current condition then port will be enabled and data last written to port will be applied on channels Input Section The input section converts the high or low voltage reading on the data...

Page 22: ...201 k User Voltage ESD Int Voltage 3 3 5 12 24V RUSER GND_S GND_S FIGURE 2 5 TTL LV EMULATION SOURCING CURRENT TYPICAL CONNECTION Sinking Current Typical connection User Voltage FPGA GND_S Input Detect with Hysteresis DATAx y DIO conn PXIe conn R1A 330 Ω R1B 499 Ω R1C 100 kΩ 3 7 V LV Emulation 5 V TTL Emulation VCLAMP Channel Control Over Current Detect RINPUT 201 k User Voltage ESD Int Voltage 3 ...

Page 23: ...TL CARD The EMX 7511 is a high performance I O module with eight ports of 8 bits 64 channels each with standard TTL voltage levels Each 8 bit port may be configured as an Input or Output under program control FIGURE 2 7 EMX 7511 BLOCK DIAGRAM FIGURE 2 8 EMX 7511 BLOCK DIAGRAM ...

Page 24: ...4 GND C14 GND D14 GND E14 DATA4 8 A15 DATA4 1 B15 GND C15 DATA4 7 D15 GND E15 GND A16 DATA4 3 B16 C16 DATA5 1 D16 GND E16 GND A17 DATA5 3 B17 GND C17 DATA5 2 D17 E17 DATA4 6 A18 DATA5 8 B18 GND C18 DATA5 4 D18 GND E18 DATA5 5 A19 GND B19 GND C19 GND D19 GND E19 DATA5 7 A20 GND B20 C20 GND D20 GND E20 DATA5 6 A21 DATA6 4 B21 GND C21 DATA6 5 D21 GND E21 GND A22 DATA6 1 B22 GND C22 DATA6 8 D22 GND E2...

Page 25: ...L CARD The EMX 7512 is a high performance I O module with eight ports of 8 bits 64 channels each with standard LV TTL voltage levels Each 8 bit port may be configured as an Input or Output under program control FIGURE 2 9 EMX 7512 BLOCK DIAGRAM FIGURE 2 10 EMX 7512 BLOCK DIAGRAM ...

Page 26: ...GND C14 GND D14 GND E14 DATA4 8 A15 DATA4 1 B15 GND C15 DATA4 7 D15 GND E15 GND A16 DATA4 3 B16 C16 DATA5 1 D16 GND E16 GND A17 DATA5 3 B17 GND C17 DATA5 2 D17 E17 DATA4 6 A18 DATA5 8 B18 GND C18 DATA5 4 D18 GND E18 DATA5 5 A19 GND B19 GND C19 GND D19 GND E19 DATA5 7 A20 GND B20 C20 GND D20 GND E20 DATA5 6 A21 DATA6 4 B21 GND C21 DATA6 5 D21 GND E21 GND A22 DATA6 1 B22 GND C22 DATA6 8 D22 GND E22 ...

Page 27: ...8 bits input channels 32 channels and four ports of 8 bits of Output channels 32 channels FIGURE 2 11 EMX 7513 BLOCK DIAGRAM FIGURE 2 12 EMX 7513 BLOCK DIAGRAM Connector Pin Signal Assignment The connector pins and their signal assignments are shown below Table 2 5 For mating connector and accessory information please see the EMX 75XX Accessories ...

Page 28: ..._4 8 B17 DI_3 8 C17 DO_1 4 D17 DO_1 5 E17 DO_1 8 A18 DI_4 8 B18 DI_3 8 C18 DO_1 4 D18 DO_1 5 E18 DO_1 8 A19 DO_2 1 B19 DO_1 1 C19 DO_2 5 D19 DO_1 6 E19 DO_3 1 A20 DO_2 1 B20 DO_1 1 C20 DO_2 5 D20 DO_1 6 E20 DO_3 1 A21 DO_2 2 B21 DO_1 2 C21 DO_2 6 D21 DO_2 7 E21 DO_3 2 A22 DO_2 2 B22 DO_1 2 C22 DO_2 6 D22 DO_2 7 E22 DO_3 2 A23 DO_3 3 B23 DO_2 3 C23 DO_3 7 D23 DO_2 8 E23 A24 DO_3 3 B24 DO_2 3 C24 DO...

Page 29: ...m EMX 75XX Index 29 EMX 7514 64 CHANNEL DIGITAL OUTPUT CARD The EMX 7514 is a high performance output module with eight ports of 8 bits 64 channels each FIGURE 2 13 EMX 7514 BLOCK DIAGRAM FIGURE 2 14 EMX 7514 BLOCK DIAGRAM ...

Page 30: ... DO_4 6 A14 DO_3 6 B14 DO_2 6 C14 DO_4 2 D14 DO_4 3 E14 DO_4 6 A15 DO_4 7 B15 DO_3 7 C15 DO_5 3 D15 DO_4 4 E15 DO_5 7 A16 DO_4 7 B16 DO_3 7 C16 DO_5 3 D16 DO_4 4 E16 DO_5 7 A17 DO_4 8 B17 DO_3 8 C17 DO_5 4 D17 DO_5 5 E17 DO_5 8 A18 DO_4 8 B18 DO_3 8 C18 DO_5 4 D18 DO_5 5 E18 DO_5 8 A19 DO_6 1 B19 DO_5 1 C19 DO_6 5 D19 DO_5 6 E19 DO_7 1 A20 DO_6 1 B20 DO_5 1 C20 DO_6 5 D20 DO_5 6 E20 DO_7 1 A21 DO_...

Page 31: ...om EMX 75XX Index 31 EMX 7515 64 CHANNEL DIGITAL INPUT CARD The EMX 7515 is a high performance input module with eight ports of 8 bits 64 channels each FIGURE 2 15 EMX 7515 BLOCK DIAGRAM FIGURE 2 16 EMX 7515 BLOCK DIAGRAM ...

Page 32: ... DI_4 3 E14 DI_4 6 A15 DI_4 7 B15 DI_3 7 C15 DI_5 3 D15 DI_4 4 E15 DI_5 7 A16 DI_4 7 B16 DI_3 7 C16 DI_5 3 D16 DI_4 4 E16 DI_5 7 A17 DI_4 8 B17 DI_3 8 C17 DI_5 4 D17 DI_5 5 E17 DI_5 8 A18 DI_4 8 B18 DI_3 8 C18 DI_5 4 D18 DI_5 5 E18 DI_5 8 A19 DI_6 1 B19 DI_5 1 C19 DI_6 5 D19 DI_5 6 E19 DI_7 1 A20 DI_6 1 B20 DI_5 1 C20 DI_6 5 D20 DI_5 6 E20 DI_7 1 A21 DI_6 2 B21 DI_5 2 C21 DI_6 6 D21 DI_6 7 E21 DI_...

Page 33: ... ports of 8 bits 64 channels each In order to ease overall system cabling all clamping diodes and open collector channels are pulled up internally rather than on a per channel basis Each channel can sink 300 mA and includes built in clamping diodes making this module ideal for driving and sensing external devices such as relays FIGURE 2 17 EMX 7519 ...

Page 34: ...ns there is no warm up required Voltage Outputs A channel output is pulled to the configured voltage through a pull up resistor The actual output that will be seen by the unit under test is defined by the standard voltage divider equation USER USER CLAMP R R R V V 1 0 Where V0 is the output voltage VCLAMP is the User configured voltage R1 is the internal pull up resistor RUSER is the external load...

Page 35: ...3 5 V Normal 3 3 V 100 kΩ R3 3 3 V TTL Emulation 5 V 499 Ω R2 4 64 V LV Emulation 3 7 V 330 Ω R1 3 34 V For TTL and LV modes there is approximately a 0 35 V drop due to the Schottky diode resulting in an actual internal supply voltage of 4 65 V and 3 35V respectively Mode External Supply Load VO USER Normal VCLAMP RUSER Ω USER USER CLAMP R k R V 100 FIGURE 2 18 VOLTAGE OUTPUT BLOCK DIAGRAM Connect...

Page 36: ...DATA4 1 B15 GND_S C15 DATA4 7 D15 GND_S E15 GND_S A16 DATA4 3 B16 USER_V3 C16 DATA5 1 D16 GND_S E16 GND_S A17 DATA5 3 B17 GND_S C17 DATA5 2 D17 USER_V6 E17 DATA4 6 A18 DATA5 8 B18 GND_S C18 DATA5 4 D18 GND_S E18 DATA5 5 A19 GND_S B19 GND_S C19 GND_S D19 GND_S E19 DATA5 7 A20 GND_S B20 USER_V5 C20 GND_S D20 GND_S E20 DATA5 6 A21 DATA6 4 B21 GND_S C21 DATA6 5 D21 GND_S E21 GND_S A22 DATA6 1 B22 GND_...

Page 37: ...e is used for pulling up open drain data lines No voltage should be applied on data lines before voltage selection and during voltage configuration process User can select a voltage from 3 3 V 5 V 12 V or 24 V provided on the module or supply a voltage through front panel connector to be used as VCLAMP By default no voltage is selected and data lines are floating There is also an option of configu...

Page 38: ...in TTL and LV voltage configurations When a 0 is driven on channel the MOSFET is turned on and data line is connected to ground via a current sense resistor of 0 3 Ω The falling edge is much sharper with a maximum fall time of 300 ns approximately Please refer to electrical characteristics for output voltage levels with different load resistance The load resistor and pull up resistor form a voltag...

Page 39: ...ge FPGA GND_S DATAx y DIO conn PXIe conn R1A 330 Ω R1B 499 Ω R1C 100 kΩ 3 7 V LV Emulation 5 V TTL Emulation VCLAMP Channel Control Over Current Detect User Voltage ESD Int Voltage 3 3 5 12 24V RUSER GND_S FIGURE 2 20 SINKING CURRENT TYPICAL CONNECTION ...

Page 40: ...e APIs The IVI COM interface can be used from any programming language that supports Microsoft COM Component Object Model For Linux there is a driver that provides a C API Both Windows and Linux drivers have a consistent API design so that the application software developed for one can be easily migrated to the other The drivers are compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems In gener...

Page 41: ...IVI shared components can be downloaded and installed from IVI Foundation Web page www ivifoundation org FIGURE 3 1 IVI SHARED COMPONENT INSTALLATION Instrument Driver Installation If the VTEXDio instrument driver was installed previously on the host PC you may skip this step of the installation process and proceed to Platform LXISync Instrument Driver Installation The previously installed driver ...

Page 42: ...ystem a chm viewer must be installed on the host PC examples of these programs can be found at the following URL http www linux com news software applications 8209 chm viewers for linux NOTE Programming examples are installed with the IVI Driver DIO typically located in the HDD Designation Program Files IVI Foundation IVI Drivers VTEXDIO Examples folder RELATED SOFTWARE COMPONENTS IVI COM Driver I...

Page 43: ...faces to access the functionality of the instrument Initialization Prior to using the EMX 75XX an instrument driver connection must be made to the EMX 75XX Once a connection is made using the Initialize call the user can execute their test code Before the program exits the user should release the resources using the Close call Users familiar with other VTI Instrument Drivers for the EMX series sho...

Page 44: ...ins the following properties o Logfile Allows the user to specify a file to which the driver can log calls and other data o Logmode Specifies the mode in which the log file is opened The allowed modes are w truncate s the file to zero length or creates a text file for writing a opens the file for adding information to the end of the file The file is created if it does not exist The stream is posit...

Page 45: ...t we can get a clean start with the unit Dio Initialize TCPIP 10 20 1 5 INSTR VARIANT_TRUE VARIANT_TRUE Now we get to the meat of the example code First we want to drill down into the ports interface The first thing we always want to do is set a voltage Many other operations in the ports interface depend on having a voltage set Dio Normal Ports Item PORT1 VoltageRange 5 0 By default ports are set ...

Page 46: ...us set all the values for a particular port quickly Here we will configure the port with a direction of Output a Polarity of Normal a VoltageSource of User and a voltage of 5V TTL Emulation which has no effect since the voltage source is set to User Dio Normal Ports Item PORT3 Configure VTEXDioDirectionOutput VTEXDioPolarityNormal VTEXDioVoltageSourceUser 1 0 We can also work with multiple ports a...

Page 47: ...ve to set a voltage on the port before we can write data Dio Normal Ports get_Item PORT2 Direction VTEXDioDirectionEnum VTEXDioDirectionOutput Dio Normal Ports get_Item PORT2 VoltageRange 3 3 Dio Normal Ports get_Item PORT2 Data 128 Changing the Polarity of an output changes both the output and readback polarity This means the user will always read back what they wrote but the opposite signal will...

Page 48: ...VTI Instruments 48 EMX 75XX Index Error handling for driver related errors goes here catch Exception e Error handling for instantiation errors goes here ...

Page 49: ...ious ways to search the IP address and other network configuration parameters of the instrument The easiest method is to refer to the embedded display on the instrument and use the menu key to navigate to necessary details However if the device display is not physically accessible you can use LXI Discovery tool or any standard IO Libraries tool such as National Instruments c Measurement and Automa...

Page 50: ...tead use Auto IP Determining the Auto IP address has been provided in the EMX 75XX Series User s Manual Other discovery methods such as VXI 11 can be used as well COMMON ISSUES Although Ethernet is an easy connectivity option some users may experience difficulty discovering LXI devices Most often these issues have been caused by networking issues such as the instrument and host computer being conn...

Page 51: ...ables echo request respond for ping ICMPv6 ICMP Optional Typically enables echo request respond for ping also SLAAC for IPv6 addresses RDDNS Arp Arp Used to confirm address assignments DHCPv4 67 68 UDP TCP IPv4 address assignment DNS Server Dynamic DNS Gateway DNS 53 UDP Naming service SSH 22 TCP Bidirectional interactive text oriented communication RPC port mapper 111 UDP TCP Builds upon Sun RPC ...

Page 52: ... entered changes Leaving a page before submitting any changes has the effect of canceling the changes leaving the instrument in its original state Navigation through a parameter screen is done with the Tab key The Enter key has the same function as clicking the Submit button and cannot be used for navigation LOGIN When accessing a page that allows changing configuration parameters of the EMX 2500 ...

Page 53: ...e is an example of an action page Entry This type of page displays and accepts changes to the configuration of the instrument The Time Configuration page is an example of an entry page Use of the entry type web pages in the EMX 2500 are governed by a common set of operational characteristics Pages initially load with the currently entered selections displayed Each page contains a Submit button to ...

Page 54: ...MX 75XX Series User s Manual EMX 75XX Soft Front Panel To navigate to the EMX 75XX soft front panel click on Soft Front Panel in the Command Menu see Figure 4 4 Next select DIO EMX 75XX from the list of cards installed in the EMX 75XX FIGURE 4 4 EMX 75XX SOFT FRONT PANEL MAIN PAGE MONITOR AND CONTROL PAGE By default the EMX 75XX SFP opens to the Monitor and Control view From this view the user can...

Page 55: ...Select drop menu is used to set the EMX 75XX for either Normal or Pattern mode The settings for each mode will now be discussed NORMAL MODE CONFIGURATION When normal mode is selected the user can define each port independently Port Configuration Fields For each Port the following settings can be configured FIGURE 4 6 PORT CONFIGURATION FIELDS ...

Page 56: ...ge Select the voltage range for the port Allowable values are 2 0 1 0 output only 3 3 5 0 12 0 24 0 and User Voltage Source Note that the 2 0 and 1 0 are not voltage values but correlate to LV emulation and TTL emulation respectively hence if the user sets that value the direction will be changed to Output automatically Direction Sets the port as either an Input or an Output Polarity Sets the port...

Page 57: ...HEM EMX 7510 FIGURE 4 8 EMX 7510 SFP EMX 7510 is a 64 channel Digital Input Output Source Sink 60V max static only supper set card It supports all the features like Direction change Polarity Voltage source selection Port Read Write Over Current Latched Over Current Reset Latched Over Current registers EMX 7511 ...

Page 58: ...rd It only supports features like Direction change Polarity Port Read Write Port Pull up enable registers EMX 7512 FIGURE 4 10 EMX 7512 SFP EMX 7511 is a 64 channel Digital Input Output 3 3V LV TTL static only card It only supports features like Direction change Polarity Port Read Write Port Pull up enable registers EMX 7513 ...

Page 59: ...el Source Sink 60V max CH CH isolation static only card It only supports features like Polarity change Port Read Write EMX 7514 FIGURE 4 12 EMX 7514 SFP EMX 7514 is a 64 channel Digital Output CH CH isolation 60V Source Sink 2MHz 2MB static only card It only supports features like Polarity change Port Read Write EMX 7515 ...

Page 60: ... card It only supports features like Polarity change Port Read EMX 7519 FIGURE 4 14 EMX 7519 SFP EMX 7519 is a 64 channel Digital Output Source Sink 60V max static only card Except Direction change it supports all the features like Polarity Voltage source selection Port Read Write Over Current Latched Over Current Reset Latched Over Current registers ...

Page 61: ...t modules inside the flash components and whether the user can perform writable operation on them or not Component Volatile Contains User Writeable Clear Procedure Models NOR FLASH 256Mb 8P WSON MFG Spansion Cypress S25FL256SAGNFV000 S25FL256SAGNFV001 No Firmware No None EMX 7510 EMX 7511 EMX 7512 EMX 7513 EMX 7514 EMX 7515 EMX 7519 Backup Firmware No None Instrument Identity No None TABLE 4 2 MEM...

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