User`s guide

Installing the Agilent 82357B 1
82357B User’s Guide 5
Step 3: Connecting the 82357B
After the Agilent IO Libraries Suite software has been
installed, you can connect the 82357B to any USB port on
your PC or you can connect the 82357B via standard USB
hubs.
82357B hardware description
The Agilent 82357B provides a direct interface connection
from your PC USB port to GPIB instruments. The 82357B
includes an attached USB cable that is USB 2.0 compliant.
This cable is shielded and the connector is specified for up
to 1,500 insertions. An 82357B can be directly connected to
a single GPIB instrument or up to 14 GPIB instruments via
GPIB cables. Up to four 82357B converters may be
connected to your PC via standard USB hubs.
Figure 1-3 82357B Hardware Features
NOTE
If the Agilent IO Libraries Suite software have not been installed on your
PC, STOP. Install the libraries (see Step 2: Installing Agilent IO Libraries
Suite).
Green ACCESS LED
USB Cable
(Connect to USB port)
Red FAIL LED
Green READY LED
GPIB Connector
(Connect up to
14 GPIB instruments)