Installation guide

Agilent Technologies E5500A Installation Guide 1- 3
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of
Solutions
Introduction
Preconfigured System
A preconfigured system
includes a computer
shipped from Agilent
Technologies with the
hardware and software
preinstalled.
This installation guide will take you though the process of installing both the
hardware and the E5500 Phase Noise Software. If you ordered a
preconfigured system from Agilent Technologies, follow the alternate
steps in the right column of Table 1-1.
A confidence test is also included as the last step in the installation
procedure.
Table 1-1 Installation Steps
If you ordered a standard E5500 “A” system (without a
computer), do the following steps:
If you ordered a preconfigured E5500A system, do
the following steps:
Read “System Requirements” on page 1-4 Skip “System Requirements” on page 1-4
“Step 1. Unpacking Your System” on page 1-5 “Step 1. Unpacking Your System” on page 1-5
“Step 2. Installing the Hardware” on page 1-6 Skip Steps 2 to 8
“Step 3. Installing the I/O Libraries” on page 1-14
“Step 4. Installing the VXI-Digitizer Software” on page 1-17
“Step 5. Installing the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack” on
page 1-19
“Step 6. Installing the Measurement Software” on page 1-20
“Step 7. Using the Asset Manager to Configure your System”
on page 1-21
“Step 8. Entering the License Key for the Phase Noise Test
Set” on page 1-32
“Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on page 1-35 “Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on
page 1-35
“Step 10. Using Server Hardware Connections to Specify
Assets for the Confidence Test” on page 1-36
“Step 10. Using Server Hardware Connections to Specify
Assets for the Confidence Test” on page 1-36
“Step 11. Running the System Confidence Test” on
page 1-38
“Step 11. Running the System Confidence Test” on
page 1-38