User`s guide

Connecting Instruments to GPIB

Step 2: Install GPIB Cards in Your PC

Steps to Install a

GPIB Card in Your

Example steps follow to install an Agilent 82350 PCI GPIB Interface Card for

Windows in your PC. Modify the steps as required if you install a different

GPIB Interface Card in your PC. When you have installed all required GPIB

Interface Cards, go to Step 3: Connect Instruments to GPIB Card

1 Record the Card Serial Number. Remove the card from its anti-static

bag and record the Serial Number for future reference. Save the anti-

static bag so you can protect the card if you need to remove the card

from the PC.

For example, the 82350 Serial Number is located on the white serial

number label on the card. The label contains 24 characters, with the

last 8 characters (plus US) being the 82350 Serial Number. Thus,

if the numbers on the serial number label are 82350-66511-4224-01-

42300113, since the last 8 characters are 42300113, the 82350 Serial

Number is US42300113.

Remove PC Cover. Remove power from the PC and from all of its

peripherals. Then, remove the power cord from the PC. Unlock and

remove the cover from the PC to allow access to the I/O slots. See

your PC documentation for instructions.

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of damaging a GPIB Interface Card, only handle the

card by the sheet metal frame or by its edges.