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Agilent IntuiLink Software for the Agilent 33250A
and 33120A Waveform Generator
Version 1.0
README.TXT file (Version 1.0)
Copyright (c) 2001 Agilent Technologies
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This software offers the following capabilities:
- Create Waveforms graphically
- Load Waveforms to the instrument.
- Save and load waveform data.
- Save and restore Instrument settings.
- Instrument ActiveX(TM) Custom Control for easy programming.
- Programming examples included for several popular
programming environments.
Installation requirements
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Minimum Operating System requirements:
* Windows 95/98, Me or
* Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 4 or greater, obtain at
www.microsoft.com), or
* Windows 2000
Supported Instruments
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33120A, 33250A
Complementary Start-Up Assistance
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Agilent Technologies will provide Start-Up Assistance at
no charge to resolve questions relating to the installation,
operation, and use of this software product. Start-Up
Assistance is available to help you install the software
on your PC, establish communication with a compatible
instrument, and answer questions relating to the
functionality of the software components provided by Agilent.
Start-Up Assistance does not support requests to modify
or enhance the functionality of the software. For services
not covered by Start-Up Assistance, you may be referred
to fee-based services for advanced assistance.
Agilent will make reasonable efforts to respond to each customer
request for Start-Up Assistance within two working days,
but is under no obligation to respond within a prescribed
time frame. Requests for Start-Up Assistance are handled
in the order in which they were received. Agilent will make
reasonable efforts to solve customer problems, but cannot
guarantee success.
Agilent reserves the right to terminate Start-Up
Assistance at any time without notice.
Agilent VEE and Other Instrumentation System Drivers
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Plug and Play instrument drivers are in the
drivers directory on the Agilent IntuiLink CD-ROM.
Agilent Manuals
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The Agilent 33120A and 33250A manuals are available in
Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) format (.PDF) in the manuals directory
on the Agilent IntuiLink CD-ROM. Also included in this
directory is the Acrobat Reader program for viewing the
.PDF files.
Agilent IntuiLink On-Line Help System
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During installation, the appropriate on-line help system
and all supported languages are installed based on the
operating system. In addition, the language can be
changed from the application.
Frequently-Asked Questions
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A list of Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs) for
Agilent IntuiLink is available in the faqs directory
on the Agilent IntuiLink CD-ROM (in .txt format).
For the latest list of FAQs, go to the Agilent web site
at www.tm.agilent.com and click
on "Technical Support".
Configuration of RS232 using Built in IO LIbrary
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If IntuiLink is installed on a system which does not contain
Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Office or Agilent I/O
Libraries, the application will not initially find the serial
ports of the computer.
To correct this, re-install IntuiLink. When the maintenance
option screen appears, select "repair". The serial ports will
now be operational.
Windows 95 and Agilent SICL F.01.01 and Earlier
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Windows 95 32-bit Agilent SICL and VISA versions F.01.01 and
earlier will, by default, yield the CPU during I/O operations.
Agilent IntuiLink requires that the CPU not be yielded during
I/O operations. This is the default operation for Agilent SICL
versions F.01.02 and later.
For Agilent SICL versions F.01.01 and earlier, add a registry entry
which instructs SICL not to yield during I/O operations.
Add the following key:
"HKLM/Software/Hewlett-Packard/SICL/CurrentVersion/Options"
Under this key, add a string entry "Yield" with a value "false".
Windows 95 and Agilent SICL 'Options' Menu
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In the I/O Configuration program, the following selections
are available in the 'Options' menu:
SICL Yield (Win95 only)
- False (Default) * SICL does not yield the CPU during I/O
- True * SICL yields the CPU during I/O
Note: SICL Yield must be 'False' for proper operation of some
Plug&Play drivers. This will prevent a potential deadlock
from within a Windows message handler.
LabVIEW Version 5.1 Required
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The Agilent instrument ActiveX Control will not work properly
in versions of LabVIEW prior to version 5.1.
Troubleshooting Tips and Technical Support Information
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For troubleshooting tips and technical support information,
first refer to the Agilent IntuiLink Multimeter on-line help system.
For further assistance, contact the Agilent IntuiLink Technical
Support personnel at the web site listed below:
http://www.agilent.com/find/assist
Use Default Settings for RS-232 Serial Operations
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If you are using the RS-232 serial interface (COM1 or COM2)
to connect your Agilent 33250A or 33120A Arbitrary Waveform
Generator to your PC, we recommend that you use the default
settings, which follow:
Baud Rate: 9600
Parity: None
Size: 8 bits
Handshake: DTR/DSR
Waveform data consists of 8-bit bytes, so any other size setting
will result in an error.