Troubleshooting guide

Instrument Operating System

USB Connections

All of the USB ports are compatible with the USB 2.0 and 1.1 specification. The two

USB ports on the front panel (see graphic below) and four of the USB ports on the

rear panel are USB Series “A” ports. These are ports to which you can connect USB

mass storage devices and printers. The instrument USB Host support includes the

standard Microsoft Windows XP USB class drivers for human interface, mass

storage, printing, scanning, and imaging devices. A complete up-to-date list of the

Windows XP USB class driver support is available on the Microsoft website.

The square USB port (see graphic below) on the rear panel is a USB Series “B” port

and is used for controlling the instrument over USB. Information to help you

program your instrument is documented in the X-Series Programmer’s Guide. The

instrument USB device driver included in the instrument software supports the test

and measurement industry standard USBTMC-USB488 device class.

In addition, the Agilent IO Libraries CD that was included with your instrument

contains USB Host drivers that allow control of other instruments connected to the

USB ports.

USB

USB Series B