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HP 82973A -IL Owner's Manual

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1. How to Use This Manual ............................................
2. Introduction to the HP 82973A HP-IL Interface .....................
3. Installing the HP 82973A HP-IL Interface ..........................
3.1 Introduction ....................................................
3.2 Adjusting The Address Of The Interface ..........................
3.3 Changing The Address In HPLINK.BAT ..............................
4. Connecting and Using HP-IL ........................................
5. Using the Desktop PC As an HP-IL Device ...........................
5.1 Introduction ....................................................
5.2 How To Run HPLINK ............................................... 10
5.3 Using Desktop PC Disc Drives .................................... 10
5.4 Using A Desktop PC Printer ...................................... 11
5.5 Using The Desktop PC Display .................................... 12
6.1 Introduction .................................................... 12
6.2 Installing The HP-IL Driver ..................................... 13
6.3 Using HP-IL Disc Drives ......................................... 14
6.4 Using an HP-IL Printer .......................................... 16
7. Troubleshooting ................................................... 17
HP 82973A HP-IL Interface Card
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    5.3 Using Desktop PC Disc Drives ........10 5.4 Using A Desktop PC Printer ........11 5.5 Using The Desktop PC Display ........12 6. Using the Desktop PC As an HP-IL Controller ....... 12 6.1 Introduction ............ 12 6.2 Installing The HP-IL Driver ........13 6.3 Using HP-IL Disc Drives .........
  • Page 2 1. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual describes how to use the HP 82973A HP-IL Interface. This manual is all on this disc. You can read any part, jump to other topics, and select topics from a table of contents or an index.
  • Page 3 The HP 82973A HP-IL Interface is a powerful yet easy-to-use addition to your desktop computer. It enables the desktop PC to serve as: 1. A "peripheral device" on an HP-IL loop controlled by an HP Portable. 2. A "loop controller" using HP-IL peripheral devices. (If your desktop PC runs MS-DOS 3.0 or greater, use this mode.)

  • Page 4: Introduction

    3. INSTALLING THE HP 82973A HP-IL INTERFACE 3.1 Introduction To install the HP 82973A HP-IL Interface in your desktop PC, follow the instructions in computer owner's manual. (If these instructions are not available, consult your dealer for information about installing the interface.)
  • Page 5 The HP 82973A HP-IL Interface has an I/O address of 700 (hex) preset at the factory. In most cases, you won't need to change this address. But if another card has this address, change the address setting on either the HP-IL interface or the other card.
  • Page 6 Shown below are the switch settings for some alternative addresses: In the table, a "1" indicates that you slide the switch segment to the "1" position and a "0" indicates that you slide the switch segment to "0." The next screen shows more alternative settings. 1 +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ |H| |H| |H| | | | | | | | | | | (default)

  • Page 7: Changing The Address In Hplink.bat

    3.3 Changing The Address In HPLINK.BAT (For Non-Controller Operation) HPLINK.BAT is a batch file that, among other things, tells the desktop PC the memory address of the HP-IL interface. After altering the address on the HP-IL interface, you need to change the address specified in HPLINK.BAT.

  • Page 8: Connecting And Using Hp-Il

    HP-IL cable connects the OUT receptacle on the peripheral to the IN receptacle on the computer. If you want more than one peripheral in the loop, HP-IL cables should be connected from the OUT receptacle on each device to the IN receptacle on the the next device.

  • Page 9: Using The Desktop Pc As An Hp-Il Device

    HP 82167B meter. HP 82167D meters. 5. USING THE DESKTOP PC AS AN HP-IL DEVICE 5.1 Introduction The HPLINK program turns a desktop PC into an HP-IL device controlled by a Portable computer. Sample +----------------+ Configuration: HP Portable (Controller)

  • Page 10: How To Run Hplink

    5.3 Using Desktop PC Disc Drives When you select Disc from the HPLINK menu, the disc drives connected to the desktop PC are accessible to an HP Portable. The drives are automatically assigned drive identifiers that follow in the sequence of the existing Portable PC disc drives.

  • Page 11: Using A Desktop Pc Printer

    (The ASSIGN command is a .COM file on the DOS disc.) Otherwise, the screen displayed by HPLINK might be overwritten by messages from the desktop PC as you use drive B. Also, the HP Portable might "time-out" while waiting for you to insert a disc in drive B.

  • Page 12: Using The Desktop Pc Display

    6. USING THE DESKTOP PC AS AN HP-IL CONTROLLER 6.1 Introduction The desktop PC can be a loop controller as well as a device on HP-IL. (However, a computer can't be a device and a controller on a loop at the same time.)

  • Page 13: Installing The Hp-Il Driver

    INT54H.DOC on this disc. 6.2 Installing The HP-IL Driver The HP-IL driver you use depends on what you want the name of the HP-IL printer to be. The table below shows the names of the HP-IL drivers on the software disc and for each driver the associated HP-IL printer name.

  • Page 14: Using Hp-Il Disc Drives

    NOTE: If after installing an HP-IL driver you want to run HPLINK (making the desktop PC an HP-IL device on the loop), you need to first remove the driver from the system. To do this, reboot the system using a duplicate of the DOS disc that DOES NOT load the driver into the computer.
  • Page 15 To format discs on the desktop's built-in disc drives, use the DOS command FORMAT rather than HPILFOR. NOTE: If an HP Portable is on the loop when a desktop PC is a controller (the HP-IL driver is installed), the Portable must run HPLINK to be a device on the loop.

  • Page 16: Using An Hp-Il Printer

    (Refer to the owner's manual for your printer for more information about how the printer prints information.) When you use the PRINT command to print files on the HP-IL printer, the computer prompts you to enter the name of the printer device if you haven't done so since booting the operating system.

  • Page 17: Troubleshooting

    If you find that your HP 82973A HP-IL Interface needs service, refer to the service card included with the interface for more information.

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