Agilent Technologies 86038B User Manual page 290

4. Check the tunable laser source and multi-wavelength meter firmware
revision
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The PDLA Application has been designed and tested to work
with the 8164B Lightwave Measurement System and 81600B or
81640B Tunable Laser Source. An 86122A Multi-Wavelength
Meter may also be added to improve the wavelength accuracy of
the measurements. There is a minimum firmware revision
required to work with the application. If the instrument is not
the correct model number, or does not meet the minimum
firmware revision requirements, the PDLA will not work with
the instrument. Check the instrument's firmware revisions by
following the steps below.
Instrument Model #
Lightwave Measurement 8164A
System or 8164B
Tunable Laser Source 81640B or
Module
81600B
Multi-Wavelength Meter 86122A
To upgrade the Instrument
The necessary files for upgrading the instruments are shipped
on the OCT Support CD and are stored on the PDLA in the
"Additional Drivers" folder. The most recent versions can also be
found on the Agilent web site, under
www.agilent.com\comms\octfirmware.
To upgrade the instruments, please follow the instructions in
the User's Guide of each instrument. The instructions are also
available from the Agilent web site. The upgrade process
requires the use of a computer. For this purpose, an external
computer or the PDLA itself can be used. To use the PDLA, first
exit the PDLA application.
Agilent 86038B Photonic Dispersion and Loss Analyzer, Second Edition
Min
F/W To check firmware revision
Rev.
V4.50 Local > Config > About Mainframe. The
mainframe firmware revision information is on
the bottom line.
V4.10 Local > Config > About Modules > Slot 0 >
Enter.
1.0 Help > About 86122A. View under System
Information > Software Revision