Technical data

Agilent N8211A/N8212A Performance Upconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 250 kHz to 20 / 40 GHz 5
Contents
Introducing the N8211A/N8212A Performance Upconverter 3
1 Getting Started with Remote Operation
Programming and Software/Hardware Layers 18
LAN Interface 19
IO Libraries and Programming Languages 20
Agilent IO Libraries Suite 20
Windows NT™ and Agilent IO Libraries M (and Earlier) 20
Selecting IO Libraries for LAN 22
Programming Languages 22
Error Messages 23
Error Message File 23
Error Message Types 23
2 Using the LAN Interface
Using LAN 26
Connect LAN Cables and Turn On Power 27
Connect to a LAN with a Cross-Over LAN Cable 28
Verify Connection with Synthetic Instrument Finder 30
Verifying LAN Functionality 31
Using VXI-11 33
Configuring for VXI-11 33
Using Sockets LAN 33
Using Telnet LAN 34
Using FTP 36
Troubleshooting 37
Alternative Ways to Verify Connectivity to the PC 37
How to Use the Synthetic Instrument Finder 37
How to Reset the LAN Configuration 39
How to Set a Static IP Address 41
How to Determine a PCs Configuration Settings 45
If the Instrument was Unable to Join the LAN 46
If the LAN LED is Red 46
If the Instrument’s IP Address or Hostname Cannot be Found with Ping 46
If the Instrument is Not Found by the Synthetic Instrument Finder 48
If the Instrument’s Hostname and PC Cannot Communicate 48