User`s manual

VTI Instruments Corp.
18 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use
EX7000 HARDWARE SETUP
To properly set up the EX7000 for use, the following cabling connections must be made:
• The ac power cord, supplied with the EX7000 must be plugged into any standard ac outlet
providing 90 V ac to 264 V ac at 47 Hz to 63 Hz.
• A connection between the Host PC/LAN Switch and the EX7000 LAN port must be made.
An unshielded Cat 5e Ethernet cable of less than 100 m in length should be used to make this
connection. The EX7000 is auto-MDIX capable, making crossover cables unnecessary. Note,
this cable is not provided with the EX7000.
F
IGURE 2-1: EX7000 CABLING DIAGRAM
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The fastest way to begin controlling an EX7000 is to discover the unit using VTI’s LAN
Instrument Connection and Upgrade (or LInC-U) utility and then manipulate the instrument’s
Java-based SFP. To do this, the following is required:
• A PC or laptop computer
• Microsoft™ Windows™ XP OS with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Internet Explorer™ (IE)
• An internet connection
• Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) version 6.0 (or later)
• VTI’s LInC-U utility
An executable for installing JRE is available on the VTI Instruments Corp. Drivers and Product
Manuals CD provided with the EX7000. If JRE is currently installed on the host PC, the software
installation instruction for this software can be skipped.
The LInC-U Utility searches for all LAN-based VTI devices on the network and can be found on
the VTI Instruments Corp. Drivers and Product Manuals CD that shipped with the EX7000 or
may be downloaded from the VTI Instruments
corporate website. This utility leverages Apple’s
Bonjour plug-in if it is installed on the host PC, but, in its absence, uses the VXI-11 discovery
protocol. This utility can also be used to upgrade the EX7000’s driver and firmware. For more
information on using the LInC-U utility, please refer to its online Help file. For more information
on discovering the EX7000, please refer to
Web Page Operation in Section 4.