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Contents
HP E8402A and E8404A VXI C-Size Mainframe User and Service Manual
Edition 1
Contents 3
HEWLETT-PACKARD WARRANTY STATEMENT ............................................ 11
Safety Symbols ........................................................................................................... 12
WARNINGS ............................................................................................................... 12
Declaration of Conformity.......................................................................................... 13
Reader Comment Sheet .............................................................................................. 15
Chapter 1
Getting Started ............................................................................................................. 17
Product Overview ....................................................................................................... 17
Preparing Your VXI System for Use .......................................................................... 18
AC Power Requirements ..................................................................................... 18
Positioning the Mainframe for Adequate Cooling .............................................. 18
Connecting the
Mainframe to a Permanent Earth Ground ........................................................... 19
Installing VXI Instruments ......................................................................................... 20
Installing C-Size Instruments .............................................................................. 21
Installing A- and B-Size Instruments .................................................................. 22
Configuring Your Mainframe ..................................................................................... 23
Setting the Enhanced Monitor VXI Logical Address ......................................... 23
RS-232 Interface ................................................................................................. 24
Ex5V Supply ........................................................................................... 24
Using the Remote Power-On Pins ....................................................................... 25
Disabling the On/Stdby Switch ........................................................................... 26
Mainframe Options and Accessories .......................................................................... 27
Chapter 2
Using the Enhanced Monitor ...................................................................................... 29
Using the Enhanced Monitor ...................................................................................... 31
Enhanced Monitor Fan Control .................................................................................. 36
Software Control of Fan Speed ........................................................................... 36
Setting Enhanced Monitor Limits............................................................................... 37
Temperature Limits ............................................................................................. 37
Current and Power Limits ................................................................................... 37
Handling Warnings ............................................................................................. 38
Save The Limits .................................................................................................. 38
Enhanced Monitor Measurement Cycles .................................................................... 38
Using the History Queue............................................................................................. 39
HISTory Queue ................................................................................................... 39
RS-232 Programming ................................................................................................. 40
Diagnostic Connector ................................................................................................. 42
+5VC (pin 6) ....................................................................................................... 43
+12VC (pin 7) ..................................................................................................... 43
+5V STDBY (pins 8, 21) .................................................................................... 43
SYSRESET* (pin 10) .......................................................................................... 43
ACFAIL* (pin 23) ............................................................................................... 43