Software Installation And Configuration - Agilent Technologies E3238S Installation And Configuration Reference

Software Installation and Configuration

Software installation
This chapter describes the installation and configuration of the software for the E3238S
Signal Detection and Monitoring System.
If your system was integrated at the factory, your system is ready to operate. The only
For new systems -
installation required is to connect cables and insert the license key in a free USB port if your
Factory Integrated
software license uses a USB key. We recommend that you immediately make a backup copy
of the software license file.
To install the E3238S software on a commodity laptop, follow the installation procedure
For new systems -
described in
User Integrated
should handle most installation issues automatically. The minimum and recommended
controller requirements are listed in
To upgrade the E3238S software from a previous version just run the
For Upgrades
see
most installation issues automatically.
For software and hardware installation information, refer to the manuals that came with the
N6841A RF Sensor
N6841A RF Sensor.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Updating System Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Controller Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Setting the Compiler Environment Variables for option ASD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Installing and Configuring the E3238S Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring the VXI interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Installing Software Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Software Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Modifying the Hardware Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Configuring X Window Application Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Miscellaneous E3238S Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
User Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Creating a Development Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Installing and Configuring the E3238S Software (page
Installing and Configuring the E3238S Software (page
Software Installation and Configuration
Controller Requirements (page 65)
69). This procedure should handle
69). This procedure
program;
setup.exe
63