User`s manual

Procedure 5:
Apply Power
Once the controller to VXI mainframe interface has been set up and
modules have been installed, power can be applied to the system again. This
section covers the power-on sequences of the following controller-based
VXIbus systems:
• Agilent E1406 Command Module with an External Computer
• HP 9000 Series 700 Computer
• Agilent E1497A/E1498A Embedded V743 Controller
• Agilent RADI-EPC7 Embedded 486 Computer
Power is applied by pressing the mainframe’s power switch. At power-on,
the installed modules begin their self-test routines and the system resource
manager begins its configuration sequence. If a plug-in module fails its self
test, the device is taken off-line by the system’s resource manager and is
excluded from the configuration process.
Agilent E1406
Command Module
with an External
Computer
In a system controlled by an external computer, the Agilent E1406A
Command Module is often the system’s resource manager. An example of
the E1406A’s power-on and configuration sequence is shown in Figure 5-1.
This sequence can be monitored on an RS-232 terminal or printer connected
to the Command Module’s RS-232 serial interface port. Pressing CTRL S
on the terminal keyboard pauses the sequence. Pressing CTRL Q allows the
sequence to resume. Note that once the sequence is paused, it remains
paused until CTRL Q is pressed.
NOTE The Agilent E1406 Command Module’s Flash ROM switch must be set to
the ’Run’ position when the Command Module is turned on.
C-Size Configuration Guide Applying Power 5-1