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Agilent B1500A Configuration and Connection Guide, Edition 5 1- 31
B1500A Product Configuration
EasyEXPERT and Desktop EasyEXPERT software
1.5.3 System requirements
The following table shows the minimum requirements to run the Desktop EasyEXPERT or
other software/program furnished with the B1500A. They are effective as of June 2013.
For the latest information, go to www.agilent.com and type in EasyEXPERT in the Search
field at the top of the page.
Table 1-27 System requirements
NOTE If your computer does not install a software, install the software in the above order. For
example, if your computer does not install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, install it
and Agilent IO Libraries in this order. If you do not use the Online execution mode, you do
not need to install the IO Libraries.
Prepare the Agilent IO Libraries software CD provided with Agilent GPIB interface to
install the IO Libraries.
Open the Desktop EasyEXPERT Prerequisites folder to get installation packages for the
other required software.
NOTE The EasyEXPERT revision A.03.20 or later does not require the administrator privilege
which is required by the revision A.03.11 and previous revisions. However, if the software
is updated from a previous revision to the revision A.03.20 or later, it still requires the
administrator privilege.
NOTE About socket services
The EasyEXPERT remote control interface is a software interface usable from the
VISA/SICL library. And it is used via LAN using the socket service. Agilent instruments
are standardized on using port 5025 for socket services. A data socket on this port can be
used to send and receive commands, queries, and query responses. All commands must be
terminated with a newline for the message to be parsed. All query responses will also be
terminated with a newline.
Operating
System
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional SP3 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista
Business SP2 or later
Microsoft Windows 7
Professional SP1 or later
Language English (US)
.NET Framework Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1
Processor Intel Celeron 2 GHz Vista certified PC Windows 7 certified PC
Memory 512 MB DDR 266 1 GB 2 GB
Display XGA 1024 x 768 (SXGA 1280 x 1024 recommended)
HDD 1 GB free space on the C drive, 10 GB (30 GB recommended) free space on a drive for test
setup / result data storage
LAN interface EasyEXPERT remote control function using socket service. (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T)
GPIB interface The programming using Agilent FLEX command, Agilent Connection Expert is required.
IO libraries Agilent IO libraries Suite 16.1 or later (Agilent Connection Expert)