Equipment Needed; What The Data Acquisition Pac Does - HP 82479A Owner's Manual

Getting Started
2.3 EQUIPMENT NEEDED
The programs in this pac require an HP 82401A HP-IL Interface installed in the HP-71, an HP 3421A
Data Acquisition/Control Unit, and the HP-IL cables to connect them. In addition, the strip chart
program requires a printer, and generates charts specifically for the HP 2225 ThinkJet Printer. The
system monitor program requires an HP 92198A Mountain Computer HP-IL 80-Column Video Interface
and an appropriate monitor. (If you wish to use an alternate display device, refer to appendix F.)
You can use either the HP 82161A Digital Cassette Drive or the HP 9114A Disc Drive with the
application programs. However, because of media wear and power consumption considerations, the
HP 9114A Disc Drive is strongly recommended.
The addition of a printer (for example, a ThinkJet) allows the system monitor and data logger programs to
print messages when unusual events occur.
Although not required by this pac, the HP 82402A Dual HP-IL Adapter may be used for advanced data
acquisition and control applications that require more than one HP-IL loop. To communicate with an
instrument equipped with with an HP-IB, RS-232 or GPIO interface, use the HP 82169A HP-IL/HP-IB
Interface, the HP 82164A HP-IL/RS-232C Interface, or the HP 82165A HP-IL/GPIO Interface,
respectively.
2.4 WHAT THE DATA ACQUISITION PAC DOES
The Data Acquisition Pac provides five main capabilities:
e A toolbox of keywords for controlling the HP 3421A Data Acquisition/Control Unit.
e A front panel for the HP 3421A.
o Strip chart generation from HP 3421 A measurements.
e System monitoring (with limit tests) to a video interface.
o Long term data logging (with limit tests).
The strip chart, system monitor, and data logging programs may optionally store measurements in a data
file for future analysis. A report program may be used to generate printed listings and summary statistics
from the collected measurements. A data transfer program may be used to move selected measurements to
the HP 44456 System Software package for HP Series 200 computers. A disc is included which provides a
program for data transfer to the MS-DOS environment.
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