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20 Agilent N8211A/N8212A Performance Upconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 250 kHz to 20 / 40 GHz
1 Getting Started with Remote Operation
IO Libraries and Programming Languages
The IO libraries is a collection of functions used by a programming language to send
instrument commands and receive instrument data. Before you can communicate and
control the N8211A/N8212A, you must have an IO library installed on your computer. The
Agilent IO libraries are included on an Automation-Ready CD with your N8211A/N8212A, or
they can be downloaded from the Agilent website: http://www.agilent.com.
To learn about using IO libraries with Windows XP™ or newer operating systems, refer to
the Agilent IO Libraries Suite’s help located on the Automation-Ready CD that ships with
your N8211A/N8212A. Other sources of this information, can be downloaded from the
Agilent website: http://www.agilent.com.
To better understand setting up Windows XP™ operating systems and newer, using PC LAN
port settings, refer to “Using the LAN Interface" on page 25.
Agilent IO Libraries Suite
The Agilent IO Libraries Suite replaces earlier versions of the Agilent IO Libraries. Agilent IO
Libraries Suite does not support Windows NT™. If you are using the Windows NT platform,
you must use Agilent IO Libraries version M or earlier.
Windows 98™ and Windows ME™ are not supported in the Agilent IO Libraries Suite
version 14.1 and higher.
The N8211A/N8212A ships with an Automation-Ready CD that contains the Agilent IO
Libraries Suite 14.0 for users who use Windows 98™ and Windows ME™. These older
systems are no longer supported.
Once the libraries are loaded, you can use the Agilent Connection Expert, Interactive IO, or
VISA Assistant to configure and communicate with the N8211A/N8212A over different IO
interfaces. Follow instructions in the setup wizard to install the libraries.
Before setting the LAN interface, the N8211A/N8212A must be configured for VXI-11 SCPI.
Refer to “Configuring for VXI-11" on page 33.
Refer to the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Help documentation for details about this software.
Windows NT™ and Agilent IO Libraries M (and Earlier)
Windows NT™ is not supported on Agilent IO Libraries 14.0 and newer.
The following sections are specific to Agilent IO Libraries versions M and earlier and apply
only to the Windows NT™ platform.
For additional information on older versions of Agilent IO libraries, refer to the Agilent
Connection Expert in the Agilent IO Libraries Help. The Agilent IO libraries are included with
your N8211A/N8212A or Agilent GPIB interface board, or they can be downloaded from the
Agilent website: http://www.agilent.com.