User`s guide

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Agilent 53220A/53230A 350 MHz Universal Counter/Timer
User’s Guide
Agilent Technologies
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53220A/53230A Software Installation
and Interface Configuration
Software Requirements 36
Using the Counter Web-Enabled Interface 37
Connecting the Counter and Viewing its Home Page 37
Web Interface Overview 39
Installing the Agilent IO Libraries 41
Installing Instrument Drivers 43
Adding Instruments to the PC Interface 43
Configuring the LAN Interface 44
Configuring the USB Interface 49
Configuring the GPIB Interface 52
Using Interactive IO 55
Firmware and Driver Updates 56
Disabling Calibration Security 56
SCPI Language Emulation Mode 57
Downloading and Installing the Update Utility 57
Downloading the Firmware Update 58
Installing the Firmware Update 58
Downloading IVI-COM Driver Updates 61
This chapter contains information on IO libraries, drivers, and interfaces used
to program the 53220A/53230A from selected development environments. The
chapter includes an introduction to using the counter’s web-enabled interface
and provides information on updating the instrument firmware.