Agilent 8163B Firmware Upgrade Procedure - Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual

Firmware Upgrade Process
Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B, and 8166A/B User's Guide, Fourth Edition

Agilent 8163B Firmware Upgrade Procedure

You require a PC running MS Windows 95, NT 4.0, or higher,
and a null-modem serial cable, such as is supplied with your 8163B
mainframe.
To upgrade the 8163B firmware:
1 Copy the Firmware\8163B folder from the Support CD-ROM to a
folder on your PC. This folder contains the update tool
ATTools_v1_23.exe and a firmware image file named
63B_Vxxx.Z
"xxx" in a filename refers to the firmware version. For
example, 63B_V402.Z is firmware version 4.02 for the 8163B
instrument.
2 Connect your instrument to your PC with the serial cable.
3 Turn on the 8163B and wait until the Agilent screen appears.
Quickly:
– Press, but do not hold, the Aux hardkey
– Press the Appl hardkey.
If you were successful, the instrument displays:
"Instrument Maintenance Mode".
Otherwise, turn off the power and try again.
4 At your PC, click on ATTools_v1_23.exe to start the update tool.
Click OK to confirm that you have completed steps 1 to 3.
When the serial connection has been established, which may be
after a pause of around 30 seconds, the ATTools user interface is
displayed.
5 Select the firmware image (file type .Z) in the file selection box,
then click the Update Firmware button.
Click OK to confirm your choice of firmware upgrade.
6 The firmware upgrade is tracked by a progress bar in the ATTools
user interface.
When the update is complete, a confirmation message is displayed.
Click OK.
7 Click Exit to terminate ATTools.
Your 8163B reboots automatically.
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