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TAMS 81488 Installation & Operation Manual

Manual is about: HP-IB Card for Linux

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    Tams 81488 hp-ib card for linux installation & operation.

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    2 tams 81488 hp-ib card for linux installation & operation test & measurement systems inc. 750 14th street sw loveland, colorado 80537 usa telephone (970) 669 6553 fax (970) 669 3090 web site www.Tamsinc.Com email info@tamsinc.Com copyright © test & measurement systems inc. 1997-2004.

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    3 table of contents introduction ..................................................................................... 4 hardware warranty ....................................................................... 4 handling interfaces- some words of caution ............................... 5 configurin...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    4 introduction the tams hp-ib interface is intended to add ieee-488 capabilities to any computer with a pci bus. The tams card takes full advantage of the pci bus performance and delivers the highest possible level of throughput. The tams interface supports both the 3.3v and 5v pci specifications as...

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    5 handling interfaces- some words of caution you should note the following guidelines to avoid equipment damage when handling any interface cards. • make sure the computer’s power is turned off and the power cord is removed from the ac power outlet, before removing or installing interfaces. Caution ...

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    6 configuring the equivalent loads as shipped, there are two resistor packs installed in sockets j2 and j3. These provide 10 additional equivalent loads, as defined in the ieee 488.1-1987 standard. For systems with few devices and long cable lengths, the additional loads provide increased signal int...

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    7 installing the hp-ib interface before installing the hp-ib card note the setting of the rotary dip switch setting on the card. Each 81488 (488-66511) card installed in the computer must have a unique switch setting. It is a good idea to write the switch setting on the metal support bracket with a ...

  • Page 8: Connecting The Hp-Ib Cable

    8 connecting the hp-ib cable the ieee 488 specification is for a daisy chain configuration, and so the standard connector on the cable supplied can be attached directly to any hp-ib device or to any device in a chain of hp-ib devices. The following illustrations show correct connections. You are now...

  • Page 9: Installing The Software

    9 installing the software note you must have root permission to install the software. In addition, you must have permission to write to the directories in table 3 in appendix a. 1. Make sure that the i/o libraries (82091) for linux is installed. Rpm –q t82091 2. Insert the installation media into th...

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    10 in general, the installation procedure places the files in the necessary directories by default. Appendix a is a reference for the linux systems administrator, who might wish to know where these files are placed. You will still need to configure the new tams hp-ib card as a sicl instrument card, ...

  • Page 11: Configuring The Card

    11 configuring the card configuring the card using iosetup after installation of the driver software and loading of the t81488 kernel module (handled automatically by the rpm package), the sicl iosetup command must be executed to configure the tams card as a sicl instrument card. See the man page on...

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    12 b) all devices expected to operate at highrer rates should use 48 ma three-state drivers. C) the device capacitance on each lead (ren and ifc excdpted) should be less than 50pf per device. In a system configuration the total device capacitance should be no more than 50pf for each equivalent resis...

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    13 configuring the card manually alternatively one can edit /etc/opt/sicl/hwconfig.Cf directly. In /etc/opt/sicl/hwconfig.Cf the configuration lines have the form: t81488 the fields are defined as: 1. Logical unit (lu): the user must supply a logical unit number for the tams card that is distinct fr...

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    14 c) the device capacitance on each lead (ren and ifc excdpted) should be less than 50pf per device. In a system configuration the total device capacitance should be no more than 50pf for each equivalent resistive load in the system. D) all devices in the system should be powered on. E) interconnec...

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    15 appendix a: systems administration reference the installation procedure places files in the following directories: file location description t81488.So /opt/sicl/lib t81488 shared library for sicl t81488.O /lib/modules// kernel/drivers/char kernel driver module t81488 /etc/init.D start/stop script...

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    16 appendix b: software license agreement software license agreement please carefully read this license agreement before installing the software. Rights in the software are offered only on the condition that the customer agrees to all terms and conditions of the license agreement. If you do not agre...

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    17 limited warranty tams warrants for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase that the software product will execute it’s programming instructions when properly installed on the computer or workstation with a supported version of the operating system. Tams does not warrant that the operation o...

  • Page 18: Warranty Information

    18 warranty information one year limited warranty test & measurement systems, inc. Warrants to the purchaser that the interface card will be free of all defects in material and/or workmanship for one year from the date of shipment to the customer. In the event of malfunction or failure attributable ...

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    Tams 81488 hp-ib card for red hat linux printed in usa e04.01.04 part #81488-90001.