Agilent Technologies 81250, Installation Manual

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Welcome to the ParBERT Installation Guide 1 About this Manual
Agilent 81250 ParBERT Installation Guide, May 2004 1-3
How to Use this Guide
This manual is not meant to be read through from its beginning to its
end. It depends on your situation which information you need.
If … … refer to Chapter Chapter contents
… you install ParBERT for
the first time
“2 Introduction” on
page 2-1
This chapter provides an overview of the standard
system components and the prerequisites for the
installation.
… you have received a new
ParBERT system
“3 Setting Up the
ParBERT Controller
PC” on page 3-1
ParBERT requires a controller PC. This chapter
provides information on:
•
How to start a preconfigured ParBERT controller
PC
•
How to install the ParBERT hard- and software
on a custom PC
•
… you wish to connect one
or several ParBERT
mainframes
“4 Connecting
Mainframes to the
Controller PC” on
page 4-1
This chapter provides instructions on how to connect
a single or multiple ParBERT mainframes through IEEE
1394 PC link to VXI interfaces.
If you wish to add mainframes to a ParBERT system
with embedded controller PC (a special VXI module),
refer to chapter “Expanding Systems with Embedded
Controller” on page 7-23 .
… you are starting
ParBERT for the first time,
or if you have changed the
hardware configuration
“5 Putting ParBERT
into Operation” on
page 5-1
This chapter explains how to check the hardware
identification and how to use the ParBERT
Configuration tool.
… you wish to add,
exchange, or remove
modules or frontends
“6 Changing the
ParBERT Hardware”
on page 6-1
This chapter contains all the necessary information.