IB Tester

Template:Hierarchy header The Instrument Backplane GPIB Tester card has 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.

• IB Tester Functional Description
• IB Tester Schematics
  • IB Tester Errata
• IB Tester User's Manual
• tips on running mce ib-tester

Additional Software

Labview solution

• IB Tester Labview Scripts for Windows Platform [script1 script 2]
• IB Tester Templates [ZIP]

• LabView, Version 8, National Instruments

• For Windows Platform, Labview Report Generation Software, Version 1.1.1, National Instruments, here

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!"

• gpib_chat.py
• mce_continuity.py
• test template

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