E1406A Datasheet, PDF (1/4 Pages) Agilent(Hewlett-Packard) – VXI GPIB Command Module C-Size

Agilent E1406A
VXI GPIB Command Module
C-Size
Data Sheet
Features
• 1-Slot, C-size, message-based
commander
• GPIB, RS-232, Slot 0, and
Resource Manager
• 2 MB RAM
• MXIbus protocol support for
high throughput
• Easy to program as message-
based instruments
Description
The Agilent Technologies
E1406A Command Module
is a C-size, 1-slot VXI message-
based commander that provides
Slot 0 and Resource Manager
functions. It can act as a
VMEbus system controller and
GPIB (IEEE-488)-to-VXIbus
interface device for transpar-
ently communicating with any
manufacturer’s message-based
VXI modules. The E1406A
Command Module has FLASH
memory for downloadable driv-
ers, so you can program Agilent
register-based devices using the
high-level SCPI programming
language. It also translates SCPI
commands for register-based
instruments and therefore,
makes these VXI devices as easy
to program as message-based
instruments.
This command module also
includes a MXIbus Resource
Manager for VXIbus extensions.
This allows you to maintain
high-throughput performance
in multiple mainframe systems.
With its flexible triggering and
clock interfacing, you can syn-
chronize the VXI backplane
10 MHz clock to an external
TTL signal.
Refer to the Agilent Technologies
Website for instrument driver
availability and downloading in-
structions, as well as for recent
product updates, if applicable.