Tektronix WFM8200 User Manual page 113

Obtain the Latest Software
USB Software Installation
WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors
Download the latest version of software available for your instrument.
1. Use the Web browser on your PC to navigate to the following Tektronix Web
site:
http://www.tektronix.com/downloads
2. On the Downloads Web page, search by model number (for example,
WFM8300) and filter by software and software type to locate the latest
software-upgrade package for the instrument.
3. Download the latest version to your PC.
4. After the software package is downloaded, click the self-extracting archive to
extract the following files into a directory of your choice. You should have
two file: transfer.exe and firmware.pkg. There may also be a readme.txt file.
Use the following steps to upgrade the instrument software using a USB flash
drive:
1. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port (of the PC containing the latest
software).
2. On the PC, navigate to the USB flash drive.
3. On the USB flash drive, create a directory named:
WfmUpgrd
NOTE.
To avoid upgrade problems, remove all pre-existing files and directories
from the USB flash drive. Be sure to create the WfmUpgrd directory exactly as
shown.
4. Open the directory (from the extracted archive) and copy the firmware.pkg
file to the WfmUpgrd directory on the USB flash drive.
You should have a directory path
5. Safely remove (eject) the USB flash drive from the PC.
6. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port on the front panel of the
instrument.
7. Check that the USB flash drive is mounted. Press the MAIN button and
navigate to USB Status and press the SEL button. A USB Status message
is displayed. (If the USB flash drive successfully mounted, you will also
see the USB Unmount menu selection. Do not unmount.) Press the MAIN
button again to dismiss this menu.
8. Press the CONFIG button.
WfmUpgrd\firmware.pkg
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