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8163A/B, 8164A/B, 8166A/B User's Guide
Keysight 8166B Firmware Upgrade Procedure
You require a PC, running Windows, and a null-modem serial cable, such
as is supplied with your 8166B mainframe.
To upgrade the 8166B firmware:
1
Connect your instrument to your PC with the serial cable.
2
Turn on the 8166B and wait until the Keysight 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.
3
At your PC, run the update tool to start ATTools_v1_2x.exe.
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.
4
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.
5
The firmware upgrade is tracked by a progress bar in the the ATTools
user interface.
When the update is complete, a confirmation message is displayed.
Click OK
6
Click Exit to terminate ATTools.
Your 8166B reboots automatically.
Keysight Module Firmware Upgrade Procedure
Keysight module firmware is upgraded via GPIB (recommended) or a serial
null-modem cable.
You require a PC running Windows. To update via GPIB the PC must be
fitted with a suitable GPIB adapter. Alternatively, a serial null-modem
cable is required, such as is supplied with your mainframe.
You also require the module update program, which is supplied both on
the Support CD-ROM and as a web download. Copy Module_Update.exe
to a directory on your PC's hard drive, then execute Module_Update.exe to
install the module update program.
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