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Title: 6625 Issues
Post by: gb3 on 01-11-2009 -- 23:05:50
I am currently having issues with the Bridgeworks not being able to detect the bridge.   It seems to bug out at GPIB 31.   I have reinstalled Bridge works and have checked all cables and connections, including the lil termination on the IEEE.   Any suggestions?
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: MIRCS on 01-12-2009 -- 05:35:17
Are any of the addresses duplicated??
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: Smokey on 01-12-2009 -- 07:54:38
Have you checked the address of the bridge? I know this  sounds stupid but we had a similar problem where one of our techs changed the address without knowing it. In menu system on the bridge, simply by navigating to the gpib address you actually can change it. Should be at 4.
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: gb3 on 01-12-2009 -- 15:54:33
The adress is correct and no duplicates.   The National Instruments Automated measurement program is detecting the bridge when I run that but still nothing with the Bridgeworks.  :?
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: Hoopty on 01-12-2009 -- 17:53:18
Have you tried it without the termination?  I had the same type of problem, and removing it did the job.
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: gb3 on 01-12-2009 -- 18:26:24
yah, removed it with no luck.   Sucks because I have alot of standards due and just got the new 4310 in and can't intercompare them because of this.   I'm waiting for AFMETCAL to start screamin at me along with my managment.
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: mdbuike on 01-13-2009 -- 05:58:21
If the Windows firewall is up, try turning it off and reseting everything..I found this effective on the phase noise system

Mike
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: gb3 on 01-13-2009 -- 17:25:56
No go on that.

Thanks for the reply
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: Hoopty on 01-13-2009 -- 22:51:20
Give Ken Eddy at AFMETCAL a call.  He's the man when it comes to those systems...
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: gb3 on 01-29-2009 -- 21:09:28
Thanks for everyones suggestions!!  I finally got things worked out.   Turns out something happened to the GPIB driver so I had to get rid of that then load a new one.   

Also just throwing out there if anyone didn't know, if you get an error 2 and the servos are railing, you have an open in the system so check your wires and connections.
Title: Re: 6625 Issues
Post by: cobychuck on 02-23-2010 -- 17:42:34
    Okay, I have my own problem with the 6625.  During the Verification step of the calibration, I keep getting a message stating that the bridge has railed.  We are trying a few things, but I wanted to throw this out there and see if anyone had anything that could help us get this trough the 28 hour verification program and back into operational status.