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| − | The Instrument Backplane GPIB | + | The '''[[Instrument Backplane]] Tester''' (IB Tester), also known as the '''Continuity Checker''', is a GPIB card with the same footprint as all plug-in MCE cards and can be used to measure impedances of the cryostat interface and identify shorts and opens in the cryostat and/or the MCE. The test setup relies on running a Labview script. |
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| − | * IB Tester | + | * [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/tech_description/sc2-ele-s58e-502_gpib_ib_tester_description.pdf IB Tester Functional Description] |
| − | * IB Tester Labview Scripts [[http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/InstrumentBackplaneTestScripts/GPIB%20IB%20tester_ver-b.vi script1] [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/InstrumentBackplaneTestScripts/measure%20and%20write.vi script 2]] | + | * [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/schematics/IB%20Tester/ELE-S58E-101C_GPIB_IB_Tester_Schmatics.pdf IB Tester Schematics] |
| + | ** [[IB Tester Errata]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/InstrumentBackplaneTestScripts/GPIB_IB_Tester_Users_Manual_Rev3.pdf IB Tester User's Manual] | ||
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| + | == Additional Software == | ||
| + | === Labview solution=== | ||
| + | * IB Tester Labview Scripts for Windows Platform [[http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/InstrumentBackplaneTestScripts/GPIB%20IB%20tester_ver-b.vi script1] [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/InstrumentBackplaneTestScripts/measure%20and%20write.vi script 2]] | ||
* IB Tester Templates [[http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/InstrumentBackplaneTestScripts/ib_terster_templates.zip ZIP]] | * IB Tester Templates [[http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/hardware/InstrumentBackplaneTestScripts/ib_terster_templates.zip ZIP]] | ||
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| + | * [http://www.ni.com/labview/ LabView, Version 8, National Instruments] | ||
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| + | * For Windows Platform, Labview Report Generation Software, Version 1.1.1, National Instruments, [http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/5769 here] | ||
| + | * [[Tips on running the IB Tester]] | ||
| + | === python solution === | ||
| + | Eric S. from GSFC has rewritten the code in pyton: | ||
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| + | ''"The excel channel MUX spreadsheet is exported to .txt. This uses a [http://prologix.biz/gpib-usb-controller.html Prologix GPIB/USB] interface rather than National Instruments. The Prologix communicates as a serial device over pyserial. National instruments will work in python, too, but as far as I can tell only through installing pyvisa, which takes more setup than pyserial. Feel free to use and extend!"'' | ||
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| + | * [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/software/ib-tester/gpib_chat.py gpib_chat.py] | ||
| + | * [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/software/ib-tester/mce_continuity.py mce_continuity.py] | ||
| + | * [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/software/ib-tester/5MDM_ib_continuity_test_template.txt test template] | ||
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| + | == Additional Hardware == | ||
| + | * GPIB to USB Adaptor: | ||
| + | ** National Instruments, [http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/201586 GPIB-USB-HS] OR [http://www.ni.com/pdf/products/us/4gpib675-676.pdf GPIB-USB-B (discontinued) ] | ||
| + | ** [http://prologix.biz/gpib-usb-controller.html Prologix GPIB/USB] | ||
| + | * GPIB Cable: [http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/1281 here] | ||
| + | * Digital Multi-Meter: [http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?pn=34401A Agilent 34401A] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 17 May 2017
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► Hardware
The Instrument Backplane Tester (IB Tester), also known as the Continuity Checker, is a GPIB card with the same footprint as all plug-in MCE cards and can be used to measure impedances of the cryostat interface and identify shorts and opens in the cryostat and/or the MCE. The test setup relies on running a Labview script.
Additional Software
Labview solution
- For Windows Platform, Labview Report Generation Software, Version 1.1.1, National Instruments, here
- Tips on running the IB Tester
python solution
Eric S. from GSFC has rewritten the code in pyton:
"The excel channel MUX spreadsheet is exported to .txt. This uses a Prologix GPIB/USB interface rather than National Instruments. The Prologix communicates as a serial device over pyserial. National instruments will work in python, too, but as far as I can tell only through installing pyvisa, which takes more setup than pyserial. Feel free to use and extend!"
Additional Hardware
- GPIB to USB Adaptor:
- National Instruments, GPIB-USB-HS OR GPIB-USB-B (discontinued)
- Prologix GPIB/USB
- GPIB Cable: here
- Digital Multi-Meter: Agilent 34401A
