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1-8 Agilent E7501A Getting Started
Installation and Configuration
Step 3. Installing the Agilent E7501A Software
UseDemoModeorselecta
Slot 0 Module
• If Demonstration Mode is selected, no I/O libraries are required and the
Agilent E7501A arbitrary analog signal developer software can be used
without hardware.
If You Select a
Slot 0 Module
• If Slot 0 is selected to be an Agilent E8491B IEEE-1394 PC Link to
VXI, the Agilent I/O Libraries are installed.
During the installation of Agilent I/O Libraries (which contains
Agilent VISA):
a. Check the box labeled,
“Install Agilent E8491 VXI Components”.
This installs code for the PCI to IEEE-1394 interface card.
b. Check the box labeled
“Configure interfaces automatically”.
(If this box is not checked, you must manually configure the PCI to
IEEE-1394 interface card using the I/O Config utility before it can
be used with the Agilent I/O Libraries. The I/O Config utility is used
by the Agilent I/O Libraries to configure instrument I/O interfaces.
An interface must be configured with the I/O Config utility before it
can be used with the Agilent I/O Libraries. For further information
on using the I/O Config utility, refer to the documentation that came
with the PCI to IEEE-1394 interface card.)
• If Slot 0 is selected to be a National Instruments VXI-MXI-2, the
National Instruments VISA Library is installed.
The following steps must be performed after the installation of the
National Instruments VISA Library:
a. Run the program T&M Explorer [Test and Measurement Explorer].
T&M Explorer is available from the Windows NT Start task bar by
selecting:
Start/Programs/National Instruments VXI/T&M Explorer.
b. Select the PCI-MXI-2 interface.
c. Right-mouse click and select
Hardware Configuration.
d. Select the PCI tab and select the checkbox labeled:
Enable low-level register access API support.
e. Select the down arrow on the User window size entry box, select
8MB, and select OK.
f. Exit T&M Explorer.