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KPCI-488LPA GPIB Controller Interface Card Quick Start Guide 

KPCI-488LPA-903-01 Rev. B / 

January 2020

 

Repacking for return shipment 

Should it become necessary to return the KPCI-488LPA for repair, carefully pack the entire instrument in its 

original packing carton or the equivalent, and follow these instructions: 

Call Keithley Instruments’ repair department at 1-800-935-5595 for a Return Material Authorization (RMA)

number.

Let the repair department know the warranty status of the KPCI-488LPA.

Write 

ATTENTION REPAIR DEPARTMENT

 and the RMA number on the shipping label.

Software and hardware installation 

To download the latest software drivers, visit 

tek.com/keithley

. 

You must install the software driver before you connect the KPCI-488LPA to your computer. 

Driver installation 

To install the drivers: 

1.

Remove any existing GPIB interfaces and GPIB drivers from your computer.

2.

Download the latest KPCI-488LPA software from the 

Product Support web page

 (

tek.com/product-support

).

The software is available in a compressed (

.zip

) format.

3.

Extract the files to your computer.

4.

Launch 

setup.exe

 to begin the driver installation.

Figure 1: Selecting setup.exe from the extracted files 

Make sure that your user account has Administrator privileges, or log into your computer's 

Administrator account before installing the driver

Содержание Keithley KPCI-488LPA

Страница 1: ...uments NITM and VISA Virtual Instrument Software Architecture libraries Contact and support information This guide is designed to help you to install your KPCI 488LPA For more detailed information ref...

Страница 2: ...pping label Software and hardware installation To download the latest software drivers visit tek com keithley You must install the software driver before you connect the KPCI 488LPA to your computer D...

Страница 3: ...ble driver See the Models KPCI 488LPA and KUSB 488B Reference Manual part number KI488 901 01 for the available functions of each driver For LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI support Keithley Instruments rec...

Страница 4: ...before touching the KPCI 488LPA card 6 Position the board into the PCI slot you selected 7 Secure the card in place at the rear panel of the system 8 Replace your computer s case In most Microsoft Win...

Страница 5: ...your computer with at least two thirds of all devices powered on You can connect devices in a linear configuration star configuration or a combination of the two configurations See the next figures F...

Страница 6: ...figuration The GPIB has 24 lines These lines consist of 16 signal lines and eight ground return or shield drain lines The 16 signal lines can be divided into a set of eight parallel 8 bit data transfe...

Страница 7: ...O6 15 DIO7 16 DIO8 8 control lines 5 system management lines 5 EOI 9 IFC 10 SRQ 11 ATN 17 REN 3 handshake lines 6 DAV 7 NRFD 8 ground lines 8 NDAC 1 shield drain line 12 SHIELD 7 ground return lines 1...

Страница 8: ...ed in all interconnected devices in a known quiescent state SRQ Service Request Used by a device to indicate the need for attention and to request an interruption of the current sequence of events ATN...

Страница 9: ...Set the KPCI 488LPA to be a system controller Enable autopolling To launch the configuration utility 1 From Microsoft Windows select Start All Programs 2 From the programs selection select Keithley In...

Страница 10: ...ate with any GPIB instrument by writing command strings to your instrument and reading the results Before you launch the diagnostic tool make sure that the KPCI 488LPA is connected to both your comput...

Страница 11: ...ool The KI 488 Diagnostic Tool window will open Figure 9 KI 488 Diagnostic Tool To initialize your GPIB interface accessory 1 Select Initialize KI GPIB The Initialize GPIB Interface Board dialog is di...

Страница 12: ...nt in the GPIB Command String to Send or Transmit field For example you can send IDN to query the identification of an instrument 3 Under Communications Functions select Send The command string will a...

Страница 13: ...ents may be connected to mains These instruments will be marked as category II or higher Unless explicitly allowed in the specifications operating manual and instrument labels do not connect any instr...

Страница 14: ...er documentation explains hazards that could damage the instrument Such damage may invalidate the warranty The CAUTION heading with the symbol in the user documentation explains hazards that could res...

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