R&S NRP18S Series User Manual page 36

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R&S NRP18S-xx
Checking the prerequisites
1. Ensure that a recent VISA software is installed on the computer. You can perform a
firmware update with Firmware Update for NRP Family only if the power sensor is
recognized as a VISA device.
2. Ensure that the R&S NRP Toolkit for Windows is installed on the computer. See
Chapter 5.1, "R&S NRP
Firmware Update for NRP Family
A firmware update can take up to 5 minutes. Ensure that the update is not interrupted.
1. Check the prerequisites, see
2. Connect the power sensor to the computer as described in
puter",
3. Start the Firmware Update for NRP Family program:
"Start" menu > "NRP-Toolkit" > "Firmware Update".
The program automatically starts scanning for Rohde & Schwarz power sensors
connected via USB.
When the scan is completed, all recognized power sensors are listed under
"Device".
4. If the sensor you want to update is not listed, perform one of the following actions:
a) Click "Rescan" to search for attached sensors.
b) Check whether all necessary drivers are installed on the computer.
5. Under "Device", select the sensor you want to update.
Note: The "Hostname or IP Address" field is not used during this procedure. There-
fore, leave it empty.
6. Under "Firmware", enter the full path and filename of the update file, or press the
browse button next to the field. New firmware for the Rohde & Schwarz power sen-
sors generally has an *.rsu (Rohde & Schwarz update) extension.
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Toolkit",
on page 12.
For example, if the VISA library is not installed on the computer, no VISA power
sensor is accessible.
See also "Troubleshooting"
on page 18.
"Checking the prerequisites"
on page 37.
Firmware Update
Updating the Firmware
on page 36.
Chapter 3.6.1, "Com-
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