Installing the Agilent 816x Instrument Driver

The Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver

8Press Next> to continue.

Specify the program folder required; the default choice is VXIPNP.

9Press Next> to continue.

Review the settings that you have specified.

If you want to review or change any settings press Back>

10Press Next> to continue.

The instrument driver is installed.

Figure 12 Program Folder Item Options

You may elect to:

Automatically launch the Readme file, which provides the instrument driver’s version history

Include a help icon in your program folder, which launches on-line documentation for the instrument driver

11 Press Finish to complete installation

If you elected to automatically launch the Readme file, it is displayed. A webpage explaining how to get started with the Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver using Agilent VEE or LabView appears.

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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