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Giga-tronics ASCOR SERIES 8000 Getting Started Guide Rev. C 

Getting Started Guide, Part Number 07507593, Rev C, August 14, 2013

 

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2.

 

Installing Series 8000 GUI Program, I/O and USB Driver 

 
The following steps will guide you to install the GUI program for the Series 8000 Switch.  
There are two different installation packages, one with only the GUI program and one 
with the GUI program and the I/O driver.  If you already have Agilent-VISA or NI-VISA 
installed in your system you may choose the installation package with only the GUI 
program.  If you are installing on a fresh computer, choose the installation package with 
the I/O driver. 
 
Locate the appropriate Series 8000 SVP folder on the Installation CD or unzip the 
appropriate Series 8000 SVP zip file to any temporary folder and run the setup.exe 
program. 

2.1

 

Installing Series 8000 GUI Program and I/O Driver 

2.1.1

 

Setup Opening Panel  

 
One of the two Opening Panels for the Installation program will appear.  Click Next to 
continue. 

 

Figure 1 - Setup Opening Panel 

 

 

Figure 2 – Setup with I/O Opening Panel 

Summary of Contents for ASCOR Series 8000

Page 1: ...ng Started Guide Part Number 07507593 Rev C August 14 2013 1 of 38 GIGA TRONICS Giga tronics ASCOR Series 8000 Switch Getting Started Guide Terukuni Okuyama 2013 08 14 This guide describes the installation controlling and programming of the Series 8000 Switch Module ...

Page 2: ...zation Tab 11 3 1 1 Live Mode 12 3 1 2 Simulation Mode 14 3 2 Main Panel Switch Control Tab 15 3 2 1 Closing and Opening Switches using Virtual LEDs 16 3 2 2 Closing and Opening Switches using Numerical Controls 16 3 2 3 Switch Access Count Indicators 16 3 3 Main Panel Switch Table Tab 17 3 4 Communication Panel 18 4 CONNECTING TO LAN BASE SERIES 8000 SWITCH FOR THE FIRST TIME 19 4 1 Equipment nee...

Page 3: ...GPIB ADDRESS OF THE SERIES 8000 SWITCH 27 9 CONNECTING TO USB BASE SERIES 8000 SWITCH FOR THE FIRST TIME 28 9 1 Equipment needed 28 9 2 USB Device Driver Installation 28 9 3 Identifying the COM Port 28 9 4 Setting the COM Port parameters 28 10 USB INTERFACE OPERATION 29 10 1 Communication Settings 29 10 2 Command Termination 29 10 3 Communication Prompt 29 11 COMMAND SET 30 11 1 Switch Control Com...

Page 4: ... Changes Revision Description of Change Chg Order Approved By A Initial Release 03579 TO B Added Installation Without IO Section Added Commands Section 03587 TO C Fixed Sec 3 2 2 SPDT Transfer description Fixed Typo Ith to If Added Switch Configure Commands and Switch Enabling Commands sections Added sections for USB based chassis 03593 TO ...

Page 5: ...RPC Remote Procedure Call and allows communication between a controller and an instrument over LAN The GPIB based Series 8000 Switch is an IEEE 488 2 compatible instrument The USB based Series 8000 Switch is controlled via the USB bus using Microsoft s Virtual COM Port Driver All versions of the Series 8000 Switch are controlled with the VISA I O It is used for making calls to communicate with the...

Page 6: ...Agilent VISA or NI VISA installed in your system you may choose the installation package with only the GUI program If you are installing on a fresh computer choose the installation package with the I O driver Locate the appropriate Series 8000 SVP folder on the Installation CD or unzip the appropriate Series 8000 SVP zip file to any temporary folder and run the setup exe program 2 1 Installing Ser...

Page 7: ...er if you desire to install the Series8000 GUI or the I O driver into a different folder In normal conditions there is no need to change these folders Click Next to continue Figure 3 Destination Directory Panel 2 1 3 License Agreement Panel Please read the License Agreement and click on the I accept the License Agreement radio button Click Next to continue Figure 4 License Agreement Panel ...

Page 8: ... 1 4 Start Installation Panel Verify the programs to be installed Some sections may have already been installed in prior installations Click Next to continue Figure 5 Start Installation Panel 2 1 5 Installation Complete Panel Installation is completed Click Finish to exit the installation program Figure 6 Installation Complete Panel ...

Page 9: ...d for Windows to recognize the Switch chassis The following Windows versions are supported Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later Windows 7 x86 and Windows 7 x64 There are two versions of the installation program one for the 32 bit Windows and the other for the 64 bit Windows x86 folder holds the installation program for the 32 bit Windows and x64 folder holds the installation program for the 64 bit W...

Page 10: ...Figure 8 USB Device Driver EULA Panel Installation is completed Click Finish to exit the installation program Figure 9 USB Device Driver Done Panel If the Series 8000 Switch was plugged in your PC before the driver was installed Windows may assign a wrong driver for the Series 8000 Switch In such a case unplug the USB cable of Series 8000 Switch to the PC uninstall the incorrect driver restart Win...

Page 11: ... can be started from the Start Menu Please follow one of the link below Start Series8000 SVP Or Start All Programs Giga tronics ASCOR Series8000 SVP Series8000 SVP 3 1 Main Panel Initialization Tab The Series 8000 GUI program starts up in the Initialization Tab of the Main Panel From this tab you can connect to the Series 8000 Switch in live mode Or you can run this program in simulation mode Figu...

Page 12: ... for more information Enter the IP Address of the Series 8000 Switch and click on Init button 3 1 1 1 2 For GPIB based Series 8000 Switch If this is the first time connecting to the GPIB based Series 8000 Switch see Section 7 Connecting to GPIB based Series 8000 Switch for the First Time for more information Select the GPIB address of the Series 8000 Switch and click on Init button 3 1 1 1 3 For U...

Page 13: ...g capability These two model numbers are used for all different variations of the Series 8000 Switch including 8900 family SN is the serial number field of S N header and a seven digit serial number of the unit separated by a space Rev is the revision number field of REV header and a revision number of the chassis assembly separated by a space PartNumber is the part number field of P N header and ...

Page 14: ...se to the query command can be read back by clicking on the Read button Clicking the Clear button clears the content of the Response Display 3 1 2 Simulation Mode If you do not have the Series 8000 Switch to connect or if you simply want to run the Series 8000 GUI program in simulation mode select the desired part number of the unit to simulate from the Part Number pull down menu and click the Sim...

Page 15: ...b represents the front panel of the Series 8000 Switch selected by Part Number pull down menu in the Initialization tab The Series 8000 GUI supports various types of Series 8000 Switch The panel below shows the virtual panel for the Model 8902 which can be identified by the part number 90570310 displayed on the sub tab Figure 11 Series 8000 SVP Switch Control Tab The green or yellow color on the v...

Page 16: ...e In this state the paths along the horizontal pins are connected Click on the bottom left virtual LED to connect the path from Common to Normally Closed This is a de energized or off state In this state the paths along the vertical pins are connected Alternatively click on the top left or bottom right virtual LEDs to toggle between Normally Open and Normally Closed states 3 2 2 Closing and Openin...

Page 17: ...ailable column shows the availability of the switch The SW column shows the switch number used in switch commands The Count column shows the running access count of the switch This count can be modified to any desired value The Serial Number column shows the serial number of the switch In simulation mode Counts and Serial Numbers can be changed in the Switch Table but cannot be saved and gets reve...

Page 18: ... 16 Communication Panel You can select what gets displayed by toggling the radio button corresponding to the type of communication Select the Commands radio button to display the commands sent to the Series 8000 Switch Select the Responses radio button to display the responses returned from the Series 8000 Switch Click the Clear Log button to clear the items displayed in the Communication Log disp...

Page 19: ...onnecting to the Series 8000 Switch When you are connecting to the Series 8000 Switch for the first time care has to be taken to have the IP address of the computer and the Series 8000 Switch in the same subnet The Series 8000 Switch comes with a factory default IP address of 192 168 0 254 Verify this address with the IP address labeled next the LAN cable plug on the back of the Series 8000 Switch...

Page 20: ...ame subnet with the Series 8000 Switch You can modify your computer s IP address from the Internet Protocol Version Properties dialog box in Windows Figure 17 Internet Protocol Version Properties Click on the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the new IP address of the computer Your new IP address should match the first three octets of the IP address Series 8000 Switch 192 168 0 i...

Page 21: ...s IP address to the Series 8000 Switch follow the instruction in the Section 4 3 Matching Your Computer s IP Address to the Series 8000 Switch Using a web browser go to the Welcome Page of the Series 8000 Switch You can reach the Welcome Page by typing the IP address of the Series 8000 Switch such as 192 168 0 254 in your browser s address bar and hit return 5 1 Welcome Web Page The Welcome Page g...

Page 22: ...page to switch to the Confirmation page 5 3 Other Configuration Web Page Settings Following are some other setting available under the Configuration page These setting do not have to be changed for changing the IP address but are presented here for completeness Comm Timeout in seconds If the Series 8000 Switch senses no client communication for more than the Comm Timeout setting then the Series 80...

Page 23: ...ose the socket release any locks and reclaim all associated instrument links Do not enable Keep Alive if the target socket does not support Keep Alive messages The recommended setting is On Auto Close Sockets Enabling this feature causes the Series 8000 Switch to close the socket and release all resources when the available link count goes to zero It is not recommended when there are other operati...

Page 24: ...he Return to the Welcome Page button only if the new IP address is the same as the old IP address Otherwise enter the new IP address into your browser s address bar and hit return to verify the change If the new IP address is in a different subnet as your computer follow the instructions in the Section 4 3 Matching Your Computer s IP Address to the Series 8000 Switch Type in the new IP address in ...

Page 25: ... to the Series 8000 Switch B Open the cover of the Series 8000 Switch C Locate the relay driver board D Locate the controller board underneath the relay driver board E Locate the white IP Address Reset push button F Press and hold the IP Address Reset button while powering up the Series 8000 Switch G Keep holding the IP Address Reset button for 5 seconds after the power is on H Release the IP Addr...

Page 26: ...quipped with the GPIB capability Second you will need a GPIB cable 7 2 Connecting to the Series 8000 Switch The Series 8000 Switch comes with a factory default GPIB address of 4 Identify the GPIB address from the DIP switch located to the GPIB connector on the back of the Series 8000 Switch Refer to the Section 8 Changing the GPIB Address of the Series 8000 Switch if you wish to set the GPIB addre...

Page 27: ... the DIP switch according to the GPIB address you wish to set using the table below Address 1 2 3 4 5 0 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 1 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 2 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF 3 OFF OFF OFF ON ON 4 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF 5 OFF OFF ON OFF ON 6 OFF OFF ON ON OFF 7 OFF OFF ON ON ON 8 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF 9 OFF ON OFF OFF ON 10 OFF ON OFF ON OFF 11 OFF ON OFF ON ON 12 OFF ON ON OFF OFF 13 OFF ON ON OFF ON 14 OFF ON O...

Page 28: ...Port After the USB Device Driver is installed and the Series 8000 Switch plugged in and powered on go to Windows Device Manager and look for USB Serial Port COMx where x is the port number under Ports COM LPT Windows assigns an unused COM Port to the newly plugged in USB based Series 8000 Switch Figure 23 Device Manager Device Tree 9 4 Setting the COM Port parameters The Series 8000 Switch is set ...

Page 29: ...d character 0Ah The line feed terminating character is optional for GPIB and LAN based Series 8000 Switch 10 3Communication Prompt The USB based Series 8000 Switch sends back a communication prompt after completion of each operation to signal that it is ready for the next command This prompt must be read before the next command can be sent to the USB based Series 8000 Switch The prompt consists of...

Page 30: ...T switches setting the position to 0 disconnects a path between common pin and any connected pin Setting the position to a non zero number connects a path between common pin and the pin of the selected position Sw Type Positions SP3T 0 All Open 1 2 3 SP4T 0 All Open 1 2 3 4 SP5T 0 All Open 1 2 3 4 5 SP6T 0 All Open 1 2 3 4 5 6 SP8T 0 All Open 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 For SPDT switches setting the position ...

Page 31: ... 1 nn to identify the switch The response is Sw position count ID ID consists of the following fields switch part number switch serial number S or T for Non terminated or Terminated switch Example ROUTe SWITch 1 Returns 1 5 1002123 52200310 2006001 T ROUTe SWITch SAVe Saves all switch counter values to flash memory The command only saves the current counter values ROUTe SWITch SAVe Queries the num...

Page 32: ...lue ranges from 0 to 100 000 000 Example ROUT CONF COUNT 7 15340 Sets switch SW7 to 15 340 counts ROUTe CONFigure COUNTer Sw Queries the Switch Counter value Use this command to read the switch counter Sw is a number from 1 50 to identify the switch Example ROUT CONF COUNT 7 Returns 15340 ROUTe CONFigure ID Sw string Writes the user s Switch ID string to Switch Sw Sw is a number from 1 50 to ident...

Page 33: ...The switch list is a list of numbers of the poles in the switch in the order of the configured switches A non zero 1 255 value enables the switch a 0 disables the switch Switches are configured at the factory Disabling the switch removes the switch control command for the selected switch Sw Type Enable Disable number Disable 0 TRAN 22 SPDT 2 SP3T 3 SP4T 4 SP5T 5 SP6T 6 SP8T 8 Example The following...

Page 34: ...s 1 if there are no configured switches to report Example For a chassis with four 6 pole switches all enabled except the third configured switch ROUT CONF ENA Returns 6 6 0 6 ROUTe CONFigure SWITch Returns a list of the configured switches in the chassis The list is comma separated If no switches are configured the response is 0 Example For a chassis with switch SW1 and SW6 ROUT CONF SWIT Returns ...

Page 35: ...ommand Description ESR Returns the value of the Event Status Register and then clears it This will clear the ERR LED value is an integer whose binary equivalent corresponds to the state 1 or 0 of bits in the register The bit weights are Bit Weight Error 7 128 Power On 6 64 Ext Data Ready F F 5 32 Command Error 4 16 Execution Error 3 8 Flash Data Corrupted 2 4 Query Error 1 2 EDR F F 2 Set 0 1 Oper...

Page 36: ...s either 8000 to denote switch chassis without switch access counting capability Or 8000 001 to denote switch chassis with switch access counting capability These two model numbers are used for all different variations of the Series 8000 and Series 8900 switch family Serial Number field consists of S N header followed by a seven digit serial number Hardware revision sub field consists of REV heade...

Page 37: ...nection to the default resource manager 2 Creates a session handle for the Series 8000 Switch 3 Sends commands to toggle switch 1 4 Sends commands to query switch 1 5 Reads response to the query 6 Closes the session handle 7 Closes the connection to the default resource manager This program uses VISA for the I O driver VISA Runtime Library is included with the installation of the Series 8000 GUI p...

Page 38: ...on 0 return status Send the command to open switch 1 strcpy_s cmdBuf ROUTe SWITch 1 0 status viWrite instrSession ViBuf cmdBuf ViUInt32 strlen cmdBuf retCnt if status VI_SUCCESS return status Send the command to close switch 1 position 1 strcpy_s cmdBuf ROUTe SWITch 1 1 status viWrite instrSession ViBuf cmdBuf ViUInt32 strlen cmdBuf retCnt if status VI_SUCCESS return status Send the command to que...

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